I have checked, and ndiswrapper and the rtl8187 package were uninstalled. I think that the problem I have may be more basic.
The card I have is an 8197, not an 8187. I wonder if this is part of the problem. Could it be that the kernel driver does not support the 8197? The attached weblink suggests that this may be the case: http://www.datanorth.net/~cuervo/blog/2007/09/26/no-more-vista/ Does anyone know how I can locate the equivalent code in the kernel and perhaps perform a similar modification? Thanks Jeff On Monday 17 December 2007 06:26:41 pm Jeff Cranmer wrote: > I have rtl8187 compiled into the kernel. > I could try compiling it as a module, then loading it via modules.autoload, > to see if that gives any alternative response. Perhaps the first step > would be not to put it in modules.autoload and modprobe it to more easily > see the response. > > Since I was playing around with ndiswrapper and the rtl8187 portage > package, it's possible that they may be messing things up, and I can't > remember whether or not I unmerged them. I'll check whether these packages > are still present and get rid of them if they are. > > I'm away from my laptop at the moment, so can't run the dmesg command you > suggested until tomorrow evening. I'll let you know whether my activities > reveal anything interesting then. > > Thanks > > Jeff > > > -----Original Message----- > > >From: Stroller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Sent: Dec 16, 2007 8:13 PM > >To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org > >Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] realtek 8197 wireless card setup > > > >On 16 Dec 2007, at 22:56, Mick wrote: > >> On Sunday 16 December 2007, Stroller wrote: > >>> On 16 Dec 2007, at 17:14, Mick wrote: > >>>> On Sunday 16 December 2007, Jeff Cranmer wrote: > >>>>>>> Running the command 'dmesg | grep rtl8187' after reboot returns > >>>>>>> the message > >>>>>>> usbcore: registered new interface driver rtl8187 > >>>>> > >>>>> All I get for iwconfig is > >>>>> lo no wireless extensions > >>>>> eth0 no wireless extensions. > >>>> > >>>> This means that the driver has not been loaded yet. > >>> > >>> Looking at Jeff's previous post (quoted added above) that's not a > >>> conclusion I'd jump to. > >> > >> Oops! Sorry, didn't see that. If the driver is loaded then why > >> isn't an > >> interface showing up? > > > >Good question. I agree that without seeing that statement I might > > > >well have thought the same thing. That's why I wrote: > >>> But it would have helped if Jeff had posted `dmesg | grep rtl8187 && > >>> iwconfig` in the same post to prove the point. > > > >Stroller. > >-- > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
