Cant Install Belkin Wireless Network Card On Laptop Running Mandriva Linux 2008

[ant16151189]

Hi I Have Mandriva Linux 2008 And Have Recently Installed It, I Am Trying To Install The Belkin Wireless Network Card On It And Having Trouble. Could This Be That The Installion Cd That Comes With It Only Is Compatable With Windows.

I Can Install It On Windows No Problem

But Linux Is Very Hard To Use And I Have Tried To Install It But It Comes Up With Error Messages.

Does Any One Know How To Install A Wirless Network Card For A Laptop Running Mandriva Linux 2008 Thanks

[MikeTbob]

Hiya ant16151189, Welcome to the Forums.
You need to know which chipset the card has before you can get it working with Linux, So fire up your Desktop and open a terminal/konsole window and type this command.
/sbin/lspci
or
sudo /sbin/lspci
Then post the output back here. BTW, the install CD is usually only good for Windows, but you might need the driver if you have to use a wrapper to make the card work.

[ant16151189]

Hi Its Saying No Such File Or Directory Thanks

[MikeTbob]

It's saying no such directory or file when you type the above command?
Try loggin in as root and then type the command

[ant16151189]

it says root logins are not allowed

[MikeTbob]

Well then I would suppose you need the pciutils package installed, try browsing the install CD's and see if you can install that, unless you have a working internet connection then you can use your package manager to install it.

[ant16151189]

hi sorry i dont know what pciutils package is, whats the install cd, do you mean the disk i used to install mandriva linux on, and could you explain that a little more simplier, thanks

[MikeTbob]

Yes, the install CD, the one you used to install Mandriva, try browsing that CD and look for a package named pciutils.x.x.rpm
If you have a working network connection in Mandriva, you can also use the package manager (urpmi) to install it for you.

[ant16151189]

hi there is no file that you mentioned on the install cd, and where can i find the packet manager.

[MikeTbob]

It will be in the Desktop Menu somewhere, I am not sure where.
It's probably called package updater or software installer.