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From: Jeff Cranmer <jcranmer01@×××××××××.net>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] realtek 8197 wireless card setup
Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2007 14:32:37
Message-Id: 16035281.1197383215140.JavaMail.root@elwamui-darkeyed.atl.sa.earthlink.net
1 I believe that I have this enabled, however ieee80211 is still barfing out by asking for CONFIG_NET_RADIO.
2
3 I'll check and confirm this tonight.
4
5 Jeff
6
7 -----Original Message-----
8 >From: Jacek Szpot <maligree@×××××.com>
9 >Sent: Dec 11, 2007 7:07 AM
10 >To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
11 >Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] realtek 8197 wireless card setup
12 >
13 >
14 >On Mon, 2007-12-10 at 23:09 -0500, Jeff Cranmer wrote:
15 >> Can anyone point me to a resource for configuration of a realtek 8197 wireless
16 >> card on a Toshiba laptop?
17 >>
18 >> I am running the 2.6.22-suspend2-r2 kernel, and have installed ndiswrapper.
19 >> Unfortunately, when I try to install ieee80211, I get an error because
20 >> CONFIG_NET_RADIO is not configured in the kernel. Unfortunately,
21 >> CONFIG_NET_RADIO does not exist in this kernel, and hence I'm presently a
22 >> little stuck.
23 >>
24 >> When I type lsusb, I get
25 >> Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0bda:8197 Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
26 >>
27 >> I'd like to connect up to my Belkin Router using WPA/PSK if possible.
28 >>
29 >> Thanks in advance
30 >>
31 >> Jeff
32 >
33 >2.6.22 and up use CONFIG_WLAN_80211 instead of CONFIG_NET_RADIO.
34 >
35 >Jack
36 >
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Re: [gentoo-user] realtek 8197 wireless card setup Mick <michaelkintzios@×××××.com>