Bug 440544

Summary: No wifi with intel Pro/wireless 4965
Product: [openSUSE] openSUSE 11.0 Reporter: Forgotten User d8u6e9Lt6y <forgotten_d8u6e9Lt6y>
Component: NetworkAssignee: Jiri Slaby <jslaby>
Status: VERIFIED WONTFIX QA Contact: E-mail List <qa-bugs>
Severity: Major    
Priority: P5 - None CC: jnelson-suse
Version: Final   
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Description Forgotten User d8u6e9Lt6y 2008-10-31 11:40:08 UTC
this type of wireless not working in opensuse 11.0

but

now in opensuse 11.1 beta 3 this problem in resolved, is possible make a modify in opensuse11.0 for workyng this card??

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=436138

Ciao da Andrea
Comment 1 Jon Nelson 2008-11-09 23:42:11 UTC
Possibly broken again in 11.1b4?

I cannot connect in an updated 11.0 or 11.1b4. I will try 11.1b3 next.

I will note that my 4965 worked absolutely great until the most recent kernel update. Now I cannot dhcp an address at all with that interface. A zd1211rw (USB 802.11g) works fine and so does the built-in intel eepro/1000.

Current kernel revision:  2.6.25.18-0.2-default
Comment 2 Jon Nelson 2008-11-09 23:46:22 UTC
Possibly related (even though the following references a newer kernel?)

 http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11144
Comment 3 Jon Nelson 2008-11-10 00:09:51 UTC
I just finished rebooting into 2.6.25.16-0.1-default.

I was able to connect just fine, the first time, and the entire connect took approx. 4 seconds.

There appears to be a *REGRESSION* between 2.6.25.18-0.2 and 2.6.25.16-0.1. The latter works, the former doesn't (for the 4365).
Comment 4 Jon Nelson 2008-11-10 00:10:32 UTC
See also bug 383083.
Comment 5 Forgotten User d8u6e9Lt6y 2008-11-10 06:34:05 UTC
i use acer aspire 5920G so, with opensuse 11.0 is impossibile use this board, the butto with antenna (wich tourn on/off wireless) is  ever swith-off!!

with opnesuse 11.1 beta3 /beta4 the wireless board work perfectly ena i can job with wireless whitout a problem!! (the button antenna is on i see the bott orange!!) 

But in opensuse 11.0 the wireless in died :-(!!!!

Mandi da Andrea
Comment 6 Jiri Slaby 2008-11-22 16:30:41 UTC
(In reply to comment #5 from andrea martin)
> But in opensuse 11.0 the wireless in died :-(!!!!

Even if you try 2.6.25.16-0.1 (don't look at flashing buttons, just give it a try)?

Otherwise I wouldn't invest time to investigation of what enabled support in 11.1 and recommend you to update (at least kernel) to 11.1.
Comment 7 Forgotten User d8u6e9Lt6y 2008-11-22 18:15:35 UTC
so, i waiting opensuse11.1 :-)
thanks by andrea

(with the kernel 2.6.25.18-0.2-pae, the botton not light, but the wireless not work wilist scan not return a networks.... no problem opensuse 11.1 incoming!)

Comment 8 Jiri Slaby 2008-11-22 18:17:13 UTC
Ok, thanks for cooperation.
Comment 9 Jon Nelson 2008-11-22 18:18:19 UTC
I grabbed a new firmware from Intel.
I'm now using iwlwifi-4965-ucode-228.57.1.21 and it works better than ever!
Comment 10 Jiri Slaby 2008-11-22 18:19:14 UTC
:) with which kernel?
Comment 11 Jon Nelson 2008-11-22 18:22:58 UTC
With 2.6.25.18-0.2-default (x86_64).
Comment 12 Jiri Slaby 2008-11-25 16:50:21 UTC
Thanks for the info.