Wireless not working on Slackware 12

Rommeo · 05-14-2008, 03:29 PM

Hi

i m using Slackware 12 as my operating system. I tried to use wireless device but could not succeded..
here are some outputs :

Code:

lspcia
Network Controller : Inter Corporation PRO/Wireless 2200BG Connection(rev 05)

iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.
eth0 no wireless extensions.

ifconfig 
eth0: (eth0 proporties.. )
lo : (lo proporties..)

When i was using it with fedora, it was at eth1 and was working. But now i cant use ifconfig command(cause there is no wireless device it says..

) and i cant enable wireless device. Can anyone help me?

Thanks in advance.

onebuck · 05-14-2008, 03:42 PM

Hi,

Do a 'lspci -vv' and 'ifconfig -a' and post the results.

Rommeo · 05-14-2008, 05:13 PM

Code:

lspci -vv
.
.
.
02:04.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 2200BG Network Connection (rev 05)
        Subsystem: Intel Corporation Unknown device 2741
        Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster- SpecCycle- MemWINV+ VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B-
        Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
        Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 11
        Region 0: Memory at e0401000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
        Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 2
                Flags: PMEClk- DSI+ D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0+,D1-,D2-,D3hot+,D3cold+)
                Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=1 PME-

and..

Code:

ifconfig -a
eth0      Link encap:Ethernet ..other stuffs.

lo        Link encap:Local Loopback..other stuffs.

onebuck · 05-14-2008, 07:06 PM

Hi,

You should upgrade your 'pci.ids file'.

You should update your distribution id's periodically if you change pci devices with newer ones or have unknown pci device(s).

Try the 'ipw2200.ko' module for your wireless. it is located;
'/lib/modules/2.6.21.5-smp/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2200.ko' or '/lib/modules/2.6.24.5/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2200.ko'.

The location of the module depends on the kernel you are using.