I currently run the latest version of slackware linux and I'm trying to install an Orinoco Classic Gold PC Card (8410-WD/A). I've downloaded the driver(the latest version avaliable), and installed it correctly I believe. I downloaded the driver into my /etc/pcmcia directory and did a make/make install. That seemed to go fine. I configured all the files in etc/pcmcia and all the files in /etc/rc.d pertaining to the card. I believe the next step would be iwconfig, but when I run it, I get returned "no wireless extensions". I read several installation howtos and various other docs, but could find no other information with the exception of an explanation on how to configure your kernal for pcmcia, however I'm pretty sure my kernal already supports it due to the the fact that it probs the pcmcia slot on boot, and finds nothing but runs cardmanger. I apologize if there is some really simple answer I've missed, but an help would be appreciated.

I think you still have to insert your module into the kernel with the modprobe command. I don't know how the driver is called but it goes like this:

When I run that command with the appropriate driver name, what is suppose to happen?

You really won't see any output, but if you do it should be listed. That means the driver is in the kernel for use.

That's correct. In an x console you probably won't see output. In the command line it will say that it added ndiswrapper to the kernel and brought up an interface.

*EDIT* Actually, what's listed below is the output of lsmods after I modprobe orinoco_cs, however, when I reboot my machine the lsmod output doesn't relect my changes. I would imagine that's why my card isn't being recognized? I wonder why it reverts.

The driver is listed in lsmod. Here is the output (any insight would be appreciated):

Module Size Used by Not tainted
orinoco_cs 4180 0 (unused)
orinoco 32664 0 [orinoco_cs]
hermes 6128 0 [orinoco_cs orinoco]
snd-pcm-oss 36704 0 (unused)
snd-mixer-oss 12152 0 [snd-pcm-oss]
uhci 24284 0 (unused)
ehci-hcd 17516 0 (unused)
usbcore 58860 1 [uhci ehci-hcd]
snd-via82xx 12928 0 (unused)
gameport 1420 0 [snd-via82xx]
snd-mpu401-uart 3200 0 [snd-via82xx]
snd-rawmidi 12320 0 [snd-mpu401-uart]
snd-seq-device 3812 0 [snd-rawmidi]
snd-via82xx-modem 6212 0 (unused)
snd-ac97-codec 52472 0 [snd-via82xx snd-via82xx-modem]
snd-pcm 54504 0 [snd-pcm-oss snd-via82xx snd-via82xx-modem snd-ac97-codec]
snd-timer 13412 0 [snd-pcm]
snd 31268 0 [snd-pcm-oss snd-mixer-oss snd-via82xx snd-mpu401-uart snd-rawmidi snd-seq-device snd-via82xx-modem snd-ac97-codec snd-pcm snd-timer]
soundcore 3396 7 [snd]
snd-page-alloc 4712 0 [snd-mixer-oss snd-via82xx snd-rawmidi snd-seq-device snd-via82xx-modem snd-pcm snd-timer snd]
via-rhine 12368 1
mii 2272 0 [via-rhine]
crc32 2880 0 [via-rhine]
ds 6548 1 [orinoco_cs]
yenta_socket 10436 1
pcmcia_core 39172 0 [orinoco_cs ds yenta_socket]
ide-scsi 9392 0
agpgart 45092 0 (unused)

modprobe only puts the driver into the kernel for this session. When you reboot (reload the kernel), you will have to do it everytime.
If you put in your startup scripts, it will load everytime you boot.