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Stupid Wireless USB adapter...
Now, i would consider myslef a semi-knowledgeable person when it comes to linux. But this adapter had me stumped. Its a netgear WG111T, I looked for madwifi for Kubuntu breezy with no luck, so i tried ndiswrapper. Finally found a driver that worked, and here is what happens.
Code:
ndiswrapper -l
athfmwdl Driver present
Code:
lsusb
Bus 0001 028: 1385:4251
From what I can tell it is in there but not working. (i have done ndiswrapper -d 1385:4251 athfmwdl.) But when i go to the network config in kde, it doesen't detect a wireless adapter, nor does it display eth0/1/2 whatever. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Main System:
HP Pavilion ZV6130US Kubuntu Hardy with KDE4
Office/Backup System
Custom-Built AMD K-6 System; Dual Boots Xp Pro and Kubuntu Hardy (Kde 3.5)
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try adding a lines like so in your /etc/network interfaces
Code:
iface wlan0 inet dhcp
then try
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okaqy, added the line
heres what happens:
Code:
root@linux: ifup wlan0
There is already a pid file [dir] with pid 0
[Title and copyright]
SIOCSIFADDR: No such device
wlan0: ERROR while getting interface flags: No such device
wlan0: ERROR while getting interface flags: No such device
Blind socket to interface: No such device
Failed to bring up wlan0
Also, when i plug the unit in at the console, it says something about invalid bustype (sorry didn't copy)
Main System:
HP Pavilion ZV6130US Kubuntu Hardy with KDE4
Office/Backup System
Custom-Built AMD K-6 System; Dual Boots Xp Pro and Kubuntu Hardy (Kde 3.5)
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Well, I was just getting ready to say "good luck" because last I checked wireless USB was not well supported in Linux, but it looks like someone has gotten that card working with ndiswrapper. He lists a couple of tips here: http://www.suseforums.net/lofiversio...hp/t20136.html
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well, it seems everything is over my head, the guide didn't help. So, i've decided instead to go to staples tomorrow and pull the trigger on a PCI card, that i double checked with the linux HCL. Its only $9.99 after mail in rebate, well worth it. Thanx for your help.
Main System:
HP Pavilion ZV6130US Kubuntu Hardy with KDE4
Office/Backup System
Custom-Built AMD K-6 System; Dual Boots Xp Pro and Kubuntu Hardy (Kde 3.5)
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Out of curiosity, let us know what card it was, and whether you got it to work.
(Actually, make that "what chipset it was" -- almost every wireless card on the market comes in multiple revisions, and sometimes different revs use chipsets from different manufacturers. Therefore, some cards will only work if you have the correct revision.)
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