[BozemanLUG] User looking for wifi help with OpenSUSE 11.2 on Toshiba Satelite L505 laptop

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hal-device 
is another command to try.  Sometimes it might be connected on a usb bus and lspci will not pick it up.

--- On Sat, 6/5/10, Scott Dowdle <dowdle at montanalinux.org> wrote:

> From: Scott Dowdle <dowdle at montanalinux.org>
> Subject: Re: [BozemanLUG] User looking for wifi help with OpenSUSE 11.2 on Toshiba Satelite L505 laptop
> To: "Bozeman Linux Users Group" <discuss at bozemanlug.org>
> Date: Saturday, June 5, 2010, 12:23 PM
> Gary,
> 
> To find out what it is you should be able to do the
> following:
> 
> lspci | grep -i net
> 
> If nothing shows up, just run lspci without grep and look
> at the list and see if anything appears to be it.
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> > So far, I'd say it is a d**m good start . . .
> > 
> > I'm just used to YAST for doing all my sys
> maintenance, and it doesn't
> > come up with anything for wifi cards on my machine.
> Maybe it is that
> > Realtek has put their adapter in a non-standard place
> that YAST
> > doesn't look for sys config.
> > 
> > I'll keep you all posted.
> > 
> > Gary Hildebrand
> > Bozeman MT
> > SuSE 11.2
> > 
> > 
> > On Sat, Jun 5, 2010 at 12:21 AM, R. Potter < rpotter at zoncko.com
> >
> > wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > I did a little research tonight and was having a very
> hard time
> > finding out
> > what brand the wireless adapter was. Toshiba never
> wanted to identify
> > it. I did however take a look at www.linux-laptop.net
> and found some
> > info that
> > "might" be helpful. I found an entry from someone who
> purchased an
> > L500 (the L505 is part of the series). On theirs they
> indicated it
> > came with a
> > Realtek Wireless adapter and that it was not an
> option. Further down
> > in the
> > post they had a write up on what to do to get the
> wireless adapter
> > working. But, this user was installing/running Ubuntu.
> However, I am
> > hoping there
> > may be enough info here to help resolve this issue. I
> do not know if
> > the L505 came with a Realtek but I would think the
> odds are decent
> > that it did.
> > The write up makes it sound like Realtek offers a
> linux driver.
> > 
> > Anyhow, hope it helps.
> > 
> > http://homeport.org/~bcordes/satellite-l500-install.html
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: discuss-bounces at bozemanlug.org
> [mailto:
> > discuss-bounces at bozemanlug.org
> ]
> > On Behalf Of Scott Dowdle
> > Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2010 9:15 AM
> > To: BozemanLUG
> > Subject: [BozemanLUG] User looking for wifi help with
> OpenSUSE 11.2 on
> > Toshiba Satelite L505 laptop
> > 
> > Greetings,
> > 
> > Gary Hildebrand stopped by my office today looking for
> help getting
> > wireless working on his Toshiba L505 laptop. I'm not
> sure of the make
> > of the wifi
> > card yet but I expect him to join in on this thread
> RSN.
> > 
> > He is currently dual-booting to Windows for wifi...
> and using Linux
> > when he
> > has access to wired. He is a long time computer user.
> > 
> > TYL,
> > -- Scott Dowdle
> > 704 Church Street
> > Belgrade, MT 59714
> > (406)388-0827 [home]
> > (406)994-3931 [work]
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