Need Help installing Orinoco Drivers
Hey Everyone...:) :D
Im trying to install the Orinoco Drivers, so my NetGear MA311 wireless card will work on my desktop. Im currently running RH9 if that makes any difference. I need like a step by step instruction on how to install the Orinoco Drivers. Right now i dont know if im only supposed to install a certain thing for the MA311, or even how to do so. I just downloaded everything off of the mirror site onto a zip. Please answer:) ...any help is appriciated:twocents: . peace out... P.S. Im a newbie, so try to explain it without too many complicated terms...:D :newbie: :D |
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Now you have to extract files from the package if not already done. Open the README file that comes with and follow the instructions for your distribution of Linux. Here the informations should be updated if it is the latest driver from constructor you have downloaded Build the right module for your kernel revision, all should be explained in the README file If not ask me again later And then load it into your kernel, by adding a line: alias eth0 your_module_name_without_.o or alias wlan0 your_module_name_without_.o into your /etc/modules.conf file wlan0 or eth0 depends of the distribution you have to check yours in /etc/sysconfig/network/ or something like that When it is done restart system After that the card will be recognized by the linux core normally Next come the configuration of the network and the control of its behavior For that purpose you need some network utilities to be installed I think it's "modutils" look into your graphic interface control center and search for packages manager To check if installed you can also simply try to execute them in the console as root: ifconfig iwconfig iwlist iwpriv iwspy netstat and see what happenned The first 2 are really important forget the others for the moment But don't forget you can either configure your network via the command line with the above utilities -rather temporary configuration cause you will have to do it every time you boot- or by modifying the network config files better way /etc/sysconfig/network /etc/sysconfig/networking/profiles/default/ifcfg-eth0 (or ifcfg-wlan0 it depends) There are sample files normally that you can have a look for the correct syntax. And there you can set hostname IP address router ie for the box on your LAN Everything |
If you do not know the txt editors in linux
Here is the main one It is called Vim to call it in a terminal simply type vi and_name_of_the_file_you_want_to_edit when working you type "x" to remove characters "i" to insert them or "a" and "esc" to come back to read only mode then type ":w" to save and ":q" to quit vim |
If you catch nothing from my explanation
Just read carefully the README file you find in the extracted files Tips: Don't forget you need to be logged as root for all these administration commands Start browsing Konqueror until you arrive in the right directory with the driver files and then open a terminal/console by simply clicking on the menu bar "Tools" and then "open a terminal" and there log as root within the Konsole menu and type the build commands you find in the README and check if you have a compiler installed like GCC or it won't works |
DUDE!!! You are most excellent! It's hard for me to even believe that someone as nice and helpful is living out there. lol. Anyways...thanks a bunch dude (i cant even thank you enough) And hey if you ever need any help, just ask and maybe i can help or help you find help. Keep in touch dude...peace out
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You're welcome :cool:
Lol i have 2 sides in my mind lol a kind and bad one lol Like Ank in the Jim Carrey movie Me i have problems with my NIC card too my system detects a Realtek one since i install linux and the network module randomly...newbie... But on my dell dimension 8200 customer command it is written i have a Cnet200WL Fast Ethernet adapter I can't change it to the real one Someone tell me to open my tower to check this out |
Hey,
lol...i love that movie. Jim Careys Awsome. Anyway, sorry to bother you again but i have another question. I downloaded everything off of the mirror site. And i dont know what i need to install or which one to install first or anything. if you could give me some insight on that, thatd be awsome. Thanks again...Peace out |
Read carefully the README file
And if the download comes with different OS support find the linux one directory in the zip and extract only this Then in the linux there should be 3 main files a xxxxx.c, a Makefile, a README + other but don't mind Tell me what you see in the ZIP... |
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