OpenSUSE WUSB54Gv2 Wireless Adapter Woes

12-02-2008	#1 (permalink)
beware_of_gecko Just Joined! Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 4	OpenSUSE WUSB54Gv2 Wireless Adapter Woes Let me first say, totally new to linux in general. I'm using OpenSUSE 11. So my problem is i'm trying to setup my wireless internet to no avail, its a Linksys WUSB54Gv2 wireless usb adapter. I followed the instructions on Ndiswrapper - openSUSE on how to set it up with ndiswrapper and i just could not get it to work. I spent several hours looking around the internet last night and trying different things so I'm sure I somehow screwed up something and did a fresh install of OpenSUSE this morning. If anyone could point me in the right direction or help me out that would be wonderful, I have no idea what information you guys need so just let me know what you need me to do.

12-02-2008	#2 (permalink)
waterhead Trusted Penguin Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Franklin, Wisconsin Posts: 3,957	Hello, and welcome to Linux Forums. I may be able to help, but do not install NDISwrapper yet. It will make things more difficult. Post the output of these commands, so that I can see what you have. Make sure the wireless is plugged in. Code: lsusb Code: lsmod __________________ Paul Please do not PM me with requests for help. I will not reply.

12-02-2008

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lsusb gives me :

Code:

Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 13b1:000a Linksys 
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

and lsmod gives me:

Code:

Module                  Size  Used by
ext2                   86664  0 
udf                   105996  1 
crc_itu_t              18432  1 udf
ip6t_LOG               23428  7 
xt_tcpudp              19584  2 
xt_pkttype             18304  3 
ipt_LOG                22788  8 
xt_limit               19076  15 
binfmt_misc            28040  1 
snd_pcm_oss            64256  0 
snd_mixer_oss          33408  1 snd_pcm_oss
snd_seq                73664  0 
snd_seq_device         25100  1 snd_seq
ip6t_REJECT            21376  3 
nf_conntrack_ipv6      33272  4 
ipt_REJECT             20352  3 
xt_state               18944  8 
iptable_mangle         19712  0 
iptable_nat            23688  0 
nf_nat                 35736  1 iptable_nat
iptable_filter         19840  1 
ip6table_mangle        19584  0 
nf_conntrack_netbios_ns    19200  0 
nf_conntrack_ipv4      27652  7 iptable_nat,nf_nat
nf_conntrack           79188  6 nf_conntrack_ipv6,xt_state,iptable_nat,nf_nat,nf_conntrack_netbios_ns,nf_conntrack_ipv4
ip_tables              30224  3 iptable_mangle,iptable_nat,iptable_filter
ip6table_filter        19712  1 
ip6_tables             31376  3 ip6t_LOG,ip6table_mangle,ip6table_filter
x_tables               33668  11 ip6t_LOG,xt_tcpudp,xt_pkttype,ipt_LOG,xt_limit,ip6t_REJECT,ipt_REJECT,xt_state,iptable_nat,ip_tables,ip6_tables
ipv6                  281064  17 ip6t_REJECT,nf_conntrack_ipv6,ip6table_mangle
nls_iso8859_1          20480  1 
nls_cp437              22144  1 
vfat                   28800  1 
fat                    66720  1 vfat
fuse                   66332  5 
loop                   35332  0 
dm_mod                 78676  0 
ppdev                  25348  0 
rtc_cmos               27168  0 
rtc_core               37148  1 rtc_cmos
rtc_lib                19328  1 rtc_core
parport_pc             55100  0 
parport                52948  2 ppdev,parport_pc
snd_intel8x0           50460  5 
p54usb                 31872  0 
snd_ac97_codec        120868  1 snd_intel8x0
p54common              28928  1 p54usb
ac97_bus               18304  1 snd_ac97_codec
firmware_class         25984  1 p54usb
snd_pcm               100100  3 snd_pcm_oss,snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec
snd_timer              40712  2 snd_seq,snd_pcm
mac80211              190484  2 p54usb,p54common
snd                    79544  18 snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_seq,snd_seq_device,snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm,snd_timer
soundcore              24264  1 snd
sr_mod                 33320  1 
i2c_nforce2            23296  0 
button                 25360  0 
usb_storage           100744  0 
k8temp                 22016  0 
cfg80211               35592  1 mac80211
snd_page_alloc         27400  2 snd_intel8x0,snd_pcm
cdrom                  50588  1 sr_mod
forcedeth              67340  0 
i2c_core               41108  1 i2c_nforce2
sg                     52020  0 
sd_mod                 45208  5 
ohci_hcd               39940  0 
ehci_hcd               52492  0 
usbcore               164684  5 p54usb,usb_storage,ohci_hcd,ehci_hcd
edd                    26440  0 
ext3                  155784  2 
mbcache                25348  2 ext2,ext3
jbd                    73376  1 ext3
fan                    22660  0 
pata_amd               30084  1 
sata_nv                42764  4 
libata                176220  2 pata_amd,sata_nv
scsi_mod              168308  5 sr_mod,usb_storage,sg,sd_mod,libata
dock                   27536  1 libata
thermal                39452  0 
processor              67504  1 thermal

12-02-2008	#4 (permalink)
waterhead Trusted Penguin Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Franklin, Wisconsin Posts: 3,957	Thank you for the info. Here is the wireless: Code: Bus 001 Device 003: ID 13b1:000a Linksys Not much info there, but Googling the device ID (13b1:000a) gave me this: Linux Kernel Driver Database: CONFIG_P54_USB: Prism54 USB support And I see these wireless and wireless related modules loading: Code: Module Size Used by p54usb 31872 0 p54common 28928 1 p54usb firmware_class 25984 1 p54usb mac80211 190484 2 p54usb,p54common cfg80211 35592 1 mac80211 usbcore 164684 5 p54usb,usb_storage,ohci_hcd,ehci_hcd Here is a link to info about the p54 driver. p54 - Linux Wireless This driver requires firmware to be installed, before it will work. More info on that can be found here: p54 - Linux Wireless It seems to require a specific type of firmware. You may be able to find exactly which type it is looking for, using the dmesg command. Code: dmesg \| grep firmware Let me know how it goes. __________________ Paul Please do not PM me with requests for help. I will not reply.

12-03-2008	#5 (permalink)
beware_of_gecko Just Joined! Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 4	Alright well using Code: dmesg \| grep firmware gave me Code: p54usb: cannot find firmware (isl3887usb_bare)! so I went to the website you provided and downloaded the proper firmware then put it in Code: /lib/firmware with the name Code: isl3887usb_bare which was the filename it told me to use. Now I'm stuck at this step p54 - Linux Wireless , I don't really understand what they are wanting me to do. I tryed Code: dmesg \| grep firmware again and it just gave me the same thing. Thanks.

12-03-2008	#6 (permalink)
waterhead Trusted Penguin Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Franklin, Wisconsin Posts: 3,957	Those are instructions to enable the driver in the kernel. It is already enabled, otherwise it wouldn't be loading. I would reboot, so that the firmware can automatically load. Then run YaST and configure it as a new network card. If it asks for the driver name, use p54usb. __________________ Paul Please do not PM me with requests for help. I will not reply.

12-03-2008	#7 (permalink)
beware_of_gecko Just Joined! Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 4	Thank you so much! I was about to smash my computer in, but this worked like a charm. Thanks again.

12-03-2008	#8 (permalink)
waterhead Trusted Penguin Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Franklin, Wisconsin Posts: 3,957	You're welcome. I am happy to be of help. __________________ Paul Please do not PM me with requests for help. I will not reply.

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