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Old 06-13-2005, 06:29 PM   #16
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Oops. I'm running FC2. That would be a necessary piece of info....
 
Old 06-14-2005, 05:36 AM   #17
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do this, as root,

updatedb
locate hotplug

this will give u an idea where the hotplug folder is..if not download the rpm and install it..
 
Old 06-14-2005, 10:22 PM   #18
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[root@localhost root]# updatedb
[root@localhost root]# locate hotplug
/lib/modules/2.6.5-1.358/kernel/drivers/pci/hotplug
/lib/modules/2.6.5-1.358/kernel/drivers/pci/hotplug/shpchp.ko
/lib/modules/2.6.5-1.358/kernel/drivers/pci/hotplug/cpqphp.ko
/lib/modules/2.6.5-1.358/kernel/drivers/pci/hotplug/pciehp.ko
/lib/modules/2.6.5-1.358/kernel/drivers/pci/hotplug
/lib/modules/2.6.5-1.358/build/include/config/hotplug.h
/lib/modules/2.6.5-1.358/build/include/config/hotplug
/lib/modules/2.6.5-1.358/build/include/config/hotplug/pci.h
/lib/modules/2.6.5-1.358/build/include/config/hotplug/pci
/lib/modules/2.6.5-1.358/build/include/config/hotplug/pci/fake.h
/lib/modules/2.6.5-1.358/build/include/config/hotplug/pci/compaq
/lib/modules/2.6.5-1.358/build/include/config/hotplug/pci/compaq/nvram.h
/lib/modules/2.6.5-1.358/build/include/config/hotplug/pci/compaq/module.h
/lib/modules/2.6.5-1.358/build/include/config/hotplug/pci/compaq
/lib/modules/2.6.5-1.358/build/include/config/hotplug/pci/cpci.h
/lib/modules/2.6.5-1.358/build/include/config/hotplug/pci/shpc
/lib/modules/2.6.5-1.358/build/include/config/hotplug/pci/shpc/module.h
/lib/modules/2.6.5-1.358/build/include/config/hotplug/pci/shpc/poll
/lib/modules/2.6.5-1.358/build/include/config/hotplug/pci/shpc/poll/event
/lib/modules/2.6.5-1.358/build/include/config/hotplug/pci/shpc/poll/event/mode.h/lib/modules/2.6.5-1.358/build/include/config/hotplug/pci/shpc/poll/event
/lib/modules/2.6.5-1.358/build/include/config/hotplug/pci/shpc/poll
/lib/modules/2.6.5-1.358/build/include/config/hotplug/pci/shpc
/lib/modules/2.6.5-1.358/build/include/config/hotplug/pci/acpi.h
/lib/modules/2.6.5-1.358/build/include/config/hotplug/pci/pcie
/lib/modules/2.6.5-1.358/build/include/config/hotplug/pci/pcie/module.h
/lib/modules/2.6.5-1.358/build/include/config/hotplug/pci/pcie/poll
/lib/modules/2.6.5-1.358/build/include/config/hotplug/pci/pcie/poll/event
/lib/modules/2.6.5-1.358/build/include/config/hotplug/pci/pcie/poll/event/mode.h/lib/modules/2.6.5-1.358/build/include/config/hotplug/pci/pcie/poll/event
/lib/modules/2.6.5-1.358/build/include/config/hotplug/pci/pcie/poll
/lib/modules/2.6.5-1.358/build/include/config/hotplug/pci/pcie
/lib/modules/2.6.5-1.358/build/include/config/hotplug/pci
/lib/modules/2.6.5-1.358/build/include/config/hotplug
/lib/modules/2.6.5-1.358/build/drivers/pci/hotplug
/lib/modules/2.6.5-1.358/build/drivers/pci/hotplug/Makefile
/lib/modules/2.6.5-1.358/build/drivers/pci/hotplug/Kconfig
/lib/modules/2.6.5-1.358/build/drivers/pci/hotplug
/home/allison/.nautilus/metafiles/file:%2F%2F%2Fetc%2Fhotplug.d.xml
/etc/hotplug.d
/etc/hotplug.d/default
/etc/hotplug.d/default/default.hotplug
/etc/hotplug.d/default
/etc/hotplug.d
/etc/hotplug
/etc/hotplug/pci.rc
/etc/hotplug/usb.handmap
/etc/hotplug/usb.rc
/etc/hotplug/usb.distmap
/etc/hotplug/ieee1394.agent
/etc/hotplug/hotplug.functions
/etc/hotplug/usb.usermap
/etc/hotplug/pci
/etc/hotplug/pci
/etc/hotplug/blacklist
/etc/hotplug/input.agent
/etc/hotplug/firmware.agent
/etc/hotplug/input.rc
/etc/hotplug/usb
/etc/hotplug/usb/libsane.usermap
/etc/hotplug/usb/libusbscanner
/etc/hotplug/usb/usbcam
/etc/hotplug/usb
/etc/hotplug/net.agent
/etc/hotplug/dasd.agent
/etc/hotplug/pci.agent
/etc/hotplug/tape.agent
/etc/hotplug/scsi.agent
/etc/hotplug/usb.agent
/etc/hotplug
/sbin/hotplug
/usr/share/man/man8/hotplug.8.gz
/usr/share/doc/hotplug-2004_04_01
/usr/share/doc/hotplug-2004_04_01/README.txt.fxload
/usr/share/doc/hotplug-2004_04_01/ChangeLog
/usr/share/doc/hotplug-2004_04_01/README
/usr/share/doc/hotplug-2004_04_01
/root/.nautilus/metafiles/file:%2F%2F%2Fetc%2Fhotplug.d.xml
/var/cache/yum/updates-released/headers/hotplug-3-2004_04_01-1.1.i386.hdr
/var/cache/yum/updates-released/packages/hotplug-2004_04_01-1.1.i386.rpm

Still not a clue. And what did updatedb do? Just curious.
 
Old 06-16-2005, 10:17 AM   #19
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updatedb updates a database of ALL files on your computer..so u get instant results whenever u search for something with 'locate' (provided things havent changed too much)

ok were getting somewhere now..read the /etc/hotplug/firmware.agent file in a text editor..theres a line which says something like:

# directory of the firmware files
FIRMWARE_DIR=/lib/firmware

that is most likely where you should copy your firmware...update hotplug to the latest package just in case..
 
Old 06-16-2005, 06:06 PM   #20
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The file said
FIRMWARE_DIR=/usr/lib/hotplug/firmware
But, I have no such file.
Since I'd already extracted the files into /etc/firmware (as a guess), I changed the line to
FIRMWARE_DIR=/etc/firmware
But no change. Network configuration still recognizes the device, but it can't activate it.
Where to from here? I checked, I do have the latest version of hotplug.
 
Old 06-16-2005, 08:23 PM   #21
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modprobe the modulefor your card and run 'iwconfig' ...what does it say?
 
Old 06-17-2005, 08:58 PM   #22
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You lost me at "modprobe".... and which file or folder is the "module"?

Sorry. I'm still an idiot about these things.
 
Old 06-19-2005, 02:29 AM   #23
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what exactly is the name of your wireless card? is it enabled in the kernel?
 
Old 06-24-2005, 10:38 PM   #24
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The computer calls it "ipw2200", or eth1. It's the Intel Pro Wireless 2200 (BG).
I have no idea about the kernel. I haven't messed with the kernel, I tend to avoid that. Too much bad happens if I screw up.

Sorry for the delay. Still want to help?
 
Old 06-25-2005, 01:49 AM   #25
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ok most likely your card will be card wlan0 and n ot eth0/1...anyway open a terminal like konsole, xterm or gnome-terminal and type

$ modprobe ipw2200
$ iwconfig


(do not type the $ sign of course)

tell me what the output of these two commands are..
 
Old 06-26-2005, 02:27 PM   #26
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[root@localhost root]# modprobe ipw2200
[root@localhost root]# iwconfig
iwconfig: error while loading shared libraries: libiw.so.27: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
[root@localhost root]#

How's that?
 
Old 06-26-2005, 02:45 PM   #27
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not good...ure module loads properly, but u don not have wireless-tools installed properly..try using yum/synaptic/(whatever FC uses) and install that package and run that command..some dependencies seem to be missing with that package
 
Old 06-26-2005, 05:37 PM   #28
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Gah.

Reinstalling, I'm confused:
KERNEL REQUIREMENTS - Crypto Library
---------- -------- --------- ----- ----- --- -- -
IPW2200 uses the WEP encryption and decryption algorithms provided
by the Linux kernel. As such, in order to use WEP you must enable the
Crypto library support (CONFIG_CRYPTO) and the following algorithms:

ARC4 cipher algorithm (CONFIG_CRYPTO_ARC4)

You also need to enable the following from Library routines:

CRC32 (CONFIG_CRC32)

Check for these with:

% for i in CRYPTO_ARC4 CRC32; do \
grep CONFIG_ \
/lib/modules/2.6.10/build/include/linux/autoconf.h; done

What does this mean? The entire install file is at http://ipw2200.sourceforge.net/INSTALL
 
Old 06-26-2005, 05:39 PM   #29
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Also, this worries me:

Warning: could not find versions for .tmp_versions/ipw2200.mod
*** Warning: "free_ieee80211" [/dev/wireless/ipw2200-1.0.4/ipw2200.ko] has no CRC!
*** Warning: "alloc_ieee80211" [/dev/wireless/ipw2200-1.0.4/ipw2200.ko] has no CRC!
*** Warning: "ieee80211_wx_get_encode" [/dev/wireless/ipw2200-1.0.4/ipw2200.ko] has no CRC!
*** Warning: "ieee80211_wx_set_encode" [/dev/wireless/ipw2200-1.0.4/ipw2200.ko] has no CRC!
*** Warning: "ieee80211_wx_get_scan" [/dev/wireless/ipw2200-1.0.4/ipw2200.ko] has no CRC!
*** Warning: "ieee80211_freq_to_channel" [/dev/wireless/ipw2200-1.0.4/ipw2200.ko] has no CRC!
*** Warning: "ieee80211_rx_mgt" [/dev/wireless/ipw2200-1.0.4/ipw2200.ko] has no CRC!
*** Warning: "ieee80211_rx" [/dev/wireless/ipw2200-1.0.4/ipw2200.ko] has no CRC!*** Warning: "ieee80211_get_crypto_ops" [/dev/wireless/ipw2200-1.0.4/ipw2200.ko] has no CRC!
*** Warning: "ieee80211_crypt_delayed_deinit" [/dev/wireless/ipw2200-1.0.4/ipw2200.ko] has no CRC!
*** Warning: "ieee80211_get_geo" [/dev/wireless/ipw2200-1.0.4/ipw2200.ko] has no CRC!
*** Warning: "ieee80211_txb_free" [/dev/wireless/ipw2200-1.0.4/ipw2200.ko] has no CRC!
*** Warning: "ieee80211_is_valid_channel" [/dev/wireless/ipw2200-1.0.4/ipw2200.ko] has no CRC!
*** Warning: "ieee80211_unregister_crypto_ops" [/dev/wireless/ipw2200-1.0.4/ieee80211_crypt_wep.ko] has no CRC!
*** Warning: "ieee80211_register_crypto_ops" [/dev/wireless/ipw2200-1.0.4/ieee80211_crypt_wep.ko] has no CRC!
*** Warning: "ieee80211_unregister_crypto_ops" [/dev/wireless/ipw2200-1.0.4/ieee80211_crypt_tkip.ko] has no CRC!
*** Warning: "ieee80211_register_crypto_ops" [/dev/wireless/ipw2200-1.0.4/ieee80211_crypt_tkip.ko] has no CRC!
*** Warning: "ieee80211_unregister_crypto_ops" [/dev/wireless/ipw2200-1.0.4/ieee80211_crypt_ccmp.ko] has no CRC!
*** Warning: "ieee80211_register_crypto_ops" [/dev/wireless/ipw2200-1.0.4/ieee80211_crypt_ccmp.ko] has no CRC!
*** Warning: "ieee80211_crypt_deinit_handler" [/dev/wireless/ipw2200-1.0.4/ieee80211.ko] has no CRC!
*** Warning: "ieee80211_crypt_delayed_deinit" [/dev/wireless/ipw2200-1.0.4/ieee80211.ko] has no CRC!
*** Warning: "ieee80211_crypt_deinit_entries" [/dev/wireless/ipw2200-1.0.4/ieee80211.ko] has no CRC!
*** Warning: "ieee80211_get_crypto_ops" [/dev/wireless/ipw2200-1.0.4/ieee80211.ko] has no CRC!

So much for "make", what do I do?
 
Old 06-26-2005, 08:08 PM   #30
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i *really* think you should build your own kernel..its not that hard..really...u need to enable crc and crypto in the kernel
 
  


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