At Mon, 25 May 2009 15:05:25 +0200 CentOS mailing list <centos at centos.org> wrote: > > Content-language: sv > > > ---Executing: recode > >-----Original Message----- > >From: centos-bounces at centos.org [mailto:centos-bounces at centos.org] On > Behalf > >Of Robert Heller > >Sent: Monday, May 25, 2009 2:52 PM > >To: CentOS mailing list > >Cc: 'CentOS mailing list' > >Subject: Re: [CentOS] Auto-installing security updates? > > > >The *Intel* WiFi-NIC (Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless LAN 2100 3B Mini > >PCI Adapter) on my IBM Thinkpad X31 worked mostly out-of-the-box. I > >just needed to download the firmware and I was up. So did the SMC Ez > >Connect PCMCIA card I used on my previos laptop (I think it was a > >prism54 flavor), also once I snarfed the proper firmware for it. > > I think the prism-variety you mention is what's used with the wifi-NIC on a > desktop I have, that I wanted to run MythTV on but haven't had any luck with > yet. > > The firmware you mention, is that used with dkms or something like that? I'm not sure what the firmware does exactly. Look in your /var/log/messages file. There will be some mention of 'failed to load firmware' associated with the driver load. You need to have a partitular file living in /lib/firmware/ -- the name is wired into the driver. The SMC Ez Connect card needed something called isl3890. I don't remember where I got this. My Intel card needed ipw2100-1.3*, this I got off a site after googling for 'firmware ipw2100' (or something like that). Getting the Intel was easy -- there is a web site with all of the info needed. Getting the prism firware was a bit of a hassle. You might have to unpack a file from the CD that came with the WiFi card -- this means you need some Windows tool to unpack/install it someplace and then copy the magic file from where the Windows installer/unpacker puts it to your Linux box and make sure it has the proper name. It is important to get the correct version for your card. -- Robert Heller -- 978-544-6933 Deepwoods Software -- Download the Model Railroad System http://www.deepsoft.com/ -- Binaries for Linux and MS-Windows heller at deepsoft.com -- http://www.deepsoft.com/ModelRailroadSystem/