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<div>I looked in /lib/firmware and found the file iwlwife-3945-2.ucode</div><div><br></div><div>I am also able to see a wlan0 interface for the wireless card, but not able to connect.</div><div><br></div><div>looking online to see if I can find an answer</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div>
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<div><b>From:</b> Rick Moen <rick@linuxmafia.com></div><div><b>To:</b> "sf-lug@linuxmafia.com" <sf-lug@linuxmafia.com></div><div><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, April 16, 2019, 12:49:07 AM CDT</div><div><b>Subject:</b> Re: [sf-lug] getting wireless drivers to work with my new pc</div><div><br></div>
<div>Quoting Bobbie Sellers (<a shape="rect" href="mailto:bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com</a>):<br clear="none">> On 4/15/19 7:17 PM, John F. Strazzarino wrote:<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> of problems with the:<br clear="none">> >Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945ABG/BG<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> A short sweet search finds this with download links.<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> <<a shape="rect" href="http://ipw3945.sourceforge.net/#links" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://ipw3945.sourceforge.net/#links</a>><br clear="none"><br clear="none">_Never ever_ use upstream download links unless there really is no better<br clear="none">option.[1] (This was bad advice for multiple reasons. You are pointing <br clear="none">him to an upstream developer link, and also to source code for the<br clear="none">iwl3945 driver, when it's highly unlikely he's missing the driver )<br clear="none"><br clear="none">> But you might need a custom kernel to get<br clear="none">> this online.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">No, wrong. I'm guesstimating that he never got the iwl3945 <br clear="none">_firmware image_ and installed it under /lib/firmware.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">John says he is using Slacko Puppy Linux 5. Help specific to Puppy<br clear="none">Linux is here: <a shape="rect" href="http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=66936" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=66936</a><br clear="none"><br clear="none"><br clear="none">[1] <a shape="rect" href="http://linuxmafia.com/~rick/weatherwax.html#1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://linuxmafia.com/~rick/weatherwax.html#1</a><div class="ydp6455d884yqt1238636898" id="ydp6455d884yqtfd73454"><br clear="none"><br clear="none">_______________________________________________<br clear="none">sf-lug mailing list<br clear="none"><a shape="rect" href="mailto:sf-lug@linuxmafia.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">sf-lug@linuxmafia.com</a><br clear="none"><a shape="rect" href="http://linuxmafia.com/mailman/listinfo/sf-lug" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://linuxmafia.com/mailman/listinfo/sf-lug</a><br clear="none">SF-LUG is at <a shape="rect" href="http://www.sf-lug.org/ " rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.sf-lug.org/ </a></div></div>
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