Re: how to start figuring out wireless with fedora/compaq presario

This is more a Linux kernel support for your wireless issue, than
a KDE issue. KDE provides a nice frontend for a lot of things, but
it generally only works with the existing stuff that you could do via
the command line (as in, it can't do anything with wireless if the
kernel did not even detect the wireless card in your machine).

I would suggest checking if the Linux kernel detects it, and if not
do some reading up on how to get that working. Then all the little
cool kde do-dads will work as expected.

Sometimes, wireless in Linux can be a pain, such as wlan, othertimes
it can be simple. Anywho, it is a Linux problem, not KDE.

Regards,
Chris Humphries

On Monday 13 September 2004 07:55 pm, Trevor Smith wrote:
> I have a Compaq Presario 2197CA with built-in wireless b/g. All works
> perfectly in Windows, of course, but nothing is autodetected or set up in
> Fedora Core 1 or 2.
>
> Where do I start trying to track down information on how to get it working?
> None of my searching has gotten me one bit closer to knowing how to set it
> up or knowing if it is impossible to set up.
>
> A step-by-step list with intense detail would be greatly appreciated.
> Something like:
>
> 1. get application x and run it to detect what kind of wireless card/chip
> you have
> 2. download driver y for that card/chip
> 3. etc...
>
> Thanks!