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From: Joe Zien on 19 Jun 2008 21:33
Joe Zien wrote:
> Leslie Danks wrote:
>> Joe Zien wrote:
>>
>>> I have a ThinkPad T60 laptop with an atheros AR5212 802.11abg NIC.
>>> My default linux is mepis 7.01 which runs wireless right out of the box.
>>> Wireless also runs out of the box in PClinux OS.
>>>
>>> I cannot get wireless to run in SuSE 10.3
>>
>> [...]
>>
>> This is not really answering your question, but might be relevant. I have
>> a Fujutsu-Siemens laptop Esprimo V5515 and I have never been able to get
>> the NIC to function properly (wired or wireless, native or manwifi) under
>> Suse 10.3. I have got both modes to work using Ubuntu with madwifi.
>> I have it on good authority (houghi of that ilk) that the NIC wired
>> network works with Suse 11.0 and I shall try that as soon as the final
>
> I can get wired ethernet to work on 10.3 and 11.0 so all is not lost.
> To use 10.3 and 11.0 to get on the internet, I have to move my laptop
> to another room and connect it up to the wired ethernet, rhats where
> the router is.
>
>> release appears - in less than a week. Maybe Suse 11.0 will solve your
>> problem also.
>>
>> Just a thought.
>>
>> [...]
>>
> I tried to run wireless in 11.0 and I gave up and went back ro 10.3
> 11.0 is not ready for prime time.
> The desktop is a mess. Couldn't use right click to add a program
> and various other problems. Still left it on my laptop and will try
> again. If I can't get wireless to work in 10.3 or 11.0, I will go back
> to mepis 7.01 which runs wireless out of the box.
> This post is drifting from my original post, how to get wireless
> running in 10.3 or 11.0.
>
> jozien


I got this from another post:


"The 'cc' command is the C compiler. You need to install the development
environment. Easiest way is to go to YaST -> Software Management and
when it finally comes up, select 'Patterns' in the drop down 'Filter'
list. Scroll down to the 'Development' category and check the 'Base
Development' check box. This should get you all the tools the
compilation process will need. "

I followed the instructions as above and got on the internet using wireless.

Thanks to all who helped.

jozien
From: Joe Zien on 19 Jun 2008 21:01
jim wrote:
> Joe Zien wrote:
>> I have a ThinkPad T60 laptop with an atheros AR5212 802.11abg NIC.
>> My default linux is mepis 7.01 which runs wireless right out of the box.
>> Wireless also runs out of the box in PClinux OS.
>>
>> I cannot get wireless to run in SuSE 10.3
>>
>> This is the list of files in madwifi-0.9.4 after I untar it:
>> linux-uwal:/Atheros/madwifi-0.9.4 # ls -l
>> total 232
>> -rw-r--r-- 1 jozien users 797 Jul 14 2006 BuildCaps.inc
>> -rw-r--r-- 1 jozien users 2078 Oct 31 2005 COPYRIGHT
>> -rw-r--r-- 1 jozien users 7604 Dec 11 2007 INSTALL
>> -rw-r--r-- 1 jozien users 5310 Dec 14 2007 Makefile
>> -rw-r--r-- 1 jozien users 6737 Jan 18 2007 Makefile.inc
>> -rw-r--r-- 1 jozien users 14805 Jul 13 2006 README
>> -rw-r--r-- 1 jozien users 3291 Dec 11 2007 THANKS
>> drwxr-xr-x 2 jozien users 4096 Feb 13 00:14 ath
>> drwxr-xr-x 2 jozien users 4096 Feb 13 00:14 ath_hal
>> drwxr-xr-x 6 jozien users 4096 Feb 13 00:14 ath_rate
>> drwxr-xr-x 2 jozien users 4096 Feb 13 00:14 contrib
>> drwxr-xr-x 2 jozien users 4096 Feb 13 00:14 docs
>> drwxr-xr-x 3 jozien users 4096 Feb 13 00:14 hal
>> drwxr-xr-x 3 jozien users 4096 Feb 13 00:14 include
>> -rw-r--r-- 1 jozien users 121345 Jun 3 23:24 kernel.txt
>> -rw-r--r-- 1 jozien users 487 Jul 4 2006 kernelversion.c
>> drwxr-xr-x 2 jozien users 4096 Feb 13 00:14 net80211
>> drwxr-xr-x 4 jozien users 4096 Feb 13 00:14 patches
>> drwxr-xr-x 5 jozien users 4096 Feb 13 00:14 regression
>> -rw-r--r-- 1 jozien users 2083 Feb 13 00:13 release.h
>> drwxr-xr-x 2 jozien users 4096 Feb 13 00:14 scripts
>> drwxr-xr-x 3 jozien users 4096 Feb 13 00:14 tools
>>
>> This is the result of lsmod so atheros is recognized
>>
>> 03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications, Inc. AR5212
>> 802.11abg NIC (rev 01)
>>
>> I'm trying to compile madwifi and this is the results:
>>
>> linux-uwal:/Atheros/madwifi-0.9.4 # make
>> /bin/sh: cc: command not found
>> Makefile.inc:81: *** Cannot detect kernel version - please check
>> compiler and KERNELPATH. Stop.
>>
>> linux-uwal:/Atheros/madwifi-0.9.4 # ./configure
>> -bash: ./configure: No such file or directory
>>
>> I tried searching google for info on atheros and madwifi, no luck
>>
>> Any help will be appreciated.
>>
>> I really like SuSE, using since 5.3.
>>
>> jozien
>
> Do you have kernel source files installed?

> I'm trying to compile madwifi and this is the results:
> >
> >linux-uwal:/Atheros/madwifi-0.9.4 # make
> >/bin/sh: cc: command not found

I got this from another post:

The 'cc' command is the C compiler. You need to install the development
environment. Easiest way is to go to YaST -> Software Management and
when it finally comes up, select 'Patterns' in the drop down 'Filter'
list. Scroll down to the 'Development' category and check the 'Base
Development' check box. This should get you all the tools the
compilation process will need.

I followed the instructions as above and got on the internet using wireless.

Thanks to all who helped.

jozien

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