[griffith-lug] Re: Last Meeting 31-8-08
- From: "Bernard Gray" <bernard.gray@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: griffith-lug@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 1 Sep 2008 14:13:04 +1000
On Mon, Sep 1, 2008 at 1:45 PM, Ron Gauci <ron.gauci@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> PS. Bernard, I would appreciate an email regarding the Lenovo. Wired works
> fine, WiFi does not even switch on from the function key and F5 combination.
> It is not even shown in the hardware list!
Hi Ron,
It may not be automatically loading the iwl3945 kernel module (the
specific wifi driver for the ipw3945 chipset).
You can test this by opening two terminals - in one terminal, run
`sudo dmesg' - this is a logging tool that outputs kernel and hardware
driver messages
In the second terminal run `sudo modprobe iwl3945'
Then run dmesg again in the first terminal and check that there are
messages about the wifi interface being configured.
This should reenable the wifi interface - if it doesn't, hit the Fn +
F5 again to disable the hardware kill switch, and run dmesg again.
To set the module up to load automatically at boot, run: `sudo echo
iwl3945 >> /etc/modules'
Regards,
Bernie
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