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Linux Newbie Alert!!!

  • 02-11-2004 6:39pm
    #1
    Adam
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,866 ✭✭✭


    Just picked up a copy of the Suse distro (9.1), running it alongside windows. Just wondering if anyone can help me out with drivers for my Sitecom Wireless Network PCI Card, as i connect to my broadband modem via said device and as far as i can tell Linux does not recognise it... Cheers in advance!


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  • #2
    flamegrill
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,862 ✭✭✭flamegrill


    what does lspci say?

    paste it here. Theres a good chance it wont work with anyone driver, however using something like ndiswrapper (google for it) you can use the windows xp driver.

    Paul


  • #3
    Adam
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,866 ✭✭✭Adam


    Ispci?


  • #4
    logistic
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 922 ✭✭✭logistic


    Open a terminal type lspci press enter and paste up the results.


  • #5
    pickarooney
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 35,731 Mod ✭✭✭✭pickarooney


    (that's a small letter L at the beginning)


  • #6
    tomk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,067 ✭✭✭tomk


    The model number of your card would be handy too.


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  • #7
    Adam
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,866 ✭✭✭Adam


    Sitecom Wireless Network PCI Card 54Mbps WL-121v2


  • #8
    tomk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,067 ✭✭✭tomk


    That "v2" could be a problem. The "plain" WL-121 uses the Texas Instruments ACX-111 chipset, and is therefore supported by the ACX100/ACX111 open source project. I can't find any information on the v2's chipset, but it is very likely to be different. First step to getting your card working is to identify the chipset - this where lspci comes in.

    Two more things you can try - burn the latest version of Knoppix and boot from it. Knoppix has the best hardware detection I've come across, so it might recognise your card. Also, see if the card has an FCC ID anywhere on it.


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