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Old 10-17-2009, 11:46 AM   #1
sk8trf
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Gentoo Wireless usb


Ok so i finally decided to use gentoo out of all the live cd's ive tried i like that one the best, i know its probably not the best idea since i havent used linux in a while, but when i was using it i was using gentoo and i figure stuff will probably start coming back to me the more i use it im still on the live cd right now and i cant get my belkin usb wireless internet card to work can someone help me?
 
Old 10-17-2009, 12:08 PM   #2
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Does the live CD you are using have a driver built into the kernel. You may need to install a driver.
 
Old 10-17-2009, 02:00 PM   #3
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Hello sk8rtf,

the lsusb command will help you. It shows if the stick is recognized by the system.

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