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Unruh
*nix forums Guru
Joined: 22 Mar 2005
Posts: 1166
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 Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 9:44 pm Post subject:
Re: wireless and madwifi installation problem.
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| Quote: | about my system: I have a laptop t42 (ibm) with fedora 5. wireless
works in windows and the os sees it but in linux it doesn't see it. I'm
new to linux so I used iwconfig and ifconfig which shows "eth0" only
for ethernet and also "lo" nothing I can see regarding wireless card.
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OK, that means that the driver is either not loaded or had problems when it
tried to load. Look in /etc/modprobe.conf to see if there is something
there (ie some driver to be loaded).
If there is, run modprobe nameofdriver
and see if there are online errors or errors at the end of
dmesg|tail
| Quote: | look in /usr/src and see if there is a
directory staring withteh word linux in there
Yes, there is only one /usr/src/redhat/ with BUILD/ RPMS/ SOURCES/
SPECS/ AND SRPMS/ directories.
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That means that you do not have the kernel source installed. Look on your
installation CDs (or whereever you installed from ) for an rpm that starts
with
kernel-source and ends with .i386.rpm
Install it
rpm -Uhv /path/to/your/CD/kernel-source*i386.rpm
| Quote: | I ran uname command and it shows that its version is 2.6.15-1.2054-FC5
about installation steps:
ifconfig wifi0 down
wifi0: error fetching interfaces information: Device not found
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Yes, it means that the interface wifi0 does not exist, which iwconfig
already told you ( actually wifi0 is not an interface name any driver I
know of uses anyway).
You need either a native driver for your wirelss card
lspci|less
and look for the wireless card.
or you need to use ndiswrapper
( ndiswrapper should be on the installation CD. Install it with rpm
and then do
ndiswrapper -l <nameofwindowsfile.inf>
where the argument is the path to and the name of the inf file for the
windows driver from the windows CD that came with the wireless/laptop.
>I hope these are helpful and thanks again for reponse. |
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amit
*nix forums beginner
Joined: 13 Apr 2005
Posts: 32
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| Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 6:16 pm Post subject:
Re: wireless and madwifi installation problem.
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Unruh wrote:
| Quote: | "amit" <amit.kohan@gmail.com> writes:
Unruh wrote:
"amit" <amit.kohan@gmail.com> writes:
amit wrote:
thunder wrote:
On Mon, 17 Jul 2006 15:10:53 -0700, amit wrote:
hi group,
I've got the madwifi and extarcted on my laptop. Now how can I install it
to have wireless conneciton? would you please pass me a link about its
installation?
thanks,
amit.
http://madwifi.org/wiki/UserDocs
Thank you so much for the link.
amit.
I followed all steps as was mentioned on
http://madwifi.org/wiki/UserDocs but while running make command. I
found out some links are broken or some directories do not exist!!!
Uh, if you want help, give information. There is none here. What links what
directories what error messages? Eg you may have forgotten to install the
kernel source ( the kernel-source rpm on an rpm system, not the
kernel...src.rpm)
should I install linux from scratch?
This is for what purpose?
I just want to use it as my windows in wireless mode. I have no idea
why they have designed it this way! I love to switch 100% to linux but
because of these things it doesn't let me! every version goes a
different way in terms of hardware or commands. WHY?
Once again you are wasting your time and our time emmoting rather than
giving information.
I'm afraid in next version they ask user to write a kernel first then
install their thing. it has been days I've been asking and asking and
everybody (specially this group) kindly do the best but nothing works
and nobody can give me a clue!
You seem to try hard not to give anyone helping you a clue about your
system.
but you might be right.
About what?
how can I install the kernel? (at least you didn't ask me to write one
 )
Why in the world would you install the kernel. What you want to do is
install the kernel source (First look in /usr/src and see if there is a
directory staring withteh word linux in there. If there is you already have
some source installed. Find out if it is the same as the one you are
running-- ie version number is the same. If there is not you need to
install your kernel source. Go to wherever you installed from and look for
something labeled kernel-source. Install it.
Then when you make madwifi tell us EXACTLY what the error messages are. Use
cut and paste. Do not waffle and wave you letters around trying to give a
vague impression of what happened.
Note that you still have not answered any of the questions I asked.
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Hi again,
Thanks for your response. I thought I have answered your question but
anyway:
| Quote: | should I install linux from scratch?
This is for what purpose? if there is something worong with my installation they should install linux from scratch that what I meant.
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about my system: I have a laptop t42 (ibm) with fedora 5. wireless
works in windows and the os sees it but in linux it doesn't see it. I'm
new to linux so I used iwconfig and ifconfig which shows "eth0" only
for ethernet and also "lo" nothing I can see regarding wireless card.
| Quote: | look in /usr/src and see if there is a
directory staring withteh word linux in there
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Yes, there is only one /usr/src/redhat/ with BUILD/ RPMS/ SOURCES/
SPECS/ AND SRPMS/ directories.
I ran uname command and it shows that its version is 2.6.15-1.2054-FC5
about installation steps:
ifconfig wifi0 down
wifi0: error fetching interfaces information: Device not found
I hope these are helpful and thanks again for reponse. |
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Unruh
*nix forums Guru
Joined: 22 Mar 2005
Posts: 1166
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| Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 5:55 pm Post subject:
Re: wireless and madwifi installation problem.
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"amit" <amit.kohan@gmail.com> writes:
| Quote: | Unruh wrote:
"amit" <amit.kohan@gmail.com> writes:
amit wrote:
thunder wrote:
On Mon, 17 Jul 2006 15:10:53 -0700, amit wrote:
hi group,
I've got the madwifi and extarcted on my laptop. Now how can I install it
to have wireless conneciton? would you please pass me a link about its
installation?
thanks,
amit.
http://madwifi.org/wiki/UserDocs
Thank you so much for the link.
amit.
I followed all steps as was mentioned on
http://madwifi.org/wiki/UserDocs but while running make command. I
found out some links are broken or some directories do not exist!!!
Uh, if you want help, give information. There is none here. What links what
directories what error messages? Eg you may have forgotten to install the
kernel source ( the kernel-source rpm on an rpm system, not the
kernel...src.rpm)
should I install linux from scratch?
This is for what purpose?
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| Quote: | I just want to use it as my windows in wireless mode. I have no idea
why they have designed it this way! I love to switch 100% to linux but
because of these things it doesn't let me! every version goes a
different way in terms of hardware or commands. WHY?
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Once again you are wasting your time and our time emmoting rather than
giving information.
| Quote: | I'm afraid in next version they ask user to write a kernel first then
install their thing. it has been days I've been asking and asking and
everybody (specially this group) kindly do the best but nothing works
and nobody can give me a clue!
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You seem to try hard not to give anyone helping you a clue about your
system.
| Quote: | but you might be right.
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About what?
| Quote: | how can I install the kernel? (at least you didn't ask me to write one
)
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Why in the world would you install the kernel. What you want to do is
install the kernel source (First look in /usr/src and see if there is a
directory staring withteh word linux in there. If there is you already have
some source installed. Find out if it is the same as the one you are
running-- ie version number is the same. If there is not you need to
install your kernel source. Go to wherever you installed from and look for
something labeled kernel-source. Install it.
Then when you make madwifi tell us EXACTLY what the error messages are. Use
cut and paste. Do not waffle and wave you letters around trying to give a
vague impression of what happened.
Note that you still have not answered any of the questions I asked. |
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amit
*nix forums beginner
Joined: 13 Apr 2005
Posts: 32
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| Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 5:32 pm Post subject:
Re: wireless and madwifi installation problem.
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Unruh wrote:
| Quote: | "amit" <amit.kohan@gmail.com> writes:
amit wrote:
thunder wrote:
On Mon, 17 Jul 2006 15:10:53 -0700, amit wrote:
hi group,
I've got the madwifi and extarcted on my laptop. Now how can I install it
to have wireless conneciton? would you please pass me a link about its
installation?
thanks,
amit.
http://madwifi.org/wiki/UserDocs
Thank you so much for the link.
amit.
I followed all steps as was mentioned on
http://madwifi.org/wiki/UserDocs but while running make command. I
found out some links are broken or some directories do not exist!!!
Uh, if you want help, give information. There is none here. What links what
directories what error messages? Eg you may have forgotten to install the
kernel source ( the kernel-source rpm on an rpm system, not the
kernel...src.rpm)
should I install linux from scratch?
This is for what purpose?
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I just want to use it as my windows in wireless mode. I have no idea
why they have designed it this way! I love to switch 100% to linux but
because of these things it doesn't let me! every version goes a
different way in terms of hardware or commands. WHY?
I'm afraid in next version they ask user to write a kernel first then
install their thing. it has been days I've been asking and asking and
everybody (specially this group) kindly do the best but nothing works
and nobody can give me a clue!
but you might be right.
how can I install the kernel? (at least you didn't ask me to write one
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Unruh
*nix forums Guru
Joined: 22 Mar 2005
Posts: 1166
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| Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 3:41 pm Post subject:
Re: wireless and madwifi installation problem.
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"amit" <amit.kohan@gmail.com> writes:
| Quote: | amit wrote:
thunder wrote:
On Mon, 17 Jul 2006 15:10:53 -0700, amit wrote:
hi group,
I've got the madwifi and extarcted on my laptop. Now how can I install it
to have wireless conneciton? would you please pass me a link about its
installation?
thanks,
amit.
http://madwifi.org/wiki/UserDocs
Thank you so much for the link.
amit.
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| Quote: | I followed all steps as was mentioned on
http://madwifi.org/wiki/UserDocs but while running make command. I
found out some links are broken or some directories do not exist!!!
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Uh, if you want help, give information. There is none here. What links what
directories what error messages? Eg you may have forgotten to install the
kernel source ( the kernel-source rpm on an rpm system, not the
kernel...src.rpm)
| Quote: | should I install linux from scratch?
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This is for what purpose? |
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amit
*nix forums beginner
Joined: 13 Apr 2005
Posts: 32
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| Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 1:59 am Post subject:
Re: wireless and madwifi installation problem.
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amit wrote:
| Quote: | thunder wrote:
On Mon, 17 Jul 2006 15:10:53 -0700, amit wrote:
hi group,
I've got the madwifi and extarcted on my laptop. Now how can I install it
to have wireless conneciton? would you please pass me a link about its
installation?
thanks,
amit.
http://madwifi.org/wiki/UserDocs
Thank you so much for the link.
amit.
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I followed all steps as was mentioned on
http://madwifi.org/wiki/UserDocs but while running make command. I
found out some links are broken or some directories do not exist!!!
should I install linux from scratch? |
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amit
*nix forums beginner
Joined: 13 Apr 2005
Posts: 32
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| Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2006 12:32 am Post subject:
Re: wireless and madwifi installation problem.
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thunder wrote:
| Quote: | On Mon, 17 Jul 2006 15:10:53 -0700, amit wrote:
hi group,
I've got the madwifi and extarcted on my laptop. Now how can I install it
to have wireless conneciton? would you please pass me a link about its
installation?
thanks,
amit.
http://madwifi.org/wiki/UserDocs
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Thank you so much for the link.
amit. |
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thunder
*nix forums beginner
Joined: 25 Nov 2005
Posts: 5
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| Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2006 11:00 pm Post subject:
Re: wireless and madwifi installation problem.
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On Mon, 17 Jul 2006 15:10:53 -0700, amit wrote:
| Quote: |
hi group,
I've got the madwifi and extarcted on my laptop. Now how can I install it
to have wireless conneciton? would you please pass me a link about its
installation?
thanks,
amit.
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http://madwifi.org/wiki/UserDocs |
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amit
*nix forums beginner
Joined: 13 Apr 2005
Posts: 32
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| Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2006 10:10 pm Post subject:
wireless and madwifi installation problem.
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hi group,
I've got the madwifi and extarcted on my laptop. Now how can I install
it to have wireless conneciton? would you please pass me a link about
its installation?
thanks,
amit. |
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