modprobe: Can't find module eth1
 

I get "modprobe: Can't find module eth1" at boot and when I run "modprobe eth1"... I suppose I need the eth1 module to get any type of wireless anything to run and I need my pci wireless adapter to be working to connect to the internet. I am constantly rebooting to run windowsxp to access the internet to find anything linux related because I cannot get my wireless adapter to work!

So can anyone suggest why eth1 is not being found?

Because there is no module by that name?

You need to make an ALIAS in /etc/modules.conf


alias eth1 <physcial device's driver>



Cheers,
Tink

I actually have that in /etc/modules.conf... I can't remember what the line was, I got it from ndiswrapper's README. I'll see if I can find it without having to boot back to slack then back to here to post it.

Hah, the line is "alias eth1 ndiswrapper". That is what I have added to /etc/modules.conf. Also, the README said to add:

post-install ethX /path/to/loaddriver x y /path/to/driver.sys /path/to/driver.inf

I have both of the lines added...

did you enable wireless support in kernel???

if recognized, you should have /proc/(something)/wireless or /proc/wireless.

M.

I'm not sure if I have wireless enabled. But, if I don't, how do I enable it? I'll check if I have /proc/wireless or /proc/(something)/wireless now...

somewhere in kernel, I think under "networking devices" is wireless also.

if your driver is on the list, install it like a module, and if not google for it. after you install drivers, you'll get a module in /lib/modules/linux..../misc or /lib/modules/linux.../kernel/net/ and you can load it with:

"modprobe name_of_the_module"

"iwconfig -a" will show you all wireless devices if recognized.


"man iwconfig" to see all options.

M.