On Sat, 2007-04-28 at 22:36 -0400, Wayne Topa wrote: > Default User([EMAIL PROTECTED]) is reported to have said: > > On Sat, 2007-04-28 at 23:24 +0200, Andreas Janssen wrote: > > > Default User (<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) wrote: > > > > > > > Easy question: has anyone been able to get any currently available > > > > wifi USB or PCMCIA adapter to work with a 2004 Toshiba Satellite > > > > M35X-S109 laptop (no built-in wifi), using Debian Etch? > > > > > > > > Very hard question: if so, how were you able to do it? > > > > > > > > I have tried a Netgear MA111 (v1?) USB adapter. I have only been able > > > > to get it to work "out of the box" with OpenBSD (any recent > > > > distribution), and Freespire 1.0.13 (before the switch to an Ubuntu > > > > base). > > > <--<snip>--> > > > FWIW, the MA111 says FCC ID: PY3MA111 on the side, and the WG111 says > > PY3WG111V2 on the side. I do not know how to determine the chipset > > inside either. I am not married to Netgear, I just happen to have those > > two adapters (purchased new). I am not familiar with moduel-assistant, > > or adding or subtracting kernel modules. Nor have I ever "built" a > > package, or compiled a driver. I have never rebuilt a kernel. I would > > much rather just buy a new adapter, if it would JUST WORK, without any > > fuss. If I could only find one. > > To find out which chipset your dongles use, try Googleing with > " linux WG111". You should have the chipset in the 1st or 2nd page. > > > Take a look at <http://madwifi.org> . Look for the Comaptability > page. It shows all of the Atheros cards that work with the madwifi > drivers. I have had very good results with the Netgear WG511U V2 > PCMCIA cards. Very easy to setup and operate in a lot of different > modes. > > The latest madwifi packages in testing (0.9.3-1) are working here on 3 > Thinkpads and 2 desktops. > > I have 2 USB dongles that use the rt2x00 drivers but they only partially > work. It took me less then an hour to get the WG511U's running as in > AP, Ad-Hoc and Managed modes. They are realy good in wardriving as > well with kismet. > > :-) HTH, YMMV, HAND :-) > Wayne > > -- > Real programmers don't bring brown-bag > lunches. If the vending machine doesn't sell it, they don't eat it. > Vending machines don't sell quiche. > _______________________________________________________ > >
About the Netgear WG111, the madwifi site says: "Rev 02 has a TI chip, and is not compatible (Device Information : 104c:9066, Work with ndiswrapper)." The site does not seem to mention the MA111. I did install ndiswrapper-common, but when I run sudo ndiswrapper, i get: "Error: no versions of ndiswrapper found!" man ndiswrapper only says: "ndiswrapper is a wrapper for the version-specific ndiswrapper-X.X programs (where -X.X is ndiswrapper is a wrapper for the version-specific ndiswrapper-X.X programs (where -X.X is the version number of the utils; ie, ndiswrapper-1.8). It simply figures out which version should be called, and calls the appropriate binary. Each version’s man page contains its usage details." Well gee, that sure explains it all . . . -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
