SMC2635W driver install instructions
I finally got my SMC 2635W wireless nic to work in Slackware 9.0. I thought that I would document what I did to get it to work to save someone else some time. Here is the URL to my home page where I describe the installation (this is my first post, and placing links in a thread isn't allow until you've posted five):
blitzkrieg.homelinux.org/SMC2635W.html The page is semi-newbie-friendly. I was too lasy to go into extreme detail on alot of things, but at the same time I tried to specify all of the commands I used during the install. Hope it helps. Kyle *8-17-04* Updated link above - hope this helps out. |
SMC 2635W
Do you have to add ifconfig and route to your startup scripts?
I have to manually add the router's IP address and add rule to the firewall to open the connection. |
I didn't have to. After running netconfig and specifying dhcp, everything worked fine for me.
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SMC2635M
I am on Red Hat 9.0. My version of gcc is gcc (GCC) 3.2.2 20030222.
I follow your instructions, when I hit make gcc produces lots of warnings about parse, type errors ect. In the end it fails with this error message: /usr/include/linux/mii.h: At top level: adm8201.c:139: storage size of `LM_timer_list' isn't known adm8201.c:1737: storage size of `adm8211_driver' isn't known {standard input}: Assembler messages: {standard input}:40: Error: symbol `__devinitdata' is already defined make: *** [adm8201.o] Error 1 Any surgestions. I really need to get this card working! --Flemming |
Man, I've been trying to get my SMC2635W to work for over a week now and my eyes can't focus past a couple of feet with the reading and thread-chasing I've been doing. Any chance the steps you have take might work with SuSE 9.1 (kernel 2.6.4)? I tried to go to your web page but got "object not found"...is there a typo by chance? My pulse is quickening at the thought of getting to a *newbie-friendly" site (semi or not). Thanks for any help!
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Moved: This thread is more suitable in Wireless Networking and has been moved accordingly to help your thread/question get the exposure it deserves.
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New Open source driver for Adm8211 chipset
There is work on a open source driver for the adm8211 chipset. The effort is mainly for 2.6.6 kernel and above. There are some 2.4 make files. See the main thread for this project at:
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...hreadid=132161 I hope this helps with your problem. I used ndiswrapper with windrivers in Mnadrake 9.2 with success. I am using this new driver in Mandrake 10.0. |
lightsail wrote:
>See the main thread for this project at: http://www.linuxquestions.org/quest...threadid=132161 and... >I hope this helps with your problem. Thanks for the info. I've been following both threads. Couldn't get DrEvil's instructions to work and tried the ...105-2.6.tar.gz file without success as well. (My kernel's 2.6.4). Have gotten myself a little smarter on some of what's involved in the meantime and will try both again. If that fails, I will document what I've done and post for some help and advice. Will probably do that in the 132161 thread. In the meantime...insmod has been a problem in loading the driver, and I've been wondering whether modprobe might work better? Any thoughts? Thanks. -- Mike Farnsworth newbie wannabe |
Does anybody know if these steps work for RH8 or Fedora Core 1??
I'm new to Linux and wireless, could you please help.. Thanks |
I also tried that URL. It doesn't work. I tried several variations, and managed to get a listing of that directory. There are no files ('cept for directories) in that directory. It does not appear to be a spelling error. Most likely, that resource just doesn't exist. That makes this thread quite useless.
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Two year old posts about wireless networking are usually not very to the point, due to advancements in hardware and distros.
Eric |
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