Networking :: Linksys WCP11 V4.0
Just my 2 cents worth of info...
I use a LinksysWCP11 v4.0 just about everyday with DSL 2.3 and a Toshiba Satellite 2805
I have a frugal install with persistent home and opt directories
my /opt/bootlocal.sh looks like this:
#!/bin/bash
# put other system startup command here
sudo /opt/myndis.sh
/opt/myndis.sh looks like this:
#!/bin/bash
/usr/local/bin/ndiswrapper.sh /opt/wpc11v4/net8180.inf wlan0 WIFINAME 1111111111
where WIFINAME is the wireless routers broadcast SID and 1111111111 is the encryption code
The /opt/wpc11v4/ directory contains 10 files one of them is the net8180.inf file.
The last part of my dmesg listing looks like this:
mice: PS/2 mouse device common for all mice
ndiswrapper version 0.10 loaded (preempt=no,smp=yes)
PCI: Setting latency timer of device 14:00.0 to 64
ndiswrapper: using irq 11
wlan0: ndiswrapper ethernet device 00:0f:66:3b:ae:d5 using driver rtl8180.sys
ndiswrapper device wlan0 supports WPA with AES/CCMP and TKIP ciphers
ndiswrapper: driver rtl8180.sys (Realtek,10/07/2004,5.173.1007.2004) added
apm: BIOS version 1.2 Flags 0x02 (Driver version 1.16)
apm: overridden by ACPI.
My grub boot parms are:
root=/dev/hda5
vga=normal
quiet
pci=noacpi
apm
frugal
dma
toram
mydsl=hda6
restore=hda5
home=hda5
opt=hda5
host=DSL230
I know someone (yes.. despite what others might say, I know people outside of cyperspace...) with an old Compaq laptop. Next time I see him I'll see if I can get the card working in his. I'm not sure what model it is.
Good luck.
Hello,
This reply is has been posted "wirelessly" via a linksys wpc11 ver. 4 pcmcia card using ndiswrapper as described by Roberts, above. (If one chooses the command line method, precede the commands shown by "sudo").
The card is in an IBM Thinkpad X20 that is running DSL 2.3.
DSL 2.3 was booted via GRUB as shown below:
title DSL with toram, mydsl, restore
kernel /boot/linux24 root=/dev/hda4 quiet vga=normal acpi=off apm noscsi frugal dma toram mydsl=hda4 restore=hda4
initrd /boot/minirt24.gz
Good luck.
I am writing this "worelessly" on my Compaq Armada. Thanks for all of the help. I kept messing with the boot codes and presto!
--Ted
An Addendum to my last post:
I tried to add the "toram" option at boot time and the ndiswrapper program gave me the following error: "could not allocate 2042 bytes of DMA memory"
My Armada has 61MB of ram, shouldn't that be enough to rum "toram"? I have 3Gs of swapspace.
Oh well, I still can write "wirelessly" without toram!
--Ted
Ted,
Please share your boot codes.
We all want to know the sceret of the Armada.
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