Results 1 to 3 of 3
ive been given a laptop with Vector Linux v5.0 Lite ive never used linux before, and i have a dlink router modle DIR 301, but i need the driver so ...
- 09-21-2008 #1Just Joined!
- Join Date
- Sep 2008
- Posts
- 1
help please
ive been given a laptop with Vector Linux v5.0 Lite ive never used linux before, and i have a dlink router modle DIR 301, but i need the driver so i can use my wirless usb any idea's?
- 09-21-2008 #2Linux Enthusiast
- Join Date
- Apr 2004
- Location
- UK
- Posts
- 658
It depends on the make and model of your USB wireless card. A quick and dirty solution is to look up ndiswrapper (the sourceforge site is down right now) which lets you use the windows drivers for most cards.
If you need help installing and configuring it let us know. Also, if you can tell us what kind of card you have we might be able to point you to native drivers which are usually a better option.
Let us know how you get on,
Chris...To be good, you must first be bad. "Newbie" is a rank, not a slight.
- 09-22-2008 #3Linux Guru
- Join Date
- Jul 2004
- Location
- Franklin, Wisconsin
- Posts
- 4,570
To find the USB hardware information on a Linux PC, enter this command into a terminal.
If that command doesn't work, try it this way.Code:lsusb
Copy and post the output from that command into this thread. If you need to copy the file to a Windows PC to post, save the file as a text file with .txt as the file type.Code:/sbin/lsusb
I see Vector Linux is based on Slackware. I am not familiar with Vector or Slackware, so bear with me. You could also install a more newbie friendly version of Linux, such as Ubuntu.Paul
Please do not send Private Messages to me with requests for help. I will not reply.
Reply With Quote 
Posting Permissions
- You may not post new threads
- You may not post replies
- You may not post attachments
- You may not edit your posts
