Need help making smc2662w USB WiFi work

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Need help making smc2662w USB WiFi work

#1 Post by goosfly »

I am trying to configure the smc2662w v2 usb wireless adapter to work with flash puppy. Flash puppy does not recognize this device. I am trying to install the driver for it.
One, how do you use ndiswrapper in flash puppy, or
two, can some one help me install this: http://ftp.delta-v.org/linux/SMC2662WV2_Linux.tar.gz
the flash puppy kernel is not supported with this installer, and i have no idea what that means!

please give me some direction.. i have been working on this for a long time! :?

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#2 Post by Guest »

also, i could only download the zip from here: http://ftp.delta-v.org/linux/SMC2662WV2_Linux.tar.gz

but it is talked about here:
http://www.usb-drivers.com/drivers/146/146874.htm
http://network.free-driver-download.com ... Linux.html

this appends to my top post!

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#3 Post by Guest »

Wont work as it's designed for a kernel other than that used by Puppy. Actually it only a collection of precompiled drivers and command line utilities. Have a look on the wiki for information regarding ndiswrapper.

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#4 Post by BlackAdder »

Looks as though your adapter should be supported via drivers already included as modules with Puppy 1.0.3 and 1.0.4.

Try this in a console window:
modprobe at76c503-rfmd
then
iwconfig
If iwconfig shows wlan0 as active, then follow the steps in this wiki page:
http://www.goosee.com/puppy/wikka/WiFi

If you have a router that acts as a dhcp server, there is a shortcut for steps 3,4, & 5:
rm /etc/dhcpc/*.pid
dhcpcd wlan0

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#5 Post by Guest »

Black adder.. .you are my new favorite person... I worked all day with rarsa on this, he helped me immensly, but it was yours that saved the day! I am a noob, and i am just barely understanding how rarsa and I accomplished setting up my network.. but i am very interested in knowing how you figured out that driver. Please enlighten me.
-BG

Thank you black adder and rarsa!

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#6 Post by BlackAdder »

Happy to be of help.

There was no great magic to it. I have a USB-connected wifi adapter. Many of the USB 802.11b devices contain ATMEL chips. So I just checked the site for the drivers http://at76c503a.berlios.de/, and your adapter was on the list.

Next thing is to make the commands into a script to save you remembering and typing the commands each time. But maybe rarsa has already helped with that.

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#7 Post by Guest »

i looked at that page several times before... and i never even noticed what it meant! Thanks! :)

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