it WORKS!!!!!!
After copying the kernel-sourcefiles to the map /usr/src/linux I installed the card again, and after unplugging and plugging it it worked...!
Thank you very much for helpingme!
Now I'll try to configure it .....
When I've compiled the Atmel sources for Red Hat and Mandrake, I found that both of those distributions' kernel sources came with a .config file ready for use, and that file should reside in the top-level of the kernel sources directory, eg. /usr/src/linux. There may also be a config-2.4.20-xfs-ARCH (or some similarly named) file in a directory inside /usr/src/linux, too, and (by convention) in /boot.Originally Posted by patmad
Having said all this, it does surprise me a bit that it can't find your kernel sources, but then looking at the setup.sh script, I'm surprised it finds mine. Still, what you could try is this:
This should send the environment variable into the script.Code:KERNEL_SRC=/usr/src/linux make config
If it can't find the sources properly, it'll complain a lot about nothing that is really helpful.Originally Posted by patmad
I doubt it. It may be the case that you need to do some of the first steps of compiling the kernel before the headers are found - the RPMs for Red Hat (and possibly Mandrake) may already have some of that work done. Look at the kernel README file and search for "make dep" - I think that might be of interest, but only if the trickery with telling the script about your kernel doesn't work. Personally, I don't believe you should really need to go that far with a recent kernel - earlier kernels had showstopper bugs which prevented the Atmel cards working properly... apparently.Originally Posted by patmad
We're not there yet! Just wait until you have to configure the thing.Originally Posted by patmad
it WORKS!!!!!!
After copying the kernel-sourcefiles to the map /usr/src/linux I installed the card again, and after unplugging and plugging it it worked...!
Thank you very much for helpingme!
Now I'll try to configure it .....
Congratulations and good luck! You may only be half way there.Originally Posted by patmad
Actually, you should take a look at the USB device overview for some more details: http://www.qbik.ch/usb/devices/showdev.php?id=1771
You may or may not need to use uhci instead of usb-uhci - I couldn't see it making a big difference on an updated Red Hat distribution.
Also, I heard from someone who had had more success with the competing Atmel driver found here: http://at76c503a.berlios.de
Now if only either of those drivers came with Knoppix...
If it helps to bolster support...I too dream of amtel based drivers in the next version of Knoppix. I have a Dabs-branded wireless PCMCIA card that I believe has the AMTEL chipset in a Dell Latitude laptop. Everything else works beautifully.
It has occurred to me that a roll-your-own live CD, like the bootable business card (http://www.lnx-bbc.org) may make it easier to incorporate such additional drivers. However, it could be easier for such short-term modifications just to remaster the Knoppix image and slip them in somewhere.Originally Posted by troyski
Problem for installing the atmeldrivers is the fact that you need to have the kernel-source files (in my case about 130 mb). I think you need to implement them in the remastered Knoppix, but I haven't tried as my Debian works fine for me.It has occurred to me that a roll-your-own live CD, like the bootable business card (http://www.lnx-bbc.org) may make it easier to incorporate such additional drivers. However, it could be easier for such short-term modifications just to remaster the Knoppix image and slip them in somewhere.
The only thing I couldn't get working is the monitoring mode (Airsnort), but it seems like it is not possible with the drivers.
Well, I've been trying to get both Atmel drivers working under an installed-to-disk Knoppix system and they appear to lock the system solid. Any suggestions? Could there be issues with the 2.4.20-xfs kernel or the default USB subsystem employed in Knoppix? Which kernel did you end up using?Originally Posted by patmad
I'm using a PCMCIA-card, not an USB device. During installing it, the first problem was that I did not have the kernel-source files installed in the right map (should be /usr/src) and I also didn't put the atmeldrivers in the right map (should also be in /usr/src)... after that it worked immediately (of course I didn't install the USB drivers so I have no experience in making USB-devices work)
Using Google you can find serveral instructions how to install an ATMEL-based USB wireless device.
By the way: kernel 2.4.20-xfs
succes!
After giving advice on how to get the build process to find the kernel sources, I ended up needing to fight the build process myself.Originally Posted by patmad
Yes, but I just wondered if you had any issues with the kernel. There are supposedly various issues with the different Atmel drivers and SMP-related patches, for example, and I wondered if this could be the cause of the experienced lock-ups.Originally Posted by patmad
Well done! Help!Originally Posted by patmad
It would seem that the at76c503a driver (http://at76c503a.berlios.de) works, but you need a version later than 0.9 in order to get around this lock-up issue. See this posting:Originally Posted by pboddie
http://lists.berlios.de/pipermail/at...ay/000140.html
Currently, I recommend downloading a "cvs nightly tarball" (http://cvs.berlios.de/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/at76c503a) or another recent snapshot of the code.
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