IWETHEY v. 0.3.0 | TODO
1,095 registered users | 0 active users | 0 LpH | Statistics
Login | Create New User
IWETHEY Banner

Welcome to IWETHEY!

New Yes do upgrade to the 2.6.8+ kernel in Sarge
The now deFacto pre-Linux kernel, the -mm tree now has a completely re-done and sane WiFi core.

It should make many thing that are currently difficult at best, impossible at worst for most any Wireless card (including one that use ndiswrapper), transforming that problem into a non-issue period.

Now, for those of use using ndiswrapper and other "on-crack" drivers for the wireless cards they have... this event is the most important one I have seen for a while in the linux kernel.

If it really does well, by ways of the API/ABI, types of interfaces to be changed and easily backward compatible, I'd expect to see a complete re-working of the entire "device subsystems" structure in Linux. Of course, I am hope, but if my tidbits from Greg Kroah-Hartman is any indication of just how good the upcoming chnages are, we should see linux become ubiquitous for any hardware, literally any hardware.
--
[link|mailto:greg@gregfolkert.net|greg],
[link|http://www.iwethey.org/ed_curry|REMEMBER ED CURRY!] @ iwethey
[image|http://www.danasoft.com/vipersig.jpg||||]
New Okay. I'll up the kernel.
Is this a simple and easy exercise? The Debian docs say it should just be an apt-get install kernel-image-2.6.8 or similar.

Wade.
Save Fintlewoodlewix
New Should be!
[link|http://www.runningworks.com|
]
Imric's Tips for Living
  • Paranoia Is a Survival Trait
  • Pessimists are never disappointed - but sometimes, if they are very lucky, they can be pleasantly surprised...
  • Even though everyone is out to get you, it doesn't matter unless you let them win.


Nothing is as simple as it seems in the beginning,
As hopeless as it seems in the middle,
Or as finished as it seems in the end.
 
 


New Pretty much.
If you are using grub as you bootloader, make sure you see that the update-grub script ran and found the kernels you have installed.

If not, as root just run "update-grub"

Then reboot.

All should be well
--
[link|mailto:greg@gregfolkert.net|greg],
[link|http://www.iwethey.org/ed_curry|REMEMBER ED CURRY!] @ iwethey
[image|http://www.danasoft.com/vipersig.jpg||||]
New Actually, no it isn't.
The kernel is now 2.6.8; the wireless is still broken. I suspect it's still loading modules it doesn't need.

I should be able to find some more time to dicker with it in a few days.

Oh and lilo figured things out okay.

Wade.
Save Fintlewoodlewix
New It works, now!
Kernel upgrade didn't do it, but I think it was still loading the wrong devices. I took these out of /etc/modules, found time to let it finish an upgrade (80Mb of updates a week after 137Mb of updates :-/ ...). Then there was a small iwconfig setting, and it all worked!

Wade.
Save Fintlewoodlewix
New Re: It works, now! - Wifi on Debian Sarge MA401
I have exactly the same problem you are having.

I got as far as upgrading the kernel - and you mentioned that it was still loading the wrong devices. I need some guidance as to what modules you took out of etc/modules - and - something about finishing an upgrade.

any help would be grat.

New I took out the modules 2.4 was trying to load.
That is, orinoco and hermes. Rebooted, inserted the card and the kernel loaded the correct drivers all by itself.

Wade.
Save Fintlewoodlewix
     WiFi on Debian Sarge. - (static) - (9)
         yes. up the kernel. -NT - (bepatient) - (8)
             Yes do upgrade to the 2.6.8+ kernel in Sarge - (folkert) - (7)
                 Okay. I'll up the kernel. - (static) - (6)
                     Should be! -NT - (imric)
                     Pretty much. - (folkert) - (4)
                         Actually, no it isn't. - (static) - (3)
                             It works, now! - (static) - (2)
                                 Re: It works, now! - Wifi on Debian Sarge MA401 - (mootzz) - (1)
                                     I took out the modules 2.4 was trying to load. - (static)

Resistance is useless. You will assimilate us.
121 ms