On Sunday 16 April 2006 04:43 pm, Mark Fletcher wrote: > Chris Lale wrote: > > tom arnall wrote: > >> i am a linux newbie having trouble getting my wireless stuff to work. > >> i am running debian on a toshiba satellite laptop. the wireless card > >> is a d-link dwl-g650. i am looking for info on the latest debian > >> methods for dealing with this technology. > > > > Look at > > http://ndiswrapper.sourceforge.net/mediawiki/index.php/InstallDebianSarge > >. Should also work fine for Etch/Sid. > > > > Chris.
i confess to having tried -- in a fit of desperation ;o) -- the ndiswrapper route, but got the same error when the compiler got to 'processor.h'. > He's not on sarge, he's on etch (Testing). And his card doesn't need > ndiswrapper, there's a native Linux driver for it (madwifi). The problem > is that for some reason he can't get it to compile using etch's gcc. > > Tom (Original Poster) -- I suggest you post a question to the home site > of the Madwifi driver and ask if there's a different version for etch. > They are very debian-friendly there so they'll know what you are talking > about. If you tell them what version of gcc you are using and explain > where you got the driver source from, they'll probably be able to help > you out very quickly. Sorry I couldn't be more help. If you get this > sorted -- please let me know what the solution was in the end. i got the card to work with the madwifi driver. see my last post with subject 'gcc error trying to compile the madwifi driver' for details. thanks very much to everyone. i think the biggest benefit of this process has been to discover this community. tom arnall north spit, ca -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
