nother problem.. Re: [olug] Config Wireless Card under Knoppix?

[Nathan D. Rotschafer]

I have always had nothing but problems and headaches trying to get my wireless
card working on linux.  However, the last time I learned that there is actually
a known issue with the Texas Instruments PC Card controller and linux pcmcia-cs
package.  If you have this then you need to modify some config file (I'm sorry
I don't remember which one) to get around the issue.  If you need further info
I will look back through my install notes and get the info for you.

Thanks,
Nate

Quoting CM Miller <cmmiller1973 at yahoo.com>:

>
> See my comments below...I'm suprised that there wasn't
> more feedback from other Linux wireless users.  Aren't
> others trying to get their wireless cards to work
> under Linux?
>
> --- Brian Wiese <bwiese at cotse.com> wrote:
> > What exactly is your problem Chris, trying to bring
> > your network card "up"
> > or "down" (I take it thats what you mean by
> > mount/umount?)
>
> My problem exactly is trying to get my wireless card
> to work.  I even downloaded the madwifi drivers but
> got a ton of erorrs when doing make config.
>
> I'm wanting to understand, again, when inserting card
> I get this
>
> cs cb_alloc(bus 2):  vendor 0x168c, device 0x0013
> PCI:  Enabled device 02:00 (0000 -> 0002)
>
> I though all devices had to be mounted/umounted under
> Linux?  Why is it autodetecting?
>
> >To do this,
> > you just treat it as any other network interface...
> >
> > ifconfig eth1 { down | up }
> >
>
> I have eth0, which is the onboard nic, but there is no
> eth1, for the wireless card.  Or I'm not seeing it.
>
> > The config's the same in "/etc/network/interfaces"
> > as regular debian.
> >
> > As for eth0 vs. eth1, on my dell inspiron laptop
> > with knoppix 3.2 on it as
> > well, I've had my wireless card detected as eth0
> > sometimes (now) and eth1
> > at other times.
>
> Why is that?  Why would it switch from eth0 to eth1?
>
> A guy that I work with has Knoppix on his laptop as
> well.  He uses a Linksys card.  If he has his wireless
> pcmcia card, lan connected, and typing iwconfig, he
> gets output for lo, eth0, and eth1.
>
> I've also booted from Knoppix 3.3, but no dice there
> either.
>
> -Chris
>
>
> =====
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>
> I don't believe this to be a coincidence"
>
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>
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