Mandrake 9.1 has the same problem as RedHat 8.0 & 9
It's the gcc problem again. I searched the internet and found out that even Mandrake 9.0 uses gcc 3.2. Mandrake 9.0 shouldn't work with this driver either... how did you get your HomePNA2 work

Mandrake 9.0 loaded the module despite the differing gcc versions. Slackware 9.0 complained, but I successfully loaded the il.o module with insmod -f. I suspect that Redhat probably has a method to prevent the gcc 2.96 module from loading with a gcc 3.2 kernel, but I am too much of a newb to figure out how to override it.

I think it's just easier to install a different distro. I know that the il.o module loads with Slackware 9.0, but I haven't had much time to test out the network with it. Knoppix works. I took Mandrake 9.0 off because it had intermittent booting problems with the acpi on my motherboard (Abit KT-7), so I haven't had much opportunity to fully test it with the HomePNA network.

I wasted a lot of blank CD's on Linux already. Oh my god!! Ok I'll try Mandrake 9.0 and waste 2 or 3 more CD. But if that doesn't work... I think I better give up

By the way, how did you learn linux? it always require to complie the kernel.... it's not an easy task

thanx a lot ... you don't look like a newb to me

If you are intending to use Linux for a home or hobby purpose, rather than for a business or profession, then what's the urgency? Just boot back into Windows for a while, then return to Linux when you feel ready; there's no need to give up.

I have a HomePNA setup working with Linux. If you are unsuccessful in getting it to work with Mandrake 9.0, I highly recommend that you start with Redhat 7.3 like I did. If you read the www.homepna.org site, the Linksys drivers were intended to work with the Redhat 7.x series. Once you get some confidence and knowledge working with Redhat 7.3 then you can experiment with newer distros.

If you have the hard drive space, why not keep two Linux partitions? Install Redhat 7.3 on one, so you can have a reliable distro as a starting point, and install Mandrake 9.x (or Slackware or whatever) on the other.

I first started using Linux (Redhat 7.3) in December 2002, so I consider myself a newb. However, I carefully prepared beforehand by reading lots of Linux materials (like the Rute textbook at http://freshmeat.net/projects/rute/) and by lurking linuxquestions.org, justlinux.com and tinyminds.org. I got HomePNA 2.0 to install right away on my initial Redhat 7.3 setup, following the instructions on www.homepna.org.

The big challenge for me was figuring out NAT masquerading through iptables. That took me weeks of intermittent hacking, reading HOW-TOs and lurking forums. While I was trying to figure that one out, I simply booted my Linux gateway/router back into Windows 98 and used Internet Connection Sharing when I actually needed to use the computer, and back into RedHat 7.3 when I wanted to work on iptables.

Now my gateway/router is working (still on Redhat 7.3), and I haven't booted it into Windows for two months. There's still lots to learn though: ssh, samba, apache, openH323...

Just keeping working on the problem; that's why they call it "hacking". Please post back with your progress.

Oh, and I haven't had to compile the kernel yet, although I will have to when I start working on OpenH323 ...

I'm a newbie. My knowledge of linux is limited. My first linux was Redhat 8.0 (I use it because RH is the most common linux) and I found it very good looking.

But then cuz I can't install my homepna... I've tried RH 7.2 ... finally I can install homepna by following the instruction given by homepna.org.....but after I'd redhat 8.0... I found that RH 7.2 is very ugly compare to 8.0.

I know I shouldn't judge a OS by its look... but I lost my interest.

That why I really want to use the current version of RH instead of anything else.

I want to use linux as server. Web-server, ftp, etc... But if I can't setup my homepna, I couldn't get internet access.... without internet, linux is just useless to me.

I downloaded Mandrake 9.0.... but I ran out of CD's ...

I will not give up on linux... I only use HOMEPNA network at home but since I'll return back to University after this summer ....then I can use my normal 10/100 network card to access to internet.. by then I can use LINUX with INTERNET haha