Guest byder Posted February 4, 2007 Report Share Posted February 4, 2007 Hey Everyone! I am new to Linux and new to the forums, so I hope I am not asking a totally noob question :P Has anyone successfully got a WG111T Netgear USB Wifi adapter to work under Mandrake 2006? I kinda have an old version, which is working well for me at the mo :) If you have, could you give me a run down on how? Drivers (Where to get them?) Installation, Setup etc! Thanks a lot C Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianw1974 Posted February 5, 2007 Report Share Posted February 5, 2007 I've got that one. You have to use ndiswrapper, as HardDrake seems to recognise it as a scanner, but I used ndiswrapper and it worked fine, so: urpmi ndiswrapper then google for ndiswrapper, find their wiki and follow the instructions here. They also have a link for drivers, so you can download the correct ones. I downloaded the version 1.2 drivers, even though my adapter is 1.3. And then follow the install guide from ndiswrapper as I mentioned before. Some Mandriva specific stuff, add the following to /etc/modprobe.preload: ndiswrapper this will load the module at boot, and ensure that your card works from booting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest byder Posted February 5, 2007 Report Share Posted February 5, 2007 Ok, so heres why I am such a noob! Sorry for the stupid questions! I am honestly gonna need a step by step guide to get my thru this first time. I think most people assume alot, when a novie to linux! Ok, you say! Code: Urmpi ndiswrapper, now Ok! I get that, but what does it all mean! Lol. Where do I type this? Do I just go to the Tar Ball folder in my KDE and type it? I dunno? Do you go to the konsole? Ok, so! The installation guide says 'Go to the source-directory and run 'make distclean' and 'make'.' 1) Where is the source directory? What addy, is it in the console at '//'? Coz that seems to me like the root?! 2) What does that do, so I know for future refrence! then it goes on to say 'As root, run 'make install'.' Ok again the above questions apply! 1) Where do I type this? Is this an app that I am not aware of? 2) Should I type it in the Konsole, or whilst simply browsing the folder again? 3) What should I expect to see on screen? Ok, I know these are dumb questions, but could you sorta give me a helping hand to get this sorted. I can see this one install leading the way to helping me install something simple like the Thunderbird install which looks like it needs something similar! Shot for your help ianw1974! C EDIT: Just found a post on the forums to give me this info using the #lsmod command! Now that was in the console! Yay! My first succesful shell bashing! Dunno if its helpfull ;) ------------------------------ Module Size Used by nls_iso8859_15 4224 1 nls_cp850 4480 1 vfat 10592 1 fat 45980 1 vfat sd_mod 16240 2 usb_storage 82020 1 scsi_mod 121064 2 sd_mod,usb_storage nfsd 216736 9 exportfs 4608 1 nfsd lockd 58536 2 nfsd nfs_acl 2752 1 nfsd sunrpc 128004 13 nfsd,lockd,nfs_acl raw 6592 1 md5 3584 1 ipv6 234016 10 snd_seq_dummy 2532 0 snd_seq_oss 31136 0 snd_seq_midi_event 5696 1 snd_seq_oss snd_seq 46960 5 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi_event snd_pcm_oss 48960 0 snd_mixer_oss 16896 1 snd_pcm_oss snd_via82xx 24256 1 gameport 11112 1 snd_via82xx snd_ac97_codec 83900 1 snd_via82xx snd_pcm 79784 3 snd_pcm_oss,snd_via82xx,snd_ac97_codec snd_timer 20548 2 snd_seq,snd_pcm snd_page_alloc 8392 2 snd_via82xx,snd_pcm snd_mpu401_uart 5664 1 snd_via82xx snd_rawmidi 19616 1 snd_mpu401_uart snd_seq_device 6828 4 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq,snd_rawmidi snd 46116 13 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,s nd_via82xx,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm,snd_timer,snd_mpu401_uart,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq_ device soundcore 7008 1 snd 8139too 21760 0 mii 4704 1 8139too af_packet 16392 0 floppy 55444 0 ide_cd 37988 0 loop 14504 0 supermount 31956 1 reiserfs 266708 1 via_agp 7584 1 agpgart 29032 1 via_agp tsdev 5984 0 usbmouse 4160 0 usbhid 44544 0 uhci_hcd 29136 0 usbcore 108348 5 usb_storage,usbmouse,usbhid,uhci_hcd evdev 7648 0 ext3 124744 1 jbd 48568 1 ext3 ------------------------------ thanks again! C Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianw1974 Posted February 7, 2007 Report Share Posted February 7, 2007 OK, well you don't need to compile ndiswrapper, you only have to continue it from a certain point in the installation document. So, I'll tell you what you need to do. First, you need to install ndiswrapper. Now you could compile this, but it comes as a package with Mandriva. You need to open a konsole Window. You will find this in System/Terminals/Konsole. Now, you need to type the following: su (enter root password when prompted) urpmi ndiswrapper now, ndiswrapper is installed. Leave the konsole window open, as we need to continue to use this. Since you have the same card as me, I will post you the link here to save you finding it on the ndiswrapper website. http://www.netgear.de/download/WG111T/WG111T_GRV1.2.zip once you've downloaded this, change to the directory in the konsole window and unzip it: unzip WG111T_GRV1.2.zip so make sure you know where you downloaded and saved it to. I'm assuming you know how to change to the directory with the cd command. Now, in the directory you've extracted, you need to find the .inf file for installing the driver. There will probably be two, so install both of them like this: ndiswrapper -i athfmwdl.inf ndiswrapper -i netwg11t.inf now: depmod -a modprobe ndiswrapper now let's see if we can see some wireless access points: iwlist wlan0 scan now do: ndiswrapper -m edit /etc/modprobe.preload doing this: vi /etc/modprobe.preload press the "i" key to insert, and go to the end of the file using the arrow keys, and then make a new line, and type: ndiswrapper to save it, press ESC first, and then type: :wq Now the next best way to configure your card is to click System/Configuration/Configure Your Computer. Go to the networking option, and set up a new wireless connection using the wizard. That should sort you out. I've not explained the commands here, and I'm not going to. Read the ndiswrapper installation guide for more information. Reading is what will help you understand Linux better, and help you fix your own system when things go wrong! Of course, we're always here if you cannot find a solution, but it's good to be able to help yourself fix the problem, than to rely on us giving you the information and forcing us to read it type it again for you :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest byder Posted February 7, 2007 Report Share Posted February 7, 2007 Hey Ian, Firstly thank you so much! That explanation has pointed out quite a few steps that my exploration on the net didn't turn up. So a big thank you :) I will, give it a bash. I just tried it now, but had one or 2 little issues, so before I come running back to you I will play around with it a tad longer. Shot for all your help! C Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianw1974 Posted February 7, 2007 Report Share Posted February 7, 2007 Glad to help, providing you've done all the above, it should work a treat. Of course, this is for unsecured wireless access, if you've got secured, then you need to choose whether you've entered the WPA or WEP key. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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