<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Dear Steve,<br><br>the device is just listed on the bus, so have to find drivers and then configure .<br><br>Pclinux and mandriver spoil us I suppose, there wireless is all laid on.<br><br>Anyway, not at all urgent. Thanks for replying so speedily!<br><br><br><div style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">----- Original Message ----<br>From: Steve Dobson <steve@dobson.org><br>To: sussex@mailman.lug.org.uk<br>Sent: Monday, 28 April, 2008 10:56:54 AM<br>Subject: Re: [Sussex] wireless adaptor config for debian<br><br>Hi Frank<br><br>On Mon, 2008-04-28 at 07:42 +0000, FRANK JAMES wrote:<br>> Steve, may I ask for a bit of help?<br><br>All you have to do is post to the list, no
permission from me or anyone<br>else is required.<br>> <br>> I have installed a copy of Etch and unlike Mandriva and PC Linux there<br>> is no wireless set up already configured.<br><br>Wireless is a bit of a bitch on Linux. This is not the Linux<br>developers' fault, the hardware manufactures are less than forthcoming<br>with details about their hardware.<br><br>> I used a hard wired ethernet to get it all together, but I have tried<br>> to configure wireless adaptor on a usb port but no joy.<br><br>I gave up WiFi years ago - wired is faster and less hassle.<br>> <br>> The adaptor is recognised as being there and that's all.<br><br>Do you mean that it was listed as being on the USB bus or that it<br>recognised and an appropriate driver loaded?<br>> <br>> I would appreciate your guiding hand as and when you can reply.<br><br>I'm not the one to help. I've never used a USB network device so I<br>don't know all the
angles. But it would help if to give the device's<br>identity - lsusb is the command to use.<br><br>> Great talk that you gave, I have been looking up plasma screens, a<br>> lottery grant is needed!<br><br>Glad you like the talk, and yes plasma screens are not cheap - but the<br>prices are coming down.<br><br>Steve<br><br>-- <br>Steve Dobson<br><br>You will get what you deserve.<br><br></div><br></div></div><br>
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