how to get Wireless USB device installed?

[Francisco Perez]

Oh, don't get me wrong. I have no problem getting my hands dirty. Worst
case scenario I've predicted; I mess up the OS and have to re-install
it. No big deal. I'm no stranger to mistakes and hardships. My problem
is finding a method between all the alternatives. With so many other
people more experienced than myself start finding flaws to proposed
methods and offer alternatives; thats where I run into a wall. 

So far, in my short research, I've decided to go with the w-lan pre11
driver. Most of the people say that it will support the netgear MA111.
I've also decided to follow a quick HOWTO supplied by someone in the
message board. 

I guess to make my querry a lot more specific; Can someone link me to a
HOWTO for the terminal itself? I've had problems with the 'make'
command,etc, So it would be nice if someone could direct me to a website
or document that has a lot of info on commands for the bash terminal. 

Thank you for your quick response though!


On Mon, 2004-01-19 at 20:45, Jason Dixon wrote:
> On Mon, 2004-01-19 at 20:39, Francisco Perez wrote:
> > Hey, I hope I am going to the right channels to do this. I recently
> > installed Fedora Core 1 and its running great! I decided to add it on to
> > another box in my house, but I ran into a stump. When it came to
> > installing the Netgear Wireless USB adapter (MA111) to linux, I had no
> > idea where to turn. I am under the impression that there are no default
> > drivers for it, but I don't know where to go nor how to do it. (I am
> > still learning how to maneuver within the terminal) 
> > 
> > Has this problem already been solved? Could someone help me out with
> > some detailed explanation? I did several searches for a solution, but
> > its all egyptian to me. Everyone has different ways of doing it, and I
> > do not know which one to use. 
> > 
> > Any help would be greatly appreciated!
> 
> This probably won't be a popular response, but I'm going to offer it
> anyways.  It sounds like you're really intimidated by the possibility of
> getting your hands dirty in Linux.  If this is the case, I suggest you
> a) find someone who can help you with your drivers, or b) return the USB
> adapter for a PCI (or pcmcia) version with less "excitement" involved in
> the install process.
> 
> The MA111 is supported by the linux-wlan drivers, but they're not going
> to be trivial for a newbie to install.  Most of the first links I found
> on Google regarding that card all mentioned difficulties in getting the
> card up and running.  Yes, we could probably give you assistance, but
> there's a high probability that you'll run into a wall, we won't be able
> to help you properly, you'll get frustrated, etc.
> 
> Just my $0.02.
> 
> -- 
> Jason Dixon, RHCE
> DixonGroup Consulting
> http://www.dixongroup.net
>