802.11g madness

[Cyber Source]

That could be a problem when your working on the network card itself, I 
forgot about that. I keep a little usb nic around that loads with the 
rtl8150 module, that is very handy to have.

Richard Hubbard wrote:

> I have been trying to install this at home, with a non functioning 
> network card.  which means
> while(true){
>    boot into windows
>    download source rpm
>    reboot into linux
>    find out it doesnt work
> }
>
> I'll try the yum install when I'm next connected via a wire.
>
> Cyber Source wrote:
>
>> Am I sensing a little frustration? lol. Your situation has a very 
>> easy fix. "yum install kernel-devel" should fix all that ails your 
>> compile problems (other than missing packages of course). You don't 
>> need a full kernel source tree. If you want one, that's easy enough 
>> too. It explains it all on the release notes---> 
>> http://fedora.redhat.com/docs/release-notes/fc4/
>> and for an easy place to find the kernel src rpms for the different 
>> kernels, find them here---->
>> http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/updates/4/SRPMS/
>>
>> Let me know if you still have trouble compiling after installing the 
>> kernel-devel package.
>>
>> Richard Hubbard wrote:
>>
>>> i get the same problem trying to compile ndiswrapper
>>> as I did with the acx drivers. Do I sound like I'm really starting 
>>> to completely
>>> dispise Fedora? It seems that in core 4 they decided
>>> to change around where they are putting their source
>>> modules.  which means all of the programs that
>>> compiled very nicely before (amazingly enough, like
>>> the dlink) now crash and burn.
>>>
>>> Latest attempt, I got a prism GT card. Got the
>>> following error on make:
>>>
>>> islpci_hotplug.c:280: error: too many arguments to
>>> function 'pci_save_state'
>>> islpci_hotplug.c:306: error: too many arguments to
>>> function 'pci_restore_state'
>>>
>>> I don't consider myself the latest dennis ritchie, but
>>> I think I know enough about programming to make sure
>>> that the damn thing compiles before i post the code.
>>>
>>> back to the drawing board and compusa.
>>>
>>>
>>> --- Cyber Source <peter at thecybersource.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>  
>>>
>>>> The dlink should work with the ndiswrapper. Check it
>>>> out at http://ndiswrapper.sourceforge.net. See if your card
>>>> is on the list at
>>>>
>>>>   
>>>
>>>
>>> http://ndiswrapper.sourceforge.net/mediawiki/index.php/List
>>>  
>>>
>>>> It may not be a pure way of doing it but it does
>>>> work well.
>>>> Richard Hubbard wrote:
>>>>
>>>>  
>>>>
>>>>> thanks.  I'm saving this email, if i can't get my
>>>>> dlink $%#$@!#$%^ card working, I'm out to buy the
>>>>> netgear!
>>>>>
>>>>> --- Robert Meyer <meyer_rm at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>    
>>>>>
>>>>>> I'm using a Netgear WG511 card.  The only thing
>>>>>>       
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> that
>>>>  
>>>>
>>>>>> I needed to do is to get a
>>>>>> copy of isl1390 and stuff it in
>>>>>> /lib/hotplug/firmware.  End of story.  It works
>>>>>> fine.  I've been using it for about a year without
>>>>>> problems.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> BTW, it's a prism54 card.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Cheers!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Bob
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --- Richard Hubbard <hubbardr at adelphia.net> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>  
>>>>>>      
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I am going mad.  I am looking for an 802.11
>>>>>>>            
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> cardbus/pcmcia card for my       
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> laptop.  My dlink almost works, but with the
>>>>>>>            
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> release of fedora core 4,       
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> it seems that redhat moved all the sources to
>>>>>>>            
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> different locations, and       
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> the drivers no longer want to compile.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I have coding to do  for in my Operating Systems
>>>>>>>            
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> class that I really       
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> don't want to be bothered with this crap.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Does anyone know of an 802.11 card that meets any
>>>>>>>            
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> or all of the       
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> following requirements:
>>>>>>> 1. Just _WORKS_ in FC4 without any other fuss
>>>>>>> 2. Drivers install with a VENDOR SUPPLIED RPM so
>>>>>>>            
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> that it will just work.
>>>>>>  
>>>>>>      
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 3. Drivers work with an OS Community supplied RPM
>>>>>>>            
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> so that it just works.
>>>>>>  
>>>>>>      
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The issue with FC4 is that I am teaching a class
>>>>>>>            
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> which is based on RH       
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> linux, and it is easier to demonstrate similar
>>>>>>>            
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> utilities with Fedora.
>>>>>>  
>>>>>>      
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> If necessary, I'll bail and go back to FC3 which
>>>>>>>            
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> worked. But if anyone       
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> can help, I would be most grateful.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Bob, didn't you have an 802.11 card that just
>>>>>>>            
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> works?
>>>>>>  
>>>>>>      
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>            
>>>>>>
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