kainchick Posted August 26, 2006 Share Posted August 26, 2006 Okay, So i just redid my friends computer, and i need to set up teir wireless interenter, except the 2wire wireless usb 802.11b adapter isnt detected by windows nor is my usb stick. and restarting isnt doing anything, help? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rFayjW98ciLoNQLDZmFRKD Posted August 26, 2006 Share Posted August 26, 2006 Have you tried updateing the drivers? Or just reinstaling them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaKo Posted August 26, 2006 Share Posted August 26, 2006 Have you installed the USB drivers for windows? Without them windows won't talk to the USB system. If your not sure on what to get, post the motherboard specs and we'll have a stab at pointing you in the right direction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kainchick Posted August 26, 2006 Author Share Posted August 26, 2006 its a p4 2.60 ghz 504 mb of ram, past that i dont really know its a compaq presario, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaKo Posted August 26, 2006 Share Posted August 26, 2006 Run CPU-z and tell us what chipset it is. If its intel, just go there site and downloaded the latest set of intel conf files for windows. Or go here: http://downloads.guru3d.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kainchick Posted August 26, 2006 Author Share Posted August 26, 2006 okay yes it is intel but *is feeling rather noobish* im not sure which one to download Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaKo Posted August 26, 2006 Share Posted August 26, 2006 Intel Chipset Installation Utility 8.1.1.100 Should do the trick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kainchick Posted August 26, 2006 Author Share Posted August 26, 2006 okay so good news, it detects my usb stick, but it still doesnt detect the usb net adapter...maybe because its usb to firewire? need different drivers for that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaKo Posted August 26, 2006 Share Posted August 26, 2006 Do you get the LED's coming on? What colors are they? Does windows give any indication that hardware has been plugged in? Does it attempt to look for drivers and give up? Is there any sign of life from the device when attached to a computer? Try plugging it in one of the USB ports at the back of the machine (the ones on the mobo itself), not the ones at the front. Might be power issues. Have you tried installing the drivers (either from the CD or 2wires site) then inserting the card? If you plugged the card in, then installed the drivers, uninstall them, remove the device, restart the machine, reinstall the drivers and plug the device in. If that fails, try it on another machine. If you get the same results on 2-3 machines you know to be working, its time to upgrade. BT (british telecom) used 2wire kit and it was always a case of it worked first time or your children would still be trying to make it work long after your ashes... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kainchick Posted August 26, 2006 Author Share Posted August 26, 2006 I finally got it to work, though im not sure how i just kept playing with the wires, and then it connected to the internet i think the wire might be a little trippy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rFayjW98ciLoNQLDZmFRKD Posted August 26, 2006 Share Posted August 26, 2006 Boot Linux! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duelus Posted August 26, 2006 Share Posted August 26, 2006 leeenucks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaKo Posted August 26, 2006 Share Posted August 26, 2006 Because linux + wifi = a great time! Just download ndiswrapper, the driver, and type a myriad of commands into the consol.... not everything can be answered with linux, its not ready yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metatron Posted August 26, 2006 Share Posted August 26, 2006 Because linux + wifi = a great time! Just download ndiswrapper, the driver, and type a myriad of commands into the consol.... not everything can be answered with linux, its not ready yet. Devicescape released its "Advanced Datapath" 802.11 driver stack to the open source community in May, so that should improve WIFI support in upcoming Kernels. The current stable kernel has some improvements over previous kernels but it still needs some work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kainchick Posted August 27, 2006 Author Share Posted August 27, 2006 Hehe, I would have installed linux onto their computers but, they are really computer illertirate. Their pretty much a family of gamers, who don't really know what their doing with their computers.(because of the amount of viruses/spyware was the reason i reformatted) but so yes The school district around here sold old p3's for 10 dollars US, but sent the computers out with Ubuntu on them. These people went up there and got one, and didn thave any idea what to do. So i was afraid to put anything other than windows xp on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rFayjW98ciLoNQLDZmFRKD Posted August 27, 2006 Share Posted August 27, 2006 Hehe, I would have installed linux onto their computers but, they are really computer illertirate. Their pretty much a family of gamers, who don't really know what their doing with their computers.(because of the amount of viruses/spyware was the reason i reformatted) but so yes The school district around here sold old p3's for 10 dollars US, but sent the computers out with Ubuntu on them. These people went up there and got one, and didn thave any idea what to do. So i was afraid to put anything other than windows xp on it. What knid of gamers, "solitare, mine sweeper, and Flash Games" of "HL2 had Quake4" if they are the first ones, Linux is perfect Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kainchick Posted August 27, 2006 Author Share Posted August 27, 2006 like WoW, The sims online, then fps games Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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