kingduct
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Posted: Jan. 18 2007,18:49 |
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Okay, I will contribute here a bit the info I learned.
1st, it is in fact easy to compile stuff running knoppix as a livecd
2nd, there are two different drivers available for the adm8211 card. The superior driver is open sourced and available from http://aluminum.sourmilk.net/adm8211/ and it works in DSL -- sometimes (note that the last version that works with kernel 2.4 is 20041111). I got it to work on one computer, but not on another (when I insmoded it, I got failure errors). thus I used the other driver:
The inferior driver is one made by the manufacturer. It is no longer available from the manufacturer (whose website is now defunct), but you can find the driver on http://www.latinsud.com/adm8211/ and then make it. This driver worked for me on the older computer I use DSL on and is the driver I will continue to use. On my card, the green light indicating a connection doesn't turn on...so I never actually know the status of my connection without pinging.
3. I have a standard hd-install, which means that I can easily change config files. I added the insmod command to /opt/bootlocal.sh and then it is loaded on bootup and since DSL automatically tries to connect to a local dhcp, it connects automatically (the wireless is the only network card this computer has, thus is eth0).
If anybody wants either of these drivers, I have them both compiled, but nowhere to post them...so respond to this post.
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