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I was just wondering, so I don't get ahead of myself, which Linux Distro(s) will detect the Intel PRO/Wireless Hardware. I was thinking of Ubuntu 7.04, but as I said... ...
  1. 05-28-2007 #1
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    Which one WILL detect Intel PRO/Wireless?

    I was just wondering, so I don't get ahead of myself, which Linux Distro(s) will detect the Intel PRO/Wireless Hardware. I was thinking of Ubuntu 7.04, but as I said... I don't want to download something that won't work.
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    I have used Ubuntu 7.04 with that card successfully. I would recommend 7.04 to anyone looking for good WiFi support.
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    I have the Intel Pro Wireless ipw3945 chipset in my laptop, and Ubuntu picks it up fine and does wpa on it. The Fedora 7 livecd also picked it up fine, but not the install. The Suse livecd picks it up too, I think.

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    all recent distros (basically, everything but slackware) should detect the intel wireless chipset.
    Here's why Linux is easier than Windows:
    Package Managers! Apt-Get and Portage (among others) allow users to install programs MUCH easier than Windows can.
    Hardware Drivers. In SuSE, ALL the hardware is detected and installed automatically! How is this harder than Windows' constant disc changing and rebooting?
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    Quote Originally Posted by gruven View Post
    The Suse livecd picks it up too, I think.
    This is confirmed. Works perfectly
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    Quote Originally Posted by d38dm8nw81k1ng View Post
    all recent distros (basically, everything but slackware) should detect the intel wireless chipset.
    Actually, it depends on the chipset. The ipw3945 requires a binary blob that most distros don't include on the install cd.

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    My laptop has the 2200 BG chipset and has been picked up by many distros. Ubuntu certainly works perfectly using ipw2200 module.
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    Quote Originally Posted by gruven View Post
    I have the Intel Pro Wireless ipw3945 chipset in my laptop, and Ubuntu picks it up fine and does wpa on it. The Fedora 7 livecd also picked it up fine, but not the install. The Suse livecd picks it up too, I think.
    Correct, OpenSUSE and SLED10 as well. Also, Ubuntu and Knoppix.
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    Fedora Core 6 and Fedora 7 Test 4 both install with IPW3945 modules. All that is needed to get wireless working in both is to go to services and enable NetworkManager and NetworkManagerDispatch. It's working fine on my laptop, Toshiba Satellite A205-S4577 with the IPW3945 wireless.
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    Quote Originally Posted by glennzo View Post
    Fedora Core 6 and Fedora 7 Test 4 both install with IPW3945 modules. All that is needed to get wireless working in both is to go to services and enable NetworkManager and NetworkManagerDispatch. It's working fine on my laptop, Toshiba Satellite A205-S4577 with the IPW3945 wireless.
    Good to know, I didn't play around with it long.

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