mr_bubbles_rulz

this just seems to complicated for me. thanks anyways

to michaelcole, I followed your instructions and this is what I got - [mr_bubbles_rulz@localhost ~]$ su Password: [root@localhost mr_bubbles_rulz]# urpmi -v ndiswrapper getting lock on urpmi getting exclusive lock on rpm No package named ndiswrapper unlocking rpm database unlocking urpmi database [root@localhost mr_bubbles_rulz]# /home/mr_bubbles_rulz/Desktop/MV-S800374-00/CB-35P_3_1_1_7_Release/infWin_XP2K [root@localhost mr_bubbles_rulz]# ndiswrapper -i mrv8335.inf driver mrv8335 is already installed [root@localhost mr_bubbles_rulz]# ndiswrapper -l Unknown line at line 2389 install.ini : invalid driver! mrv8335 : invalid driver! netw311t : driver installed setup.exe : invalid driver! setup.ini : invalid driver! wg311tn5.sys : invalid driver! [root@localhost mr_bubbles_rulz]# modprobe ndiswrapper [root@localhost mr_bubbles_rulz]# NOTHING HAPPENED!? bash: !?: event not found [root@localhost mr_bubbles_rulz]# iwconfig lo no wireless extensions. eth0 no wireless extensions. [root@localhost mr_bubbles_rulz]# didnt work! =( bash: syntax error near unexpected token ` to greg2, i typed in lspci and this is what i got - mr_bubbles_rulz@localhost ~]$ lspci 00:00.0 Host bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] Unknown device 0756 (rev 02) 00:01.0 PCI bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] PCI-to-PCI bridge 00:02.0 ISA bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS965 [MuTIOL Media IO] (rev 48) 00:02.5 IDE interface: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 5513 [IDE] (rev 01) 00:02.7 Multimedia audio controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] AC'97 Sound Controller (rev a0) 00:03.0 USB Controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] USB 1.0 Controller (rev 0f) 00:03.1 USB Controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] USB 1.0 Controller (rev 0f) 00:03.2 USB Controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] USB 1.0 Controller (rev 0f) 00:03.3 USB Controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] USB 2.0 Controller 00:05.0 IDE interface: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 182 SATA/RAID Controller (rev 01) 00:06.0 PCI bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] PCI-to-PCI bridge 00:07.0 PCI bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] PCI-to-PCI bridge 00:08.0 Ethernet controller: Marvell Technology Group Ltd. 88w8335 [Libertas] 802.11b/g Wireless (rev 03) 00:0b.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82540EM Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 02) 00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] HyperTransport Technology Configuration 00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Address Map 00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] DRAM Controller 00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Miscellaneous Control 03:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV42 [GeForce 6800 XT] (rev a2) [mr_bubbles_rulz@localhost ~]$ can I do anything else? thankyou...

lol thanx, i will report the findings back in say...30 mins? thanks again. ps - i will have to download them files on xp coz obviously, there is no internet setup on the linux. thanx

michaelcole, like i said, i am new on linux and you cant just expect me to do that in one hit...sorry. I'll have to go with what greg2 said. So greg2, what is a "terminal or (konsole, if you're using KDE)"? I have no idea what it is. How do I open it? Thanks, and sorry for me being so dumb lol. On XP im just fine, but linux, like I said...im new =)

So all i want to do is to be able to use the internet on my linux operating system - Mandriva. Whenever I go into the 'hardware' page, it has my wireless network card there, however, when I try to set up a wireless network connection with it, it is not an option for the hardware to choose from. The only thing it picks up is my onboard wired LAN. I have tried installing with the drivers but it just says 'there is no device that supports this driver'. What can I do? Plese, I am a newbie at Linux and I need full guided steps. I keep getting told to update ndiswrapper and try again - what the hell is that? how do i update? installation instructions?. Please, detailed instructions. I have a netgear WG311 wireless network card. Thanks again, anything is much appreciated