hi all,
i have a us robotics USRXX5422 wireless adapter that i'd like to get operational.
i found this reference from a person who got the same version of this chipset (0baf:0118) working here:
http://www.archivum.info/be.comp.os..../msg00332.html
i clicked on the link in his post and it was dead.
however, i went to the main website
http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/...irelessdrivers
it sounds like ndiswrapper isn't required when using this method. is this true?
i downloaded compat-wireless for kernels <= 2.6.26 (using hardy - kernel 2.6.24-21)
before i get started following the instructions, i'd appreciate some guidance on some issues i don't currently understand (and will likely cause me lots of problems if i dive in). i'll try and be to the point as much as possible.
from the tutorial:
1. Please be very sure you have your kernel headers installed before reporting any sort of build issues with this package. This usually will mean having this symlink point to a valid directory with kernel headers in it:
/lib/modules/`uname -r`/build
1. comments - i'm not linux advanced enough to know if i need to do anything. how can i verify if this already set up in hardy? how can i set it up if i need to set it up?
2. Additionally, the kernel you're building for needs a valid ".config" file, if it isn't present compat will assume you have PCI, USB and PCMCIA built into your kernel and if not, fail building.
2. comments - how can i verify a valid config file is present and, if it isn't, how can i set it up?
3. Extract:
Extract the content of the package:
tar jxvf compat-wireless-$(date -I).tar.bz2
3. comments - i think this is straightforward, but i think i use the name of the tarball i downloaded, "compat-wireless-old.tar.bz2". the "$(date -I)" throws me for a bit of a loop, however, i think it is referring to the git dated downloads (not that i understand the git dated downloads).
4. build and install look straight forward except for their reference to an "updates/" directory. do i create updates/ off of the root directory?
5. it sounds like i then use "sudo make load" and my wireless should start working (make unload should automatically be run, so i shouldn't have to do it manually, right?). is this right?
