Going from Broadcom's sources to wireless card to WPA network
by Suresh Govindachar
Hello,
In my attempts at replacing Windows on my Dell M6400 laptop
with -14-x86_64-Live-Desktop.iso, I have gotten as far as
being able to create a live usb stick. My next step is to get
on the internet via the Dell Wireless 1510 Wireless-N WLAN
Mini-Card and my "WPA" network.
Broadcom offers sources and a library at:
http://www.broadcom.com/docs/linux_sta/hybrid-portsrc_x86_64-v5_100_82_38...
(via http://www.broadcom.com/support/802.11/linux_sta.php ).
I did make on a machine with Linux 2.6.28-18-generic
#60-Ubuntu SMP Fri Mar 12 04:26:47 UTC 2010 x86_64 GNU/Linux:
~/tmp/broadcom$ make
KBUILD_NOPEDANTIC=1 make -C /lib/modules/`uname -r`/build M=`pwd`
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.28-18-generic'
LD /h/sgovinda/tmp/broadcom/built-in.o
CC [M] /h/sgovinda/tmp/broadcom/src/shared/linux_osl.o
CC [M] /h/sgovinda/tmp/broadcom/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.o
CC [M] /h/sgovinda/tmp/broadcom/src/wl/sys/wl_iw.o
LD [M] /h/sgovinda/tmp/broadcom/wl.o
Building modules, stage 2.
MODPOST 1 modules
WARNING: modpost: missing MODULE_LICENSE() in /h/sgovinda/tmp/broadcom/wl.o
see include/linux/module.h for more information
CC /h/sgovinda/tmp/broadcom/wl.mod.o
LD [M] /h/sgovinda/tmp/broadcom/wl.ko
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.28-18-generic'
~/tmp/broadcom$
The action for "make install" is:
install -D -m 755 wl.ko /lib/modules/`uname -r`/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/wl.ko
which, I _guess_, is just copying wl.ko and doing a "chmod 755 /<path>/wl.ko".
Key requirement: The wireless card works with Win XP and I do
_not_ want any firmware changes to happen to it!
Questions:
1) Will copying wl.ko to the corresponding directory on the
Live USB be OK (since the build happened on Ubuntu
2.6.28-18-generic)?
2) If copying is OK and if copying and use with or without
rebooting will _not_ make any changes to the wireless
card's firmware, what do I do next to get on the WPA
network and then to the internet?
Thanks,
--Suresh
13 years, 1 month
FC15 and GNOME3
by Bill Davidsen
I read in a non-Fedora list that GNOME3 has dropped the ability to do power
management, and that all laptops will suspend when the cover is closed, like it
or not. Hopefully that's just a users who doesn't know how to do config, but
some feedback would be helpful, that behavior would be a total show stopper.
It's desirable in many cases to turn off the display and lock, but in business
use the computer is likely to be doing something useful the users needs to continue.
--
Bill Davidsen <davidsen(a)tmr.com>
"We have more to fear from the bungling of the incompetent than from
the machinations of the wicked." - from Slashdot
13 years, 1 month
Fedora Weekly News?
by Timothy Murphy
Does this still exist?
I was looking through some old email (2008/2009),
and I see it was still appearing then,
although it seemed to be getting more and more bureacratic,
with reports from committees whose pontifications
were generally unintelligible to me.
Earlier on, IIRC, this newsletter used to contain
interesting and useful (and intelligible) articles
on features of Fedora, eg user-friendly articles on WiFi, PXEboot, etc.
(I seem to remember articles on KDE, maybe by Anne Wilson,
which opened my eyes to facilities available in KDE.)
Is there anything similar now?
--
Timothy Murphy
e-mail: gayleard /at/ eircom.net
tel: +353-86-2336090, +353-1-2842366
s-mail: School of Mathematics, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland
13 years, 1 month
mouse clicks fail on first login
by Jim Philips
I had this on a previous distro, so it's not specific to Fedora. I log in
and after about 60 seconds, mouse clicks no longer work. The only workaround
is to log out and log back in. Then mouse clicks work for an unlimited time.
This is an HP DV7 laptop with a Synaptics touchpad and a Logitech Marble
Mouse plugged in to it. Anyone know what's going on? My guess is that it's
an X bug.
13 years, 1 month
Fedora Core 14 wireless issue with Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6200)
by Sebastian
Hi,
I'm running 2.6.35.11-83.fc14.x86_64 on a Precision M6500 and have a
wireless issue.
My wireless device is a Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6200.
Here is the output of dmesg.
[root@cupri iwlwifi-6000-ucode-9.221.4.1]# dmesg | grep iwl
[ 10.439457] iwlagn: Intel(R) Wireless WiFi Link AGN driver for Linux,
in-tree:d
[ 10.439460] iwlagn: Copyright(c) 2003-2010 Intel Corporation
[ 10.439607] iwlagn 0000:0c:00.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 17 (level, low) -> IRQ
17
[ 10.439651] iwlagn 0000:0c:00.0: setting latency timer to 64
[ 10.439796] iwlagn 0000:0c:00.0: Detected Intel(R) Centrino(R) Advanced-N
6200 AGN, REV=0x74
[ 10.472925] iwlagn 0000:0c:00.0: Unsupported (too old) EEPROM VER=0x423 <
0x434 CALIB=0x5 < 0x4
[ 10.473002] iwlagn 0000:0c:00.0: PCI INT A disabled
[ 10.473014] iwlagn: probe of 0000:0c:00.0 failed with error -22
Any hints to get wirless working?
cheers,
13 years, 1 month
Duplicate accounts?
by Fernando Cassia
Is this normal? Fedora10 here...
# users
fcassia fcassia fcassia fcassia fcassia fcassia fcassia
[root@doscabezas]# groups
root bin daemon sys adm disk wheel
Somehow I inardvertedly ended up with a bunch of folders owned by
root, and when I attempted to move those around from the user account
(fcassia) I got permission issues, as expected.
So I did SUDO -i, and from root as shell I tried to
chown -hR * fcassia on the Desktop folder...
all was fine but one particular file doesn't want to be changed...
chown: invalid user: `mail-backup.zip'
I must be doing something wrong...
FC
PS: I figured it out... I had the parameters for chown reversed...
file name is always last.Sheesh. Still, is the multiple "fcassia"
accounts output from "accounts" normal?
13 years, 1 month
fc8 upgrade
by Jorgen Lundman
Hello list,
Senior unix admin, but relatively fresh Linux admin. I run a fc8 box only for
cross-compiling, as so many toolchains come pre-compiled for it.
However, today I found the need to finally upgrade. This is an account of what I
went through, and not just meant as a bitch session.
I do not care about the OS, but it would be easier if all my toolchain installs
and home directory contents remained.
I have a tiny /boot and the rest on a lv / system, setup by a colleague. This
all runs on xen, but that is not really part of this email.
First I tried to use preupgrade, and I went through all the yum tasks to ensure
I have the latest version of it and so on.
Then I ran preupgrade, I went straight for fc14. I was told that my /boot was
too small. Of course it is! Still, it did say something about downloading it
after reboot. Plus one for fc there.
Rebooting and it gives some obscure error about not finding previous system. Eh?
Googling and crap, I finally find out how to get at the anaconda logs (it could
have been mentioned by anaconda i think, instead of just 'error, click here to
reboot')
In the end it said something about fc8 can not be upgraded. I still do not
really know why, but google suggests I can not skip versions, I need to go to 9
first. preupgraded only lists 10 to 14. I try 10 anyway.
No difference at all. Bugger.
Right, so I download the fc14 ISO and try to do a install over the old OS,
hoping to keep data. The installer does have an option to keep things, the
second to last option, before custom.
It just notifies me that there are no places to install to, sorry.
I use custom, which at least gives me some clues. Apparently I can not install
to a ext3 filesystem. This seems a really bad decision by someone. Essentially,
it is just untaring files on an existing fs. To force a certain version seems
really backwards.
I google for how to convert ext3 to ext4, and go through that. 2 hours later I
am ready to try again.
I return back to the installer, the 4th option still does not work, so i go
through custom. I manage to convince it to use my / and /boot. It installs, I
reboot. No warnings about losing data, so I feel confident here.
Upon reboot it has no settings for network, ssh etc. So I go through the GUI to
set network (I guess I am supposed to use GUI, even though I prefer to reach for
ifconfig).
I look for a way to start SSH, and there do not appear to be any. Google said to
use Administration/Services. But that does not exists. Huh, I actually have to
start a shell to run /sbin/services sshd start. Minus one there.
Only to find that port 22 does not answer. I go through the usual checks to make
sure it is running, and connects locally. I start the firewall GUI to confirm
that port 22 is open, I even try without firewall. Still, no connection.
How strange. there is a cryptic message about iptables? I don't have services so
I can not check using the GUI, so again I am forced to use shell to disable it.
Finally I can login. minus one again.
Only to find everything has been wiped. Boo.
It was a major hassle for me, I feel sorry for fresh people trying fc14 for the
first time. I feel there is room to make some improvements.
Anyway, I will zfs rollback to my fc8 and install something else.
good luck,
--
Jorgen Lundman | <lundman(a)lundman.net>
Unix Administrator | +81 (0)3 -5456-2687 ext 1017 (work)
Shibuya-ku, Tokyo | +81 (0)90-5578-8500 (cell)
Japan | +81 (0)3 -3375-1767 (home)
13 years, 1 month
internet apps don't connect in FC14
by Jim Philips
I installed FC14 today on my laptop. I can connect to the Internet and
download software. I can also ping sites out on the Internet from the
command line. However, the browser refuses to load any pages and
Evolution won't connect to a mail server. I tried turning off the firewall
altogether and this made no difference. Any ideas on what the issue could
be?
13 years, 2 months
Fedora 14 - can't change pointer theme
by Neil Bird
I updated from Fedora 12 to Fedora 14 over the weekend, and now I can't
change my pointer theme. I'm stuck using dmz-aa.
The pointer preferences still show my custom pointer choice, it's just
not being used. Well, mostly. Within Firefox and Thunderbird windows, my
custom pointer is showing up. But window borders, the desktop and most apps
only show the dmz-aa pointer.
I can't find a ref. to dmx under ~/.gconf (but I can find my custom
pointer selection: /desktop/gnome/peripherals/mouse/cursor_theme I think).
Any ideas where to look? I've seen mention of this elsewhere, but only
WRT compiz (I use openbox), and it involved changing the system default,
which I don't want to have to do.
--
[neil@fnx ~]# rm -f .signature
[neil@fnx ~]# ls -l .signature
ls: .signature: No such file or directory
[neil@fnx ~]# exit
13 years, 2 months