Opensuse 11 and my stupid Netgear WG111

[Sunny1211993]

So,finally I have Opensuse 11 on my PC and it's so awesome so far but no internet!!
I don't have a PCI-E WiFi card.I use Netgear WG111 WiFi USB dongle and I have only Windows drivers for it.How do get it to work on Opensuse 11?
Wine?

[Dark Star]

Try the Network Settings in Yast :) Maybe it can help you.. I even get problem with MY DSL In bridge mode. while works i Ubuntu and other :) Though playing with Network manager worked :)

[amitava82]

Use ndiswrapper to install windows driver. It should work.

[Sunny1211993]

Dude,I have a completely different story here.No LAN cards,WiFi card,it is a USB WiFi modem which need those sh1tty drivers.Oh those toddling dongles.They suck!

Use ndiswrapper to install windows driver. It should work.

This might work.Lemme try but..im a noob at linux and all need a bit of help.Care to explain or point me to some guide or something?

[amitava82]

Which version of WG111 do you have?

[Sunny1211993]

What do you mean by which version.It supports b/g networks.Thats all I know for heavens' sake!

[amitava82]

you ARE noob i see.. there are couple of versions of WG111
follow this tutorial: http://www.tuxmagazine.com/node/1000167
If you dont get it, ping me at my nick at gmail.com

[Sunny1211993]

Mine is version one.If it were version two there would have been v2 at after WG111.How would I know that?Don't call anyone 'noob' without proper reasons.There was no v1 or v2 after its name.How the hell could I figure it out?
I would have known the version if I had bought it myself.Some idiot computer guy got it for me.

And thanks for that link.

[amitava82]

Isn't that obvious in case of Mac users? :D

[Sunny1211993]

I ain't no astrologer or tarrot card reader.To hell with versions I need this crap working.

And,What's obvious?

[T159]

Isn't that obvious in case of Mac users? :D
pre-processed black box

[hellknight]

yeah.. Mac users.. they suck big-time at trouble-shooting and technical stuff... sunnay, IMHO, i think that u should try messing around with YaST.. maybe it'll solve ur problem..

[mehulved]

Please people stop generalising.

[Sunny1211993]

pre-processed black box
iMac comes in a white box.Pawned!:p

yeah.. Mac users.. they suck big-time at trouble-shooting and technical stuff... sunnay, IMHO, i think that u should try messing around with YaST.. maybe it'll solve ur problem..
Just to add to your very little knowledge about me,I have used Linux for about 2-3 months and I tell you I had a lot of troubleshooting to do.My GPU wasn't supported but I somehow managed to get it working.C'mon I got my Mac just 2 months ago!
YaST won't help.That stupid thing needs drivers.

Please people stop generalising.
Sanity has prevailed.:D

Will try NDISwrapper today.Let's see if it helps.

[T159]

iMac comes in a white box.Pawned!:p


not getting the joke - pawned http://s269.photobucket.com/albums/jj44/visio159/Unismilies/55.png

[hellknight]

^LOL

[Sunny1211993]

Arre kyu spam kar rahe ho?:D

[hullap]

^ aur voh kya hai?

[NucleusKore]

The adapter works fine on ndiswrapper according to the wiki, see here

http://ndiswrapper.sourceforge.net/joomla/index.php?/component/option,com_openwiki/Itemid,33/id,list_m-n/

entry number 9

For starters, you can install ndiswrapper through YaST

[Sunny1211993]

^^
NucleusKore to the rescue!Thanks dude!

But entry no. 9 aint my network controller:(

[amitava82]

Its as simple as pie. Just extract your windows driver in some folder. There should be some some exe, inf, ini etc. Run ndiswrapper and select the inf. Thats it.

[NucleusKore]

The try using this tutorial from Novell

http://en.opensuse.org/Ndiswrapper

It's well explained

[Sunny1211993]

Its as simple as pie. Just extract your windows driver in some folder. There should be some some exe, inf, ini etc. Run ndiswrapper and select the inf. Thats it.

Is that it?Quite simple I guess:D

[amitava82]

Not as simple as Mac or Windows. But yes compared to other tasks like installing Arch or gfx cards etc, its simple.. :D

[MetalheadGautham]

BTW, isn't it amusing that you are having trouble with NetGear ? (for starters, Novell made an OS called Novell NetWare, and it sounds similar to NetGear :lol:)

[amitava82]

How is that amusing and relevant? :mad:

[T159]

you must comprehend the metaaaaaal spirit !

[alter_ego]

BTW, isn't it amusing that you are having trouble with NetGear ? (for starters, Novell made an OS called Novell NetWare, and it sounds similar to NetGear :lol:)

Thats a good one!!!:D