F8: Kernel update = no Wireless

Karl Larsen k5di at zianet.com
Thu Dec 20 21:55:15 UTC 2007


Ivan Virgili wrote:
> I have just updated my F8 installation, including the kernel.
> Unfortunately this made the wireless card stop working.
> Has anyone experienced the same problem?
>
> These are the details:
> kernel - 2.6.23.9-85
> networkmanager - 1:0.7.0-0.6.6
> zd1211-firmware - 1.4-1
>
> If I start my computer using the old version of the kernel 
> (2.6.23.8-63) everything works fine.
>
> Ivan
>
    You put a kernel driver in the old kernel that let's your wireless 
work. Now you need to get a driver for the new kernel. As of now I 
haven't found anything the new kernel does better, so just go back to 
the old kernel for now.

Karl


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