[opensuse] Configuring negear WG311t Wireless
I bought for a new system a Netgear WG311T wireless PCI adapter. (I could not find an Intel wireless and people seem to have luck with this one.) I looked on how to install (after writing the company and asking why they don't support Linux natively) and found various instructions. http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-wireless-networking-41/netgear... That is one supposedly for openSUSE 10.3, which I'm running (with KDE of course). However, when I go to the Network settings screen of YaST, it lists the network card (there is also a Dell 86562V-2 10/100 NIC) but says, "Unable to configure the network card because the kernel device is not present." I've rebooted to ensure madwifi is installed - I have listed 0.9.3.99-36 in YaST. What am I missing? Do I need to somehow bind madwifi to the kernel? -- kai www.filesite.org || www.4thedadz.com || www.perfectreign.com remember - a turn signal is a statement, not a request -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Kai Ponte wrote:
I bought for a new system a Netgear WG311T wireless PCI adapter. (I could not find an Intel wireless and people seem to have luck with this one.)
I looked on how to install (after writing the company and asking why they don't support Linux natively) and found various instructions.
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-wireless-networking-41/netgear...
That is one supposedly for openSUSE 10.3, which I'm running (with KDE of course).
However, when I go to the Network settings screen of YaST, it lists the network card (there is also a Dell 86562V-2 10/100 NIC) but says, "Unable to configure the network card because the kernel device is not present."
I've rebooted to ensure madwifi is installed - I have listed 0.9.3.99-36 in YaST.
What am I missing? Do I need to somehow bind madwifi to the kernel?
I had one of these until I gave it to someone with windoze. Ndiswrapper is the only way I got it to work, even partially. I have forgotten what didn't match with madwifi, but I never got the nic to do anything with that driver. Ed -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Thursday 26 June 2008 06:17:40 am Ed Harrison wrote:
Kai Ponte wrote:
I bought for a new system a Netgear WG311T wireless PCI adapter. (I could not find an Intel wireless and people seem to have luck with this one.)
I looked on how to install (after writing the company and asking why they don't support Linux natively) and found various instructions.
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-wireless-networking-41/netg ear-wg311t-in-opensuse-10.3-617714/
That is one supposedly for openSUSE 10.3, which I'm running (with KDE of course).
However, when I go to the Network settings screen of YaST, it lists the network card (there is also a Dell 86562V-2 10/100 NIC) but says, "Unable to configure the network card because the kernel device is not present."
I've rebooted to ensure madwifi is installed - I have listed 0.9.3.99-36 in YaST.
What am I missing? Do I need to somehow bind madwifi to the kernel?
I had one of these until I gave it to someone with windoze. Ndiswrapper is the only way I got it to work, even partially. I have forgotten what didn't match with madwifi, but I never got the nic to do anything with that driver.
Yuck. I know I asked previously, but can't find the posts - do you have any suggestions as to PCI Wifi cards that work? I know there used to be a hardware compatibility. I haven't looked in a few years since SuSE became openSUSE. -- kai www.filesite.org || www.4thedadz.com || www.perfectreign.com remember - a turn signal is a statement, not a request -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Kai Ponte wrote:
On Thursday 26 June 2008 06:17:40 am Ed Harrison wrote:
Kai Ponte wrote:
I bought for a new system a Netgear WG311T wireless PCI adapter. (I could not find an Intel wireless and people seem to have luck with this one.)
I looked on how to install (after writing the company and asking why they don't support Linux natively) and found various instructions.
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-wireless-networking-41/netg ear-wg311t-in-opensuse-10.3-617714/
That is one supposedly for openSUSE 10.3, which I'm running (with KDE of course).
However, when I go to the Network settings screen of YaST, it lists the network card (there is also a Dell 86562V-2 10/100 NIC) but says, "Unable to configure the network card because the kernel device is not present."
I've rebooted to ensure madwifi is installed - I have listed 0.9.3.99-36 in YaST.
What am I missing? Do I need to somehow bind madwifi to the kernel?
I had one of these until I gave it to someone with windoze. Ndiswrapper is the only way I got it to work, even partially. I have forgotten what didn't match with madwifi, but I never got the nic to do anything with that driver.
Yuck.
I know I asked previously, but can't find the posts - do you have any suggestions as to PCI Wifi cards that work?
I know there used to be a hardware compatibility. I haven't looked in a few years since SuSE became openSUSE.
Any card with the broadcom 4318 chip. The new ssb + b43 modules in 11.0 really work well with these modules loaded. Ed -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Thursday 26 June 2008 08:51:21 am Ed Harrison wrote:
I know there used to be a hardware compatibility. I haven't looked in a few years since SuSE became openSUSE.
Any card with the broadcom 4318 chip. The new ssb + b43 modules in 11.0 really work well with these modules loaded.
Thanks for the tip - I thought broadcom was "evil" and only to be used with ndiswrapper. I did eventually find the HCL and the status of the card. It says, "After installing the NON-GPL kernel, card works out of the box. Yast2 uses module ath_pci. Works with SuSe 10.2 after installing madwifi (tested with madwifi-0.9.2.1-0.1 and WG311-T card). " No mention of 10.3 or 11.0 in there. Also, I've been trying to figure how one gets a "NOn-GPL" kernel. Andreas had some blog entry about it, but I can't see "non-gpl" in YaST when looking for kernel or non-gpl or atheros. -- kai www.filesite.org || www.4thedadz.com || www.perfectreign.com remember - a turn signal is a statement, not a request -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Friday 27 June 2008 08:37:46 am Kai Ponte wrote:
I know there used to be a hardware compatibility. I haven't looked in a few years since SuSE became openSUSE.
I found the HCL - was typing the wrong word in google - but it dosen't list cards, only chipsets.. http://en.opensuse.org/HCL/Network_Adapters_(Wireless) -- kai www.filesite.org || www.4thedadz.com || www.perfectreign.com remember - a turn signal is a statement, not a request -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
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