On Thu, Jun 16, 2005 at 06:31:30PM +0100, linuxmdkuser wrote:
Network card is Atheros Communications Inc. AR 5213 802,11 a/b/g Wireless Adapter. Mandriva LE 2005 recognize it as this in devices, but when i try to make new connection it fails. I also cannot configure it anyhow in devices. Does not recognize it automaticly and when i use manualy driver ath_pci after choosing this one it sends me back to beginning of seting up process.
I tried other drivers as well, but same result. Anyway this ath_pci driver should work as i found information on internet. And i even tried Suse 9.3 Live DVD distro, where it works. With same driver (ath_pci). Tried also Ubuntu 5.04 with similar result as with Mandriva. (It does not recognize even device).
I've set up an atheros card under debian sarge. These cards need a kernel module (driver) that has a binary-only component, which in practice means that it isn't part of the official kernel, and is often distributed separately. If you try ubuntu again, you need to install an extra package containing these extra kernel modules - "linux-restricted-modules". I have no experience with Mandriva. The WLUG Wiki has a fair bit of information about setting up and trouble-shooting wireless. Try http://www.wlug.org.nz/WirelessChipsets and http://www.wlug.org.nz/WirelessSetupNotes However, these pages describe doing everything from the command-line, as that works across all distributions. You distribution might have its own fancy method for installing modules and setting things up through some graphical setup tool. John