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 Akemi