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List:       opensuse
Subject:    Re: [opensuse] WiFi problem - laptop on/off switch
From:       Gustav Degreef <gustav97 () gmail ! com>
Date:       2014-04-29 16:40:31
Message-ID: 535FD5FF.3090907 () gmail ! com
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On 04/29/2014 06:31 PM, Carl Hartung wrote:
> On Tue, 29 Apr 2014 12:20:00 +0200
> Gustav Degreef wrote:
>
>> On 04/29/2014 09:50 AM, Carl Hartung wrote:
>>> On Tue, 29 Apr 2014 09:00:36 +0200
>>> Gustav Degreef wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hello listers,
>>>>
>>>> I have a laptop (HP dv2035us - pavillion) with both OS 11.2 and
>>>> 11.4 installed.  The wireless works in 11.2, but not in 11.4. It
>>>> has an Intel Pro/Wireless 3945AG/BG chip.
>>> <snipped>
>>>
>>> Hi Gustav,
>>>
>>>
>>> According to <http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/iwlegacy>
>>> 'iwl3945' and 'iwl_legacy' are correct. Have you checked to see if
>>> the firmware is installed?
>>>
>>> http://ftp5.gwdg.de/pub/opensuse/discontinued/distribution/11.4/repo/oss/suse/noarch/
>>>
>>> for OpenSuSE 11.4 (discontinued)
>>> kernel-firmware-2.6.38-1.2.1.noarch.rpm
>>> Name: kernel-firmware
>>> Version: 2.6.38
>>> Release: 1.2.1
>>>
>>> hth & regards,
>>>
>>> Carl
>> Thanks Carl,
>> I have the firmware installed, the exact version you mention.  I
>> don't think that is the cause, Gustav.
> No problem, Gustav. It seems this can be quite a troublesome card.
> Fortunately that means lots of troubleshooting threads in various
> archives to study. :-)
>
> I don't have the same hardware nor further time to spend on it today,
> but I've tried to help narrow down the search field a bit. The phrases
> below in Google each yielded many extremely good threads (mind any line
> wrapping):
>
> Linux troubleshooting Intel Pro/Wireless 3945ABG
>
> Linux troubleshooting Intel Pro/Wireless 3945ABG \
> site:forums.opensuse.org
>
> Linux troubleshooting Intel Pro/Wireless 3945 AG site:opensuse.org
>
> Linux troubleshooting Intel Pro/Wireless 3945 AG site:ubuntuforums.org
>
> hth & regards,
>
> Carl
Thanks very much for the pointers.  I'll do the searches through those 
URL's and post the result here if I have some luck.  Gustav.

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