Linksys wireless USB network adapter ver 2.5

niyaah · 10-13-2002, 05:40 PM

I have a linksys wireless usb network adapter ver 2.5 and am trying to get it working. I downloaded the driver suggested by the Linksys site but when i try to install it using the steps suggested, i get to the configuration script and it tells me that there are no sources in /usr/src/linux. I'm a total newbie to Linux and was wondering what i would do about this and also was wondering if anyone else is using this network adapter and could help me out. Thank you very much in advance.

jpohara · 10-15-2002, 09:28 AM

I use the same device to connect to the internet. The message you have received is because there is no source code for your "kernel" on your computer.

You may not have to load the source code, however, different versions of Linux have different ways for you to compile new programs without loading the kernel source code.

I am assuming you are using the wlan-ng modules and trying to compile them. Good luck!

niyaah · 10-15-2002, 05:42 PM

I am currently using Mandrake 8.2. I have been running the ./Configure setup script and it asks for the kernel source. What method WOULD i use to avoid this?

finegan · 10-15-2002, 10:19 PM

There is no way to avoid this, in order to compile the module, the config scripts have to know what usb subsystem you are using and do it stupidly so that you have to have the kernel source.

Its an RPM, you can install it through the drakconf whirldoodle package manager GUI. It'll want to install kernel headers and some other goop, but all you really need is the kernel source, but the headers are small by comparision, so let it dump dependencies on their as it wishes.

Cheers,

Finegan