Madwifi driver/ Wireless Netgear PCI card

chadboy · 11-27-2007, 10:40 AM

New to LINUX using SUSE 10.3.
Trying to install Madwifi drivers on SUSE 10.3 to support Netgear wireless PCI card. Downloaded the RPM and installed it using terminal window. MAKE, MAKE INSTALL. YAST still does nt recognize the wireless card. Please advise.

w3bd3vil · 11-27-2007, 12:00 PM

you dont install a rpm with a make command.
you do a
rpm -ivh filename.rpm

chadboy · 11-28-2007, 01:11 AM

After running the config I get:
1:madwifi ###################################[100%]

But when I run IWCONFIG I get:

lo no wireless extentions

eth0 no wireless extentions

eth0 no wireless extentions

I thought there should be an ath0 if the driver is working.

I am appreciating the help.

w3bd3vil · 11-28-2007, 10:30 AM

do a

Quote:

modprobe ath_pci

and see if you get an ath0

chadboy · 11-28-2007, 03:44 PM

Tried running the command but it doen't find any ath modules.

Randy3011 · 01-14-2008, 07:16 PM

Greetings:

Quote:

Originally Posted by chadboy

Tried running the command but it doen't find any ath modules.

You should run the command as root or su.

Good Luck,
Randy3011

Randy3011 · 01-14-2008, 07:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Randy3011

Greetings:

You should run the command as root or su.

Good Luck,
Randy3011

I almost forgot---

also as su or root type the following:

modprobe ath_pci

Hope this helps
Randy3011