Gentoo Archives: gentoo-user

From: Alan McKinnon <alan.mckinnon@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] question about wireless setting
Date: Tue, 01 Dec 2009 10:02:24
Message-Id: 200912011011.07913.alan.mckinnon@gmail.com
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] question about wireless setting by "김무성"
1 On Tuesday 01 December 2009 08:46:51 김무성 wrote:
2 > Hello list.
3 >
4 >
5 >
6 > I have a laptop
7 >
8 > I installed 2.6.30-r8
9 >
10 > I wish to use wireless.
11 >
12 >
13 >
14 > So. Type lspci.
15 >
16 >
17 >
18 > localhost ~ # lspci
19 >
20 > 05:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 3945ABG [Golan]
21 > Network Connection (rev 02)
22 >
23 >
24 >
25 > And type iwconfig.
26 >
27 >
28 >
29 > localhost ~ # iwconfig
30 >
31 > lo no wireless extensions.
32 >
33 >
34 >
35 > eth0 no wireless extensions.
36 >
37 >
38 >
39 > sit0 no wireless extensions.
40 >
41 >
42 >
43 > localhost ~ #
44 >
45 >
46 >
47 >
48 >
49 > I could see wireless driver when typed lspci.
50 >
51 > But, when typed iwconfig, I can’t see wlan0.
52 >
53 >
54 >
55 > So typed this
56 >
57 > emerge ipw3945 and modprobe ipw3945
58 >
59 > but result is same.
60 >
61 >
62 >
63 > localhost ~ # iwconfig
64 >
65 > lo no wireless extensions.
66 >
67 >
68 >
69 > eth0 no wireless extensions.
70 >
71 >
72 >
73 > sit0 no wireless extensions.
74 >
75 >
76 >
77 > localhost ~ #
78 >
79 >
80 >
81 >
82 >
83 > what is a problem?
84
85 You have the wrong module. Use the one in the kernel.
86
87 emerge -C ipw3945
88 emerge net-wireless/iwl3945-ucode
89
90
91 --
92 alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com