Compaq Evo N610c

cck23 · 06-23-2004, 05:30 AM

I've had this laptop a while now (one year) and have recently installed madrake 10 so i have the 2.4.22 kernel.

i'd like to get the built in W200 wireless card to work, any tips or where to start?

I have read some sites saying that 2.6.x kernels have wireless support, would i need that?

Any help much appreciated.

CK

XavierP · 06-23-2004, 05:36 AM

http://www.angelfire.com/falcon/jo_ka/ - I found this by going to www.linux-laptop.net and then clicking "Compaq" and then finding the model on the list.

It describes how to do it in RedHat, but the instructions should work in Mandrake.

cck23 · 06-23-2004, 05:50 AM

wow, thanks for that link

. Dont you just love linux communities ? , such a friendly bunch...

CK

cck23 · 06-23-2004, 06:30 AM

It seems to get the built in W200 to work, you need to flash upgrade the firmware. I dont think I would be able to do this as I have a standard build XP from work which i dual boot to.

It also seems that the card is only 802.11b and I want a g card. So my next question, is there a well supported pc card that I can buy where I can just plug into mandrake 10 with minimal effort?

Thanks
CK