Fedora Core 6 doesn't detect the wireless conection as a wireless conection...?
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I've tried everything.
Including re-installing the driver.
everytime I restart the network, or the computer, the /etc/modprob.conf file,
changes the first line from
alias eth0 ipw2200
to
alias eth0 8139too
if I run
# /sbin/modprobe ipw2200
WARNING: Error inserting ieee80211_crypt (/lib/modules/2.6.19-1.2895.fc6/updates/net/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt.ko): Invalid module format
WARNING: Error inserting ieee80211 (/lib/modules/2.6.19-1.2895.fc6/updates/net/ieee80211/ieee80211.ko): Invalid module format
FATAL: Error inserting ipw2200 (/lib/modules/2.6.19-1.2895.fc6/updates/drivers/net/wireless/ipw/ipw2200.ko): Invalid module format
I think it's the module that's not loading properly for some reason.
Sine I get the error message with the modprobe, and looking in the network window, it's still using a different module for the wireless.
could it be something as simple as FC6 and my hardware, with the modules, just don't work? I know with some hardware there is this problem.
Distribution: RHEL/CentOS/SL 5 i386 and x86_64 pata for IDE in use
Posts: 4,790
Rep:
Please show me the problem. cut and paste if you have to or write it down word for word line by line. The actual text of the complete error is important, reporting that you have an error without providing the error is not useful.
So what happens when you type as root; /sbin/modprobe 8139too
ok..well, there's no error messages to speak of, it just doesn't work. the web pages won't load, and limewire will stop loading.
if I click on "new connection" in the network manager, the ipw2200 isn't there. All I have i "Other wireless Card".
in the "hardware" tab, it says:
Description: RTL8139, SMC EZ Card Fast Ethernet
Type : Ethernet
Device : eth0
/sbin/modprobe 8139too produced nothing.
/sbin/modprobe ipw2200
WARNING: Error inserting ieee80211_crypt (/lib/modules/2.6.19-1.2895.fc6/updates/net/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt.ko): Invalid module format
WARNING: Error inserting ieee80211 (/lib/modules/2.6.19-1.2895.fc6/updates/net/ieee80211/ieee80211.ko): Invalid module format
FATAL: Error inserting ipw2200 (/lib/modules/2.6.19-1.2895.fc6/updates/drivers/net/wireless/ipw/ipw2200.ko): Unknown symbol in module, or unknown parameter (see dmesg)
(that's the error message copied and pasted)
when I was installing the different packages, I got no message atal.
It seems something is wrong with the module, and/or the loading of it.
hope this helps.
//S
Ps.
trust me when I say that I'm as pusseled as you. And I'll admit that I'm fairly clumbsy with things, but I doubt that I would've missed the same step over and over again. everytime I reinstalled something, or followed the different "step - by - steps". Since the erros(s) seem to remain the same.
Distribution: RHEL/CentOS/SL 5 i386 and x86_64 pata for IDE in use
Posts: 4,790
Rep:
It looks like this is not your fault;
(/lib/modules/2.6.19-1.2895.fc6/updates/net/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt.ko): Invalid module format
WARNING: Error inserting ieee80211 (/lib/modules/2.6.19-1.2895.fc6/updates/net/ieee80211/ieee80211.ko): Invalid module format
FATAL: Error inserting ipw2200 (/lib/modules/2.6.19-1.2895.fc6/updates/drivers/net/wireless/ipw/ipw2200.ko): Unknown symbol in module, or unknown parameter (see dmesg)
Distribution: RHEL/CentOS/SL 5 i386 and x86_64 pata for IDE in use
Posts: 4,790
Rep:
If you use the FC7 kernel it should be the default choice, but you may need to press any key to select a built kernel from kernel.org or a different rpm installed kernel. Or simply edit the /boot/grub/grub.conf file after building the new kernel.
In either case (building or installing via rpm) you will have a new kernel with new modules to match. Have a look at the /lib/modules directory afterwards, you should see a number of kernel versions (by number) when done.
As a suggestion before you install the FC7 kernel make real sure you get the matching updated version(s), use the typed command below to see what you have currently installed as a reference;
(I'm getting:
error: Failed dependencies:
libnash.so.6.0.6 is needed by mkinitrd-6.0.6-3.i386
libparted-1.8.so.2 is needed by mkinitrd-6.0.6-3.i386
nash = 6.0.6-3 is needed by mkinitrd-6.0.6-3.i386
when I run that command. )
what I ment with new command is that yum (as far as I can remember) didn't exist back in 98 99 when I used to use linux. Back then it was all compiled sofwares. At the most there was the rpm's for RedHat and the deb's for debian. but certainly not the instant notification about updates and stuff... yiikes! we're in the future now!
I thought sda[1-9] ments scusi drives...?
also, in my fstab, it says that that swap uses /dev/hda5, should I change this to /dev/sda5 ?
I was able to manually mount the partitions using /dev/sda*
(even the NTFS partition wich under the previouse kernel wasn' wroking.)
how things have changed....
Now I was able to find the ipw2200 in my "network manager" under "add new connection" and "wireless".
the wireless is still not working after restarting the network service. (I'm assuming that restarting the whole computer would make it work.)
Thanks for all your help. You've been more than helpfull. Next time, maybe I shouldn't take year long leaves of abcense from linux
have a good weekend.
//Santiago
ps.
a thought, if I have firmware***.rpm installed for the wireless AND the firmware files manually copied to /lib/firmware/ , is this going to cause any conflicts?
Last edited by santiagosilva; 02-03-2007 at 05:38 PM.
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