[Smaug] Still having wireless problems

Anthony Ettinger apwebdesign at yahoo.com
Fri Oct 7 08:31:54 PDT 2005


Don't know what distro you are using, but I would pop
in a Gentoo live cd, and then see if it works. If it
does, you can type 'lsmod' to see what modules are
loaded.

Then remove the cd and boot up your computer and
compile in those drivers.



--- Nunya <nunya.d.biznass at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello all,
> Haven't been in to see you guys in months...the baby
> just takes up so much
> time, but it is time well spent. I have given up on
> the D-Link wireless card
> working on any distro I have tried and broke down
> and bought a 2Wire (it is
> an Orinoco Gold wireless card but sold to 2Wire so
> that 2Wire can slap their
> name on it) card. The Orinoco Gold card is supposed
> to be one of the most
> supported cards under Linux and is supposed to be
> built in to most Distros
> all the way back to RH 7.2... My problem is that I
> am such a newbie that I
> don't know how to get the card recognized, get the
> wireless started, or
> basically where to start. I have been googling for 2
> days now and still have
> made now progress. I can get the card working in
> WinBlow$, but that is not
> where I want to be. If anyone can point me in the
> right direction I would
> greatly appreciate it. Thanks, and maybe I will be
> able to make it to the
> next meeting.
> 
> Anthony
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Anthony Ettinger
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