acer 4501WLMi

**hiukkanen** · 03-27-2005, 04:20 PM

look: http://ioni.no-ip.com/acerKnoppix.jpg
never continues from that situation.

if started with filesafe it starts but doesn't find wlan.

Sry my english.

**OErjan** · 03-27-2005, 04:31 PM

try to start computer with

Code:

knoppix26 nodhcp

should get you booted.
If you then use wlanconfig (penguinicon-->Network/internet-->WaveLan configuration) to setup your wireless lan...
try that and see if you can get it working, if not ask (and please be specific)

**hiukkanen** · 03-27-2005, 04:47 PM

I started with knoppix26 nodhc and result is
here: http://ioni dot no-ip.com/acerKnoppix2.jpg

hangs to stating X11...

**hiukkanen** · 03-27-2005, 04:55 PM

Now after 10 minutes commandline becomes and I typed startx.

I tried that wavelan configuration, but it says that no wireless network card found.

**OErjan** · 03-27-2005, 04:55 PM

um oook, hmm, should work great, i have tried knoppix in several Acer laptops. hmm, have you tried other cheatcode combinations? like below?

Code:

knoppix26 nodhcp screen=1024x768 xmodule=vesa

see here for more cheatcodes
http://www.knoppix.net/wiki/Cheat_Codes

**OErjan** · 03-27-2005, 04:58 PM

bu the way, what card do you have?

**hiukkanen** · 03-27-2005, 05:06 PM

Intel® PRO/Wireless 2200BG network connection

**OErjan** · 03-27-2005, 05:17 PM

go here for more info, sadly it seems like it is NOT included with knoppix (for obvous reasons)
http://ipw2200.sourceforge.net/
here is what intel themselves say about things.
http://support.intel.com/support/not.../CS-006408.htm
hmm, can you use a wired network? THAT is suported.

**hiukkanen** · 03-27-2005, 05:23 PM

sure I can use wired network but who needs laptop if only wired network is awailable.

I might have to hd install knoppix before trying that driver?

Still I am so n00b that I don't think that I could eaven get it work

Have to use XP