unable to enable wireless network in laptop with rhel5 ????
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hi i am unable to configure wifi in my laptop with red hat enterprise linux 5.
i have compaq presario v6316tulaptop.
1.>i write neat command
2.>then goto new
3.>select wireless network
4.>in the hardware device there is no proper device for my note book
here is the output of some command [root@localhost ~]# lspci -v
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/PM/GMS/940GML and 945GT Express Memory Controller Hub (rev 03)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Unknown device 30bb
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
Capabilities: [e0] Vendor Specific Information
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03) (prog-if 00 [VGA])
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Unknown device 30bb
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 177
Memory at d8100000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=512K]
I/O ports at 1800 [size=8]
Memory at c0000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]
Memory at d8200000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256K]
Capabilities: [90] Message Signalled Interrupts: 64bit- Queue=0/0 Enable-
Capabilities: [d0] Power Management version 2
00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Unknown device 30bb
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
Memory at d8180000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=512K]
Capabilities: [d0] Power Management version 2
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) High Definition Audio Controller (rev 02)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Unknown device 30bb
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 50
Memory at d8240000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2
Capabilities: [60] Message Signalled Interrupts: 64bit+ Queue=0/0 Enable-
Capabilities: [70] Express Unknown type IRQ 0
Capabilities: [100] Virtual Channel
Capabilities: [130] Unknown (5)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801GBM (ICH7-M) LPC Interface Bridge (rev 02)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Unknown device 30bb
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0
Capabilities: [e0] Vendor Specific Information
00:1f.2 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801GBM/GHM (ICH7 Family) Serial ATA Storage Controller IDE (rev 02) (prog-if 80 [Master])
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Unknown device 30bb
Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 217
I/O ports at <unassigned>
I/O ports at <unassigned>
I/O ports at <unassigned>
I/O ports at <unassigned>
I/O ports at 18b0 [size=16]
Capabilities: [70] Power Management version 2
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) SMBus Controller (rev 02)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Unknown device 30bb
Flags: medium devsel, IRQ 217
I/O ports at 18c0 [size=32]
thanks mazinoz for your responce.
but i cann't understand you.
my problem is that i cann't use wifi network on my notebook.
i have compaq presario v6316tulaptop with red hat enterprise linux 5.
so how can i enable wifi device on my laptop?????
please give quick responce.
i hope that someone will help me.
thanks in advance.
Last edited by maneesh.patel1989; 09-02-2009 at 02:51 AM..
hi
i am using my compaq presario v6316 tu laptop with red hat enterprise linux 5
my notebook wifi driver is Broadcom 802.11b/g WLAN
i am using NdisWrapper 1.55.
what is the procedure to install ndiswrapper and how to use it in enabling wireless???
some one help me................
please....
Last edited by maneesh.patel1989; 09-02-2009 at 02:52 AM..
please some one help me to activate my wifi.
i am using ndiswrapper.but during extraction of windows wifi driver by unshield extractor there are some errors.
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