Noobie needs help setting up wlan

[Enigma 2100]

I have an Asus WL-167g USB wireless adapter. I have a linux driver from Asus. I no nothing about linux and how to install drivers. I managed to extract the driver. At a terminal I tried make but this was the result

[root@localhost RT25USB-SRC-V2.0.7.0]# make
make: *** No targets specified and no makefile found. Stop.
[root@localhost RT25USB-SRC-V2.0.7.0]# less ReleaseNote
[root@localhost RT25USB-SRC-V2.0.7.0]# less readme
[root@localhost RT25USB-SRC-V2.0.7.0]# make
make: *** No targets specified and no makefile found. Stop.

I looked in the readme file which has build instructions but I tried a few in the terminal and here is the result

[root@localhost RT25USB-SRC-V2.0.7.0]# ./Configure
-bash: ./Configure: /bin/bash^M: bad interpreter: No such file or directory
[root@localhost RT25USB-SRC-V2.0.7.0]# less ReleaseNote
[root@localhost RT25USB-SRC-V2.0.7.0]# $dos2unix *
-bash: assoc.c: command not found
[root@localhost RT25USB-SRC-V2.0.7.0]# $chmod 644 *
-bash: 644: command not found
[root@localhost RT25USB-SRC-V2.0.7.0]# $chmod 755 Configure
-bash: 755: command not found
[root@localhost RT25USB-SRC-V2.0.7.0]# cp Makefile.6 Makefile
[root@localhost RT25USB-SRC-V2.0.7.0]# $make
[root@localhost RT25USB-SRC-V2.0.7.0]# $insmod rt2570.ko
-bash: rt2570.ko: command not found

Basically I dont know what to do. Can someone help with detailed instructions.

[JaRaEeZ]

ok you do seem to be in a muddle ;) In the file you have extracted you will need to be in it at the command line (terminal). First do a ./configure & notice how I used the small 'c' not 'C' for configure. Once this has ran you will probably need to run make then type su - & the password for root then do a make install but read the readme file as well. You may also need to install other files before some of your commands run fully but see how you go...

[Enigma 2100]

Thanks for replying. Trouble is the configure file is wriotten with uppercase C. Here is the last try with uppercase C.

[root@localhost rt25usb]# ./Configure
-bash: ./Configure: /bin/bash^M: bad interpreter: No such file or directory
[root@localhost rt25usb]#

Here is the list of files.

[root@localhost Desktop]# cd rt25usb
[root@localhost rt25usb]# ls
assoc.c Makefile.4 ReleaseNote rtmp_wep.c sanity.c
auth.c Makefile.6 rt2570.h rtusb_bulk.c sha1.h
auth_rsp.c md5.c rt2570sw.h rtusb_data.c Stdincl.h
config.mk md5.h rt_config.h rtusb.h sync.c
Configure mlme.c rtmp_ckipmic.h rtusb_info.c wpa.c
connect.c mlme.h rtmp_def.h rtusb_init.c wpa.h
iwpriv_usage.txt oid.h rtmp_tkip.c rtusb_io.c
LINUX_RACONFIG_V2.0.0.7 readme rtmp_type.h rtusb_main.c

[root@localhost rt25usb]# ./configure
-bash: ./configure: No such file or directory
[root@localhost rt25usb]#

I did try with lowercase c but you can see the result.

The readme has some build instructions but when I try typing them into terminal as root I just got errors. Here are the build instructions.

Build Instructions:
====================
0) $dos2unix *
$chmod 644 *
$chmod 755 Configure

1) cp Makefile.x Makefile // x is your kernel

2) $make
3) $insmod rt2570.ko # Insert driver module
4) $ifconfig rausb0 up # Bring up device
5) $dhclient rausb0 # Get network IP address

Note: Script functionality:
Configure retrive linux version
6) ./LINUX_RACONFIG_Vx.x.x.x/bin/"Linux"/RaConfig2500

if lack of libstdc++.so.6, cp ./LINUX_RACONFIG_Vx.x.x.x/libstdc++.so.6 /usr/lib

7)Edit(or add the line) in /etc/modules.conf
alias rausb0 rt2570

8) Create and edit 'ifcfg-rausb0' file in /etc/sysconfig/network-script/
DEVICE='rausb0'
ONBOOT='yes'
BOOTPROTO='dhcp'

Here is what happened with the first command
[root@localhost rt25usb]# $dos2unix *
-bash: assoc.c: command not found

Can you help.

[JaRaEeZ]

ok I've just downloaded the file as well to have an idea of whats what ;) This is how it seems to me. 1st make sure you are in the 'RT25USB-SRC-V2.0.7.0' directory. 2nd enter the command as root dos2unix * & once the function has finished continue on. 3rd. enter the command chmod 644 * (the 2nd & 3rd points may not show you any output on the screen) 4th enter the command chmod 755 Configure. 5th enter the command cp Makefile.6 Makefile. Once you have successfully done this you then should be able to enter the command make which will run & you should see data being output to the screen. See how you get on & if you encounter any errors please post.

HTH

[Enigma 2100]

It started ok up to the make command. Here is the output where it goes wrong.

[root@localhost rt25usb]# cp Makefile.6 Makefile
[root@localhost rt25usb]# make
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.17-1.2187_FC5.stk16/build SUBDIRS=/home/enigma/Desktop/rt25usb modules
make: *** /lib/modules/2.6.17-1.2187_FC5.stk16/build: No such file or directory. Stop.
make: *** [all] Error 2

I installed a kernel witrh 16k stacks. If you look here at the instructions for ndiswrapper ( yes I know I dont need ndiswrapper) http://ndiswrapper.sourceforge.net/mediawiki/index.php/Installation at the prerequisites. It mentions "make sure there is a link to the kernel source from the modules direcory". My error mentions the modules dir and my kernel with the 16k stack. There is no folder with that name under the modules directory. I ran the command but get a file exists error. Here is the output.

[root@localhost rt25usb]# ln -s /usr/src/kernels/2.6.17-1.2187_FC5-i686 /lib/modules/2.6.17-1.2187_FC5.stk16/build
ln: creating symbolic link `/lib/modules/2.6.17-1.2187_FC5.stk16/build' to `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.17-1.2187_FC5-i686': File exists
You have mail in /var/spool/mail/root
[root@localhost rt25usb]#

There is some line wrapping hope it makes sense. It says "no such file or directory" but when I try to make a symbolic link it fails saying file exits. Can you or anyone help.

Update
The build link was broken so I remade it and that part works.
The problem is now here followed by the output.
3) $insmod rt2570.ko # Insert driver module

[root@localhost rt25usb]# insmod rt2570.ko
insmod: can't read 'rt2570.ko': No such file or directory

There is no file called rt2570.ko in the driver package.

[JaRaEeZ]

ok well we are getting further so alls not lost. I think that when you installed the new kernel you will also need to install the source as well. So you could try this yum install kernel-devel as root then give it another go.

HTH

[Enigma 2100]

Yes I already did that before. Did you read the bit I added to my last post.

[JaRaEeZ]

oops obviously not (my bad!) Ok so when you run the command insmod rt2570.ko it stated 'No such file or directory' Which then I need to ask when you ran the 'make' command what was the output? as I can only guess that it did not function correctly (sorry but I have never installed this before)...

[Enigma 2100]

oops obviously not (my bad!) Ok so when you run the command insmod rt2570.ko it stated 'No such file or directory' Which then I need to ask when you ran the 'make' command what was the output? as I can only guess that it did not function correctly (sorry but I have never installed this before)...


I really appreciate your help with this. Here is the output from the make command. I think there is an error

[root@localhost rt25usb]# make
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.17-1.2187_FC5.stk16/build SUBDIRS=/home/enigma/Desktop/ rt25usb modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.17-1.2187_FC5-i686'
CC [M] /home/enigma/Desktop/rt25usb/rtusb_main.o
In file included from /home/enigma/Desktop/rt25usb/rt_config.h:160,
from /home/enigma/Desktop/rt25usb/rtusb_main.c:38:
/home/enigma/Desktop/rt25usb/oid.h:576:5: warning: "DBG" is not defined
In file included from /home/enigma/Desktop/rt25usb/rt_config.h:167,
from /home/enigma/Desktop/rt25usb/rtusb_main.c:38:
/home/enigma/Desktop/rt25usb/rtusb.h:43:6: warning: "_WIN32_WINNT" is not define d
/home/enigma/Desktop/rt25usb/rtusb_main.c:95: error: unknown field ‘owner’ speci fied in initializer
/home/enigma/Desktop/rt25usb/rtusb_main.c:95: warning: initialization from incom patible pointer type
/home/enigma/Desktop/rt25usb/rtusb_main.c: In function ‘CMDHandler’:
/home/enigma/Desktop/rt25usb/rtusb_main.c:1073: warning: unused variable ‘pkey’
/home/enigma/Desktop/rt25usb/rtusb_main.c:1072: warning: unused variable ‘i’
/home/enigma/Desktop/rt25usb/rtusb_main.c:1113:5: warning: "DBG" is not defined
make[2]: *** [/home/enigma/Desktop/rt25usb/rtusb_main.o] Error 1
make[1]: *** [_module_/home/enigma/Desktop/rt25usb] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.17-1.2187_FC5-i686'
make: *** [all] Error 2
[root@localhost rt25usb]#

Lots of error that I missed. Can you help?

[Enigma 2100]

oops obviously not (my bad!) Ok so when you run the command insmod rt2570.ko it stated 'No such file or directory' Which then I need to ask when you ran the 'make' command what was the output? as I can only guess that it did not function correctly (sorry but I have never installed this before)...


I really appreciate your help with this. Here is the output from the make command. I think there is an error

[root@localhost rt25usb]# make
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.17-1.2187_FC5.stk16/build SUBDIRS=/home/enigma/Desktop/ rt25usb modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.17-1.2187_FC5-i686'
CC [M] /home/enigma/Desktop/rt25usb/rtusb_main.o
In file included from /home/enigma/Desktop/rt25usb/rt_config.h:160,
from /home/enigma/Desktop/rt25usb/rtusb_main.c:38:
/home/enigma/Desktop/rt25usb/oid.h:576:5: warning: "DBG" is not defined
In file included from /home/enigma/Desktop/rt25usb/rt_config.h:167,
from /home/enigma/Desktop/rt25usb/rtusb_main.c:38:
/home/enigma/Desktop/rt25usb/rtusb.h:43:6: warning: "_WIN32_WINNT" is not define d
/home/enigma/Desktop/rt25usb/rtusb_main.c:95: error: unknown field ‘owner’ speci fied in initializer
/home/enigma/Desktop/rt25usb/rtusb_main.c:95: warning: initialization from incom patible pointer type
/home/enigma/Desktop/rt25usb/rtusb_main.c: In function ‘CMDHandler’:
/home/enigma/Desktop/rt25usb/rtusb_main.c:1073: warning: unused variable ‘pkey’
/home/enigma/Desktop/rt25usb/rtusb_main.c:1072: warning: unused variable ‘i’
/home/enigma/Desktop/rt25usb/rtusb_main.c:1113:5: warning: "DBG" is not defined
make[2]: *** [/home/enigma/Desktop/rt25usb/rtusb_main.o] Error 1
make[1]: *** [_module_/home/enigma/Desktop/rt25usb] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.17-1.2187_FC5-i686'
make: *** [all] Error 2
[root@localhost rt25usb]#

Lots of error that I missed. Can you help?

[Enigma 2100]

Something else I just noticed. I ran the commands again and the very first dos2unix command gave aen error. I dont remember seeing it before but I dont know.


[root@localhost RT25USB-SRC-V2.0.7.0]# dos2unix *
dos2unix: converting file assoc.c to UNIX format ...
dos2unix: converting file auth.c to UNIX format ...
dos2unix: converting file auth_rsp.c to UNIX format ...
dos2unix: converting file config.mk to UNIX format ...
dos2unix: converting file Configure to UNIX format ...
dos2unix: converting file connect.c to UNIX format ...
dos2unix: converting file iwpriv_usage.txt to UNIX format ...
dos2unix: converting file LINUX_RACONFIG_V2.0.0.7 to UNIX format ...
dos2unix: problems renaming './d2utmpAYESEp' to 'LINUX_RACONFIG_V2.0.0.7'
output file remains in './d2utmpAYESEp'
dos2unix: problems converting file LINUX_RACONFIG_V2.0.0.7

I dont know if its relevent but I put it here as you know more than me.

[JaRaEeZ]

could you run the command lsusb - v” as root su - & paste the output & also the command lsmod. As well as cat /proc/usb/devices while the card is plugged into the USB port.

[Enigma 2100]

Here is the info.

lsusb gives an errror

[root@localhost /]# lsusb -v
-bash: lsusb: command not found

lsmod

[root@localhost /]# lsmod
Module Size Used by
vfat 12481 1
fat 51933 1 vfat
ppdev 9157 0
autofs4 21701 1
hidp 16833 2
rfcomm 37333 0
l2cap 23873 10 hidp,rfcomm
bluetooth 47909 3 hidp,rfcomm,l2cap
sunrpc 157309 1
ip_conntrack_netbios_ns 3265 0
ipt_REJECT 5569 1
xt_state 2497 1
ip_conntrack 52597 2 ip_conntrack_netbios_ns,xt_state
nfnetlink 7257 1 ip_conntrack
xt_tcpudp 3393 3
iptable_filter 3265 1
ip_tables 12809 1 iptable_filter
x_tables 14917 4 ipt_REJECT,xt_state,xt_tcpudp,ip_tables
video 16709 0
button 6993 0
battery 10053 0
ac 5188 0
sd_mod 20545 2
sg 34525 0
ipv6 243937 12
joydev 9985 0
lp 12937 0
parport_pc 27237 1
parport 37129 3 ppdev,lp,parport_pc
usb_storage 69153 1
scsi_mod 136169 3 sd_mod,sg,usb_storage
uhci_hcd 23885 0
floppy 58437 0
3c59x 43369 0
mii 5697 1 3c59x
serio_raw 7621 0
i2c_i801 8781 0
i2c_i810 5829 0
i2c_algo_bit 8905 1 i2c_i810
hw_random 6361 0
i2c_core 22209 2 i2c_i801,i2c_algo_bit
dm_snapshot 18925 0
dm_zero 2497 0
dm_mirror 23057 0
dm_mod 60121 8 dm_snapshot,dm_zero,dm_mirror
ext3 130249 2
jbd 58069 1 ext3

Your next one gave an error so I then went looking for the usb folder. Not sure how relevent it is.
[root@localhost /]# cat /proc/usb/devices
cat: /proc/usb/devices: No such file or directory


Here is the updated path

[root@localhost /]# cat /proc/bus/usb/devices

T: Bus=02 Lev=00 Prnt=00 Port=00 Cnt=00 Dev#= 1 Spd=12 MxCh= 2
B: Alloc= 11/900 us ( 1%), #Int= 1, #Iso= 0
D: Ver= 1.10 Cls=09(hub ) Sub=00 Prot=00 MxPS=64 #Cfgs= 1
P: Vendor=0000 ProdID=0000 Rev= 2.06
S: Manufacturer=Linux 2.6.17-1.2187_FC5.stk16 uhci_hcd
S: Product=UHCI Host Controller
S: SerialNumber=0000:00:1f.4
C:* #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=e0 MxPwr= 0mA
I: If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 1 Cls=09(hub ) Sub=00 Prot=00 Driver=hub
E: Ad=81(I) Atr=03(Int.) MxPS= 2 Ivl=255ms

T: Bus=02 Lev=01 Prnt=01 Port=01 Cnt=01 Dev#= 2 Spd=12 MxCh= 4
D: Ver= 1.10 Cls=09(hub ) Sub=00 Prot=00 MxPS= 8 #Cfgs= 1
P: Vendor=058f ProdID=9254 Rev= 1.00
S: Manufacturer=ALCOR
S: Product=Generic USB Hub
C:* #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=e0 MxPwr=100mA
I: If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 1 Cls=09(hub ) Sub=00 Prot=00 Driver=hub
E: Ad=81(I) Atr=03(Int.) MxPS= 1 Ivl=255ms

T: Bus=01 Lev=00 Prnt=00 Port=00 Cnt=00 Dev#= 1 Spd=12 MxCh= 2
B: Alloc=320/900 us (36%), #Int= 5, #Iso= 0
D: Ver= 1.10 Cls=09(hub ) Sub=00 Prot=00 MxPS=64 #Cfgs= 1
P: Vendor=0000 ProdID=0000 Rev= 2.06
S: Manufacturer=Linux 2.6.17-1.2187_FC5.stk16 uhci_hcd
S: Product=UHCI Host Controller
S: SerialNumber=0000:00:1f.2
C:* #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=e0 MxPwr= 0mA
I: If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 1 Cls=09(hub ) Sub=00 Prot=00 Driver=hub
E: Ad=81(I) Atr=03(Int.) MxPS= 2 Ivl=255ms

T: Bus=01 Lev=01 Prnt=01 Port=00 Cnt=01 Dev#= 2 Spd=12 MxCh= 4
D: Ver= 2.00 Cls=09(hub ) Sub=00 Prot=00 MxPS=64 #Cfgs= 1
P: Vendor=050d ProdID=0217 Rev= 1.00
C:* #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=e0 MxPwr=100mA
I: If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 1 Cls=09(hub ) Sub=00 Prot=00 Driver=hub
E: Ad=81(I) Atr=03(Int.) MxPS= 1 Ivl=255ms

T: Bus=01 Lev=02 Prnt=02 Port=01 Cnt=01 Dev#= 4 Spd=12 MxCh= 0
D: Ver= 2.00 Cls=00(>ifc ) Sub=00 Prot=00 MxPS=64 #Cfgs= 1
P: Vendor=090c ProdID=1000 Rev=30.00
S: Manufacturer=SMI Corporation
S: Product=USB DISK
S: SerialNumber=AA04012703022
C:* #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=80 MxPwr=100mA
I: If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 2 Cls=08(stor.) Sub=06 Prot=50 Driver=usb-storage
E: Ad=81(I) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 64 Ivl=0ms
E: Ad=02(O) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 64 Ivl=0ms

T: Bus=01 Lev=02 Prnt=02 Port=02 Cnt=02 Dev#= 5 Spd=12 MxCh= 4
D: Ver= 1.10 Cls=09(hub ) Sub=00 Prot=00 MxPS= 8 #Cfgs= 1
P: Vendor=0451 ProdID=1446 Rev= 1.10
C:* #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=e0 MxPwr=100mA
I: If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 1 Cls=09(hub ) Sub=00 Prot=00 Driver=hub
E: Ad=81(I) Atr=03(Int.) MxPS= 1 Ivl=255ms

T: Bus=01 Lev=03 Prnt=05 Port=00 Cnt=01 Dev#= 6 Spd=1.5 MxCh= 0
D: Ver= 1.10 Cls=00(>ifc ) Sub=00 Prot=00 MxPS= 8 #Cfgs= 1
P: Vendor=045e ProdID=001d Rev= 1.11
S: Product=Microsoft Natural Keyboard Pro
C:* #Ifs= 2 Cfg#= 1 Atr=a0 MxPwr=100mA
I: If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 1 Cls=03(HID ) Sub=01 Prot=01 Driver=usbhid
E: Ad=81(I) Atr=03(Int.) MxPS= 8 Ivl=10ms
I: If#= 1 Alt= 0 #EPs= 1 Cls=03(HID ) Sub=00 Prot=00 Driver=usbhid
E: Ad=82(I) Atr=03(Int.) MxPS= 3 Ivl=10ms

T: Bus=01 Lev=03 Prnt=05 Port=02 Cnt=02 Dev#= 7 Spd=1.5 MxCh= 0
D: Ver= 1.10 Cls=00(>ifc ) Sub=00 Prot=00 MxPS= 8 #Cfgs= 1
P: Vendor=045e ProdID=0047 Rev= 3.00
S: Manufacturer=Microsoft
S: Product=Microsoft 5-Button Mouse with IntelliEye(TM)
C:* #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=a0 MxPwr=100mA
I: If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 1 Cls=03(HID ) Sub=01 Prot=02 Driver=usbhid
E: Ad=81(I) Atr=03(Int.) MxPS= 4 Ivl=10ms

T: Bus=01 Lev=01 Prnt=01 Port=01 Cnt=02 Dev#= 3 Spd=12 MxCh= 0
D: Ver= 2.00 Cls=00(>ifc ) Sub=00 Prot=00 MxPS=64 #Cfgs= 1
P: Vendor=0b05 ProdID=1706 Rev= 0.01
S: Manufacturer=ASUS
S: Product=802.11g WLAN Drive
C:* #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=80 MxPwr=300mA
I: If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 2 Cls=ff(vend.) Sub=ff Prot=ff Driver=(none)
E: Ad=81(I) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 64 Ivl=0ms
E: Ad=01(O) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 64 Ivl=0ms
[root@localhost /]#


I should tell you I have an old Pentium 3 on an Asus board. It has 2 usb slots. I have the Wireless adapter plugged into one of the two main slots. The other slot has a usb hub with my keyboard and a keydisk plugged into the hub. My mouse is daisy chain plugged into the keyboard. The wireless adapter has a blue light on which shows it is getting power.

[JaRaEeZ]

ok well the 'cat /proc/bus/usb/devices' is showing that you have the correct drivers P: Vendor=0b05 ProdID=1706 Rev= 0.01 & this is a snippet taken from the readme.dat file that came with your drivers vendor id productid driver directory
0B05 1706 rt25USB. GOOD.. now back to your original problem of the error [root@localhost RT25USB-SRC-V2.0.7.0]# dos2unix *
dos2unix: converting file assoc.c to UNIX format ...
dos2unix: converting file auth.c to UNIX format ...
dos2unix: converting file auth_rsp.c to UNIX format ...
dos2unix: converting file config.mk to UNIX format ...
dos2unix: converting file Configure to UNIX format ...
dos2unix: converting file connect.c to UNIX format ...
dos2unix: converting file iwpriv_usage.txt to UNIX format ...
dos2unix: converting file LINUX_RACONFIG_V2.0.0.7 to UNIX format ...
dos2unix: problems renaming './d2utmpAYESEp' to 'LINUX_RACONFIG_V2.0.0.7'
output file remains in './d2utmpAYESEp'
dos2unix: problems converting file LINUX_RACONFIG_V2.0.0.7 which I'm afraid has me stumped a little. Unless someone else has an idea I would feel maybe it's the 16stack problem. Personally I would at this stage do a backup of my data (home dir etc..) & re-install with the default install. Then do a update including kernel & kernel sources along with GCC (maybe even yum groupinstall development tools) then try again. Sorry I could not be more helpful.

[Enigma 2100]

I just reinstalled yesterday as I had made a lot of install attempts since Sunday. I already have a 16k stack, or are you saying try it with a normal stack. I have gcc installed but not yum groupinstall dev tools. The output says problems renaming dtutmpAYESEp to LINUX_RACONFIG_V2.0.0.7. In the folder there is already a folder named LINUX_RACONFIG_V2.0.0.7 would that stop another file being renamed the same?

Ill refortamt again then have another go with ndiswrapper. You would think with an actual driver written for my adapter that it would be fairly easy to get the device installed. It shows that Linux isn't ready for the masses. If anyone else has any suggestions I would be most gratefull.

Anyway thanks for your help JaRaEeZ

[JaRaEeZ]

I already have a 16k stack, or are you saying try it with a normal stack yep I would try it with the normal kernel & stack. I run ndiswrapper myself (livna repo's) & all installed & runs fine (wireless PCI card). So you could take that road (which I have noticed that you have another post where you are trying that) Or you could try with the driver ASUS has provided after you re-install. To be honest even in Windoze you would have problems installing & getting to work certain drivers. Don't despair I promise it will be worth the effort once you have your FC running. As another thought FC6 will be release next week, you could also try that if you don't have a download cap. Either way I am sure someone in these forums will be able to help you..

[Enigma 2100]

I tried with ndiswrapper and ran into problems but I was sure I knew the general area of the problem. That is around the 16k stack. The problem is I know I needed a 16k stack to install the xp driver. I realised that although I had the 16k stack installed I had the sources from the std kernel and the kernel-devel from the std kernel. Once I realised that and got the correct ones I had to do a rpmbuild on the kernel sources and managed to get ndiswrapper installed and the driver loaded. I could see the lights on the adapter flashing on and off as it was connecting the the AP. I should have turned off encryption and tried the system but I tried to setup encryption then rebooted but on reboot the card failed. The lights were not flashing but I couldn't see what was wrong. ndiswrapper was loaded and the driver wasd loaded but it didn't work. Anyway i gave up last night but have got up this morning ansd will do battle again.

[Enigma 2100]

I found out what the problem was. Although I had a 16k staked kernel (which is needed for the XP driver) I had the sources from the 4k std kernel. Once I got the 16k source and kernel-devel packages I could install ndiswrapper. After doing modprobe ndiswrapper the light on the adapter start flashing.

The problem I have now is trying to configure the wlan. I turned off wpa on my router so I could get it all working then sort out encryption later. I do iwconfig and can see my AP (router) and network name shows up. I looked in the graphic network tool but my wlan doesn't show up there and I cant seem to add it.

I could do with some help to set it up.

"iwconfig wlan0 up" locks up the computer and I dont know what else to do to try and get it set up. Also I cant seem to get it to load automatically after boot up. I have to type "modprobe ndiswrapper" each time.

[JaRaEeZ]

hey, glad to see your hanging in & getting a little further. When you type 'iwconfig wlan0 up' & it locks check the system messages as root dmesg. You can also delete the /etc/ndiswrapper folder & start again. Could you also state what it is you have done (ex 1. 2. 3. etc) so we can attain how you got there or check this I found which I felt is apt & maybe will help (its for the KDE Window manager but may still help) http://www.tuxmagazine.com/comment/reply/1000167. ndiswrapper -m should load the module on boot.

[Enigma 2100]

As I couldnt get it working after installing ndiswrapper and realising that my troubles compiling a linux driver might have been because of the kernel sources I thought Id try installing a linux driver again. I got one from serial monkey which is an open source project writing a linux driver for my wireless chipset. Anyway it compiled and installed and after a bit of tweaking I got it working. Its not perfect and the wireless connection only starts working after the computer has been running for a few minutes. Also there is no encryption yet as I can't get it set up. Im trying to sort it now. Anyway thanks for the help. You will probably see more posts from me trying to get the WPA working.

[JaRaEeZ]

lol.. well i'm pleased you perservered & hopefully you will be fine.