ndiswrapper Fedora FC6 Intel 3945ABG problem (not showing)

dayeliu · 11-25-2006, 02:47 PM

After trying to install the intel 3945abg on a Dell 9400 running FC6:

Code:

# iwconfig wlan0
wlan0     IEEE 802.11g  ESSID:""
          Mode:Managed  Frequency:2.462 GHz  Access Point: Not-Associated
          Bit Rate:54 Mb/s
          Fragment thr:479 B
          Encryption key:off
          Power Management:off
          Link Quality:0  Signal level:0  Noise level:0
          Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0
          Tx excessive retries:0  Invalid misc:0   Missed beacon:0

but running the GUI 'Network Device Control', when adding a new wireless connection, nothing shows up;

further:

Code:

# dmesg
......
ndiswrapper version 1.25 loaded (preempt=no,smp=yes)
ndiswrapper: driver netw39x5 (Intel,09/27/2006,10.5.1.68) loaded
ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:0c:00.0[A] -> GSI 17 (level, low) -> IRQ 177
PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:0c:00.0 to 64
ndiswrapper: using IRQ 177
wlan0: vendor: 'Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945ABG LAN Card Driver'
wlan0: ethernet device 00:13:02:5e:2a:0d using NDIS driver netw39x5, 8086:4222.5.conf
wlan0: encryption modes supported: WEP; TKIP with WPA, WPA2, WPA2PSK; AES/CCMP with WPA, WPA2, WPA2PSK
usbcore: registered new driver ndiswrapper
ndiswrapper (set_scan:1176): scanning failed (C0030001)
ndiswrapper (set_scan:1176): scanning failed (C0030001)

Can you help me? Thanks a lot!

Hangdog42 · 11-25-2006, 04:42 PM

Welcome to LQ!

Like most Intel wireless chipsets, this one has a native linux driver. That is going to be a lot easier to use under FC6 than ndiswrapper. Fedora tends to be rather ndiswrapper unfriendly.

dayeliu · 11-25-2006, 11:21 PM

thank you, will try that.