CentOS - Jul 2016 - installing centos 7 32 bit i386 to laptop

On 7/27/2016 7:58 PM, geo.inbox.ignored wrote:
> install attempt #4 using_minimal_  install is now running.
>
> there is a problem in that,
>
>> >0e:00.0 Network controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. \
>> >         RTL8187SE Wireless LAN Controller (rev 22)
> is not recognized.
I would not be surprised if the minimal install did not include wifi 
support, as wifi is quite complex and requires a lot of OS level support 
to operate.



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On 07/27/16 22:05, John R Pierce wrote:
> On 7/27/2016 7:58 PM, geo.inbox.ignored wrote:
>> install attempt #4 using_minimal_  install is now running.
>>
>> there is a problem in that,
>>
>>>> 0e:00.0 Network controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. \
>>>>         RTL8187SE Wireless LAN Controller (rev 22)
>> is not recognized.
> 
> I would not be surprised if the minimal install did not include wifi 
> support, as wifi is quite complex and requires a lot of OS level support 
> to operate.
>
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good evening John.

interesting point you make. sounds very reasonable. i have never made
an install to a laptop with wifi before, minimal or full, so i have no
experiance.

have installed wifi to an established system, but that is whole
different pond to to play in.

there is an option to add additional networking, but does not seem to
apply to wifi, so i do not believe install i was using is wifi aware
and i need to pull iso Johnny referred me to.

intended to pull it after my last post. saw your post, felt i should
read it first.

have you tried the 7 32 bit?


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On 7/27/2016 8:51 PM, geo.inbox.ignored wrote:
> have you tried the 7 32 bit?
no, all my linux servers now are 64 bit, I havent' run a 32 bit system 
in a long time.


if your internet is working over ethernet, you should be able to install 
what you need via yum, rather than reinstall from different media...

     yum install NetworkManager-wifi

and you should be able to configure wifi with the text mode 
NetworkManager tool, nmtui


     yum groupinstall "GNOME Desktop"

should install the full Gnome desktop environment, and the gui 
NetworkManager, which is probably easier to use.



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