Return-path: Received: from mail-fx0-f215.google.com ([209.85.220.215]:36578 "EHLO mail-fx0-f215.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1750948AbZLUPFA convert rfc822-to-8bit (ORCPT ); Mon, 21 Dec 2009 10:05:00 -0500 Received: by fxm7 with SMTP id 7so4958882fxm.29 for ; Mon, 21 Dec 2009 07:04:58 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: References: <69e28c910912210614v31edf6cej9abeddb17ab130d@mail.gmail.com> From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?G=E1bor_Stefanik?= Date: Mon, 21 Dec 2009 16:04:38 +0100 Message-ID: <69e28c910912210704m316c285et6e03baaafa85567c@mail.gmail.com> Subject: Re: I need a card that works reasonably easily with Debain- reccs? To: Mike Marchywka Cc: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 3:51 PM, Mike Marchywka wrote: > > > > Thanks. > As near as I can tell from the driver files it should be a netgear WG311v3 > 802.11g. May be a card mismatch but I'd have to pull machine apart to check. The WG311v3 is a Marvell chipset, with no native driver. > > Are there known issues with ndiswrapper or I shouldn't even ask here? LOL. Apart from the fact that you are introducing an undebuggable binary blob into the kernel, there are no problems... :-) > > If there are known easy/difficult cards on a faq/list somewhere I thought that > would help as driver support seems to be a big issue. > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------- >> From: netrolller.3d@gmail.com >> Date: Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:14:25 +0100 >> Subject: Re: I need a card that works reasonably easily with Debain- reccs? >> To: marchywka@hotmail.com >> CC: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org >> >> Ndiswrapper is not supported in any way, and is probably not the best >> way to get your card to work. >> What card do you have currently? >> >> Peace, >> G?bor >> >> On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 1:49 PM, Mike Marchywka ?wrote: >>> >>> Hi, >>> I gave up on windoze after all the apps became too bloated to tolerate >>> and it didn't seem I should need 1Gbyte to post on a forum without >>> the browser tying up my disk on VM for minutes on each character I >>> typed. Debian has worked much better but I can't get my current >>> wireless card to work well through ndiswrapper. I'm getting inconsistent >>> results but can download via windozeon another machine and get fast >>> xfer over eth0. I'm going out to buy a new card, what should I get? >>> >>> >>> Thanks. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> note new address >>> Mike Marchywka >>> 1975 Village Round >>> Marietta GA 30064 >>> 415-264-8477 (w)<- use this >>> 404-788-1216 (C)<- leave message >>> 989-348-4796 (P)<- emergency only >>> marchywka@hotmail.com >>> Note: If I am asking for free stuff, I normally use for hobby/non-profit >>> information but may use in investment forums, public and private. >>> Please indicate any concerns if applicable. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _________________________________________________________________ >>> Hotmail: Free, trusted and rich email service. >>> http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/171222984/direct/01/-- >>> To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in >>> the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org >>> More majordomo info at ?http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Vista: [V]iruses, [I]ntruders, [S]pyware, [T]rojans and [A]dware. :-) >> -- >> To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in >> the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org >> More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > > _________________________________________________________________ > Your E-mail and More On-the-Go. Get Windows Live Hotmail Free. > http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/171222985/direct/01/ -- Vista: [V]iruses, [I]ntruders, [S]pyware, [T]rojans and [A]dware. :-)