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From: Jacek Szpot <maligree@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] realtek 8197 wireless card setup
Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2007 12:14:56
Message-Id: 1197374855.4762.2.camel@Weatherwax
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] realtek 8197 wireless card setup by Jeff Cranmer
1 On Mon, 2007-12-10 at 23:09 -0500, Jeff Cranmer wrote:
2 > Can anyone point me to a resource for configuration of a realtek 8197 wireless
3 > card on a Toshiba laptop?
4 >
5 > I am running the 2.6.22-suspend2-r2 kernel, and have installed ndiswrapper.
6 > Unfortunately, when I try to install ieee80211, I get an error because
7 > CONFIG_NET_RADIO is not configured in the kernel. Unfortunately,
8 > CONFIG_NET_RADIO does not exist in this kernel, and hence I'm presently a
9 > little stuck.
10 >
11 > When I type lsusb, I get
12 > Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0bda:8197 Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
13 >
14 > I'd like to connect up to my Belkin Router using WPA/PSK if possible.
15 >
16 > Thanks in advance
17 >
18 > Jeff
19
20 2.6.22 and up use CONFIG_WLAN_80211 instead of CONFIG_NET_RADIO.
21
22 Jack
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