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therobinsonator
04-09-2008, 10:16 PM
ive put linux on my shitty pc but drivers for my usb wireless adapter dont work are there andy adapters that work? for ubuntu or gos?
Teslanaut
04-09-2008, 10:17 PM
ive put linux on my shitty pc but drivers for my usb wireless adapter dont work are there andy adapters that work? for ubuntu or gos?

Anything with a Ralink or Prism2 chipset'll be fine :)

I'd go with Ralink since those are more recent.

Most Atheros or Broadcomm ones work too.
therobinsonator
04-09-2008, 10:19 PM
can i ask someone at like bestbuy which chipset they have
i know i can get mine to work but i have to do some ndis wrapper thing and i get confused
Teslanaut
04-09-2008, 10:22 PM
can i ask someone at like bestbuy which chipset they have
i know i can get mine to work but i have to do some ndis wrapper thing and i get confused

Usually, Ralink and Prism2 work right when Plugged in.

Here is a List of Wifi devices that work with Linux. (It says BackTrack but its Linux. BackTrack is a "Security Tool" based on Linux)


http://backtrack.offensive-security.com/index.php?title=HCL:Wireless
therobinsonator
04-09-2008, 10:23 PM
ive got a belkin 750 somthing
it somtimes shows a connect but i cant connect to it at all
therobinsonator
04-09-2008, 10:25 PM
wtf it says mine works
therobinsonator
04-09-2008, 10:30 PM
ill reinstall linux
Teslanaut
04-09-2008, 10:32 PM
ive got a belkin 750 somthing
it somtimes shows a connect but i cant connect to it at all

wtf it says mine works

ill reinstall linux

First of all, what distro and version of Linux are you using?


Also:

http://img.skitch.com/20080404-x7weegk8ncrd683hq8is5pma6s.jpg
therobinsonator
04-09-2008, 10:36 PM
ha ha very funny
umm ive been using gos which i heard was just another distro of ubuntu
i cant find my ubuntu cd so ill install gos and try
Teslanaut
04-09-2008, 10:37 PM
ha ha very funny
umm ive been using gos which i heard was just another distro of ubuntu
i cant find my ubuntu cd so ill install gos and try

If I were you, I'd go with Ubuntu Hardy Heron (8.04)

gOS may be based off Google, but its really Crappy.

Its mainly an Internet OS.
therobinsonator
04-09-2008, 10:38 PM
okay so the new ubuntu is out?
and i like gos but ive always been confused to a dgree with liunx and wine drivers ect
Teslanaut
04-09-2008, 10:42 PM
okay so the new ubuntu is out?
and i like gos but ive always been confused to a dgree with liunx and wine drivers ect

Right now 8.04 Hardy Heron is in Beta. Full release very soon but it works very well.

It doesn't take very long to learn Linux at all. The Ubuntu community is very very helpful. We can be helpful here too ^_^

Depending on how old your computer is, I suggest you use Xubuntu. Its based on the XFCE desktop environment, which is for computers with lower Specs.
therobinsonator
04-09-2008, 10:44 PM
got it when i was like 6 and im 16 now so bout 10 years
iim dling the beta now
then just make it an image on a cd or somthing?
Cyanidepoison
04-10-2008, 01:15 PM
got it when i was like 6 and im 16 now so bout 10 years
iim dling the beta now
then just make it an image on a cd or somthing?

Burn the image to a CD, yes.

I've tried Xubuntu Hardy in VBox OSE and it was very snappy. I would recommend it to anyone.
therobinsonator
04-10-2008, 05:42 PM
ca i mount it on a zip drive if so how?
Parm289
04-12-2008, 11:41 AM
For your wireless situation try out ndiswrapper. You need the windows drivers for your adapter (I think xp or win2000 drivers work best), and open them with ndiswrapper and you should be good to go.
Teslanaut
04-12-2008, 11:43 AM
For your wireless situation try out ndiswrapper. You need the windows drivers for your adapter (I think xp or win2000 drivers work best), and open them with ndiswrapper and you should be good to go.

This doesn't apply to all Adapters/Chipsets though.

If your device has a Ralink or Intercil/Prism, it should work right out of the box. Some Atheros also.

As for Broadcomm thats another story.