I am new to Linux. I have an Asus M6BNE laptop. I have a dual system set up. I have windows xp, on half of the 60GB HDD and Suse 9.2, on the other half. I have been having trouble, installing an ipw2200BG driver and firmware. I received alot of help from one of these forums. I am close to getting on the internet. I hope. One problem is handling the files that I need and where and how to put them.
I can't get on the internet, in Linux. I have to download everything, on the windows side. I have downloaded files for Xine and the driver, firmware and wireless tools, for the ipw2200BG. I open the Linux side of my laptop and I go into file manager and open the windows folder and drag the files that I need to install to the desktop. The problem I have is where to put these files and how you go about doing it, after I am done, with them. I have a very crowded desktop.
I appreciate any help that you can give me.

Thank You,

Bill

From the install file:

BUILDING EXTERNAL
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First, you need to unpack the source code:

% tar xzvf ipw2200-0.19.tgz
% cd ipw2200-0.19

The driver package contains a Makefile that can be used for building the driver
outside of the kernel tree. To build it for the currently running kernel,
simply type:

% make

NOTE: If you see any errors during the build process be sure to check the
Issues section on the http://ipw2200.sf.net website as a patch may be available
for your specific kernel configuration.

To build it for a different kernel than the running one, use the KSRC
parameter:

% make KSRC=/path/to/kernel


BUILDING IN THE KERNEL SOURCE TREE
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Not supported at this time.


CONFIGURING THE KERNEL
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You need to enable firmware loading

The kernel must be configured to enable wireless capabilities
(CONFIG_NET_RADIO=y).

Failure to do this will result in the Wireless Tools (iwconfig, iwlist,
etc.) not functioning.

You can check if your kernel is configured with CONFIG_NET_RADIO by
running:

% grep CONFIG_NET_RADIO \
/lib/modules/`uname -r`/build/include/linux/autoconf.h

You should see the line:

#define CONFIG_NET_RADIO 1

If you have to turn on CONFIG_NET_RADIO in your kernel configuration, make
sure you also rebuild, install, and reboot to the new kernel image. For help
or instructions on configuring and building the kernel please consult the
documentation contained in your distribution.

You also need to enable the firmware loading capabilities of hotplug.
Do do this, see below.


LOADING FIRMWARE VIA HOT-PLUG
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Before you can load the driver, you need the firmware image. You can find
instructions for obtaining the firmware by going to
http://ipw2200.sf.net/firmware.php.

Once you have the firmware, unzip the archive. You should find five
files within it:

LICENSE A copy of the firmware license
ipw2200_boot.fw Boot strap image
ipw2200_bss.fw BSS mode
ipw2200_ibss.fw IBSS mode
ipw2200_ucode.fw Used by BSS and IBSS mode

You need to place all of these files into the hotplug firmware directory
(typically /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware/ -- check the contents of the
/etc/hotplug/firmware.agent to determine the specific location for your
distribution)

NOTE: Loading the firmware image will not affect the IPW2200 in any other
operating systems you may boot. The firmware is loaded onto the hardware
every time the card is initialized--regardless of the operating system.

The IPW2200 supports loading of firmware via the Linux firmware hotplug
capability. In order to use this, you must enable CONFIG_FW_LOADER in
your kernel configuration. In 2.6.x this option is enabled via:

Device Drivers ->
Generic Driver Options ->
Hotplug firmware loading support

In addition, you will need the Linux hotplug scripts dated later than
2003_10_07 (if you do not have /etc/hotplug/firmware.agent then you need
to upgrade).

You will also need to have sysfs mounted. You can do this by adding an
entry to /etc/fstab similar to this:

none /sys sysfs defaults 0 0

If the directory /sys does not already exist, you will need to create it:

% mkdir /sys

You can then mount the sysfs partition via:

% mount -a

You can obtain the latest hotplug scripts via the following link:

http://sourceforge.net/project/showf...group_id=17679


LOADING THE DRIVER
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Loading the driver (as root):

% . load

Unloading the driver (as root):

% . unload

The above scripts will allow you to load the required modules without
performing a make install. If you do a make install, then you can load the
driver by simply running (as root):

% modprobe ipw2200

INSTALLING IN YOUR DISTRIBUTION
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As the specifics for each distribution varies, we can not cover the
steps required to install and configure your device for the distribution
being used.

Please refer to the documentation for your distribution on issues
related to auto-detection and installation of the driver within your
environment.

sbassett: Thank you, for your imput. I am afraid I did not make myself clear. I have already completed all of the installing of the firmware and the driver, for my Intel Pro 2200BG card plus the installing of the Xine software to allow me to watch dvd's. What I need help with is what to do, with all of the files that I now have on my desktop that I put there, from the windows side of my laptop. There are tgz file and rpms that I have no idea what to do with.

Bill

If you don't think you will need them again you can delete them. Though what I do, and quite frankly it's a better option, it to make a folder in your home folder called something like "programs" (/home/userID /programs) and move them all into there. If you start to run out of HDD space you can burn them to a CD.