On 7/11/06, contact51 <lew@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Such a dissapointment. Over the recent weeks I have really put in the hours getting to grips with Linux by way of Fedora, having progressed from FC3-4 and now FC5. Being more than satisfied with results until now. Big problem. I went and bought a PCMCIA card for my laptop hoping to be able to use it.
And here I was all excited that this might be a good post about a new card to buy for my laptop, and it's just some knob who's all pissy about his wireless card. I have a USR 5410, a USR 5411, and an old Linksys WPC11v4. I have both of the USR cards working on FC5 with ndiswrapper, and I'll even send you the files to get them to go, but you haven't posted anything about your hardware setup at all. I asked a while ago about getting my 5410 card working, and someone pointed me to the linuxant site and some reading and googling I was able to get things to go. With this knowledge, I was able to get the 5411 card to work myself, with the drivers not being on the net (at least anywhere I could find them). That being said, if you are so new to Linux, wouldn't you think it would be prudent to at least ask about the support under Linux for such a card? If the salesman doesn't know, a post on here would have saved you the aggravation. The other issue is a wireless card is under $50. If you can't get it to work, take it back and find one that does work. If you're still that stuck, I have a brand new USR 5411 card on the shelf here that I will send you that came with an access point I purchased. I will also email you the files you need to get it to work. Instead of complaining that your card doesn't work and that Linux is a waste of time, ask for help and help make it better. But then you sound like one of those guys who aren't happy unless you are complaining about something. Tomorrow it will probably your lawn mower....... -- -=/>Thom
