iB::Topic::taking wifi drivers from other distro

	Damn Small Linux :: Damn Small Linux Board The DSL Forums

» Welcome Guest
[ Log In :: Register ]

Damn Small Linux Board » Damn Small Linux » Networking » taking wifi drivers from other distro

		Mini-ITX Boards Sale, Fanless BareBones Mini-ITX, Bootable 1G DSL USBs, 533MHz Fanless PC <-- SALE $200 each!
		Get The Official Damn Small Linux Book. DSL Market , Great VPS hosting provided by Tektonic

Pages: (2) </ 1 [2] >/

[ Track this topic :: Email this topic :: Print this topic ]

Topic: taking wifi drivers from other distro

< Next Oldest | Next Newest >

Lfys

Group: Members
Posts: 3
Joined: Nov. 2006

Posted: Nov. 11 2006,14:10

As I said, I'm a fairly new linux user. Some time ago I managed to get the card working in Puppy Linux only because somebody else had already done the dirty work and wrote a decent manual how to do it.

Maybe if I ever have time ... I will read about what the word "compiling" really means ...

.

In the mean time I think I have a colleague of mine converted to the DSL. He was really impressed about what his old laptop suddenly did after loading the live-DSL. Maybe I can try to convince HIM to take a look at the wifi-stuff ... :-)

Juanito

Group: Members
Posts: 1601
Joined: Sep. 2005

Posted: Nov. 11 2006,17:15

If you have access to a Knoppix 3.4 CD or the download, you could boot using the CD and see if your wifi card works.

If your card does work, then you should be able to figure out which driver(s) to copy across from Knoppix to DSL from "lsmod" - the same driver(s) will work when restored under DSL.

If your card does not work, but you can find a driver download then you will be able to compile the driver under Knoppix and copy it across to DSL.

6 replies since Nov. 10 2006,08:02

< Next Oldest | Next Newest >

[ Track this topic :: Email this topic :: Print this topic ]

Pages: (2) </ 1 [2] >/

Damn Small Linux Board » Damn Small Linux » Networking » taking wifi drivers from other distro