Bug 883126 - No dropdown menu for Wi-Fi connection
Summary: No dropdown menu for Wi-Fi connection
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Status: CLOSED NOTABUG
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: wireless-tools
Version: 18
Hardware: Unspecified
OS: Unspecified
unspecified
unspecified
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Dan Williams
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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Depends On:
Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2012-12-03 20:25 UTC by Yang Lifu
Modified: 2012-12-04 05:59 UTC (History)
3 users (show)

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Last Closed: 2012-12-04 05:59:54 UTC
Type: Bug
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2012-12-03 20:25 UTC, Yang Lifu 		no flags Details
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Description Yang Lifu 2012-12-03 20:25:34 UTC 
Created attachment 657005 [details]
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Description of problem:
No Wireless menu in Network Manager

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):


How reproducible:


Steps to Reproduce:
1.Click Network Manager
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Actual results: No Wi-Fi menu, even though have b43-fwcutter-016-1.fc18 (64-bit) installed


Expected results: See the Wi-Fi menu and connect a Wi-Fi network


Additional info: Fedora 18 Beta
Comment 1 John W. Linville 2012-12-03 20:38:43 UTC 
Installing b43-fwcutter is insufficient.  You must also obtain the firmware and install it, as described here:

http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#Device_firmware_installation

After doing that, please reboot and try again.  Does that change the situation?
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