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Re: driver modules



Look in the syslog and see if it is complaining about a firmware file .. and I noticed that in latest squeeze these messages are not shown in messages log file .. just syslog.
Harold

"marcos m." <linux.cigarra@gmail.com> wrote:

>2010/10/4 Richard Nelson <unixabg@gmail.com>
>
>> Greetings,
>>
>> On Mon, Oct 4, 2010 at 9:52 AM, marcos m. <linux.cigarra@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Hello!
>> > i'm trying to add support to wifi network interfaces, how can i add
>> modules
>> > before building the image?
>>
>> Is there a particular package that adds support for the card you want?
>>
>
>my card is supported by the ath9k module which i think is non-free but i
>wish i could build an image with wide wireless support.
>
>Or maybe tell us the manual steps you are required to take and the m-l
>> can share ways that will solve.
>>
>
>the installed ubuntu netbook remix recognizes the card without any
>complaints but i couldn't make it work with debian-live.
>lspci shows the wireless card, I tried modoprobe athk5, which is available
>but it didn't work. didn't try anything else.
>Should I add the linux-modules-non-free package to make more wireless
>modules available? any other ideas?
>
>Thanks!

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