Antexter Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 Well i finally got around to getting a linux cd (fedora core5) installed it etc. But now i am stuck i would like to access the internet but i use a cable & wireless 802.11g wireless lan mini usb adaptor, which fedora doesnt support so i now have no clue what to do. I hardly know anything about windows let alone linux so any help or knowledge will be brilliant! Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 This is just MY experience with Linux, so please try not to flame me for my noobness, but it has been my experience that many linux distrobutions have a difficult time recognising most USB devices, so check the documentation and see what devices are compatable with your distrobution, that may help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antexter Posted October 18, 2006 Author Share Posted October 18, 2006 Thanks for the help i'll take a look in the documentation the only problem is finding it in all the writing :D, im sure i'll find something though fingers crossed, cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaKo Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 google ndiswrapper, its basically a way of using your windows wifi drivers in linux if the device isn't supported by your distro. Takes a bit of pissing around with the command line but it does work. You won't however, be able to use the linux install for cracking wifi passwords if you have to use ndiswrapper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antexter Posted October 18, 2006 Author Share Posted October 18, 2006 I'm in over my head, i got to the extract it part doing " tar zxvf ndiswrapper-version.tar.gz" etc "This will create ndiswrapper-version directory. Change to that directory and run make uninstall make" At that part i got stuck doesnt want to work :s what do i do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chalito Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 Oh man i rmember using Ndiswrapper for my laptop. I had to get the wifi working. Good luck man, ndiswrapper is not a fun tool to play with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaKo Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 You need to extract the folder to somewhere, su to root, then do a make install clean at the command line in that folder. I'm no expert but this might work. Then once you've done that, carry on with the install. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linux4eva Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 If you've never used Linux before I would suggest going to your local public library and getting some books on Linux. It will help you out a little bit, even if the book explains a distro that is different than the one you are running. Basically, keep at it. In the beginning it can be difficult and confusing but the more you use it the easier it becomes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
operat0r_001 Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 Do it right freebsd.org http://www.linuxisforbitches.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nico Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 ndiswrapper is not so hard to use. If I remember well, yo need to get a *.INF file which is in your windows driver directory. #ndiswrapper -i [driver.inf] #modprobe -a ndiswrapper Your wifi card should work. To be sure, make a #iwconfig wlan0 After that, you need to wonfigure your wireless connection which is another story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antexter Posted October 19, 2006 Author Share Posted October 19, 2006 :oops: I'm still stuck on the install part, what command line would i use to install it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 The install for Fedora core 5 as far as I know does not use the command line, The install should be fairly straight forward, can you tell us at whick part of the install that you are stuck at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antexter Posted October 19, 2006 Author Share Posted October 19, 2006 ok not sure if its done now but i did this "cd the_folder" "make distclean" "make" and last "make install" so i think i've done it now, so now I'm going to try and find the drivers and hope it works! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dankiswess Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 What ever you do, don't compile FireFox! ;) [/derail] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antexter Posted October 19, 2006 Author Share Posted October 19, 2006 thanks for the tip. I've typed in ndiswrapper in which doesn't show anything it does not exist, so i take it the install didn't work :shock: . Windows is so much easier lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nico Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 I haven't used a fedora base distribution for a long time but I think you should have a graphical user interface where you can simply select the package you want to install. Check this out or try using a rpm package of ndiswrapper to install it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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