Wireless PCMCIA Adapter

**amdocer** · 11-24-2004

I would like to buy a wireless adapter that is completely linux and windows compatible. Since pretty much every card works with windows, what PCMCIA wireless adapters work with Mandrake 10?

P.S., I have a Microsoft MN-720 now, and I don't think that'll work with Linux. Correct me if I'm wrong.

**LoserWithCause** · 11-24-2004

I'm not sure about this, but i think that the Motorola WN825G will work...I've got one and I think it works. I'll try it and and get back to you.

**amdocer** · 11-25-2004

Ok, I found a program that emulates Microsoft's networking API. But I can't install it. I run the command this is what I get

root@[mydomain-changed-to-protect-myself] make install
make -C driver install
make[1]: Entering directory `/home/admin/Linux/ndiswrapper-0.11/driver'
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.3-7mdk/build SUBDIRS=/home/admin/Linux/ndiswrapper-0.11/driver \
NDISWRAPPER_VERSION=0.11 \
EXTRA_VERSION= modules
make: *** /lib/modules/2.6.3-7mdk/build: No such file or directory. Stop.
make: Entering an unknown directorymake: Leaving an unknown directorymake[1]: *** [default] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/admin/Linux/ndiswrapper-0.11/driver'
make: *** [install] Error 2

[/quote]

**LoserWithCause** · 11-25-2004

did you do the steps in this order?

uncompress (depends on the type of file)
configure ./configure
make make
install make install

**amdocer** · 11-25-2004

That's what was weird, there was no config or configure file. Nor was there a make file. I had to go straight to the make install. I guess that's my problem.

**amdocer** · 11-25-2004

I found this in their install readme.

Prerequisites
-------------
* You need a recent kernel (at least 2.6.0 or 2.4.20) with source.
* Make sure there is a link to the source from the modules directory:
'/lib/modules/<VERSION>/build' should be a link to the kernel
source, where <VERSION> is the version of the kernel you are running.
* Some vendors ship ndiswrapper in their distributions. Either use
it or make sure you remove it before installing ndiswrapper by
yourself.

That whole "/lib/modules/<VERSION>/build" is the error I'm getting. So how do I make a shortcut for my kernel source?

**LoserWithCause** · 11-25-2004

im not positive on this but I think you can make a link like this:

Code:

ln &#91;firstfile/directory&#93; &#91;secondfile/directory&#93;

Note that the first two letters are LN and that there is a space between the two files. You also don't need to include the brackets. just the two file names spereated by a space.

**amdocer** · 11-25-2004

I'm actually having trouble finding the source. Does anyone know where it is?

**amdocer** · 11-25-2004

I can't find the package i need. it's called [kernel-source-2.6.3-7mdk.rpm]. can anyone help me out?

**LoserWithCause** · 11-25-2004

you can probable just google it

Thread Tools

Display

Wireless PCMCIA Adapter

Posting Permissions