Thank you for your answers & pointing me to the right driver.
Following the README in the syskonnect.eu driver pack, I tried both
methods but failed.
The driver installation method first complained about the compiler
version being different from the one that compiled the kernel, and
then even with the option of export IGNORE_CC_MISMATCH=1 it failed
due to compiler mismatch (Kernel:3.4.4 != gcc:3.4.6)
the applying the patch option failed at the very end with the
following when I tried to compile the patch applied kernel.
CHK include/linux/version.h
SPLIT include/linux/autoconf.h -> include/config/*
make[1] *** No rule to make target 'init/main.o', needed by 'init/
built-in.o'
Stop.
make: *** [init] Error 2
I think I am nearly there, as although nothing was actually
successfully installed to completion, there was a moment yesterday
when the driver acually showed up in the choice and i added it and it
could be activated and i had connection (but it failed after about 1
hour and when i restarted it failed to detect hardware, and now i
cannot recreate the same) and it would be good to at least have the
wired internet working.
Do I need to download another kernel and compile it? If so, how do I
go about that?
Thanks!
On 9 Dec 2008, at 00:46, Mark Stodola wrote:
Troy Dawson wrote:
Kahae Han wrote:
Hi!
Sorry I am a newbie on trying to install linux.
I installed SL4.7 on a sony vaio i purchased recently but it will
not recognize either the
wireless (Intel Wireless WiFi Link 5100) or ethernet (Marvell
Yukon 88E8040 PCI-E Fast Ethernet Controller)
I really would like SL4.7 to be the linux on this laptop as the
all the softwares I use need compilers version 3.4 and i know
that SL5XX has a way of switching back to the older compilers
but still even the latest SL5.2 seems to come with kernel which
doesn't have the intel wireless at any rate.
Is there any way I can get the wireless and the ethernet LAN to
work on the SL4.7?
thank you!
kahae
Hello,
To answer your last question first
Is there any way I can get the wireless and the ethernet LAN to
work on the SL4.7?
Wireless - No
I'm sorry, but SL 4 has never even has support for Intel wireless
4965, let along 5100. It just doesn't have the infrastructure in
the kernel or out of the kernel to support it.
Wired - I don't know.
If it currently isn't recognized, then the odds are against you.
I don't know about that particular ethernet card. It's possible
that it will be supported in SL 4.8, but that is still at least 4
months away, probrubly 6.
Are those network adapters supported in SL 5.2?
Wireless - Currently no
It will be supported in SL 5.3.
Wired - Again, I don't know. But I thought it was.
Troy
The wired you should be able to get working by downloading and
installing the latest driver from source. The latest driver for
sk98lin can be found here: http://www.syskonnect.eu/e_en/support/
driver_searchresults.html?navanchor=10013&term=typ.treiber
+produkt.SK-9E21D&produkt=produkt.SK-9E21D&typ=typ.treiber&system=
at the bottom of the page. I just verified that the 88E8040 is
listed in the source.
Cheers,
Mark
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Mr. Mark V. Stodola
Digital Systems Engineer
National Electrostatics Corp.
P.O. Box 620310
Middleton, WI 53562-0310 USA
Phone: (608) 831-7600
Fax: (608) 831-9591
