Linksys ACX111 chipset (wpc54g v2) via ndiswrapper

[CoreyE]

Well at first i tried the post you linked to, from Kobalt, didnt work. So i decided to try yours. Well everything went ok, had a few problems, mainly from my stupidity when it comes to linux, as in this is my second day with it, but i got all the way to the last step, and hit my problem. When i try to scan i get nothing. I know all my network settings, im the one who set them up. Heres what i get when i enter that last command:

root@ce-laptop:/home/corey# iwlist wlan0 scan&& iwconfig wlan0 channel 8 essid linksys mode Managed&& ifup wlan0
wlan0 No scan results
ifup: interface wlan0 already configured

any help would rock. ive got it working with a lan cable for now, but i cant use the lan cable for ever, the routers not in my room.

[dmizer]

i noticed your commands didn't have "sudo" in front of them. are you running as root? if so, this may be one of the reasons you're having problems with the other how to.

you can break your machine pretty quickly while running as root. it may seem easier, but in the long run you'll be better off learning from the start how to run without root privileges.

try this:

ifdown wlan0&& iwlist wlan0 scan&& iwconfig wlan0 channel 8 essid linksys mode Managed&& ifup wlan0

i still think you'll have more luck with the other method.

[Rayne]

ok here is what i get from "sudo iwlist wlan0 scan"

wlan0 Scan complete:
Cell 01 - Address: 00:16:B6:A2:89:6D
ESSID:"linksys"
Protocol"IEEE 802.11b
Mode:Managed
Frequency:2.437 GHz (Channel 6)
Quality:0/100 Signal level:-59 dBm Noise level:-256 dBm
Encryption keyff
Bit Rates:1 Mbs; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s
9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s
48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
Extra:bcn_int=100
Extra:atim=0

i have power to it about reading this tutorial, but still can't get any link what so ever, any ideas?

[dmizer]

several updates ago, i stopped being able to make this method work, but since kobalts method (linked in red at the top of my post on the first page) worked so well for me, i haven't spent a lot of time trying to make this work again.

if there's still interest here, i'll see what i can do about trying to make it work again, but kobalt's is far more painless than my own.

what is the output after this:

sudo ifdown wlan0&& sudo iwlist wlan0 scan&& sudo iwconfig wlan0 channel 6 essid linksys mode Managed&& sudo ifup wlan0

[Rayne]

Network interface is managed from NetworkManager
NetworkManager cannot be advised to take down and interface.
Set up another interface insted.

[Rayne]

bump

[dmizer]

sorry for the delay. you caught me just when i was headed to bed.

what desktop environment are you using?

and post the output of:

lspci | grep ACX

[Rayne]

sorry for the delay. you caught me just when i was headed to bed.

what desktop environment are you using?

and post the output of:

lspci | grep ACX

GNOME

output:
"02:00.0 Network controller: Texas Instruments ACX 111 54Mbps Wireless Interface"

[dmizer]

if you go to system > administration > network

do you see wlan0 listed? if so, try configuring your network settings there.

if in administration, you have both network and network manager listed, that might be the cause of your problem. i've never been able to configure network manager to play nice with gnome's default networking.

[Rayne]

are you talking about in the start menu? if so im not seeing it