CentOS - May 2005 - Custom kernel needed for ndiswrapper? (for Linksys WPC54G wireless pcmcia)

Greetings:

I'm just installed Centos-4 on an IBM T-21 laptop.  So far so good.  Now 
I'd like to pop in a wireless lan adapter.  I'm looking at a buying a 
Linksys WPC54G adapter (although I haven't done so yet).

After doing some searching, it looks like the best way to get this card 
working is via ndiswrapper [http://ndiswrapper.sourceforge.net] and then 
to use Windoze drivers.

So I downloaded ndiswrapper and during the install, I received a warning 
message referring to "4K Stacks" and that NOT disabling 4k stacks can 
cause some drivers to crash. The docs went on to suggest I recompile the 
kernel to disable CONFIG_4KSTACKS.

Question: For really like to stick to the stock CentOS-4 kernel and not 
create/use a custom one. Has anyone had a problem using the Linksys 
WPC54G Cardbus adapter + Centos-4 and NOT had to use a custom kernel?

For that matter, since I haven't purchased the card yet, can I get a 
recommendation or two about a workable wlan cardbus (g) adapter that 
could most likely be found at Best Buy/CompUSA/Fry's ?  I'd like to be 
able to easily return the card if things don't work...

I did some searching a decent card and it seems that a number of good 
wlan chipsets are discontinued or hard to find, so I'm slightly confused 
as to what to get.

Thank you.
Michael Chinn

I use this card with no problem whatsoever: 
http://store.yahoo.com/str8buy/proxorwirgol.html

Michael wrote:
> Greetings:
> 
> I'm just installed Centos-4 on an IBM T-21 laptop.  So far so good. 
Now
> I'd like to pop in a wireless lan adapter.  I'm looking at a buying
a
> Linksys WPC54G adapter (although I haven't done so yet).
> 
> After doing some searching, it looks like the best way to get this card 
> working is via ndiswrapper [http://ndiswrapper.sourceforge.net] and then 
> to use Windoze drivers.
> 
> So I downloaded ndiswrapper and during the install, I received a warning 
> message referring to "4K Stacks" and that NOT disabling 4k stacks
can
> cause some drivers to crash. The docs went on to suggest I recompile the 
> kernel to disable CONFIG_4KSTACKS.
> 
> Question: For really like to stick to the stock CentOS-4 kernel and not 
> create/use a custom one. Has anyone had a problem using the Linksys 
> WPC54G Cardbus adapter + Centos-4 and NOT had to use a custom kernel?
> 
> For that matter, since I haven't purchased the card yet, can I get a 
> recommendation or two about a workable wlan cardbus (g) adapter that 
> could most likely be found at Best Buy/CompUSA/Fry's ?  I'd like to
be
> able to easily return the card if things don't work...
> 
> I did some searching a decent card and it seems that a number of good 
> wlan chipsets are discontinued or hard to find, so I'm slightly
confused
> as to what to get.
> 
> Thank you.
> Michael Chinn
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> CentOS at centos.org
> http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
> 
>

Michael:

I can recommend the Netgear WG511. This one has a prism
chipset; ndiswrapper is NOT required! Outpost.com sells the
WG511 so you can probably find it at Fry's as well for
around $45. 

Note: I do not recommend the WG511T which is a different
chipset!.

--- Michael <addymin at pacbell.net> wrote:
> Greetings:
> 
> I'm just installed Centos-4 on an IBM T-21 laptop.  So
> far so good.  Now 
> I'd like to pop in a wireless lan adapter.  I'm looking
> at a buying a 
> Linksys WPC54G adapter (although I haven't done so yet).
> 
> After doing some searching, it looks like the best way to
> get this card 
> working is via ndiswrapper
> [http://ndiswrapper.sourceforge.net] and then 
> to use Windoze drivers.
> 
> So I downloaded ndiswrapper and during the install, I
> received a warning 
> message referring to "4K Stacks" and that NOT disabling
> 4k stacks can 
> cause some drivers to crash. The docs went on to suggest
> I recompile the 
> kernel to disable CONFIG_4KSTACKS.
> 
> Question: For really like to stick to the stock CentOS-4
> kernel and not 
> create/use a custom one. Has anyone had a problem using
> the Linksys 
> WPC54G Cardbus adapter + Centos-4 and NOT had to use a
> custom kernel?
> 
> For that matter, since I haven't purchased the card yet,
> can I get a 
> recommendation or two about a workable wlan cardbus (g)
> adapter that 
> could most likely be found at Best Buy/CompUSA/Fry's ? 
> I'd like to be 
> able to easily return the card if things don't work...
> 
> I did some searching a decent card and it seems that a
> number of good 
> wlan chipsets are discontinued or hard to find, so I'm
> slightly confused 
> as to what to get.
> 
> Thank you.
> Michael Chinn
> _______________________________________________
> CentOS mailing list
> CentOS at centos.org
> http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
> 
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--- Chris Mauritz <chrism at imntv.com> wrote:
> The original poster was after a 54mbit wifi card and so
> far, all of the 
> recommendations have been for 11mbit cards.
Not true, the WG511 that I recommended is a 54mbit card.
> I'd also be
> interested if 
> anyone has positive things to say about any readily
> available 54mbit 
> wifi cards + CentOS/Linux.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> C
> 
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'It's free. It works. Duh.'" - Eric Harrison

The United States is NOT a democracy, it was founded as a Republic!

God is not a republican or a democrat nor is His government a democracy! - Lee
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Michael
--- Michael <addymin at pacbell.net> wrote:
> So I downloaded ndiswrapper and during the install, I
> received a warning message referring to "4K Stacks" and  
 > that NOT disabling 4k stacks can cause some drivers to  
 >crash. The docs went on to suggest I recompile the 
> kernel to disable CONFIG_4KSTACKS.
> 
> Question: For really like to stick to the stock CentOS-4
> kernel and notcreate/use a custom one. Has anyone had a
>problem using the Linksys WPC54G Cardbus adapter +
Centos-4 > and NOT had to use a custom kernel?

I have used ndiswrapper on FC3 with the stock kernel
without a problem. If you buy the Linksys card, try it
first!
 
> Thank you.
> Michael Chinn


		
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