At Tue, 26 May 2009 12:05:15 +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 4:42 PM > >To: CentOS mailing list > >Cc: 'CentOS mailing list' > >Subject: Re: [CentOS] Auto-installing security updates? > > > >> 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. > > So Intel seems to be the way to go if you want to make wifi relatively > painless to install and get working on linux? YES!!! The only modern card with a fully open-source driver. > -- 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/