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Topic: Please help newbie install g122 wifi dongle

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roddyguk

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Posted: July 21 2006,11:09

hi, im very new to linux (have played about a bit with debian and ubuntu) now ive come across dsl i really like it.

ive install it to my hard drive (fungal install) but cant for the life of me get my usb dongle working.

im runnung dsl 1.3 i think and i have a DWL-G122 rev.B1

any help would be great, if you say to try installing something could you please instruct me on how to do it as like i said im very new to linux.

cheers

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Posted: July 21 2006,15:40

To check your DSL version in those versions you can open dillo and it might be there.

Your DWL-G122 rev.B1 seems to use rt2500 - which afaik most DSL users have gotten to work with ndiswrapper.

roddyguk

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Posted: July 24 2006,10:33

ive managed to get it working with both debian and ubuntu using the linux driver not ndiswrapper (but i cant remember how i done it)
i dont mind using ndiswrapper, but as ive never used it before could someone please help me out?
cheers

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Posted: July 24 2006,15:44

If you had searched around, the problem with the linux driver is that it _still_ doesn't support SMP enabled kernels, in which DSL is by default (debian/ubuntu aren't).

I think there's some help in the wiki on ndiswrapper..

gisgman

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Posted: July 29 2006,01:51

After searching different posts, here's the solution I came up with:
(I'm using version 3.0.1)

1. Boot DSL with the 'nosmp' option
-at the boot: prompt type "linux nosmb"
2. Use ndiswrapper to recognize the g122 dongle
-point it at the .inf file that came on the CD

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