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sleepingsun
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 Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2008 11:00 pm Post subject: Wirless Card !!! Need Help !!! |
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On new gentoo i install all hardware but only i cant install wireless network card !
lspci
| Code: | | 05:03.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8185 IEEE 802.11a/b/g Wireless LAN Controller (rev 20) |
I cant find this device in kernel /device drivers ...
please help me ! |
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poly_poly-man
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| Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 2:31 am Post subject: |
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What luck... this one is easy, if you know where to look - I've set up this particular card *many* times.
Option 1: ndiswrapper. Uses the windows driver. Works very well.
Option 2: the realtek driver. Hard to use, not worth it, but might work.
Option 3: open source drivers. There are several, never got them to use.
Just use ndiswrapper (I believe there is a page for this on the wiki...)
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pappy_mcfae
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If you do go the ndiswrapper route, start with kernel versions 2.6.22.19 or 2.6.22-gentoo-r10. They give full ndiswrapper support. Once you get things working with either kernel version or you could move to the .25 kernels. Do not, under any circumstances try to get ndiswrapper working with .23 or .24 kernels. You will only bring much frustration on yourself.
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sleepingsun
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| Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 6:05 pm Post subject: |
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I try but wihout success !
My kernel is
| Quote: | | linux-2.6.24-gentoo-r8 |
Yes its frustreted ! |
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pappy_mcfae
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| Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 6:21 pm Post subject: |
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Downgrade your kernel to version 2.6.22.19. It's easy. Then set up ndiswrapper.
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sleepingsun
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| hm i try yesterday and get VFS Panic kernel i try after that to use genkernel -all and same try to manual reconfigure kernel back 24 kernel somethings wrong seems that genkernel dont work well at all with sata hdd ! I try to fix kernel later than i back for wireless ! |
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pappy_mcfae
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Using the .24 kernel will make ndiswrapper fail. Somehow you need to set up a .22 kernel. It's a must for ndiswrapper to work.
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sleepingsun
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| Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 12:29 pm Post subject: |
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Ok i will fix problem seems gentoo have problem with large sata hdd !
Just working on compiling this kernel and after that i will try ndiswrapper !
| Code: | | sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-2.6.22-r10 |
Installed this kernel and network card is not working !
I will try to change for another wireless card but use intel as i see that better support than this one ! |
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