I'm trying to boot DSL on my Toshiba Satellite. Its really old, 400mhz Intel, 64mb ram, etc... The first time i tried booting it froze right after it said it detected my processor. After that i used the "nousb" boot parameter and it worked fine. However, i have a D-link DWL-122 USB adapter and I need to be able to use that adapter or bust. Can i do anything or am I screwed?Try to modprobe your usb port: sudo modprobe usb-ohci
If it gives no error then your usb port should work, then modprobe your adapters module.
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then modprobe your adapters module.
how would i do this?ftp://ftp.linux-wlan.org/pub/linux-wlan-ng/
There is linux drivers for your card but i don't know how to make it to work with dsl.
So i will step out from this topic and let some wiser guy to help you.
Edit: From the readme of the drivers:
A) Make sure your kernel usb support is running B) Plug in the Prism2.x USB device C) Run 'modprobe prism2_usb prism2_doreset=1' to load the driver into memory. D) Run 'wlanctl-ng wlan0 lnxreq_ifstate ifstate=enable' to initialize the driver+MAC functions. E) Run 'wlanctl-ng wlan0 lnxreq_autojoin ssid=<your ssid> authtype=opensystem' to enable the MAC in Infrastructure Station mode. F) Run 'ifconfig wlan0 <your IP address>'r3dhat,
Something that I use often when I boot a toshiba without any pcmcia cards in it is the nopcmcia boot code.
The machine usually locks up trying to scan the pcmcia slots. Which occurs after you see the processor message. So try booting with:
dsl vga=normal nopcmcia
and see if that works. Then you can try what Someone is suggesting. After it boots you can open a terminal and do a: dmesg command and see if your usb device has been found. Keep posting messages and doing searches. Post as much info as possible (what version of dsl you're using, how you are booting (livecd, usb, frugal, etc), what boot parms you've used, anything you think might help)
I'm usually as lost as most with usb and network cards but someone might read it and be able to help