For ndiswrapper you will need to extract the files on a windows computer unless someone knows a better way.
Disabling security. I meant on your router. NO wep or wpa until you can get on the internet wireless. Then work on wpa/wep. Have you tried iwconfig to set your essid again? If you still have the firmware installed you could try removing the wl module. Then do iwconfig to set your essid. With the huge kernel the b43 drivers should already be loaded. However I would still switch to generic kernel. |
okay yeah i think thats a good idea to disable the security on the router...hopefully that will fix it temporarily
i do want to boot the generic kernel though...thats what i like about linux is that everything isn't preloaded in the kernel (or so i thought) where should this file be at? I'm reading the readme and i've gotta install it but i can't seem to find it (hopefully just cause I'm looking in the wrong place) Code:
root@darkstar:~# installpkg kernel-generic-2.6.29.5-i686-1.tgz |
below is the contents of my boot folder -which is where it seems like the kernel-generic file should be...
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ln -s vmlinuz-generic-smp-2.6.29.6-smp vmlinuz Then you will need to make an initrd. The command for this depends on your filesystem. (ext3 reiser etc). then add a line to /etc/lilo.conf Code:
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I was under the impression that the huge kernel had almost every kernel driver built-in and the generic kernel had almost everything compiled as a module. I`ve always used the generic kernels because I know whats loaded, it makes me feel more in control of my system.
Starting with generic here seemed worth a shot. I actually thought he got this working in his old thread with the b43 firmware/cutter. |
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To make initrd I need the kernel-generic files which I don't seem to have (whereis mkinitrd <version>.tgz returns nothing) ...any idea where I can download them?
Would this site work or do I need a specific mkinitrd file? http://www.softlookup.com/download.asp?ID=39401 Thanks so much for everyone's help. Figuring out this wireless thing on linux is pretty freakin brutal (or so it seems) but I'm loving the challenge! |
so looking at my kernel choices on the boot cd i used this is what i have...
hugesmp.s speakup.s huge.s doesn't look like i have the generic option :( i'm going to burn a new disc with the generic and reinstall and try from the beginning...what would give me my best chances of getting this to work? the broadcom sta driver, or b43? correct me if i'm wrong here, but i only need to use b43-fwcutter if i'm using b43, right? (that sounds like a retarded question even saying it, but just wanted to check) |
this is what i downloaded and burnt to disc...do i need to download something different to use the generic kernel?
http://www.slackware.com/getslack/torrents.php |
hey does anyone know if this is a serious problem? I get it when i'm reinstalling and setup is installing packages
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There was a fatal error attempting to install /var/log/mount/slackware/kde/kdeedu-4.2.4-i486-1.txz. the package may be corrupt, the installation media may be bad, or something else has caused the package to be unable to read without error. You may hit enter to continue if you wish, but if this is an important required package then your installation may not work as-is. |
fresh install - current state of things
so i did a fresh install and this is where I'm at - haven't made any changes, installed any packages, or otherwise done anything but poke around with what you see below...it looks like you are right - b43 is already preloaded...meaning i shouldn't need to download b43-fwcutter either right?
my question would be what i need to modify so when i run iwlist wlan0 scan i actually see the wifi networks. that would be a great start. :) if I can get to the point where i can actually see the networks i'm minutes away from figuring out how to connect to them (or so i would like to hope :) ) Code:
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http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/b43 follow the instructions _exactly_ listed there for getting b43-fwcutter-012 and broadcom-wl-4.150.10.5.tar.bz2 installed...when you have that done report back for further assistance...you will be only a few simple steps away from slack wifi nirvana |
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'The Broadcom Firmware (tar.gz)' should be the same as the 'b43-fwcutter'. I've used both the open and closed drivers to get a 'Broadcom 4312' working. Don't forget to create a 'initrd'. Read the '/boot/README.initrd' to get some good helpful information. :hattip: |
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