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Netinst Doesn't Detect Wireless PC Card

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jimbo-62
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Netinst Doesn't Detect Wireless PC Card

#1 Post by jimbo-62 »

I would like to install Sarge on my Sony laptop, which has a Netgear WG511 wireless PC card, and built in Fast Ethernet and Firewire ports. The Netgear card is what I use to connect to the Internet.

I booted Knoppix to check the Netgear card and everything works just fine. I was able to connect to the Internet with no configuration.

But, when I boot the Sarge netinst CD and go through the installation, the Netgear card is not recognized. I am given the choice of using the Fast Ethernet (eth0) or the Firewire (eth1).

Any advice will be appreciated, jimbo
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tim
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#2 Post by tim »

Are you sure eth1 is your firewire port and not your wireless card?
Grieve not for happy Claudius, he is dead;
And empty is his skull.
Pity no longer, arm-in-arm with Dread,
Walks that polished hall.

Joy, too, is fled.
But no man can have all.

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pigah
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#3 Post by pigah »

I think that card requires ndiswrapper, which is a wrapper that allows the use of windows drivers (I don't think there are linux drivers for it). I don't know how to do a netinstall with it: you may just want to google for it.
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jimbo-62
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#4 Post by jimbo-62 »

The PC card never powers up, no led lights come on. Eth0 shows up with no MAC address, and unknown type. I am not sure about the Firewire label now.

But, when I boot Knoppix 3.8.1, everything works perfectly. So, the question is:

How do I query Knoppix to find out what driver is being used? There must be a configuration file or info file somewhere that I could look at to determine how Knoppix is using the PC card.

Thanks, jimbo
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tim
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#5 Post by tim »

Hi Jimbo,

Check out this link. It describes how someone else got their netgear card to work with debian.

http://lists.debian.org/debian-laptop/2 ... 00119.html
Grieve not for happy Claudius, he is dead;
And empty is his skull.
Pity no longer, arm-in-arm with Dread,
Walks that polished hall.

Joy, too, is fled.
But no man can have all.

--Edna St. Vincent Millay
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jimbo-62
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#6 Post by jimbo-62 »

Hi Tim,

Thanks for your reply. That reference is a partial solution. There is more to it than that, but it is a good start. I got some advice from another forum. I got some advice from the Debian Reference Manual. And finally I was able to get my Netgear WG511 wireless PC card working. Getting it working from a terminal window command line was fairly easy. Getting it to work automatically during boot was more difficult.

Anyone who wants more detail, just let me know.

Thanks, jimbo
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