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Knoppix 3.6 Netgear WG511 Problem
I have a Knoppix 3.6 on a CD.
But my PCMCIA Card -> Netgear WG511 is not working.
Is there a script to configure this wlan card?
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knoppix menu > root terminal
ifconfig eth1 up #this card must be brought up before it can be setup
wlcardconfig #gui to set wireless options
netcardconfig #gui to get/set ip
run in above order
My card is configured as eth1,yours might be different.Run iwconfig first to find out.
happy surfing
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While running 3.6, my WG511 isn't even showing up in iwconfig. There were some cardbus error messages at boot, but I'm not sure where to look to get a good look at these, or how to have the card even detected at all. Any help would be really appreciated.
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You didn't say what kind of laptop you have or what the errors were.
If your cardbus isn't working,your wireless card certainly won't.
Do you have any other cards you could try to see if it is working?
After you boot, as root type dmesg | less
Look through the results.
Put your card in and type dmesg again.If your slot is working,there
should be some new info at the end of dmesg.
Some WG511 cards use a different chipset.Mine was made in Taiwan.
It uses the prism54 driver.The other,newer card is made in China.
I'm not sure if there is support for this one.
Run "cardctl info" as root.This will tell you what kind of card knoppix
sees,if any.
If you have been booting with the card in the slot,try putting the card in
after you boot,or vice versa.
You can also search this forum for your model of laptop.Other people
may have had the same problem.
"yourlaptop + linux" at google will probably yield some results.
Be specific,then broaden out.
i.e. "presario 2100us" + linux rather than presario + linux
If it's a fairly common laptop,you can bet someone else has had the same
problem.You might have to boot with some cheatcode(s) to get it to work.
If you can't figure it out,post some more details.
Good Luck
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