Installing Gentoo with Linksys WDT11 and WPC11

Tinksmartbstupid · n00b Joined: 05 Dec 2002 Posts: 68 Location: Coram NY

I have a linksys wireless pcmcia wpc11 and a Linksys wireless pci adapter for the wpc11. I was wondering if it is possible to install gentoo over a network using the wlan?? thanks

lghman · Guru Joined: 29 Nov 2002 Posts: 548 Location: Florida

yepp it is. just modprobe the wireless drivers you need, and start it up.

--sonik

Tinksmartbstupid · n00b Joined: 05 Dec 2002 Posts: 68 Location: Coram NY

But which Module should I choose, I looked at all of them and tried all of them on the Gentoo 1.4_rc1 cd and none of them worked, I looked for them on the Gentoo 1.4_rc2 X86 disc, but couldn't find them. again I have the Linksys Instant Wireless PCI Adapter (WDT11) and the Linksys Instant Wireless PCMCIA Card (WPC11). I am still searching for the drivers and I guess I'll have to start searching for the Modules too, well if anyone has any information, PLEASE reply cause I would really appreiciate it. thanks

Richey Cintorino
Tinksmarbstupid@netscape.net

shadow303 · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 19 Apr 2002 Posts: 101

For a wpc11, I used the same drivers which are in the linux-wlan-ng ebuild (when I did it, there wasn't an ebuild for it). I am not sure if that is available to you on install.

lghman · Guru Joined: 29 Nov 2002 Posts: 548 Location: Florida

for the pcmcia card use

Tinksmartbstupid · n00b Joined: 05 Dec 2002 Posts: 68 Location: Coram NY

Well I tried all those things and it gives me an error telling me it can't load
module orinoco_cs. and I have a PCI to PCMCIA instant wireless adapter.
I can't get it to work. I'm using the Gentoo 1.4_rc1 cd becaus the Gentoo 1.4_Rc2 hands on irq 7 or something so I dunno what to do, any help welcome thanks

mbobak · Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2003 8:15 am Post subject: orinoco_plx, not orinoco_cs!

It's been a while since you posted, so, I'm not sure if the question is
still relevant, but:

You want orinoco_plx, not orinoco_cs, if you have the WPC11 sitting in
a WDT11 in a PCI slot. (i.e., if you have a a PCMCIA--PCI adapter
card.)

The _cs means card services, and is the driver you should use on a laptop,
where you plug directly into a real PCMCIA slot. I forget what _plx stands
for, but it what you want when the PCMCIA card is plugged into a PCI
adapter.

Hope that helps,

-Mark

MasonMouse · Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2003 11:10 am Post subject:

A friend of mine wrote up a How To article on this subject that may help you out.

mbonig · Posted: Fri May 28, 2004 1:54 am Post subject:

When I try to emerge "=linux-wlan-ng-0.2.1_pre17"
I get a

mbobak · Posted: Fri May 28, 2004 5:00 am Post subject: sandbox?

If I recall correctly, you want to add "sandbox" to your
FEATURES in /etc/make.conf.

Sorry, I don't remember the technical details of what that
actually does, but if I recall correctly, it does solve the problem.

-Mark

mbonig · Posted: Sat May 29, 2004 6:35 pm Post subject:

I added sandbox to my FEATURES but I'm still getting the error (although, now on a different file).

Any other ideas?
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mbonig · Posted: Sun May 30, 2004 4:12 pm Post subject:

so, just an update

as soon as I added

mbobak · Posted: Wed Jun 02, 2004 6:56 am Post subject: Whoops!

Sorry, it's *disable* sandbox, not enable it....d'oh!

Ah well, at least it got you sort of pointed in the right direction...

;-)

-Mark