Wireless woes

RogueKitsune · #1 29th August 2007, 02:15 PM

I am not too new to the Linux community, but this is the first time i have tried running Linux on a laptop. On my laptop I am currently running Fedora 7 and am having trouble setting up wireless. I have found several pages of help that might of worked if my on board wired connection worked (doesn't work in windows either). The problem is that Fedora does not detect my Linksys WPC54G wireless adapter card. The card works for sure (works in windows), and i have tested it in on other laptops (also running windows). How can i go about fixing this problem?

OS: Fedora Core 7
WLAN Card: Linksys WPC54G
Laptop: Compaq Presario 1510T

P.S. It can see my Ethernet adapter even though it doesn't work

sentry · #2 29th August 2007, 02:19 PM

http://www.wasab.dk/morten/blog/arch...d-redhat-linux

Try that...

or install the Livna repo and type yum install ndiswrapper as root

RogueKitsune · #3 29th August 2007, 04:15 PM

Thanks that looks like it might do the trick. However i run into a problem when trying to make the install for NDISwrapper. It says that it can not find the kernel build directory. Form what i have seen this is a pretty common problem. Is there a way to fix this without being connected to the internet?

Edit: I have the disk i installed fedora with

sentry · #4 29th August 2007, 06:01 PM

I think that means you need to install the kernel development packages.

Try loading the Fedora DVD and type (as root); yum localinstall /media/Fedora\ 7\ i386\ DVD/Fedora/kernel-devel*.$ARCH.rpm

Hope that helps.

You should consider using a plain old ethernet connection if possible and use the Livna repo to nstall ndiswrapper, it'll very likely be much less painfull...now or in the future when upgrades come...

RogueKitsune · #5 29th August 2007, 07:21 PM

hmmm it says that it can not open the file

Quote:

Originally Posted by sentry

You should consider using a plain old ethernet connection if possible and use the Livna repo to nstall ndiswrapper, it'll very likely be much less painfull...now or in the future when upgrades come...

I would love to be able to do that but the one on my laptop for some reason can't connect to any network, even when i still ran windows on it. That was the main reason i got my wireless card.

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I think i got it installed but now i get another error

Iron_Mike · #6 30th August 2007, 12:15 AM

You need to install the gcc compiler....

# yum install gcc

RogueKitsune · #7 30th August 2007, 01:29 AM

is there a way to install that without connecting to the internet. As i stated in my other post i can not get my Ethernet adapter to resolve an IP address, it can find the cable and all, but not an IP address. >_>

Iron_Mike · #8 30th August 2007, 02:28 AM

If you have the full blown DVD version of FC, pop the disk in and locate the gcc files and double click it, the software installer should open up. The LIVECD's do not have the extra softwares on them so you need the DVD.....

RogueKitsune · #9 30th August 2007, 08:55 PM

It wont let me install from the CD. It keeps saying that it needs internet connection >_>
and i tried doing a yum localinstall but it said it could nto open the file. anyother suggestions

Iron_Mike · #10 30th August 2007, 10:18 PM

When your tried "yum localinstall" did you give it the path and filename:

yum localinstall /tmp/xyz.1.2-3.rpm

RogueKitsune · #11 31st August 2007, 02:02 AM

yes. I typed "yum localinstall /media/Fedora\7\i386\DVD/Fedora/gcc-4.1.2-12.i386.rpm" and is said it could not open the file

Iron_Mike · #12 31st August 2007, 12:14 PM

Just a quick note, you have to be "root" to access this function.......Open a terminal window and type su - (SU Dash) and try it again....

RogueKitsune · #13 31st August 2007, 12:38 PM

Yeah i knew that and i was trying it as root. hmmm i think i might i have to start looking at a new linux distro for my laptop. I like Fedora, but not having wireless is a pretty bad thing...

RogueKitsune · #14 2nd September 2007, 05:21 AM

Ok i finally broke down and got a not so cheap USB Ethernet adapter. I believe i have ndiswrapper installed now and i went ahead and installed Livna. But i have yet ran into another problem >_>
where in the world do i need to but this bit of script at:

Quote:

The only thing missing was to make sure the PCMCIA and NdisWrapper drivers were loaded on startup, by simulating a card insert event – if necessary – and forcing the drivers to load:

rmmod ndiswrapper 2>/dev/null
cardctl status | grep "no card" > /dev/null && cardctl insert
modprobe ndiswrapper

hope fully after i get this bit done i should have wireless... i hope