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Leuthesius 03-18-2009 08:00 PM
HP ze5500 running Suse11.1 KDE4.1 recognizes Wireless Signal but will not connect
 
Hello,

I'm a Linux Newbie. I managed to run a network install which was cool. So far everything has gone very well aside from the differences in file protocols and where everything supposedly "is".

I haven't played with Linux since Gnome, whenever that was. (At least ten years ago), and even then I thought it was no good. On the flip side, I managed to get this laptop (HP ze5500 2.6ghz P4 w/ 1g ram) for free but lacking a hard drive. So I decided to give Linux another shot.

To the problem. Wireless sees my network. I can set up my network with the ESSID and the WPA-PSK TPIK keyphrase and it will recognize it. Sometimes at 1 'bar', sometimes almost full bar.

The card is a Broadcom BCM94306PM Wireless Card, and its internal. I have gone through several things to do, namely here, and here, but nothing I've done from these places has helped past getting the card to 'see' networks.

I still need to connect. I'm tired of this thing being attached to a cable. I'd like to be able to take it with me at some point.

If there's a way for me to grab the system information, can someone tell me so that I may post it here to be absolutely certain?

Thanks.

-Leu

Drakeo 03-18-2009 08:20 PM
read it it is simple new upgrade new new firmware needed

Leuthesius 03-18-2009 08:38 PM
No dice. Did not work.

sudo /usr/sbin/install_bcm43xx_firmware

ran that, nothing happened. no wireless still. same boat.

Drakeo 03-18-2009 09:47 PM
ok post your lspci and post your dmesg oput. and post your iwconfig and your ifconfig. thank you.

Leuthesius 03-18-2009 09:50 PM
How do I do that?

Drakeo 03-18-2009 09:58 PM
open a terminal or push the alt f2 key and type xterm then type lspci if nothing happens you need to run it as root you will type su then enter then password answer this questions first. you want to connect to a wireless router in you home . you want to connect to a wireless router in a hot spot. Do you need a password or pass phrase to connect to your router. please answer this because this could be a how to configure my connection instead

Leuthesius 03-18-2009 10:05 PM
> lspci

Program 'lspci' is present in package 'pciutils', which is installed on your system.

Absolute path to 'lspci' is '/sbin/lspci', so it might be intended to be run only by user with superuser privileges (eg. root).

> sudo lspci
root's password:
sudo: lspci: command not found

I hit alt + f2 and typed in su lscpi... it gives me a 'program' to run but I click it and nothing happens. :/

Drakeo 03-18-2009 10:09 PM
answer the questions first
Quote:
this questions first. you want to connect to a wireless router in you home . you want to connect to a wireless router in a hot spot. Do you need a password or pass phrase to connect to your router. please answer this because this could be a how to configure my connection instead

Leuthesius 03-18-2009 10:10 PM
You have me really confused with your layout. Are those questions I should be answering for YOU, or are those questions that the program is supposed to be asking me?

Drakeo 03-18-2009 10:14 PM
sorry about confusing you
Quote:
To the problem. Wireless sees my network. I can set up my network with the ESSID and the WPA-PSK TPIK keyphrase and it will recognize it. Sometimes at 1 'bar', sometimes almost full bar.
week signal or no firmware installed

Leuthesius 03-18-2009 10:17 PM
I appreciate you trying to help, I'm just having a hard time understand what you're asking. You're not being clear.

This machine is to connect to a home network or any hotspot. There are open connections in my apartment building that are not secure, and I cannot connect to either of those either.

Drakeo 03-18-2009 10:21 PM
cool open connection .OK I really need you to learn how to type in an x terminal at least this sudo lsmod then if it asks for your login password type it. push alt f2 then type xterm then type sudo lsmod and then copy it then paste it here ok. some sudo system do not need for the user to type sudo for lsmod just type lsmod

Leuthesius 03-18-2009 10:24 PM
xterm is worthless.

opened a terminal up and that did the trick

Code:
root's password:               
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Drakeo 03-18-2009 10:27 PM
ok the drivers are loaded for your wifi card and it is working please type again iwconfig and post it

Leuthesius 03-18-2009 10:30 PM
sudo iwconfig command not found

iwconfig
Program 'iwconfig' is present in package 'wireless-tools', which is installed on your system.

Absolute path to 'iwconfig' is '/usr/sbin/iwconfig', so it might be intended tobe run only by user with superuser privileges (eg. root).


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