Fedora 12 && Intel 3945

[karljs]

I looked high and low through other forum posts about wireless problems on Fedora 12, but all seem to be related to Broadcom or ndiswrapper.

I've used Fedora in the past on this same machine and had my wireless "just work", but after two separate clean installs of F12, I can't get things working. The firmware is installed and I can bring the device up and scan for access points using command line tools, but NetworkManager doesn't realize my card is there. The "enable wireless" box is grayed out completely.

Any suggestions?

[stoat]

Hello karljs,

See if you have a wireless connection in the Network Configuration utility (system-config-network). If so, then edit it and check the box "Controlled by NetworkManager". I also recommend UNchecking the box "Activate device when the computer starts". Restart NetworkManager (or even better, reboot) and check the NetworkManager panel applet again for available networks.

[karljs]

Thanks for the quick response. My default systems actually didn't have system-config-network installed. Just for fun, I installed it, set the settings as you described, rebooted, and found no discernible difference.

I am wondering if I should have installed from the live cd instead of the DVD?

[nekton]

Same frickin problem. I am not a Linux newbie. Wireless does not work on a Dell Vostro 1220 (Broadcom) or Thinkpad T61P (Intel 3945). The wireless networking is grayed out. Installed from Live CD. Fedora 11 never had this problem. Yum updated, no change.

Going back to Fed 11. Along with the non-root software installation security issue, it makes me wonder what happened with the folks who put together this Fedora version?

[David Batson]

Check out the links I posted in the following thread.

http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?t=234818