Dave Johnston wrote: > hi, > > I've just done a fresh install of Sarge using kernel 2.6.8-2-386, and > now I'm trying to get a Prism2-based USB wifi adaptor working so I can > connect the machine to the network as a normal client. > > My initial thought was to to 'apt-get install linux-wlan-ng' which went > fine, up to the point when I found out that there are no precompiled > binaries for linux-wlan-ng-modules on 2.6.8 yet. > > So I then installed hostap-utils instead, which installed fine along > with hostap-modules. But this hasn't helped either - I don't know what > to do next. > > Right now I'm at the stage where dmesg reports this when I plug the > adaptor in: > usb 1-1: USB disconnect, address 4 > usb 1-1: new full speed USB device using address 5 > usb 1-1: config 1 has an invalid interface number: 1 but max is 0 > usb 1-1: config 1 has no interface number 0 > > 'lsmod' lists hostap, but 'lsmod | grep prism2' lists nothing. > > Should I stick to linux-wlan-ng (which I hear is being phased out of > 2.6) or hostap? What should I do now? > > Any help hugely appreciated. > > Ta, > Dave Hi Dave!
I went through this about a year ago - my Shuttle XPC box has built-in usb wireless. I wanted to use hostap, but usb support wasn't yet available. I downloaded linux-wlan-ng source and built my own modules; currently use linux-wlan-ng-0.2.1-pre26 under a (custom) 2.6.12.3 kernel. Works fine. Regarding your current quandry, I think you meant 'lsusb | grep prism2'. Try manually reading through the output from lsusb -vv. My (AirVast) radio doesn't say 'prism*' in the lsusb verbiage. I can't offer any help about what dmesg says. Keep trying: we're not sending your "I got wifi working!" until you submit proof of success. Roby -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
