I checked the README for the software. It says nothing about Cisco or Aironet. Are you sure this will help me?
----- Original Message ----- From: "Gene Yoo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2003 5:43 PM Subject: Re: RedHat8.0 + Cisco MPI350 802.11b = grey hair > Dylan Baxter wrote: > > Hey list. I'm really hoping someone can help me out here. > > I have installed RH8.0 on my IBM ThinkPad T30, model 2366-EU9. This > > model has an on-board Cisco Aironet 350 802.11b, dubbed the MPI350. I > > have searched high and low today for a way to get this thing to work. > > I've installed the drivers from Cisco using two of the installation > > methods suited for the PCI version of the card. The Cisco script method > > installed but couldn't find my card, and the RedHat method didn't agree > > with my kernel and crashed the X server, so I tried recompiling and > > managed to hose up the whole thing. Then I read that RedHat 8.0 has LOTS > > of support for this model, including RFMON! So I installed it. Now it > > looks like all I have to do is recompile the kernel to add support, > > as RH8 sure hasn't found it yet! > > > > Well, if only I could recompile the #&$% kernel successfully I may be > > able to take advantage of this new functionality. > > > > The steps I took to recompile the kernel: > > cd /usr/src/%linuxversion% > > make xconfig > > > > From here I went right to the Network Cards section and then into the > > Wireless Cards section, and enabled the appropriate card to load (I > > selected "Y", not "M" to enable the driver). I saved the new file, and > > returned to the prompt. I did not make any other changes to the new > > file. From here I did make dep, got no errors, so I made bzImage. Once > > again, no errors. > > > > Then I added the new entry to /etc/grub.conf, crossed my fingers and > > rebooted. And after another two hours trying to get GRUB to actually > > load the new kernel, it finally booted, only to get a string of errors > > on my screen about loading a bunch of modules I've never seen before. I > > got to the prompt and ran lsmod, to find ABSOLUTELY NOTHING loaded. > > > > What did I do wrong? Has ANYBODY gotten Linux to work with the Aironet > > MPI350? > > Where did I go so wrong with the kernel compile? > > check out linux-wlan.com > > -- > <<gyoo [at] attbi [dot] com>> > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.2.0 (GNU/Linux) > > iQCUAwUBPhxERRxoVYCzmrKXAQJK5gP3Y7CTsFyKpEz2p5W4GWI9+qSm+kWfdJ0R > xNlma0Ma9rAL/OBJcZMo5IXyXas+3Edogbv4Al6dIf8lot1WS0Iaxxl/cg2f7gf+ > otf7LfNpZDE/6OzR7A1qN6baPMLSjGzywwQWMfSVuWWb6kGQxMsA13Kn68G7Ozxs > 5CODZqUPyg== > =AolA > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
