wireless problem

[Guest]

how to setup the wireless?? i'm just install it. even i can't click at wireless tab in network manager. help me out..

[The Liquidator]

Re: wireless problem

Welcome!

You are completely new? Okay.

First thing to do is to find out if your wireless is detected.

In a terminal (quickest way to access this is to hit alt+F2 and type konsole in the resulting box) type

lspci

Copy the output by highlighting it then right click and select copy and pasting it into your reply. That will help us to identify the extent your wireless card is supported, and hopefully what you need to do to get it working.

[Guest]

Re: wireless problem

I am also having the same issue

00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/PM/GMS, 943/940GML and 945GT Express Memory Controller Hub (rev 03)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)
00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS/GME, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) High Definition Audio Controller (rev 02)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 1 (rev 02)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 2 (rev 02)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 02)
00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 02)
00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 02)
00:1d.3 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4 (rev 02)
00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 02)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev e2)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801GBM (ICH7-M) LPC Interface Bridge (rev 02)
00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) IDE Controller (rev 02)
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 82801GBM/GHM (ICH7 Family) SATA AHCI Controller (rev 02)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) SMBus Controller (rev 02)
02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Marvell Technology Group Ltd. 88E8038 PCI-E Fast Ethernet Controller (rev 14)
03:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 3945ABG [Golan] Network Connection (rev 02)
04:09.0 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCIxx12 Cardbus Controller
04:09.1 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Texas Instruments PCIxx12 OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller
04:09.2 Mass storage controller: Texas Instruments 5-in-1 Multimedia Card Reader (SD/MMC/MS/MS PRO/xD)

thanks

[SIR_Taco]

Re: wireless problem

Kirkland:

For the card that you have (Intel® PRO/Wireless 3945ABG) you'll need to download the driver from here: http://intellinuxwireless.org/

If you require help installing the driver (ie if the website is not clear for you), post a message back.

Cheers

[wotnot]

Re: wireless problem

Hi, I am also having difficulties connecting to my home wireless.

I have Kubuntu - Netbook version 9.10 on my Eee. Installed to and running from SD card.

I have Kubuntu 9.10 on my HP 6730b laptop. Installed to and running from an external HDD.

I have also trialled - Eeebuntu, Puppeee, Jolicloud and Mint. All of these connect easily to my home wireless OOTB.

My printout from lspci (HP 6730b laptop) =

bwatts@kubuntu:~$ lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset Memory Controller Hub (rev 07)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 07)
00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 07)
00:1a.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4 (rev 03)
00:1a.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #5 (rev 03)
00:1a.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #6 (rev 03)
00:1a.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #2 (rev 03)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) HD Audio Controller (rev 03)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 1 (rev 03)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 2 (rev 03)
00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 3 (rev 03)
00:1c.4 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 5 (rev 03)
00:1c.5 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 6 (rev 03)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 03)
00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 03)
00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 03)
00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #1 (rev 03)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev 93)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation ICH9M LPC Interface Controller (rev 03)
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation ICH9M/M-E SATA AHCI Controller (rev 03)
02:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 5100 AGN [Shiloh] Network Connection
85:00.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation NetLink BCM5787M Gigabit Ethernet PCI Express (rev 02)
86:02.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Agere Systems FW322/323 (rev 70)
bwatts@kubuntu:~$

I would appreciate any help you can give - in simple terms, please as I am very new to Linux.

Thank you in anticipation.

[Snowhog]

Re: wireless problem

I'll try.

You have a Broadcom ethernet controller. Click on K > Applications > System > Hardware Drivers. When the scan is complete, you likely will be shown the driver for the Broadcom controller. Click on it and click the Enable button.

I might be completely off base, but ....

[wotnot]

Re: wireless problem

Thanks for that Snowhog.

Unfortunately when I go to K > Applications > System > There is no Hardware Drivers category??

I have searched through all the menu options and find no way to access Hardware Driver options!!

[Snowhog]

Re: wireless problem

That's not a problem.

K > Applications > System > Software Sources

Check Proprietary drivers for devices (restricted) and Close. The package cache will be updated. Open a console and type:

sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

[wotnot]

Re: wireless problem

Thanks again Snowhog.

This seems rather strange but I can't locate Software Sources either - am I doing something stupid??

[Snowhog]

Re: wireless problem

Hmm. I guess I should have asked what version of Kubuntu you are using, and what version of KDE too.

[wotnot]

Re: wireless problem

Thanks again Snowhog

I have Kubuntu 9.10 - this is being run on a HP 6730b laptop.

Kubuntu is installed to and running from an external HDD.

KDE version = 4.3.2


Now this seems somewhat bizarre but when I looked today for Applications > System > Hardware Drivers it was there (was I just blind yesterday?) however, there is still no sign of Software Sources??

I clicked on Hardware Drivers and it told me that "No proprietary drivers are in use on this system"?

[Snowhog]

Re: wireless problem

Okay. Try this. Alt+F2 and type kdesudo software-properties-kde

Enter your password and Software Sources should launch.

[wotnot]

Re: wireless problem

Snowhog - I really appreciate you patience and time with me and this problem, thank you.

OK - I ran - kdesudo software-properties-kde and launched Software Sources

I checked Proprietary drivers for devices (restricted) and Closed

The package upgraded

I ran - sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

And got the following result -

bwatts@kubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
[sudo] password for bwatts:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Calculating upgrade... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
bwatts@kubuntu:~$

It doesn't look to me as if this did anything?

[wotnot]

Re: wireless problem

I would really appreciate more help with this -

Snowhog has helped heaps but nothing has worked yet.

I rather like the look of Kubuntu as one to keep but it is the only OS that I can't connect to my wireless- either on my HP laptop or on my EEE netbook (with netbook remix).

Being new to Linux I am lost on this and have no idea how to get this running - surely it can't be that hard when all other OS's connect so easily.

[SIR_Taco]

Re: wireless problem

Wotnot:

Since, from looking at the previous posts, you seem to have the driver installed, and the card shows up in your PCI list. I guess the next thing would be to check if the driver (kernel module) is being loaded.

In a terminal (like Konsole) type:
lsmod | grep wlan

and post the output here

Cheers