Bug 113696

Summary:	Feature Request: Search on driver-CD for wlan-card firmware
Product:	[openSUSE] SUSE LINUX 10.0	Reporter:	Forgotten User --EoyBps8f <forgotten_--EoyBps8f>
Component:	YaST2	Assignee:	Michal Zugec <mzugec>
Status:	RESOLVED WONTFIX	QA Contact:	Klaus Kämpf <kkaempf>
Severity:	Enhancement
Priority:	P5 - None	CC:	andreas.hanke, lslezak
Version:	Beta 3
Target Milestone:	---
Hardware:	32bit
OS:	All
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Found By:	Other	Services Priority:
Business Priority:		Blocker:	---
Marketing QA Status:	---	IT Deployment:	---

Description Forgotten User --EoyBps8f 2005-08-28 20:16:44 UTC

If one wants to install a wlan-card, most of the time one has to d/l the 
firmware via YOU. However, without the wlan-card, one cannot use  
YOU, given that there is no possibility to connect via network-cable.  
  
In any case it would be more comfortable, to be able to set up the WLAN-card  
without having to d/l anything. As the vendors supply a CD with drivers on  
it, one would need a Yast-module that searches for the firmware-file on the CD 
and within the archives on it.  
  
If multiple files are found, the user is presented a list and can chose which  
file to copy to /lib/firmware.

Comment 1 Martin Vidner 2005-08-30 09:49:33 UTC

OK.
Lada, I think you do something similar with TV cards. Let's talk about it when
I'm back.

Comment 3 Uwe Köhler 2005-09-21 12:43:22 UTC

Hi folks, just installed RC1 and managed to get WLAN working with some
additional handwork. For inexperienced users I would very much suggest to have
the firmware on the CDs and also have YaST tell the user about the need to
install the firmware. At the moment you have to look into /var/log/messages to
get the hint.

Comment 4 Martin Vidner 2006-08-28 11:52:24 UTC

Reassigning to the new maintainer of yast2-network.

Comment 5 Michal Zugec 2006-08-30 06:47:11 UTC

move to later

Comment 6 Stephan Kulow 2008-06-25 09:32:53 UTC

mass reopening all SuSE Linux bugs that are set to REMIND+LATER to change the resolution to WONTFIX (adapting to new policy)

Comment 7 Stephan Kulow 2008-06-25 09:34:18 UTC

mass reopening all SuSE Linux bugs that are set to REMIND+LATER to change the resolution to WONTFIX (adapting to new policy)

Comment 8 Stephan Kulow 2008-06-25 09:40:47 UTC

mass reopening all SuSE Linux bugs that are set to REMIND+LATER to change the resolution to WONTFIX (adapting to new policy)

Comment 9 Stephan Kulow 2008-06-25 09:52:30 UTC

Closing old LATER+REMIND bugs as WONTFIX - if you still plan to work on it, feel free to reopen and set to ASSIGNED.

In case the report saw repeated reopen comments, it's due to bugzilla timing out on the huge request ;(