[SOLVED] help with drivers on a dual boot computer

LukeSkyballer · 11-05-2009, 06:16 PM

i just recently got puppy linux and i also have another partition with windows xp sp3 it. Puppy linux works like a charm but i was wondering is it possible to get my driver for my nic on xp to work for linux and if so how?

**wmorri** · 11-05-2009, 06:22 PM

Hi,

Welcome to TSF!!

The simple answer is no! drivers and all packages are written very differently for linux and windows. Are you having issues with your nic drivers, because we may be able to help you with them?

Cheers!

LukeSkyballer · 11-05-2009, 07:18 PM

is there a possible way to get both drivers so they dont conflict with eachother then?

**wmorri** · 11-05-2009, 08:57 PM

Hi,

Quote:

is there a possible way to get both drivers so they dont conflict with eachother then?

I am confused by that. The drivers for linux and windows won't conflict with each other simple because they are written differently. Windows is written as a .exe file, and puppy linux files are either written as a .deb, or .rpm file, I forget at the moment.

If you want some help finding the nic drivers you can go to terminal and type in the following command:

Code:

lspci l=L

Then we can work on getting you the two different files so that you can see the difference.

Cheers!

LukeSkyballer · 11-06-2009, 04:35 PM

# lspci
00:00.0 Class 0600: 1002:cab0 (rev 13)

00:01.0 Class 0604: 1002:700f (rev 01)

00:02.0 Class 0c03: 10b9:5237 (rev 03)

00:06.0 Class 0401: 10b9:5451 (rev 02)

00:07.0 Class 0601: 10b9:1533

00:08.0 Class 0703: 10b9:5457

00:0a.0 Class 0607: 1217:6972

00:10.0 Class 0101: 10b9:5229 (rev c4)

00:11.0 Class 0680: 10b9:7101

00:12.0 Class 0200: 100b:0020

01:05.0 Class 0300: 1002:4336

02:00.0 Class 0280: 14e4:4318 (rev 02)

**wmorri** · 11-06-2009, 08:40 PM

Hi,

I need all of the information that comes from that command. There should be some information about each one of these.

Cheers!

LukeSkyballer · 11-07-2009, 12:20 PM

# lspci -v

00:00.0 Class 0600: 1002:cab0 (rev 13)

Flags: bus master, 66Mhz, medium devsel, latency 32

Memory at d4000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=64M]

Memory at d0500000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=4K]

I/O ports at 8090 [disabled] [size=4]

Capabilities: [a0] AGP version 2.0

00:01.0 Class 0604: 1002:700f (rev 01)

Flags: bus master, 66Mhz, medium devsel, latency 99

Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=01, sec-latency=68

I/O behind bridge: 00009000-00009fff

Memory behind bridge: d0100000-d01fffff

Prefetchable memory behind bridge: e0000000-efffffff

00:02.0 Class 0c03: 10b9:5237 (rev 03) (prog-if 10)

Subsystem: 103c:0024

Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 10

Memory at d0000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]

Capabilities: [60] Power Management version 2

00:06.0 Class 0401: 10b9:5451 (rev 02)

Subsystem: 103c:0024

Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 5

I/O ports at 8400 [size=256]

Memory at d0001000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]

Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 2

00:07.0 Class 0601: 10b9:1533

Subsystem: 10b9:1533

Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0

Capabilities: [a0] Power Management version 1

00:08.0 Class 0703: 10b9:5457

Subsystem: 103c:0024

Flags: medium devsel, IRQ 3

Memory at d0002000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]

I/O ports at 8800 [size=256]

Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 2

00:0a.0 Class 0607: 1217:6972

Subsystem: 103c:0024

Flags: bus master, stepping, slow devsel, latency 168, IRQ 5

Memory at 80000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]

Bus: primary=00, secondary=02, subordinate=05, sec-latency=176

Memory window 0: 20000000-23fff000 (prefetchable)

Memory window 1: 24000000-27fff000

I/O window 0: 00001000-000010ff

I/O window 1: 00001400-000014ff

16-bit legacy interface ports at 0001

00:10.0 Class 0101: 10b9:5229 (rev c4) (prog-if b0)

Subsystem: 103c:0024

Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 32

[virtual] Memory at 000001f0 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [disabled] [size=8]

[virtual] Memory at 000003f0 (type 3, non-prefetchable) [disabled]

[virtual] Memory at 00000170 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [disabled] [size=8]

[virtual] Memory at 00000370 (type 3, non-prefetchable) [disabled]

I/O ports at 8080 [size=16]

Capabilities: [60] Power Management version 2

00:11.0 Class 0680: 10b9:7101

Subsystem: 103c:0024

Flags: medium devsel

00:12.0 Class 0200: 100b:0020

Subsystem: 103c:0024

Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 90, IRQ 11

I/O ports at 8c00 [size=256]

Memory at d0003000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]

Expansion ROM at 28000000 [disabled] [size=64K]

Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 2

01:05.0 Class 0300: 1002:4336

Subsystem: 103c:0024

Flags: bus master, stepping, fast Back2Back, 66Mhz, medium devsel, latency 66, IRQ 1

**wmorri** · 11-07-2009, 10:12 PM

Hi,

Here is what I am looking for.

Cheers!

LukeSkyballer · 11-11-2009, 05:27 PM

Thanks for your time and help but i figured it out my wireless card has a broadcom chipset and it does not support linux i popped in a different nic and success

**wmorri** · 11-11-2009, 06:08 PM

Hi,

Glad to hear that you were able to fix the issue yourself. Can you tell us what nic you used, I might try it on my laptop.

Cheers!

LukeSkyballer · 11-13-2009, 10:46 AM

well i actually used three of them one was a linksys pcimia card model wpc54g
and the other was a linksys usb model WUSB54GP finally i ended up using a hawking usb i'm not sure of the model number though but this is the one that worked!

**wmorri** · 11-13-2009, 11:11 AM

Cool, I will mark this thread as solved for you then. If you have any other questions please feel free to ask.

11-05-2009, 06:16 PM	#1 (permalink)
LukeSkyballer Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 6 OS: windows xp sp3	[SOLVED] help with drivers on a dual boot computer i just recently got puppy linux and i also have another partition with windows xp sp3 it. Puppy linux works like a charm but i was wondering is it possible to get my driver for my nic on xp to work for linux and if so how?

11-05-2009, 06:22 PM	#2 (permalink)
wmorri Moderator/Fedora Amb. Join Date: May 2008 Location: /pm/etc Posts: 2,805 OS: Window 7/Fedora 10 My System	Re: help with drivers on a dual boot computer Hi, Welcome to TSF!! The simple answer is no! drivers and all packages are written very differently for linux and windows. Are you having issues with your nic drivers, because we may be able to help you with them? Cheers! __________________ Linux Forever!

11-05-2009, 07:18 PM	#3 (permalink)
LukeSkyballer Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 6 OS: windows xp sp3	Re: help with drivers on a dual boot computer is there a possible way to get both drivers so they dont conflict with eachother then?

11-06-2009, 04:35 PM	#5 (permalink)
LukeSkyballer Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 6 OS: windows xp sp3	Re: help with drivers on a dual boot computer # lspci 00:00.0 Class 0600: 1002:cab0 (rev 13) 00:01.0 Class 0604: 1002:700f (rev 01) 00:02.0 Class 0c03: 10b9:5237 (rev 03) 00:06.0 Class 0401: 10b9:5451 (rev 02) 00:07.0 Class 0601: 10b9:1533 00:08.0 Class 0703: 10b9:5457 00:0a.0 Class 0607: 1217:6972 00:10.0 Class 0101: 10b9:5229 (rev c4) 00:11.0 Class 0680: 10b9:7101 00:12.0 Class 0200: 100b:0020 01:05.0 Class 0300: 1002:4336 02:00.0 Class 0280: 14e4:4318 (rev 02)

11-06-2009, 08:40 PM	#6 (permalink)
wmorri Moderator/Fedora Amb. Join Date: May 2008 Location: /pm/etc Posts: 2,805 OS: Window 7/Fedora 10 My System	Re: help with drivers on a dual boot computer Hi, I need all of the information that comes from that command. There should be some information about each one of these. Cheers! __________________ Linux Forever!

11-07-2009, 12:20 PM	#7 (permalink)
LukeSkyballer Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 6 OS: windows xp sp3	Re: help with drivers on a dual boot computer # lspci -v 00:00.0 Class 0600: 1002:cab0 (rev 13) Flags: bus master, 66Mhz, medium devsel, latency 32 Memory at d4000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=64M] Memory at d0500000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=4K] I/O ports at 8090 [disabled] [size=4] Capabilities: [a0] AGP version 2.0 00:01.0 Class 0604: 1002:700f (rev 01) Flags: bus master, 66Mhz, medium devsel, latency 99 Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=01, sec-latency=68 I/O behind bridge: 00009000-00009fff Memory behind bridge: d0100000-d01fffff Prefetchable memory behind bridge: e0000000-efffffff 00:02.0 Class 0c03: 10b9:5237 (rev 03) (prog-if 10) Subsystem: 103c:0024 Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 10 Memory at d0000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K] Capabilities: [60] Power Management version 2 00:06.0 Class 0401: 10b9:5451 (rev 02) Subsystem: 103c:0024 Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 5 I/O ports at 8400 [size=256] Memory at d0001000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K] Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 2 00:07.0 Class 0601: 10b9:1533 Subsystem: 10b9:1533 Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0 Capabilities: [a0] Power Management version 1 00:08.0 Class 0703: 10b9:5457 Subsystem: 103c:0024 Flags: medium devsel, IRQ 3 Memory at d0002000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K] I/O ports at 8800 [size=256] Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 2 00:0a.0 Class 0607: 1217:6972 Subsystem: 103c:0024 Flags: bus master, stepping, slow devsel, latency 168, IRQ 5 Memory at 80000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K] Bus: primary=00, secondary=02, subordinate=05, sec-latency=176 Memory window 0: 20000000-23fff000 (prefetchable) Memory window 1: 24000000-27fff000 I/O window 0: 00001000-000010ff I/O window 1: 00001400-000014ff 16-bit legacy interface ports at 0001 00:10.0 Class 0101: 10b9:5229 (rev c4) (prog-if b0) Subsystem: 103c:0024 Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 32 [virtual] Memory at 000001f0 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [disabled] [size=8] [virtual] Memory at 000003f0 (type 3, non-prefetchable) [disabled] [virtual] Memory at 00000170 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [disabled] [size=8] [virtual] Memory at 00000370 (type 3, non-prefetchable) [disabled] I/O ports at 8080 [size=16] Capabilities: [60] Power Management version 2 00:11.0 Class 0680: 10b9:7101 Subsystem: 103c:0024 Flags: medium devsel 00:12.0 Class 0200: 100b:0020 Subsystem: 103c:0024 Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 90, IRQ 11 I/O ports at 8c00 [size=256] Memory at d0003000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K] Expansion ROM at 28000000 [disabled] [size=64K] Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 2 01:05.0 Class 0300: 1002:4336 Subsystem: 103c:0024 Flags: bus master, stepping, fast Back2Back, 66Mhz, medium devsel, latency 66, IRQ 1

11-07-2009, 10:12 PM	#8 (permalink)
wmorri Moderator/Fedora Amb. Join Date: May 2008 Location: /pm/etc Posts: 2,805 OS: Window 7/Fedora 10 My System	Re: help with drivers on a dual boot computer Hi, Here is what I am looking for. Cheers! __________________ Linux Forever!

11-11-2009, 05:27 PM	#9 (permalink)
LukeSkyballer Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 6 OS: windows xp sp3	Re: help with drivers on a dual boot computer Thanks for your time and help but i figured it out my wireless card has a broadcom chipset and it does not support linux i popped in a different nic and success

11-11-2009, 06:08 PM	#10 (permalink)
wmorri Moderator/Fedora Amb. Join Date: May 2008 Location: /pm/etc Posts: 2,805 OS: Window 7/Fedora 10 My System	Re: help with drivers on a dual boot computer Hi, Glad to hear that you were able to fix the issue yourself. Can you tell us what nic you used, I might try it on my laptop. Cheers! __________________ Linux Forever!

11-13-2009, 10:46 AM	#11 (permalink)
LukeSkyballer Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 6 OS: windows xp sp3	Re: help with drivers on a dual boot computer well i actually used three of them one was a linksys pcimia card model wpc54g and the other was a linksys usb model WUSB54GP finally i ended up using a hawking usb i'm not sure of the model number though but this is the one that worked!

11-13-2009, 11:11 AM	#12 (permalink)
wmorri Moderator/Fedora Amb. Join Date: May 2008 Location: /pm/etc Posts: 2,805 OS: Window 7/Fedora 10 My System	Re: help with drivers on a dual boot computer Cool, I will mark this thread as solved for you then. If you have any other questions please feel free to ask. __________________ Linux Forever!