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    Fedora 8 on dv9500t

    Discussion in 'Linux Compatibility and Software' started by timtravel42, Dec 15, 2007.

  1. timtravel42

    timtravel42 Notebook Virtuoso

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    Has anyone gotten Fedora 8 to work with the 4965AGN card?
    If so, could you please say how you did it?

    thanks
    -v3loc1ty2.0
     
    timtravel42, Dec 15, 2007
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    Let me guess, it goes to an infinite loop trying to find the IP address? OpenSUSE works just fine if you fancy the lizard.
     
    P4rD0nM3, Dec 15, 2007
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    yeah kinda
    it trys to get an ip address but it doesn't ask for the network name or ssid
     
    timtravel42, Dec 16, 2007
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    anybody????
    please??????
     
    timtravel42, Dec 18, 2007
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    Pitabred Linux geek con rat flail!

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    Wish I could help. I don't use Fedora, so I don't know what they do with their wireless. Can you do an iwlist with the card? How does it try to get an IP address before connecting to a wireless network, because that's pretty much physically impossible?
     
    Pitabred, Dec 19, 2007
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    without asking for the ssid or encryption key, when i enable the device it tries to find the ip address
     
    timtravel42, Dec 19, 2007
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    Fedora 8 is having lots of problems with wireless. I couldnt even get it to work with the dlink wireless card on my desktop. I tried to get it to connect to my homenetwork. Put in the right SSId and WPA key, but it kept asking fort he key again and again even though i was typing in the right key and using the right encryption.

    One thing you can try is to start the Network Manager Service.

    Go to System -> Administrator -> Services -> now check the box next to Network Manager and the other Network device thingy (forgot the name).
     
    metril, Dec 20, 2007
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    thanks, ill try that
     
    timtravel42, Dec 20, 2007
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