On Sat, 28 Apr 2007 23:24:35 +0200 Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Default User (<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) wrote: > > > Easy question: has anyone been able to get any currently available > > wifi USB or PCMCIA adapter to work with a 2004 Toshiba Satellite > > M35X-S109 laptop (no built-in wifi), using Debian Etch? > > > > Very hard question: if so, how were you able to do it? > > > > I have tried a Netgear MA111 (v1?) USB adapter. I have only been able > > to get it to work "out of the box" with OpenBSD (any recent > > distribution), and Freespire 1.0.13 (before the switch to an Ubuntu > > base). > > > > I have also tried a Netgear WG111 (v2) adapter. To date, it won't > > work "out of the box" with any of many non-M$ OSes tried. > > I think one of them uses a ralink chipset, which means that there is a > driver available, however you need to compile and install it yourself > (e.g. using module-assistant). The netgear wg511t pcmcia card also > works, it uses an atheros chipset and runs with the madwifi driver. > Packages are available in non-free, so you also need to build them > using non-free. If you want to buy Netgear adapters, take a close look > at the product name. An additional letter or number can mean that is > uses a completely different chipset. > if its an ralink chipset than the following package may be the start (gets you the source) rt2x00-source you would still need to compile it zydass has a module in the kernel, I don't know if it's compiled by default on debian kernels though (zd1211 I think). You will need izd1211-firmware package for the firmware, possibly zd1211-source if the sources are not compiled It says that it supports: 3COM 3CRUSB10075 6891:a727 AOpen 802.11g WL54 07b8:6001 iNexQ UR055g 1435:0711 Sitecom WL-113 0df6:9071 Telegent TG54USB 129b:1666 TwinMOS G240 126F:a006 Yakumo QuickWLAN 0b3b:1630 Airlink+ AWLL3025 0ace:1211 Zyxel ZyAIR G-220 0586:3401 X-Micro XWL-11GUZX 0ace:1211 Edimax EW-7317UG 0ace:1211 Safecom SWLU-5400 07b8:6001 Longshine LCS-8131G 07b8:6001 Planet WL-U356 0ace:1211 Sweex wireless 54MB 5173:1809 Acer WLAN-G-US1 0ace:1211 Trendnet TEW-424UB 0ace:1211 DrayTek Vigor 550 0675:0550 Asus WL-159g 0b05:170c Trust NW-3100 I have a ralink rt73 based dongle by level one but this one gives quite a bit of trouble about which driver it will accept (rt2x00 doesn't work, the legacy rt73 does, but only the new versions) > regards > Andreas Janssen > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]