* * On Tue, Feb 1, 2011 at 9:11 AM, Dick Roark <droark...@gmail.com> wrote:
> * > * > On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 11:35 PM, Harish Pillay > <harish.pil...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> > It all started with Puppy Linux 5.2. I setup a LiveCD and jumped in to >> get >> > familiar with it. I had some trouble with connectivity. I eventually >> got >> > around to trying my linksys Wireless-G dongle. This showed some promise >> > although I was unable to find the correct Puppy driver for the dongle >> and >> > eventually removed the Wireless-G and shelved that project. Later on, >> I >> > tried to log on with Fedora and found that NetworkManager was now >> unusable. >> > Okay, after fiddling around with it for a while, I did a complete >> reinstall >> > of Fedora (including reformatting the disk) and low-and-behold >> > NetworkManager still doesn't work. I would have thought the Fedora >> reinstall >> > would have installed the correct driver but apparently it didn't. I am >> able >> > to send this because I have plugged the Wireless-G back in. (aargh!) >> Has >> > anyone ever seen this sort of thing? >> >> Actually, the easier way is to do the following: >> >> yum reinstall NetworkManager* >> >> and it will replace the existing NetworkManager. >> >> I actually don't understand the issue you are facing. Your machine has >> some OS installed in the harddisk or are you working entirely off of a >> liveCD? >> >> Harish >> -- >> users mailing list >> users@lists.fedoraproject.org >> To unsubscribe or change subscription options: >> https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users >> Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines >> > > > Actually, I think it's a hardware problem with the Dlink PCI wireless > card. Reinstalling NetworkManager was the first thing I tried. I've done > two cold reinstalls with the same results. The Puppy Linux is a live CD. By > now, there are no remaining traces on the Puppy Linux. I'm going to remove > the Dlink card and have a look at it. Once in a blue moon, even reseating a > card makes a difference. I don't believe it's a Fedora problem because on > both the reinstalls the Wireless-G USB dongle works just fine. To me, it's > just gotta be a hardware problem. I expect to fix it today. Will keep you > updated. > The problem *did turn out to be the wireless PCI card*. Took it out, cleaned it, put some Pro-Gold on the contacts, reinstalled it and we're off to the races.
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