Bug 185807 - WLAN USB Netgear MA111 Adapter not recognized during Network Install
Summary: WLAN USB Netgear MA111 Adapter not recognized during Network Install
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Status: CLOSED CANTFIX
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: anaconda
Version: 5
Hardware: athlon
OS: Linux
medium
medium
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Anaconda Maintenance Team
QA Contact: Mike McLean
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2006-03-18 15:35 UTC by Thomas Keller
Modified: 2007-11-30 22:11 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2006-03-21 16:54:30 UTC
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Description Thomas Keller 2006-03-18 15:35:46 UTC
Description of problem:
I downloaded and burned the boot.iso for FC5T3 and started a Network-based 
install. Unfortunately, anaconda didn't recognize my WLAN device in text-mode, 
as it only looked out for eth0. I still have a Realtek Ethernet Adapter in my
computer, but this one was not connected to any network. Is it possible to
offer the user a list of network devices from which he can choose one with
w

How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Boot from the boot.iso image
2. Select new Install
3. Select Network HTTP Install

Comment 1 Thomas Keller 2006-03-18 15:37:26 UTC
...one with which he likes to connect to?

(Sorry, somehow this got lost)

Comment 2 Jeremy Katz 2006-03-21 16:24:42 UTC
Does it work post-install?  What driver does it end up using?

Comment 3 Thomas Keller 2006-03-21 16:31:06 UTC
Well, I think this is then a more general problem here. It *used* to work with
wlan-ng with many manual work, but I never got the hardware run stable there (it
disconnects randomly). Currently I'm using the ndiswrapper with a binary driver,
with which it does run stable, but I suppose this is not an option for FC.

Comment 4 Jeremy Katz 2006-03-21 16:54:30 UTC
Indeed, we can't really support it in anaconda if the kernel doesn't support it.


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