[sf-lug] getting wireless drivers to work with my new pc

[John]

Will install the firmware image later today


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> On Apr 15, 2019, at 10:47 PM, Rick Moen <rick at linuxmafia.com> wrote:
> 
> Quoting Bobbie Sellers (bliss-sf4ever at dslextreme.com):
>> On 4/15/19 7:17 PM, John F. Strazzarino wrote:
>> 
>> of problems with the:
>>> Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945ABG/BG
>> 
>> A short sweet search finds this  with download links.
>> 
>> <http://ipw3945.sourceforge.net/#links>
> 
> _Never ever_ use upstream download links unless there really is no better
> option.[1]  (This was bad advice for multiple reasons.  You are pointing 
> him to an upstream developer link, and also to source code for the
> iwl3945 driver, when it's highly unlikely he's missing the driver )
> 
>> But you might need a custom kernel to get
>> this online.
> 
> No, wrong.  I'm guesstimating that he never got the iwl3945 
> _firmware image_ and installed it under /lib/firmware.
> 
> John says he is using Slacko Puppy Linux 5.  Help specific to Puppy
> Linux is here:  http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=66936
> 
> 
> [1] http://linuxmafia.com/~rick/weatherwax.html#1
> 
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