New HP (No Wireless LAN)

[carlwill]

The notebook I purchased is HP pavilion model zv5240us using the Broadcom 54g Max Performance 802.11g according to XP's device manager & network properties.

I was told that there something called NDIS Wrapper (http://ndiswrapper.sourceforge.net/) (or something like that) that uses the windows driver and lets me integrate this with Linux so the Fedora Core 2 kernel will recognize my onboard wireless LAN.

I have succesfully installed Fedora Core 2 on this notebook so it is now and official dual booting machine. ;)

I have been to Broadcom's URL (http://broadcom.com/) and they seem to have a messy web layout and I can't find anything relate to Linux :(

Any suggestions to get me wireless on Fedora Core 2

[earobinson111]

i got my wireless card working using http://www.wearablelinux.org/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=1

[mikeyman]

ndiswrapper.sourceforge.net is the site you need. Although I have had little success compiling in FC2(worked OK in 1). NDIS Wrapper (and the commercial version DriverLoader http://www.linuxant.com/driverloader/) both work on the concept of encapsulating the Windows drivers in a Linux executable shell. Neat solution to a problem where the vendor (Broadcomm) does not release the specs for their chipset.

[carlwill]

EAROBINSON
That URL shows a D-Link set up guide - I dont think that will work...

MIKEYMAN
So you are saying all I need is ndis wrapper and it will work? I really don't know where to start with ndis wrapper once I am there in the site?

Is this what I need? LINK (http://dag.wieers.com/packages/kernel-module-ndiswrapper/)

When I click on that link I am slammed with every link known to man and get very confused what I need from this link and even if I know what I needed , I am not sure what I need to do to install it.

Thanks for the info guys :)

[Ug]

Open a terminal and do the following then copy your results here.su -
modprobe yenta-socket
service pcmcia restart
cardctl ident

[carlwill]

I willl do that today when I can be in Linux and also plu into a LAN...

[rmantha]

I tried to instll fedore core2 on HP ZV5240us using dual boot option. Install went well. But, I can not boot to FC2 . It's stuck in probing for un-available floppy drive and hangs there.
How do I boot to FC2? Looks like original poster , able to run successfully! Please help. Thanks

[spak]

I had a real hard time trying to use ndiswrapper (tried all versions, even the latest) on my dell inspiron 510M with intel centrino (kernel 2.6.7 8K stack) running fedora core 2. I kept getting kernel panics after loading the driver (w22n51). I finally bought a lisence from linuxant.com, for their driverloader, and installed the pre compiled 16K stack kernel from the website. Now everything works fine! I can even use the KwifiManager in Kde.

[carlwill]

I tried to instll fedore core2 on HP ZV5240us using dual boot option. Install went well. But, I can not boot to FC2 . It's stuck in probing for un-available floppy drive and hangs there.
How do I boot to FC2? Looks like original poster , able to run successfully! Please help. Thanks

I get this too but only once in a while - strange - I don't even have a floppy drive 3.5" on my notebook - I think it may be something we can disable on FC2 but someone would have to show me how to disable floppy on FC2 or atleast stop searching for it on boot up.

Anyone know?

[earobinson111]

i think its all the same i dont have a dlink card u just have to use the right drivers and your set

[james1]

i have the hp notebook ze4547wm with fc2 it tells me the same thing then says an error about the floppy drive and then it just goes away. it hung the first time now it just flashes and no hang up.