D-Link card under Mepis

jflan · 07-26-2005, 11:25 AM

Can't get MEPIS (nor Ubunto) to recognize my D-Link DWL-G510 wireless card.

It works great under XP so I know that the network is intact.

Thanks,
JF

shuuhen · 07-26-2005, 08:59 PM

There are two versions of that card. One uses the Atheros chipset, so you'd use the Madwifi drivers for it. The other uses the Marvell chipset. Don't know what drivers to use for that one. ndiswrapper would probably work if there aren't any Marvell drivers available for Linux. List the output from lspci in your next post.

jflan · 07-27-2005, 12:02 AM

Please explain how to view Ispci output

JF

**LoneWolf071** · 07-27-2005, 08:04 AM

not Ispci, but Lspci, and also, try this, go to /etc/rc/ and look for a file called rc.wireless, if it's there, type ./rc.wireless start and see if you get anything.

jflan · 07-27-2005, 09:57 AM

Thanks, gotta go to work. I'll post back when I have results.

JF

jflan · 07-28-2005, 03:40 AM

Couldn't figure out how to get to lspci and commands didn't stick

JF

shuuhen · 07-28-2005, 11:13 PM

In the terminal you can type

Code:

/sbin/lspci

lspci is usually only in the root user's path, but it can be run as a regular user. I gave you the full path, so you don't need to worry about it being in your path as long as you type it in the same as above (copy and paste works too).

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jflan Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Location: Vancouver, WA Posts: 935 OS: XP/Puppy 2.14	D-Link card under Mepis Can't get MEPIS (nor Ubunto) to recognize my D-Link DWL-G510 wireless card. It works great under XP so I know that the network is intact. Thanks, JF

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LoneWolf071 Be Free Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 840 OS: Windows XP, Linux	not Ispci, but Lspci, and also, try this, go to /etc/rc/ and look for a file called rc.wireless, if it's there, type ./rc.wireless start and see if you get anything. __________________ Suicide Command in Linux : rm -rf / ;) AIM:TheLoneWolf071@aim.com--If You Need Help, Don't Hesitate...

07-28-2005, 11:13 PM	#7 (permalink)
shuuhen Manager Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Colorado Posts: 981 OS: Mac OS 9.1, Mac OS X 10.5.8, WinXP Pro, FreeBSD 6.0, Gentoo Linux My System	In the terminal you can type Code: /sbin/lspci lspci is usually only in the root user's path, but it can be run as a regular user. I gave you the full path, so you don't need to worry about it being in your path as long as you type it in the same as above (copy and paste works too).

07-26-2005, 08:59 PM	#2 (permalink)
shuuhen Manager Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Colorado Posts: 981 OS: Mac OS 9.1, Mac OS X 10.5.8, WinXP Pro, FreeBSD 6.0, Gentoo Linux My System	There are two versions of that card. One uses the Atheros chipset, so you'd use the Madwifi drivers for it. The other uses the Marvell chipset. Don't know what drivers to use for that one. ndiswrapper would probably work if there aren't any Marvell drivers available for Linux. List the output from lspci in your next post.

07-27-2005, 12:02 AM	#3 (permalink)
jflan Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Location: Vancouver, WA Posts: 935 OS: XP/Puppy 2.14	Please explain how to view Ispci output JF

07-27-2005, 09:57 AM	#5 (permalink)
jflan Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Location: Vancouver, WA Posts: 935 OS: XP/Puppy 2.14	Thanks, gotta go to work. I'll post back when I have results. JF

07-28-2005, 03:40 AM	#6 (permalink)
jflan Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Location: Vancouver, WA Posts: 935 OS: XP/Puppy 2.14	Couldn't figure out how to get to lspci and commands didn't stick JF