Cannot install Belkin 11mbps F5D6020 wireless card on redhat linux 9.0
 

Hi everyone,
I have just installed redhat linux 9.0 on my toshiba laptop. Everything works fine, except for my wireless card. It is a Belkin 802.11b Wireless Notebook Network Card for the laptop. The model name is F5D6020. Belkin doesn't have drivers for linux. I have searched on google about this case and received answers, but its not clear enough. I'm kind of new to linux, so could someone please tell me in a detailed way. I think, it cannot install it, because the pcmcia card cannot receive power at startup of redhat. So please solve problem quick. thanks.

http://www.staticky.com/belkin.html

try this site. If it dosen't seem to work, search for ATMEL chip drivers for wireless cards. The drivers are more chip specific than manufacturer specific.

good luck

I also had problems setting up this card under RH9 and Mandrake 9.2. A great thread to get a newbie started is this one:

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...threadid=64651

I am still having a few interesting issues with this card. I am going to post in Hardware and see if anyone can help me solve it, as I've done everything I can think of to do. However, if it makes you feel better, I am using that Belkin F5D6020 ver 2 card to enter this post. :)

By the way, you need to make sure that your card is an F5D6020 version 2 (or ver. b) card, as Belkin switched the chipset from version 1 using the prism chipset, to an atmel chipset, which most Linux distros don't like right away. Read that thread and most of your problems will be solved.

-Chris

I checked that site that burnpile posted. It actually looks pretty darn informative. the /etc/pcmcia/wireless.opts file looks like it will solve my card's boot up problems. I'm going to make sure it is configured correctly tonight and post the results tomorrow, I hope.

-Chris