Linux Noob, Trying to set up USB Wi-Fi Adapter

[phore 0]

I am using Redhat linux 9.0 and i am trying to install my usb adaptar for my wireless internet, i try plugging it in and nothing seems to happen, and i have no idea how to install the drivers for it, i have the linux driver on my winXP partition but i cant find a way to transfer files between the winxp partition and the redhat linux partition.

 

btw, i use an smc2662w EZ connect 11Mpbs wireless usb adapter.

 

thanks in advance

[danleff 0]

This is great if you can get it to work!

 

Could you post where you got the driver from?

 

Your XP partition...is it a NTFS partition? If so, you can't write from that partition. I'm not sure if RedHat 9 will see the NTFS partition.

 

If if is vfat, then you can look at the link below. You need to know where the vfat partition is relative to Linux.

 

If it is vfat and it is on the first partition on the drive, then do the following at a console, as root user.

 

Type in the console;

 

 

mkdir /mnt/vfat (hit the enter key)

 

mount -t vfat /dev/hda1 /mnt/vfat (hit the enter key)

 

Then use the file manager to navigate to the partition at /mnt/vfat.

 

 

For more detail, see;

 

http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-9-Manual/getting-started-guide/s1-q-and-a-windows.html

[phore 0]

i got the driver from www.SMC.com

 

i got the vfat partition working and

i tried installing it and it wouldnt work

 

anyone have any suggestions on where i can get a better driver?

[Cyfer 0]

To mount your ntfs partition you have to rebuild your ntfs kernel modules.

Download your kernel-source packages install it, then in the source tree execute :

make mrproper (some time not usefull)

make menucofig (in fstab section put a M in front of ntfs)

make modules

make modules_install

 

Then load you nfs.o with a :

modprobe ntfs

 

You can also use windows side explore2fs a soft to explore your linuxes partitions.

For the usb wifi adapter in my opinion no driver are ready but i am really interest.