Networking :: DSL 3.3 and Linksys Wireless WPC54GS ver.2



jpeters and roberts, thanks for your replies!

I followed roberts instructions and BAM! it works (you are a computer GOD!). However, there is one small problem, when I turn off the PC, I have to repeat all the steps.  How can I make the command sequence stick?

BTW, Here is my root session...  the weird part is after I execute "ndiswrapper -l" it shows:

Installed drivers:
lsbcmnds   driver installed, hardware present
netcard invalid driver!
 

Also, I am loving DSL, lightening quick startups, no rebooting, no viruses, Firefox is great, snappy UI,
jpeters and roberts, thanks for your replies!

I followed roberts instructions and BAM! it works (you are a computer GOD!). I can browse the net with Firefox.  However, there are two small problems.  First, after I execute "ndiswrapper -l" it shows:

Installed drivers:
lsbcmnds   driver installed, hardware present
netcard invalid driver!
wpc54gs invalid driver!

Second, when I turn off the PC, and turn it on again, I lose the card, andI have to repeat all the steps.  How can I make the command sequence stick between shutdowns?

Also, I am loving DSL - lightening quick startups, no rebooting, no viruses, Firefox is great, snappy performance, and clean UI.  A real pleasure.

thanks again,

GDSLC

P.S. How the heck do you copy text from the command shell?
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P.S. How the heck do you copy text from the command shell?

Read the "getting start" page that pops up in dillo. It tells you how to copy and paste from a terminal. If you're in the console (edit: you can also do what follows in an X terminal), you're limited to piping to a file unless you have a utility like screen. To pipe, use the greater-than sign between the command you need and an appropriate filename.
Code Sample
command > file.name

Or you can start vim and get whatever command output directly in vim by entering the following while in command mode:
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:r !fullcommand

Then save that (:w filename) and quit (:q) to do whatever you need with it.

At least ninety-nine more ways to skin that cat...
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Second, when I turn off the PC, and turn it on again, I lose the card, andI have to repeat all the steps.  How can I make the command sequence stick between shutdowns?


You can enter those commands in a script or

Try to use the ndiswrapper gui. You now know what files, names, and key it wants.
Using the ndiswarpper.gui will make a script for you called myndis.sh

It is in /opt/  for DSL v3.x
and in /home/dsl/ for DSL v4.x

If the gui and/or its script does not work, you at least know what does work and you can edit the script. But likely the script will work.

For automatic wireless setup upon boot and the script to /opt/bootlocal.sh

For on demand use of your wireless, just execute the script with
$ sudo /opt/myndis.sh
Or make an icon to run this.

In DSL v4.x the icon and the script creation is done for you.
roberts, The NDISWRAPPER gui program did create the file you mentioned but I couldn't figure out how to make it execute from /opt/bootlocal.sh.  When I tried executing myndis.sh from the command line, I got some message that pump can only be run by root.  I ended up putting these 2 lines at the end of the file /etc/profile:

modprobe ndiswrapper
pump -i wlan0

Now when I boot up, Firefox connects immediately without me having to execute anything manually.

Thanks much for all your help!  This board rocks!

GDSLC
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