Re: [newbies] wireless card...

David Smith Wed, 26 Mar 2003 07:31:39 -0800

I think so. Did it ever ask you the yes/no questions about which driver to build?

--Dave

Erin! wrote:

it printed this during my "make all" part...  is this a big problem???
~Erin
In file included from p80211conv.c:69:
/usr/src/linux-2.4.18-26.8.0/include/linux/malloc.h:4:2: #error
linux/malloc.h is deprecated, use linux/slab.h instead.
In file included from p80211req.c:67:
/usr/src/linux-2.4.18-26.8.0/include/linux/malloc.h:4:2: #error
linux/malloc.h is deprecated, use linux/slab.h instead.
In file included from p80211netdev.c:67:
/usr/src/linux-2.4.18-26.8.0/include/linux/malloc.h:4:2: #error
linux/malloc.h is deprecated, use linux/slab.h instead.
make[2]: *** [.depend] Error 1
make[2]: Leaving directory `/tmp/linux-wlan-ng-0.1.7/src/p80211'
make[1]: *** [all] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/tmp/linux-wlan-ng-0.1.7/src'
make: *** [all] Error 2
--- David Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Read the README file. You might have to do a 'make config' or
something.
--Dave

<quote who="Erin!">

okay, i did apt-get and that worked, then i re-downloaded the tars,

and

did tar -zxvf on them. that all worked fine. then, i went into

the

folders (there's one called linux-wlan-ng-0.1.7, and one called linux-wlan-ng-0.1.8-pre13) i tried each of the folders, and

neither one
has ./configure in it... so, do i do the make anyway, or what???
btw: the place i got the tars (in case that helps)...
http://usr.com/support/product-template.asp?prod=2410
--- David Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
You left off the @i386. Copy and paste that whole thing up to the
space.
--Dave

<quote who="Erin!">

hmmm... the kernel i want is on the list, but it still won't let me

download
it...
any suggestions???  (here's what it told me...)
Package kernel-source is a virtual package provided by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 2.4.18-27.8.0 [EMAIL PROTECTED] 2.4.18-27.8.0 [EMAIL PROTECTED] 2.4.18-26.8.0 [EMAIL PROTECTED] 2.4.18-26.8.0 [EMAIL PROTECTED] 2.4.18-24.8.0 [EMAIL PROTECTED] 2.4.18-24.8.0 [EMAIL PROTECTED] 2.4.18-14 [EMAIL PROTECTED] 2.4.18-14 You should explicitly select one to install. E: Package kernel-source has no installation candidate [EMAIL PROTECTED] phpSample]# apt-get install
kernel-source#2.4.18-26.8.0
Reading Package Lists... Done
Collecting File Provides... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done
E: Couldn't find package kernel-source#2.4.18-26.8.0
--- David Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

Well, do this:

apt-get install kernel-source

And it will tell you what the various options are.

--Dave

<quote who="Erin!">

here it is from the beginning... i'm not sure why it didn't

work...

[EMAIL PROTECTED] ErinS]$ uname -a Linux sharmahd.rn.byu.edu 2.4.18-26.8.0 #1 Mon Feb 24
10:21:42
EST

2003

i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux [EMAIL PROTECTED] ErinS]$ su Password: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ErinS]# apt-get install

kernel-source#2.4.18-26.8.0
Reading Package Lists... Done
Collecting File Provides... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done
E: Couldn't find package kernel-source#2.4.18-26.8.0
--- David Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

Okay, now we are getting somewhere. Your card is a Prism2
card,

and

uses the linux-wlan-ng driver, which I am pretty familiar with.

The

problem

you are most likely encountering is that you don't have the

kernel

source code installed. Even though you aren't going to compile

your

own kernel, you do need the source installed so that the driver

can
be
built
correctly. So, to install the kernel source, do this:
su
apt-get install kernel-source#2.4.18-17.8.0
Make sure you get the right version numer on there (the
stuff
after
the
#). Do
uname -a

to find out what version of the kernel you have. Now
building
should
be
much easier. Follow the instructions as before. Do this:
cd to where you untarred the file. ./configure (answer yes to build the PCMCIA module and no to
everything
else)
make
su
make install
Now, to get your card working, just do this (with the card
inserted):

modprobe prism2_cs

Now, your lights should come on. You should hear two
high-pitched

beeps.

If you hear a low-pitched beep, something went wrong. Now,
when

you

say 'ifconfig -a', you should see a wlan0 device listed. If not,

come

back

and we'll see if we can help out any more.

I hope that all this doesn't sound too terrible. It's really

not

that

bad.

--Dave

Erin! wrote:

yes... that was a link to linux-wlan-ng (if i remember

correctly)...

the model is USR 2410... sorry i didn't include that

earlier...

:)

i'm still learning what info is helpful in getting help :)

--- David Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

So, what's the exact model of the card? If you share that

info,

I

can

give you much more specific details on how to get it

working.

Was

that

link by chance a link to the linux-wlan-ng project? If so,

you're

in

luck.

--Dave

Erin! wrote:

it's a US Robotics card, and I got the driver from

usr.com

(they

had

a

link to an unsupported linux driver... yes, i meant

./configure...

i
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