[MLB-WIRELESS] usb 802.11g on linux?

[Ian Donaldson]

On 29/05/2006, at 2:26 PM, gabrielle harrison and Paul van den Bergen  
wrote:

> I've picked up an 802.11g usb dongle - see here <http:// 
> 64.233.179.104/translate_c?hl=en&u=http://www.fastcom.cn/product/ 
> showcontent.asp%3Fpid%3D27&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dfw54u%26hl%3Den%26hs% 
> 3DEhY%26lr%3D%26client%3Dopera%26rls%3Den>
> Hmmm. if that doesn't work, google for fw54u
>
> according to the speil, linux will support it.  Clearly it does not  
> work with the system as-is. I need to install something :-) BUT.  
> Not sure where to start. any suggestions would be appreciated.

Wow ... rarely do you see so few returns for a search term in  
Google. :) However investigating the Windows driver reveals it is  
based on a SiS163 chipset. Googling reveals that there seem to be  
lots of announcements regarding SIS's Linux support for that chipset,  
but no actual code.

I would suggest plugging it into a working Linux box, then sending  
the list the output of "lsusb" (as root) as well as the last couple  
of lines of "dmesg"

Regards,

Ian
-- 
Ian Donaldson, Solutions Architect, CSM Advanced Solutions Group
Ph: +613-83792065               e-mail: ian.donaldson at csm.com.au


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