ipw2100 & kernel 2.4.22

[Ow Mun Heng]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alexander Dalloz [mailto:alexander.dalloz at uni-bielefeld.de]
> Sent: Friday, April 09, 2004 11:42 AM
> To: For users of Fedora Core releases
> Subject: Re: ipw2100 & kernel 2.4.22
> 
> 
> Am Fr, den 09.04.2004 schrieb John A. Smith um 04:22:
> 
> > I am running FC1 with the 2.4.22.2175.ntpl kernel on an 
> Averatec 5110H 
> > with an integrated Intel 2100 pro wireless mini pci. I can't find a 
> > download for ipw2100 at the sourceforge project ( 
> > http://ipw2100.sourceforge.net/#downloads ). Has anyone 
> gotten ipw2100 
> > running on this kernel? I don't really want to upgrade the kernel.
> > 
> > TIA for any help!
> > 
> > - j a s
> 
> You can download the driver source from the above URL. You should have
> had a look into the INSTALL file which is part of the .tgz 
> which states:
> 
> "There are two ways to build the module, either via a patch to your
> kernel, or
> as a stand alone module."
> 
> So no need for a complete custom kernel, but you can build the needed
> module separately. You only need to install the Fedora kernel-source
> package for kernel .2174. Follow the instructions in the INSTALL file.

You can also try ndiswrapper (i think it's ndiswrapper.sourceforge.net)
I'm using that on my D600.