Dwl-520 & redhat9

[al-rawahi]

I am new to linux can anyone help me how to install DWL-520+ in
redhat9

[Dapper Dan]

I believe it uses the Texas ACX 111 chipset but we need to be sure since the card makers are always coming out with new "versions" that can have totally different chipsets. Open a terminal, (konsole is good) and type:

/sbin/lspci

...and press enter. Then type:

/sbin/lspci -n

...and press enter, copy all of the output and paste it here.

If it IS ACX 111, have a look at this page.

[al-rawahi]

I believe it uses the Texas ACX 111 chipset but we need to be sure since the card makers are always coming out with new "versions" that can have totally different chipsets. Open a terminal, (konsole is good) and type:

/sbin/lspci

...and press enter. Then type:

/sbin/lspci -n

...and press enter, copy all of the output and paste it here.

If it IS ACX 111, have a look at this page.

this is the output:
[root@localhost root]# /sbin/lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 650 Host (rev 01)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS 530 Virtual PCI-to-PCI
bridge (AGP)
00:02.0 ISA bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS961 [MuTIOL Media IO] (rev 10)
00:02.2 USB Controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS7001 USB Controller
(rev 07)
00:02.3 USB Controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS7001 USB Controller
(rev 07)
00:02.5 IDE interface: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 5513 [IDE] (rev d0)
00:02.7 Multimedia audio controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS7012 PCI Audio Accelerator (rev a0)
00:03.0 Ethernet controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS900 10/100 Ethernet (rev 90)
00:0e.0 Network controller: Texas Instruments ACX 100 22Mbps Wireless Interface
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS650/651/M650/740 PCI/AGP VGA Display Adapter
[root@localhost root]# /sbin/lspci -n
00:00.0 Class 0600: 1039:0650 (rev 01)
00:01.0 Class 0604: 1039:0001
00:02.0 Class 0601: 1039:0961 (rev 10)
00:02.2 Class 0c03: 1039:7001 (rev 07)
00:02.3 Class 0c03: 1039:7001 (rev 07)
00:02.5 Class 0101: 1039:5513 (rev d0)
00:02.7 Class 0401: 1039:7012 (rev a0)
00:03.0 Class 0200: 1039:0900 (rev 90)
00:0e.0 Class 0280: 104c:8400
01:00.0 Class 0300: 1039:6325
and then

[Dapper Dan]

Notice this:

Ethernet (rev 90)
00:0e.0 Network controller: Texas Instruments ACX 100 22Mbps Wireless Interface

...corresponds with this line from /sbin/lspci -n...

00:0e.0 Class 0280: 104c:8400

The pertinent info underlined. Now we go here and search for "104c:8400." Your wireless is indeed using the ACX chipset. (Read entry 25). It says there are drivers you can use, but we're also told it can be set up to work nicely with ndiswrapper.

I'd try installing the drivers first. Then, if that doesn't work out, try installing the Windows drivers with ndiswrapper.

Just as a note: When I was trying to get my card going, /sbin/lspci returned that it used the ACX 111 chipset as well, however /sbin/lspci -n showed that it was in reality using the Broadcom chipset!