Problems getting wifi to work
- aniruddha
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- 2008-03-05
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I just received my wireless CFcard for my Zaurus 5500. It's the D-link DCF-660W and from what I know should work with the Zaurus. I tried all possible options, but I couldn't detect any wireless network :S Who has an idea where I go wrong?
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Try this
From an old ZaurusZone post by crow:
Add an entry to wlan-ng.conf:
card "D-Link DCF-660W 802.11b WLAN Card"
version "D-Link", "DCF-660W"
bind "prism2_cs"
Other posts indicate that ROM versions newer than 2.37 already have the entry. If this is the case, make sure you try to connect first without WEP or MAC address control enabled on your access point, then enable these features one-by-one.
His problem is he doesn't
His problem is he doesn't yet have access to a console, the last I knew. And probably not a file manager, either, so he has no way to edit or move files. :(
anniruddha, where do you live? I wonder if someone could snail mail you an SD card with a console and file manager on them? Or have you the ability to put files from your main Linux box onto a freshly formatted SD card?
doseas, was problem-solving with him on the SD card issue in another thread.
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Hi, thanks again for the
Hi, thanks again for the help! It's really appreciated :D I recently bought an Linux compatible cardreader (brand is apacer). Is expect to be able to format an sdcard with ext2 real soon.
That's perfect. then you
That's perfect. then you can put a console and file manager on the card and plug it into your Z.
I recommend installing the console to internal memory, not the SD card, so you have access to it no matter what happens to any expansion cards you have.
But, first let's make sure your Z can read a properly formatted card.
As far as that goes, it SHOULD be able to read a good SD card, even if it's fat16 or fat32, but some cards just don't work.
I'm still using the very first SD card I bought, and never reformatted it to ext2.
I've had some trouble with the partition table getting corrupt, but have learned how to work around it, and have just not felt up to transferring everything onto a CF card and then an ext2 SD card. I do back up the most important SD card directories onto a CF card once in a while, but the total file transfer is something I just haven't felt up to doing.
You have to be careful about saving webpages with Opera, it doesn't seem to know when the card is full, and that is probably what messed up the table.
If I want to save pages with Opera instead of using wget, I have a special SD card I use just for that, so I don't mess up my favorite SD card with operasave.
sdjf
sl5500 ROM 2.38
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Quote:Add an entry to
Where can I find this config?
in your console, enter the
in your console, enter the following command:
find / -name wlan-ng.conf
That will tell you where it is. If it isn't found, you don't have it. :p
On my Z, I get the following:
bash-2.05# find / -name wlan-ng.conf
/home/etc/pcmcia/wlan-ng.conf
bash-2.05#
A real important command to learn. ;)
sdjf
sl5500 ROM 2.38
sl6000l ROM 1.12
Lynx Version 2.8.1rel.2
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Lol, make me feel like a
Lol, make me feel like a n00b :#. On Gentoo I use the 'slocate' command frequently. But on the Zaurus I have the feeling that I start from scratch ;)
Ha ha. Well, it's just
Ha ha. Well, it's just whether all your favorite commands are available.
Too what is available, type
busybox
and you'll see a partial list. Other commands are installed by Sharp and I guess you could enter a tab three times and you'd get the whole works of choices.
sdjf
sl5500 ROM 2.38
sl6000l ROM 1.12
Lynx Version 2.8.1rel.2
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http://www.sdjf.wordpress.com