randomnut Posted November 11, 2003 Share Posted November 11, 2003 Hey, Just downloaded SUSE 9. If i install it, will it install and configure my Belkin Wireless Adapter (F5D6050) automatically, or will i have to mess around with it myself as i havent a clue how i would get it working otherwise lol. If it doesnt automatically install what would i do, as on the Belkin website there are only Windows drivers? Many thanks for any help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randomnut Posted November 14, 2003 Author Share Posted November 14, 2003 up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjette Posted November 15, 2003 Share Posted November 15, 2003 I will let you know within the next 2 days. I am going to install SUSE 9 and I have the same adapter. By the way in Mandrake 9.2, the BeElkin F5D6050 works directly out of the box. Sylvain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjette Posted November 16, 2003 Share Posted November 16, 2003 No luck so far. I just don't get why the "atmel" driver is not built-in like in Mandrake 9.2 and Xandros 1.1 and 2.0 (beta) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fortis Posted November 16, 2003 Share Posted November 16, 2003 i have a belkin 54g wireless card and the new fedora and it doesnt work either i cant get it to work under no circumstances Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randomnut Posted November 16, 2003 Author Share Posted November 16, 2003 I found an amtel driver here: http://atmelwlandriver.sourceforge.net although i dont know how to install it, i need a really n00b explanation e.g cd *driver dir*, type *command* etc etc. thanks, heres where i found the link to the driver on the belkin website, maybe the page makes sense to someone? http://web.belkin.com/support/kb/kb.asp?a=1512 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjette Posted November 17, 2003 Share Posted November 17, 2003 I will try the Belkin ideas. When I installed Suse 9 with the Belkin Wireless USB device in, Suse asked me at one point to wnsure that pcmcia-cs was installed. I was not sure why it asked but now having read the info on Belkin's website, it makes sense. I will keep you opsted Sylvain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenLin Posted November 17, 2003 Share Posted November 17, 2003 try the atmel driver from here instead. I've had better luck with it in the past. http://at76c503a.berlios.de/ It says is specifically supports your device. BTW, I have the Linksys WUSB11, and it works in suse 9 now. it wasn't out of the box, but after editing my /etc/sysconfig/network/ifcfg-wlan0 file, it now works fine. here's how to tell if you ned the drivers. Boot into linux without it plugged in. Open up a terminal, then plug it in. type 'dmesg' and see if it was identified. If it was, then it's just configuration. here's my ifcfg-wlan0 in case it helps: BOOTPROTO='dhcp' DHCLIENT_SET_DEFAULT_ROUTE='yes' BROADCAST='192.168.2.255' IPADDR='' MTU='' NETMASK='255.255.255.0' NETWORK='192.168.2.0' REMOTE_IPADDR='' STARTMODE='hotplug' UNIQUE='' WIRELESS='yes' WIRELESS_ESSID=any WIRELESS_KEY='' CHANNEL=7 WIRELESS_MODE='Managed' WIRELESS_NICK='wlan0' WIRELESS_NWID='' yea, yea, I don't have WEP enabled. :o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjette Posted November 17, 2003 Share Posted November 17, 2003 I tried and it is obvious that I may not be doing it correctly. For the time being I installed Mandrake 9.2 and everything works out of the box. Sylvain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randomnut Posted November 17, 2003 Author Share Posted November 17, 2003 can someone give me a n00b line by line explanation on how to install the driver please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randomnut Posted November 18, 2003 Author Share Posted November 18, 2003 Well, ive found a package on disk 3 of suse 9 , just go to yast and search for wlan and a driver package comes up. This installs the driver to add support for the belkin adapter but still it doesnt work. Maybe i have to configure it? What info do i have to put in and where do i put it in? (n00b explanation please) and where do i find this info in windows so i know what to put in linux? thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenLin Posted November 18, 2003 Share Posted November 18, 2003 see my post for what info to put where. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randomnut Posted November 19, 2003 Author Share Posted November 19, 2003 still not working. Anyone got this damn thing working yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjette Posted November 20, 2003 Share Posted November 20, 2003 I tried everything I could find and think of. Kenlin, thanks for your info. You are correct except that somehow it did not work with the Belkin device. I will not give up, and try again. Sylvain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenLin Posted November 21, 2003 Share Posted November 21, 2003 Here's a bunch of relevant system files: my /etc/modules.conf file has alias eth0 natsemialias eth1 off eth1 is my wireless adapter. I'm actually not sure why this works :rolleyes: In my /etc/sysconfig/hotplug file: HOTPLUG_USB_NET_MODULES="at76c503-rfmd at76c503-rfmd-acc at76c503-i3861 at76c503-i3863" and here's my /etc/sysconfig/network/ifcfg-eth1: BOOTPROTO='dhcp'DHCLIENT_SET_DEFAULT_ROUTE='yes' BROADCAST='192.168.2.255' IPADDR='' MTU='' NETMASK='255.255.255.0' NETWORK='192.168.2.0' REMOTE_IPADDR='' STARTMODE='hotplug' UNIQUE='' WIRELESS='yes' WIRELESS_ESSID=any WIRELESS_KEY='' CHANNEL=7 WIRELESS_MODE='Managed' WIRELESS_NICK='eth1' WIRELESS_NWID='' some useful commands: iwconfig - shows wireless info for all adapters ifconfig - shows general network info for all adapters run them as root Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tek Posted November 21, 2003 Share Posted November 21, 2003 EDIT: I will read more carefully before posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randomnut Posted November 26, 2003 Author Share Posted November 26, 2003 anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randomnut Posted November 30, 2003 Author Share Posted November 30, 2003 ah the pos grrr. Looks like im switching to mandrake 9.1 then, as mandrake 9.2 has loads of major issues and suse wont work lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tek Posted November 30, 2003 Share Posted November 30, 2003 ah the pos grrr. Looks like im switching to mandrake 9.1 then, as mandrake 9.2 has loads of major issues and suse wont work lol You shouldn't downgrade. Maybe it's time to ditch Mandrake and try something new. Before you go back to Mandrake 9.1, give Slackware or Debian a go and see how you feel with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randomnut Posted December 1, 2003 Author Share Posted December 1, 2003 From what ive been told, i really dont feel like id be able to install either of them lol. For example ive been told its pretty difficult for a n00b to install, and launches you into console and you have to install kde, and config it to go to x every time you boot etc, and i dont have a clue how to do any of it i can just about install things like mandrake and suse lol. Also i like things like yast that has a control panel for config everything, as in slackware and debian you have to do it all by console. Also, ive had enough trouble getting this damn belkin thing working in suse, the only reason i was going to mandrake is it works out of the box :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tek Posted December 1, 2003 Share Posted December 1, 2003 I still think you should give it a try. Slackware isn't as difficult as most people seem to think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randomnut Posted December 3, 2003 Author Share Posted December 3, 2003 Thing is i still would not have the first idea what do do when it throws me into console. I need to learn my way around mandrake etc first :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kairon Posted December 3, 2003 Share Posted December 3, 2003 Thing is i still would not have the first idea what do do when it throws me into console. I need to learn my way around mandrake etc first :) Learn all the various commands and their options,install as many apps as you possibly can to expand your knowledge. Know that ls lists the files in your current working directory, cd changes directories, for example. The console is a very powerful tool, %50 of the time I prefer using a console program instead of its GUI equivalent! Oh yeah, and read www.freshmeat.net a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fortis Posted December 3, 2003 Share Posted December 3, 2003 i had no access to my adapter in FEDORA then i went here "http://www.linuxant.com/driverloader/" and tried it its work the try.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randomnut Posted December 12, 2003 Author Share Posted December 12, 2003 WIll this work for the belkin f5d6050 in suse 9? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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