Linksys Wireless USB Mandrake 9.2

**lauroy8** · February 10th, 2004, 04:58 PM

Does not recognize the device. Are there drivers for this?
Help !!
WUSB11 ver2.8 Linksys Wireless USB 802.11b

Thanks for any help.

**washe** · February 10th, 2004, 05:07 PM

welcome to a pain to get it work....

you have two choices.

www.linuxant.com (charge)
ndiswrapper.sourceforge.net (free, but you need to have some linux knoweldge)

**vass0922** · February 10th, 2004, 05:33 PM

Or you can go to www.linux-wlan.com they have all the Linksys wireless drivers.

**washe** · February 10th, 2004, 06:29 PM

I havent checked lately wlan, last time they didnt had support for the chipset, the G series from Linksys are made with Broadcom chipset... and Broadcom refuses to release a driver/specs for open source to develop a driver...

this makes linuxant and ndiswrapper the only options.... they use the windows drivers with a loaddriver that makes the calls to linux...

**vass0922** · February 10th, 2004, 06:57 PM

he's asking about the 2.8 series 802.11B though

Ver. 4 of the LInksys is where they changed chipset (although I could be wrong if USB versions are different)

Oh and no they haven't released drivers for the new chipset

Those @$%@$% at broadcom

Sucks linksys switched

Prism made quite a bit available for them.

**lauroy8** · February 10th, 2004, 08:49 PM

Thanks for the help...I will give those drivers a try. Linux can see that there is a device there, it just doesnt know what it is. I am pretty patient when it comes to things like this. Its all learning for me and I'm having fun with it.

**jannybean2002** · February 10th, 2004, 08:50 PM

I got a belkin 54g .........so easy to install

**washe** · February 10th, 2004, 09:50 PM

Originally posted by vass0922
he's asking about the 2.8 series 802.11B though

Ver. 4 of the LInksys is where they changed chipset (although I could be wrong if USB versions are different)

Oh and no they haven't released drivers for the new chipset
Those @$%@$% at broadcom

Sucks linksys switched
Prism made quite a bit available for them.

upsss

didnt notice b....

lauroy8 verify what chipset do you have:

as root type:

lspci

and look for it on network controller or usb device (not sure because its hooked to the usb port), it will tell you what chipset you have...

**lauroy8** · February 11th, 2004, 08:43 AM

I believe it is a Prism based unit. I got the drivers from linix-wlan.com. When I do "make config" it wants to know where the linux source directory is?? Sorry to be a pain....just learning.

Thanks

**vass0922** · February 11th, 2004, 09:58 AM

It depends if you installed the Kernel-Source package

Search in your RPM Manager for "Kernel" and make sure the source package is installed

After that it should default to /usr/src/linux

**washe** · February 11th, 2004, 11:24 AM

For mandrake 9.2 download edition you need to get to their ftp to grab the kernel sources, they arent in disc 3 like previous versions.

you can use urpmi to get the sources download via the command line... follow the steps on the following link....
http://urpmi.org/easyurpmi/index.php

after write: urpmi -i kernel-sources

altought you will need to have a internet connection on linux to get it done..

**lauroy8** · February 11th, 2004, 01:09 PM

ok according to XP the chip is an Atmel. I have tried the atmel drivers from sourceforge but I just can't seem to get it detected properly. Linux sees the USB device but no matter what I do it doesn't know what it is. USBview shows the fol info:

Unknown Device
Speed: 12mb/s (full)
USB Version: 1.10
Device Class: 00(>ifc)
Device Subclass: 00
Device Protocol: 00
Maximum Default Endpoint Size: 8
Number of Configurations: 1
Vendor Id: 1915
Product Id: 2233
Revision Number: 1.00

Config Number: 1
Number of Interfaces: 1
Attributes: 80
MaxPower Needed: 500mA

Interface Number: 0
Name: (none)
Alternate Number: 0
Class: fe(app.)
Sub Class: 01
Protocol: 00
Number of Endpoints: 0

Ok, I have confirmed that it is WUSB11 ver2.8. How do I make it work?