On 07/27/16 23:33, John R Pierce wrote:
On 7/27/2016 8:51 PM, geo.inbox.ignored wrote:
have you tried the 7 32 bit?
no, all my linux servers now are 64 bit, I havent' run a 32 bit system in a long time.
if your internet is working over ethernet, you should be able to install what you need via yum, rather than reinstall from different media...
yum install NetworkManager-wifi
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this box has an on board network chip plus a nic and have a wifi card i want to check out, thought i would try above and have ready for next power down.
my surprise;
=+=+= [geo@tower-1-i686 Documents]$ sudo yum install NetworkManager-wifi [sudo] password for geo: Loaded plugins: aliases, changelog, fastestmirror, ovl, presto, refresh- : packagekit, security, tmprepo, verify, versionlock Setting up Install Process Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile * base: mirror.steadfast.net * epel: mirror.steadfast.net * extras: mirror.steadfast.net * updates: mirror.steadfast.net extras | 3.3 kB 00:00 updates | 3.4 kB 00:00 updates/primary_db | 1.3 MB 00:01 No package NetworkManager-wifi available. Error: Nothing to do [geo@tower-1-i686 Documents]$ =+=+=
so that may not work for laptop, ;-)
nbd. why should my luck change with installs. !LOL!
'one of those days' has been going on for over a week. 8=D