I am stuck at the command line.
I am attempting to install a driver set for my usb wireless adapter. The instructions I have are: ********************************************************* *** SMC WLan USB Card 11Mbps *** *** Linux Device Driver *** ********************************************************* 1. Install driver a) untar the package using the command: ---> tar zxvf SMC_USB_WIRELESS_2662W.tar.gz b) cd SMC_USB_WIRELESS_2662W c) ./setup.sh 2. Support a) Support RedHat 7.1, Redhat 7.2, Redhat 7.3 b) linux-kernel 2.4.17, 2.4.18 3. Module Parameters| --------------------| |------ In order to reconfigure the USB card you have to use one of the applications which comes with the driver. fvnet(command line utility) or xvnet (a graphical interface for the X windows), or the wireless tools (not tested and not recommended). For help for the fvnet and xvnet applications use the corresponding man pages. (man xvnet or man fvnet). Some of my attempts to write a command are: john(a)linux:~> su Password: linux:/home/john # ---> tar zxvf SMC_USB_WIRELESS_2662W.tar.gz bash: ---: command not found linux:/home/john # / tar zxvf SMC_USB_WIRELESS_2662W.tar.gz bash: /: is a directory linux:/home/john # tar zxvf SMC_USB_WIRELESS_2662.tar.gz tar: SMC_USB_WIRELESS_2662.tar.gz: Cannot open: No such file or directory tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now tar: Child returned status 2 tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors linux:/home/john # The folder is called SMC2662WV2 Linux.tar.gz Clicking this folder gives SMC_USB_WIRELESS_2662W Which shows on the location bar: tar:/home/john/SMC2662WV2_Linux.tar.gz I THINK that I am only a keystroke or two from getting this :-( Regards John
Hi John, I'll step through and point out what was wrong with each command. On Tue, 2004-09-14 at 15:24, jaytee(a)clear.net.nz wrote:
linux:/home/john # ---> tar zxvf SMC_USB_WIRELESS_2662W.tar.gz bash: ---: command not found
The arrows ---> were pointing to the command that you shuold execute, they should not be explicitly copied into the console.
linux:/home/john # / tar zxvf SMC_USB_WIRELESS_2662W.tar.gz bash: /: is a directory
I'm not quite sure where the / here comes from, it is what is causing the problem.
linux:/home/john # tar zxvf SMC_USB_WIRELESS_2662.tar.gz tar: SMC_USB_WIRELESS_2662.tar.gz: Cannot open: No such file or directory tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now tar: Child returned status 2 tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors
Ok. This is the command that you are trying to run and you have correctly executed it, however the problem is that you did not have the driver file in the directory. To fix this what you need to do is the following. 1) Download the file into your home directory (/home/john) using mozilla or another browser 2) Open up a console 3) Become root using the su command 4) Change to your home directory by executing the following command cd /home/john 5) Verify that the driver package is present with the following command ls 6) If you can see the filename SMC_USB_WIRELESS_2662.tar.gz in the output of the previous command continue, otherwise go back to step 1 7) Now we execute the original command to extract the package tar xzvf SMC_USB_WIRELESS_2662.tar.gz 8) Change into the directory that was created by the extraction cd SMC_USB_WIRELESS_2662W 9) Run the setup script ./setup.sh If you follow those steps you should be right hopefully. If you run into problems please post back with the exact command that you executed for each step and the output that you got. HTH. Regards -- Matt Brown Email: matt(a)mattb.net.nz GSM: +64 21 611 544
On Tue, 2004-09-14 at 15:44, Matt Brown wrote:
Hi John,
I'll step through and point out what was wrong with each command.
On Tue, 2004-09-14 at 15:24, jaytee(a)clear.net.nz wrote:
linux:/home/john # ---> tar zxvf SMC_USB_WIRELESS_2662W.tar.gz bash: ---: command not found
...
linux:/home/john # / tar zxvf SMC_USB_WIRELESS_2662W.tar.gz bash: /: is a directory
I'm not quite sure where the / here comes from, it is what is causing the problem.
linux:/home/john # tar zxvf SMC_USB_WIRELESS_2662.tar.gz tar: SMC_USB_WIRELESS_2662.tar.gz: Cannot open: No such file or directory
6) If you can see the filename SMC_USB_WIRELESS_2662.tar.gz in the output of the previous command continue, otherwise go back to step 1
It looks like those filenames are subtly different. SMC_USB_WIRELESS_2662W.tar.gz versus SMC_USB_WIRELESS_2662.tar.gz (without a "W" following the 2662). Make sure you use the correct one for the "tar" command, depending on what the file is actually called. John McPherson
--- jaytee(a)clear.net.nz wrote:
I am attempting to install a driver set for my usb wireless adapter. The instructions I have are:
I could help you if you want. I am at home at present. ph 8293244 Bill __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - 100MB free storage! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail
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