Re: Next question: Netgear wireless help
On Wed, Dec 3, 2008 at 12:53, Chris <racerx@makeworld.com> wrote:
> On Wed, 3 Dec 2008 12:22:32 -0800
> "Kelly Clowers" <kelly.clowers@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On Wed, Dec 3, 2008 at 11:57, Chris <racerx@makeworld.com> wrote:
>> > On Wed, 3 Dec 2008 11:43:15 -0800
>> > "Kelly Clowers" <kelly.clowers@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >> On Wed, Dec 3, 2008 at 10:38, Chris <racerx@makeworld.com> wrote:
>> >> > Greetings folks,
>> >> >
>> >> > What is suggested I used to get either of my Netgear PCMCIA nics
>> >> > to work?
>> >> >
>> >> > 1. MA401
>> >> > 2. WG511T
>> >>
>> >> What is the output of lspci for each of them?
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Cheers,
>> >> Kelly Clowers
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>> > Thanks Kelly for the reply:
>> >
>> > MA401:
>> > doppleganger:~# lspci
>> > 00:00.0 Host bridge: ATI Technologies Inc RS200/RS200M AGP Bridge
>> > [IGP 340M] (rev 02) 00:01.0 PCI bridge: ATI Technologies Inc PCI
>> > Bridge [IGP 340M] 00:06.0 Multimedia audio controller: ALi
>> > Corporation M5451 PCI AC-Link Controller Audio Device (rev 02)
>> > 00:07.0 ISA bridge: ALi Corporation M1533/M1535/M1543 PCI to ISA
>> > Bridge [Aladdin IV/V/V+] 00:08.0 Modem: ALi Corporation M5457 AC'97
>> > Modem Controller 00:0a.0 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCI1410
>> > PC card Cardbus Controller (rev 02) 00:0b.0 USB Controller: VIA
>> > Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 50)
>> > 00:0b.1 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB
>> > 1.1 Controller (rev 50) 00:0b.2 USB Controller: VIA Technologies,
>> > Inc. USB 2.0 (rev 51) 00:0c.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Texas
>> > Instruments TSB43AB21 IEEE-1394a-2000 Controller (PHY/Link) 00:10.0
>> > IDE interface: ALi Corporation M5229 IDE (rev c4) 00:11.0 Bridge:
>> > ALi Corporation M7101 Power Management Controller [PMU] 00:12.0
>> > Ethernet controller: National Semiconductor Corporation DP83815
>> > (MacPhyter) Ethernet Controller 01:05.0 VGA compatible controller:
>> > ATI Technologies Inc Radeon IGP 330M/340M/350M
>>
>> I do not see the device in this list. Is this card known to be
>> working? It should show up whether or not there is a driver for it.
>>
>>
>> > WG511T:
>> > doppleganger:~# lspci
>>
>> <snip>
>> > 02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications Inc.
>> > AR5212/AR5213 Multiprotocol MAC/baseband processor (rev 01)
>>
>>
>> For Etch, madwifi is what you want. For Lenny (kernel 2.6.26),
>> you want the built-in ath5k driver (should just work).
>>
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Kelly Clowers
>>
>
> Thanks again ... Now, the "how stupid am I" question.
>
> How do I go about getting that kernel - currnetly its 2.6.18-6-686
Oops, lets keep this on the list.
You could upgrade to Lenny (testing), or you could compile
your own kernel, or you might be able to use say, an Ubuntu
kernel. Or stay with 2.6.18 and use madwifi. Lenny has been
frozen pending release for a while now, so it should be safe
to use.
My first choice would be to upgrade, and my second would be
to use madwifi, but that is just me. It is up to you.
Cheers,
Kelly Clowers
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