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violetdream · Joined: 15 Apr 2006 Posts: 109

If anyone has recompiled the drivers for the new version, 2.02, could you please post them here? In particular I'm looking for the madwifi driver but I'm sure everyone would be happy the more drivers we get!

(PS, I did post in the main wireless drivers thread but I think it would be good to have a thread just for using wireless in 2.02.)

kirk · Joined: 11 Nov 2005 Posts: 1365 Location: florida

Here's the madwifi driver. There are 3 small scripts :

install -- just copies the modules to /lib/modules/2.6.16.7/net/wireless/madwifi (just run this once)

load_module -- insmods ath_pci.ko (should bring the card up)

unload_module -- rmmods ath_pci.ko (should shut the card down)

If the card is always in the computer, you could add this line to /etc/rc.d/rc.local to bring the card up at boot:

modprobe ath_pci.ko
ifconfig ath0 up (don't know if this line is needed)

Can't test it, I don't have this card.

EDIT: I changed the install path to match what Violetdream did.

violetdream · Joined: 15 Apr 2006 Posts: 109

Thank you SO much *huuuug* I was dying without wifi Smile

I got it to work, but I had to manually copy all the .ko stuff to /lib/modules/2.6.16.7/net/wireless/madwifi

Then all I had to do was modprobe ath_pci and ifconfig ath0 up. Thanks again!

kirk · Joined: 11 Nov 2005 Posts: 1365 Location: florida

Good to hear. Funny about where you had to put the modules. Make install put them in /lib/modules/2.6.16.7/net, might of needed a depmod in there. Glad you figured it out.

brad_chuck · Posted: Sat 05 Aug 2006, 23:28 Post subject: Can someone help

Can someone with a working 2.02 compile chain compile this driver for me?

haveing troble geting it to compile?

http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/ipw3945/ipw3945-1.1.0.tgz?download

brad_chuck · Posted: Sun 06 Aug 2006, 08:38 Post subject: i can compile!

It's OK I can compile now.. just something stupid. I will do it myself. Cool

Flash · Posted: Sun 06 Aug 2006, 10:41 Post subject:

Wirless driver for Puppy 202 with rtl8180
rt73 ralink wireless driver for Puppy 202

n8siv · Joined: 25 Jul 2005 Posts: 32 Location: ohio USA

I need the zadas 1211 for puppy 202
Thank, in advance

kirk · Joined: 11 Nov 2005 Posts: 1365 Location: florida

Here's one for a ZyDAS 1211, attached is the module (for Puppy 2.02) and a user guide. To install :

lsmod zd1211b.ko
ifconfig ethX up

PeteTX · Joined: 11 Aug 2006 Posts: 22

kirk, your ZyDAS driver for 2.02 only appear to have the 1211b driver but not the 1211 one?

Does anyone have anything similar to the 2.01 dotpup driver found at -
http://www.dotpups.de/dotpups/Wifi/wireless-drivers/zd1211-r76.pup
That one seems to work fine with my AirLink 101 / ZyDAS 1211 USB 2.0, but I can't get wifi to work at all with 2.02. Thanks!

edoc · Posted: Mon 14 Aug 2006, 19:46 Post subject:

kirk · Joined: 11 Nov 2005 Posts: 1365 Location: florida

Edoc,

I don't have the card, so I can't really test it. I hoped that you could click on install (just the first time). Then click on load_module to activate the card and unload_module to deactivate the card.

If that doesn't work, maybe violetdream can chime in!

edoc · Posted: Tue 15 Aug 2006, 09:16 Post subject: