Thanks logan,
I will try these steps whenever I have time.
I never compiled my kernel, that scares me a little though.
Thanks,
Tevfik
On Tue, Jul 13, 2004 at 04:50:59PM -0400, Logan Tygart wrote:
> On Tue, 2004-07-13 at 16:09, Tevfik Yücek wrote:
> <snip>
>
> > Does anyone knows how can I solve this problem, or can I?
>
> I solved my laptop's wireless difficulties by hiding the large hammer I
> was going to use to wail on my wireless NIC and then I:
>
> 1. Compiled my own kernel with vanilla sources. The last time I did
> this was with 2.4.25 some 143 days ago or so my signature tells me. It
> should work with the latest 2.4 or 2.6 source.
>
> When I configured my kernel, I turned on:
>
> General: PCMCIA/CardBus support:
> PCMCIA/CardBus support: Yes
> CardBus support: Yes
> i82365 compatable bridge support: Yes (this may vary depending on your
> laptop)
>
> Network Device Support: Wireless LAN (non-hamradio)
> Wireless LAN(non-hamradio): Yes
>
> 2. Rebuild the pcmcia-cs package by hand with the source from
>
> http://pcmcia-cs.sourceforge.net
>
> When I ran make config, I pointed the source to my kernel source
> directory and I only answered yes to:
>
> Include 32-bit (CardBus) card support (y/n) [y]:
>
> then make all && make install
>
>
> 3. Download the newest wireless card drivers from
> http://www.linux-wlan.com/linux-wlan
>
> make config and answer the questions as they pertain to your laptop
> then, make all && make install
>
> Finally, type depmod -a and then restart pcmcia. I do not know where
> slackware keeps its init.d but with my Debian box its in /etc/init.d and
> RH based creatures tend to keep theirs in /etc/rc.d/init.d but cd there
> and issue a ./pcmcia restart command.
>
> You should now hear two beeps of the same tone and the LEDS on your
> wireless NIC "should" alight.
>
> HTH,
>
> The Logan
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