WLAN-Card Belkin F5D6001 V.2

[Artemisio]

Hi,

I've just installed a WLAN-PCI-Card (Belkin F5D6001 V.2) in my Computer - and unluckily, it's not found by Knoppix (3.3 - 2003-11-19).

The Specs:

Belkin F5D6001 V.2
Chipset: ADMTek 8211
Driver: exists for Linux (on ADMTek-Site)

PCI-Info:
Vendor 1317h ADMtek
Device 8201h Unknown
Command 0007h (I/O Access, Memory Access, BusMaster)
Status 0290h (Has Capabilities List, Supports Back-To-Back Trans., Medium Timing)
Revision 11h, Header Type 00h, Bus Latency 20h
Self test 00h (Self test not supported)
Cache line size 32 Bytes (8 DWords)
PCI Class Network, type Other
Subsystem ID 32011113h Unknown
Subsystem Vendor 1113h Accton Technology Corp
Address 0 is an I/O Port : 0000D400h
System IRQ 12, INT# A
Expansion ROM of 128Kb decoded by this card
New Capabilities List Present:
Power Management Capability
Supports power state D1
Current Power State : D0 (Device operational, no power saving)

It would be great if the appropriate driver could be integrated in one of the next iso-images of Knoppix.

Sincerely

Artemisio


Useful Links:
http://www.admtek.com.tw/index/index/download.htm
http://www.admtek.com.tw/download/nic/adm8211/ADM8211_src_105.tar.gz
http://www.admtek.com.tw/download/NIC/adm8211/ADM8211%20Datasheet%20%201.1.pdf

[dr_azeem]

I had the same problem, but I finally figured it out - I have outlined the steps below. Remeber that I am a newbie. My system is a HD install of Knoppix version 3.3 dated 19/11/03

1. Log in as root

2. Download the driver file for the ADM8211 chipset from http://www.admtek.com.tw
http://www.admtek.com.tw/download/N...r%201.03.tar.gz

3. Unzip the contents of the TAR file to the hard drive (on the drive where Knoppix is installed).

4. Open the ADM8211 folder (which is the content of the TAR file). Right-click and select the option OPEN TERMINAL HERE. This will open a terminal window in the ADM8211 folder.

5. Make a soft link linux-2.4 of kernel source in /usr/src/ This is not as complicated as it sounds. Just type "ln -s linux-2.4.20 linux-2.4" (without the quotation marks)

6. Type "make"

7. The file 8211.o is the ADM8211 linuxI driver. so to install it, type "insmod -f 8211.o". Ignore the error messages about tainting the kernel.

8. Now run "wlcardconfig" and set up the card parameters (like SSID, key etc)

9. Run "netcardconfig" and select DHCP or manual configuration of the network as appropriate.