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PostPosted: Tue May 15, 2007 3:39 pm    Post subject: New Belkin Wirless G USB ??? Reply with quote

HI i have just purchased a new wifi adapter it plugs into usb.

I was wondering if anyone could help me get it configured and working.

No idea where to start
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PostPosted: Tue May 15, 2007 3:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

First off post the output, of the lsusb command, with any luck it should give you the chipset name.

Also post the full product code that belkin give it, and try googling for it also. There are several sites that list the chipset used by each adapter model.

The code should be something like "F5D7000", or similar for a belkin product.
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PostPosted: Tue May 15, 2007 3:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hey the output of lsusb is

Code:

Bus 001 Device 005: ID 050d:705c Belkin componets
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 04fc:0005 Sunplus Technology co., Ltd
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 1267:0103 Logic / SpectraVideo plc


The product code is F5D7050uk

Thanks man
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PostPosted: Tue May 15, 2007 5:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

OK, as far as I know there are at least 4 different chipsets this card could be using.

Have a look in the driver directory on the installation CD that came with it and post the name of the .sys file here, it should be one of:

rt2500.sys
rt73.sys
BLKWGUXP.sys
prismaxp.sys

Depending on the actual manufacture date of your card it could be any one of the four, and each one will require a different driver package.
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PostPosted: Tue May 15, 2007 5:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

ok really new to this
i put the disc in my machine
I did ls -l /mnt/cdrom

i cant actually see any files

do i need to some how load the cd .

sorry for all the questions
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PostPosted: Tue May 15, 2007 8:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yes,

you need to mount the disc first.

If you set up your fstab properly you should just need to type:
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mount /mnt/cdrom


If that fails try
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mount -t iso9660 /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom


then do ls -l cdrom.

And don't worry, you'll get the hang of it all pretty quickly :D
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PostPosted: Tue May 15, 2007 10:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hey thanx very much
here is a list of the .sys files i found on the cd

BLKWGU2K.sys
BLKWGU64.sys
BLKWGU9x.sys
BLKWGXP.sys
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PostPosted: Wed May 16, 2007 12:15 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

That makes the chipset on your stick the Zydas 1211B. The good news is that there are native kernel drivers for it. The bad news is using them are beyond the scope of my experience, but I will do my best for you.

First off you need to make sure you are running kernel version 2.6.18 or later, since this is the first version which includes the ZD1211rw driver (hte one you need).

Just run "USE="symlink" emerge -u gentoo-sources" if you are unsure and it will update you to the latest available version.

Then you need to update your kernel config to pull in the new driver:

Code:

# cd /usr/src/linux
# make menuconfig


You need to make sure the following options are enabled:

Code:

Networking --->
          <*>   Generic IEEE 802.11 Networking Stack
           ---     IEEE 802.11 WEP encryption (802.1x) 
          <*>    IEEE 802.11i CCMP support
          <*>    Software MAC add-on to the IEEE 802.11 networking stack
Device Drivers --->
          Network Device Support --->
                     Wireless LAN (non-hamradio)  --->
                                [*] Wireless LAN drivers (non-hamradio) & Wireless Extensions
                                <*>   ZyDAS ZD1211/ZD1211B USB-wireless support


then rebuild your kernel by running:
Code:

# make && make install


and be sure to update your grub.conf to point to the new kernel image.

(If you point grub to use the /vmlinuz symlink as the kernel image, make install will have the effect of pointing grub to your new kernel image every time, reducing the need to faff around with the grub.conf after every kernel update)

Now all you have to do is install the firmware for the device by running "emerge zd1211-firmware". And then reboot, and your stick should be detected and the relevant device node produced. I don't know what the device node will be unfortunately. But running "ifconfig" should list all your available network interfaces and you should be able to work it out.

From hereon the gentoo install documentation should tell you how to configure your wireless settings, but if you get stuck just post back here.

Best of luck

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