tempestuous
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Posted: Nov. 16 2005,12:00 |
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Be aware that this driver was compiled for the 2.4.26 kernel, so is good for DSL versions 0.8.0 - 1.5.
From version 2.0 the driver is useless, and will be removed from the mydsl downloads soon.
Regarding compatibility - check here - http://at76c503a.berlios.de/devices.html
Your adaptor (whose brand and model number you didn't mention) may be best supported by this driver ... or the Sourceforge atmelwlandriver.
Don't worry about changing a config file - this is only for automated loading. Do this (assuming this driver is correct) -
## Install the driver. In EmelFM select atmelusbdrivers.dsl and press "MYDSL"
## or the manual way - open an xterminal,
sudo /etc/init.d/mydsl-install/<mylocation>/atmelusbdrivers.dsl
## first we need to become superuser
sudo su
## now we need to run "depmod", which is easy with a HD install,
## but difficult with the liveCD because much of the filesystem is read-only.
## so for a liveCD we need to make certain files writeable with the next 18 lines of code
cd /lib/modules/2.4.26
cp modules.dep tmp1
cp modules.generic_string tmp2
cp modules.pcimap tmp3
cp modules.isapnpmap tmp4
cp modules.usbmap tmp5
cp modules.parportmap tmp6
cp modules.ieee1394map tmp7
cp modules.pnpbiosmap tmp8
rm -rf modules.dep modules.generic_string modules.pcimap modules.isapnpmap modules.usbmap modules.parportmap modules.ieee1394map modules.pnpbiosmap
mv tmp1 modules.dep
mv tmp2 modules.generic_string
mv tmp3 modules.pcimap
mv tmp4 modules.isapnpmap
mv tmp5 modules.usbmap
mv tmp6 modules.parportmap
mv tmp7 modules.ieee1394map
mv tmp8 modules.pnpbiosmap
## map the new modules
depmod
## Now load the driver
modprobe at76c503-rfmd
## if no error messages, this should create a network interface, wlan0
## you can check this by running "ifconfig -a"
## now set up the wireless network
iwconfig wlan0 essid MY_ESSID key 1234567890 mode managed
## for automatic IP
pump -i wlan0
## or for static IP
## modify /etc/resolv.conf to include your nameservers
#ifconfig wlan0 192.168.0.xx
#route add default gw 192.168.0.1 wlan0 # or whatever your router's IP is
Obviously, replace "MY_ESSID" with your SSID and "123467890" with your WEP key.
MAKING IT PERMANENT with a liveCD or Frugal install.
This driver package can be reinstalled at each boot with the boot parameter -
"mydsl=hda1" (or sda1, or floppy, etc)
Of course, the all-important "depmod" process is still required.
A neat way to achieve this automatically is to list the files that depmod modifies in /home/dsl/.filetool.lst,
then run "Backup" from DSLpanel > Backup/Restore.
First, set up the driver and make sure it's working.
Now add the following entries to /home/dsl/.filetool.lst -
(don't dare delete the "home/dsl/.filetool.lst" and "/home/dsl/.xfiletool.lst" entries)
lib/modules/2.4.31/modules.dep
lib/modules/2.4.31/modules.generic_string
lib/modules/2.4.31/modules.ieee1394map
lib/modules/2.4.31/modules.isapnpmap
lib/modules/2.4.31/modules.parportmap
lib/modules/2.4.31/modules.pcimap
lib/modules/2.4.31/modules.pnpbiosmap
lib/modules/2.4.31/modules.usbmap
Run "Backup" from DSLpanel > Backup/Restore
Boot with the boot parameters -
mydsl=hda1 restore=hda1 (or sda1, or floppy, etc)
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