How to make driver for Belkin F5D7000 pci wifi work?
Posted: Tue 19 Sep 2006, 07:22
i really need help. i usually really try to do it all on my own but im trying to free my girlfriend from M$ and its evils and time is of the essence before she runs out of patience.
ive read the wikis, beginner's 'sticky', how-to's, and resource sites and many of the forum threads concerning wireless cards. so far none have specifically involved this model, version & chipset.
ive also successfully installed dotpups, disc-wiped (DBAN), partitioned, repartitioned, changed filesystems, and installed puppy to about 4 hdd (excluding mistakes and mind-changes ) in the last few months, so i guess im 'semi-technical,' but now im in way over my head.
1) will the MadWiFi dotpup from http//dotpups.de work with the kernel in 2.02-seamonkey (or is the 2.02 kernel incompatible with the intended kernel of the MadWiFi dotpup? [edit 6:16a.m.: it seems they have the same kernel 2.6.16.7 so they should be compatible.] however, so far, following the instructions it doesnt seem to work.
2) will the MadWiFi driver from the madwifi.org site work? so far, following the instructions it doesnt seem to either.
3) [edit ~1:00 p.m.] is there an ideal, specific, or optimal location (in root or a directory) where the madwifi driver(s) should be placed before installation or expansion?
desktop hdd install on 20Gb, ext2 & swap, 2.02-seamonkey, 450 PII, 328 ram
belkin wireless pci F5D7000 ver. 5100 P57463-B Atheros chipset printed with AR 2413A-001 B417246 0607
ive read the wikis, beginner's 'sticky', how-to's, and resource sites and many of the forum threads concerning wireless cards. so far none have specifically involved this model, version & chipset.
ive also successfully installed dotpups, disc-wiped (DBAN), partitioned, repartitioned, changed filesystems, and installed puppy to about 4 hdd (excluding mistakes and mind-changes ) in the last few months, so i guess im 'semi-technical,' but now im in way over my head.
1) will the MadWiFi dotpup from http//dotpups.de work with the kernel in 2.02-seamonkey (or is the 2.02 kernel incompatible with the intended kernel of the MadWiFi dotpup? [edit 6:16a.m.: it seems they have the same kernel 2.6.16.7 so they should be compatible.] however, so far, following the instructions it doesnt seem to work.
2) will the MadWiFi driver from the madwifi.org site work? so far, following the instructions it doesnt seem to either.
3) [edit ~1:00 p.m.] is there an ideal, specific, or optimal location (in root or a directory) where the madwifi driver(s) should be placed before installation or expansion?
desktop hdd install on 20Gb, ext2 & swap, 2.02-seamonkey, 450 PII, 328 ram
belkin wireless pci F5D7000 ver. 5100 P57463-B Atheros chipset printed with AR 2413A-001 B417246 0607