Has anybody managed to have WG111v2 working on Mandriva?

jfi · 12-28-2006, 03:32 PM

After 3 days trying to have my wifi USB key (Netgear WG111v2) working, I'd like to know if someone managed to have it working with Mandriva 2007.

I think I tried all possibilities with ndiswrapper (all the recommended Windows drivers) and with the realtek driver (which freezes the OS when I modprobe the module r8187).

Thanks in advance for information about success or not.

PS: For information, I discovered a bug that I didn't find in any forum: in order see my ESSID (iwlist wlan0 scan) I was obliged to select a new channel (works with channel 2, didn't work with channel 11...).

here2serve · 12-28-2006, 07:59 PM

Tried to get my laptop wireless running for weeks. When I got the club edition it worked right away. couldn't really say why it started working. Just a guess though. Some non-free component that can't be distributed with the free edition.

jfi · 12-29-2006, 05:08 AM

Thanks a lot for your reply. I have the free edition, I'd like to know how it works with the club edition, could you try as root:

Code:

lsmod | grep ndiswrapper

and if there is some output from the previous command:

Code:

ls /etc/ndiswrapper

and

Code:

lsmod | grep 8187

and let me know if there are some outputs from these commands so that I know what module is working. Thanks.

here2serve · 12-29-2006, 05:42 AM

The out put from lsmod | grep ndiswraper = ndiswrapper
182800 0 usbcore
130176 4 ndiswrapper,ehci_hcd,ohci_hcd

FYI my laptop uses the Atheros chipset. I think my stepdads is using broadcom. Both are internal.
I would be happy to provide more info if needed.

jfi · 12-29-2006, 06:36 AM

Unfortunately WG111v2 is based on Realtek Chipset RTL8187, so, you cannot help me....