Yum & Network Adapter Problem
 

I desperately need help.

I just installed Fedora Core 6 Zod i386
but it seems that my Netgear WG311v3 Adapter is not recognized by the system without the use of madwifi...
so the internet is something i haven't tried with Fedora 6 yet.

This is not my main problem...

The fact that I cant install madwifi is the reason for writing this post.

I go to the terminal
and the story goes like this

**=tt (this is my 2nd post)

I've gotten that a few times too. Usually if you just hit up and rerun the command agian or two times it usually will work. If you can't get it to work just go online to a repository and download it manually. Then you can just use rpm to install it.

Hope this helps,

nomb

I just tried the 1st option you mentioned...nope, it doesn't work.

As for the second one. I have already downloaded the rpm and placed it to my desktop.When I double click it a panel is promped in order to choose a program from all the programs of Fedora in order to operate the rpm:scratch: .

As for the url the terminal shows, it just gives me a page full of error-websites.

First of all, I am really confused with what I am searching for:confused: .

I think I just need to install an rpm with the drivers for my Wirelles adapter (which is madwifi) to access the Internet with Fedora Core 6.

What I need right now is step by step instractions.
I really don't think my problem is very demanding.

Someone help the newbie!!!:cry:

so im assuming you have an atheros wireless card since you using madwifi.

What we need is for your to install the rpm from command line.

rpm -i yourpackage

and print the output. Also, I've never had to use madwifi but I'm sure with the output your gonna give us we can help you out.

nomb

Sorry for desturbing everyone's peace but do I have to place my rpms to a specific location?

I trie rpm -i (nameofpackage) but what i got is errors it says:
"error(nameofpackage): there is no such directory or file"

I tried it again after copying the file
kmod-madwifi-0.9.2-3.2.6.18_1.2798.fc6.i686.rpm
to /usr/src/redhat/RPMS
but the situation remains the same.

I also tried
I also copied vlc-0.8.5-1.i386.rpm to Home Folder just to find out if any other rpm can be installed.
I typed rpm -i vlc-0.8.5-1.i386.rpm and I got the same error: no suck directory or file was found

I surely need some instructions on how to install rpms because
typing rpm -i (nameofpackage) is not working.

I am really mad right now...PLEASE HELP!

I just copied the rpm to /root.

I went to the terminal and typed
[HTML][root@localhost ~]# cd /root
[root@localhost ~]# ll[/HTML]

The rpm was there so I typed
rpm -Uvh <file>
and I still got the same error

I have googled for the rpms that the system need to install madwifi
but I can't find kmod-madwifi-common, but many other guys have suffered with the same problem I have.

One of them uninstalled everything that had to do with wirelles drivers in FC6 and after installin madwifi he had no problems at all.

I am going to try and access the Internet with just pluging my UTP cable on my mobo.
I hope it works...

If anyone has any other suggestion...you are most welcome:)

madwifi WG311v3 Compatibility
 

According to the website below madwifi is not compatible with the WG311 versions 2 & 3 since they are not built from the Atheros chipset. Version 3 is built from a Marvel chipset, I believe. I am little more than a newbie myself, but from my research the only way to make the WG311v3 WLAN card work is with ndiswrapper.

Don't ask me how, since I am still trying to figure that out.

Here is the link: http://madwifi.org/wiki/Compatibility#WG311

Dave