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2009/2/20 Alexander Puchmayr <alexander.puchmayr@×××××××.at> |
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> Hi there! |
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> Is there a working howto of how to get the wireless connection to work? |
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> Its a built-in chipset, intel 4965AG, and it was working with kernel |
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> 2.6.24, |
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> but I fail with any kernel newer. 2.6.26 had serious problems with |
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> rfkill-switch, and the only way for me was to unload the driver module, |
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> switch on the wifi-interface, load module again and then it worked. A |
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> little bit clumsy, but it worked. |
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> With 2.6.27 I entirely fail to get any connection at all. The |
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> wifi-interface |
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> refuses to accept any ESSID. |
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> So, is there a howto that describes how to get wireless to work? Maybe in a |
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> way so that I switch on the interface and no troubles with rfkill, etc? |
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> Thanks in advance |
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> Alex |
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> Take a look at the "old" gentoo wiki. i think is in www.gentoo-wiki.info. |
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After kernel 2.6.26 yo have to change a couple of options and start using |
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the open intel driver for that chip |
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