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Topic: Prism 3/ DWL-520 E1, Can it be used with hd install of DSL?

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zmef420

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Posted: Jan. 02 2005,02:39

Hi everyone.

From what I have read here and a few other spots I am still confused. Can DSL be used with this pci card? You have to build the kernel module?

I am going to give it a crack tonight, any help would be much appreciated.

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Posted: Jan. 12 2005,05:01

i am going to keep this topic alive because this is a awesome chipset. anyone wanna help me out. is compiling the kernel hard? can i use the dsl source? do i have to know all my hardware or can i just add what i need?

sometimes when i make or install or what have you, the c compiler can't be found (tcc right). simple things to experienced users.

thanks

ke4nt1

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Posted: Jan. 12 2005,05:30

If I'm reading your link correctly, it has a prism chipset.

Most all prisms have been working fine in DSL without any extra drivers
or making a new kernel.

Search thru the forums for "prism" , and see what you find.
DWL-520's are pretty common..

73
ke4nt

zmef420

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Posted: Jan. 13 2005,00:58

i'm not that noobish, brother!

thanks for the reply, ke4nt1. yeah, it is a common card, but it has several revisions. the "e1" version, which i have, has a prism 3 chipset. problem is the firmware is loaded when its booted by windows. in order to use it you have to compile the kernel with HostAP and the dlink drivers, i think. maybe there is another way, i haven't found it.