I just got knoppix 3.4 with madwifi...
now it works perfect!
Hi,
I'm using Knoppix from CD. I would like to install my DLINK, so i downloaded the madwifi drivers for Atheros chips.
But when i try to load #insmod ath_pci.o i get this error message (i previous loaded wlan.o & ath_hal.o without problem
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root@ttyp1[madwifi-20030802]# insmod driver/ath_pci.o
driver/ath_pci.o: init_module: No such device
Hint: insmod errors can be caused by incorrect module parameters, including invalid IO or IRQ parameters. You may find more information in syslog or the output from dmesg
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taking a look dmesg i see
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ath_pci: 0.8.3.2 BETA (Sam Leffler <[email protected]>)
PCI: Found IRQ 5 for device 00:09.0
ath%d: unable to attach hardware; HAL status 13
ath_pci: No devices found, driver not installed.
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any clue? Do you need more info? i am newbie so ask if you need something.
Is it related that doing #make install for madwifi can not write on the ramdisk?
I'm newbie in linux.
Thanks,
Gon.
I just got knoppix 3.4 with madwifi...
now it works perfect!

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