Problem installing a Trendnet TEW-424UB

[saviles]

I've just installed FC6. I have a Trendnet, model TEW-424UB H/W:3.0R, in which I'm hoping to use to get internet access on my laptop. So far the system isn't able to recognize the wireless USB device, which mean i'm unable to use it.

I looked at the manufacturer site and I was able to find a driver.
http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/downloadsView.aspx?Langid=1&PNid=24&PFid=1&Level=6&Conn=5&DownTypeID=3&GetDown=false&Downloads=true#1432

Using the instructions provided, I get an error during compiling that basically says "/lib/modules/2.6.18-1.2798.fc6/build" not found. Although i'm able to find that path, its a softlink to files i don't have.
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 47 May 17 23:37 build -> ../../../usr/src/kernels/2.6.18-1.2798.fc6-i586

This is what I see when i do "lsusb"

[saviles@localhost ~]$ sudo /sbin/lsusb
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 0bda:8189 Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
[saviles@localhost ~]$


Also, when i plug in the device this is what i see in "dmesg".

usb 1-2: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 6
usb 1-2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice


Could someone give me some idea on how to get this work? I wonder if someone can compile that driver and share it, maybe that could work?

I would appreciate any help.

Thanks.

[jbkt23]

I use the madwifi driver available on the livna site. The madwifi site which I found by googling has detailed instructions in how to setup as well as a list of supported cards/architecture. I have forgotten what I did in detail beyond that since this was a few months ago.
jkbt23

[saviles]

Thanks for the info. I found the madwiki site. Looking through their documentation, I didn't find any information that mentions compatibilty with my USB device: http://madwifi.org/wiki/Compatibility/Trendnet

[hernol]

Hi,

I have the same usb thingy, and this is how I made it in fedora 7:

you must download ndiswrapper http://ndiswrapper.sf.net/, install it doing
cd /path/to/ndiswrapper/
make uninstall (maybe twice)
make
make install

then you download this packet that has the sis163u.inf file here http://downloads.trendnet.com/TEW-424UB_v2%5CDriver_Utility%5CUtility_Driver_TEW-424UB(v2.x).zip

after this, unpack that one and do (as root)

ndiswrapper -i /path/to/sis163u.inf
modprobe ndiswrapper
iwconfig wlan0 essid youressid # youressid == the name of your network
ifconfig wlan0
dhclient wlan0

and that's it I guess.
Next time you reboot put a file in the init.d dir that will do
modprobe ndiswrapper
iwconfig wlan0 essid youressid
ifconfig wlan0
dhclient wlan0

and we are done. Sorry the messing, but I'm in a hurry.

cheers