Hi,

Im having problems getting wireless to work on a Fujitsu Siemens Amilo LI1818 laptop with Fedora Core 11 installed.

I used to have XP installed and wireless worked ok, the switch is a Netgear DG834G.

Basically, ive installed the sis163u driver and ndiswrapper which both seem to have been installed and configured correctly. Ive googled and read but nothing seems to get the wireless working.

Ive pasted some output below in the hope someone will be able to assist. For info, everything works well when I connect a cable to the Netgear and plumb an IP on the Fedora OS.


Thanks in advance...



Fujitsu Amilo LI 1818

Netgear DG834G

[root@localhost network-scripts]# iwconfig lo no wireless extensions.

eth0 no wireless extensions.

pan0 no wireless extensions.

sit0 no wireless extensions.


root@localhost network-scripts]# rpm -qa | grep -i ipw
ipw2100-firmware-1.3-9.noarch
ipw2200-firmware-3.1-1.noarch


root@localhost network-scripts]# ndiswrapper -l
sis163u : driver installed
device (0BF8:100F) present



root@localhost network-scripts]# lsmod | grep -i ndis
ndiswrapper 156052 0


[root@localhost modprobe.d]# cat /etc/modprobe.d/ndiswrapper
alias wlan0 ndiswrapper



[root@localhost network-scripts]# lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/PM/GMS, 943/940GML and 945GT Express Memory Controller Hub (rev 03)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)
00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS/GME, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) High Definition Audio Controller (rev 02)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 1 (rev 02)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 2 (rev 02)
00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 3 (rev 02)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 02)
00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 02)
00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 02)
00:1d.3 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4 (rev 02)
00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 02)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev e2)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801GBM (ICH7-M) LPC Interface Bridge (rev 02)
00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) IDE Controller (rev 02)
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 82801GBM/GHM (ICH7 Family) SATA AHCI Controller (rev 02)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) SMBus Controller (rev 02)
06:05.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ (rev 10)

[root@localhost network-scripts]# lsusb
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0bf8:100f Fujitsu Siemens Computers
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub

By the data-sheet of the Amilo li 1818, it uses Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG. https://sp.ts.fujitsu.com/dmsp/docs/..._1818_1820.pdf

The Intel Pro/Wireless 3945ABG is supported by the kernel with the module iwl3945.ko

Try to install the iwl3945-firmware with yum install iwl3945-firmware (fedora uses yum right?). Avoid if possible windows drivers trough ndiswrapper.

Hi, thanks for the reply...

Removed the ndiswrapper and loaded iwl3945 but wireless still doesnt work.

Will persist in my investigations and if I have any success post the resolution.


Thanks again...

did you?

yum install iwl3945-firmware

Hi

I've got one of those laptops too and its definitely a sis163u chip, and you definitely need ndiswrapper. I had some problems getting it to run in my chosen distro (slackware), although I got it to work with on everything else I tried. See http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...hlight=sis163u

I think its a bit temperamental. I ran out of patience and bought a stick.

ros