[CentOS] Keep lossing wireless - ipw3945

Wed Jul 15 20:33:39 UTC 2009
Robert Moskowitz <rgm at htt-consult.com>

Akemi Yagi wrote:
> On Wed, Jul 15, 2009 at 12:25 PM, Robert Moskowitz<rgm at htt-consult.com> wrote:
>   
>> Sunday I updated my kernel to 128.1.16 (I had to reboot so it was time
>> to update).  No problems with wireless in my home.
>>
>> Monday I started traveling to IEEE 802 plenary, and I have lost my
>> wireless numerous times needing to reboot.
>>     
>
>   
>> DKMS: uninstall Completed.
>> Uninstalling: ipw3945 1.2.1-1.nodist.rf (2.6.18-128.1.6.el5) (i686)
>>
>> Error! The module ipw3945 1.2.1-1.nodist.rf is not currently installed.
>> This module is not currently ACTIVE for kernel 2.6.18-128.1.6.el5 (i686).
>>  Cleanup        : kernel                                            [6/6]
>>
>> Removed: kernel.i686 0:2.6.18-128.1.6.el5 kernel-devel.i686
>> 0:2.6.18-128.1.6.el5
>> Installed: kernel.i686 0:2.6.18-128.1.16.el5 kernel-devel.i686
>> 0:2.6.18-128.1.16.el5
>> Updated: kernel-headers.i386 0:2.6.18-128.1.16.el5
>> Complete!
>>
>> But despite that unistalling ipw3945 message, wireless worked, or it seemed.
>>     
>
> ipw3945 has been deprecated.  You want to use iwl3945 instead.  Please
> follow the instructions on this CentOS wiki:
>
> http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/Laptops/Wireless
Ooops, Well that one slipped past me.  Later tonight I will head over to 
the wired cafe here (they have a whooping 8 wired drops there!), and 
switch drivers.

Thanks.