Details

ManufacturerHewlett-Packard (by Intel)
ModelPRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection
Buspci
TypeNetwork controller
Id8086
Info24222
Info3103c
Info4135b

Ratings

Overall rating: 4.7 x 15

By Linux distribution:

  • Mandriva Linux 2007.0 i586: 3.0 x 1
  • Ubuntu 7.04 i386: 5.0 x 1
  • Ubuntu 7.10 i386: 5.0 x 1
  • Debian lenny/sid i386: 3.0 x 1
  • CentOS 5 i386: 5.0 x 1
  • Ubuntu 7.10 i386: 5.0 x 3
  • Fedora 8 i386: 5.0 x 1
  • Gentoo Gentoo Base System release 1.12.11.1 GenuineIntel: 5.0 x 1
  • Gentoo Gentoo Base System release 1.12.11.1 GenuineIntel: 5.0 x 1
  • Ubuntu 8.04 i386: 5.0 x 1
  • Arch Linux Arch Linux \r (\n) (\l) GenuineIntel: 5.0 x 1
  • Mandriva Linux 2010.0 i586: 5.0 x 1
  • LinuxMint 7 i386: 5.0 x 1

Comments

Working PCI wireless cards on Mandriva Linux 2007.0 i586 (kernel: 2.6.17-5mdv) by NorthernDean (3):

Requires manual invokation of start up and shut down of wireless driver. Driver actually works, but sequence of load appears incorrect. I created a new entry, “wireless” in /etc/rc.d/init.d, which first does “/sbin/modprobe —ignore-install ipw3945” then “/usr/sbin/ipw3945d —quiet”. Similarly for shutdown it does “/usr/sbin/ipw3945d —kill” then “/sbin/modprobe -r —ignore-remove ipw3945”.

Working PCI wireless cards on Ubuntu 7.04 i386 (kernel: 2.6.20-16-generic) by amckee (5):

wep & wpa

Working PCI wireless cards on Debian lenny/sid i386 (kernel: 2.6.22.3) by nokernel (3):

Had to install ipw drivers from intel.

Working PCI wireless cards on CentOS 5 i386 (kernel: 2.6.22.9) by imorgan (5):

w/ iwl3945 driver (out of tree)

Working PCI wireless cards on Fedora 8 i386 (kernel: 2.6.23.9-85.fc8) by marcoshack (5):

Wireless LED stay amber even it’s turned on (should be blue).

Working PCI wireless cards on LinuxMint 7 i386 (kernel: 2.6.30-02063009-generic) by belhor (5):

Perfect

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