wireless and linux?

spamsux · 24-May-2005, 11:46 PM #1

i was wondering if install linux on my laptop, will i still be able to use my linksys wireless notebook adapter, earthmate usb GPS tracker, or the software for delorme street atlas 2005? any help on this matter would be greatly appreciated.

spamsux · 25-May-2005, 12:42 AM #2

anyone out there?

tdi_veedub · 25-May-2005, 01:25 AM #3

The wireless adapter should work ok, however Delorme has no interest in linux support for their products. See this quote below from an email reply to a Linux user:

Quote:

From: Tammy Sproch <TammyS@delorme.com> To: "'Michael H. Warfield'" <mhw@wittsend.com> Cc: Info_Log <Info_Log@delorme.com> Subject: RE: Why no Linux products? Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2000 14:10:43 -0500 Return-Receipt-To: Tammy Sproch <TammyS@delorme.com> X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2650.21)

Mr. Warfield, Thank you for your inquiry. At this time we do not have any plans to format our products to the Linux platform. I will send a suggestion to our Suggest Department and hopefully they will take this into consideration when they are looking for future updates. The more people that request this platform, the greater the chance of DeLorme considering it. So, if you know any other Linux users, ask them to email us at suggest@delorme.com and maybe in the future it will pay off.

Thank you Tammy

Id you need these applications, use windows....

tsunam · 25-May-2005, 02:07 AM #4

or try them under wine but it'll be a uphill battle to get them to work..if they will.

JBotAlan · 25-May-2005, 01:45 PM #5

You said the wireless adapter would be okay, what daemon or whatever do I have to load to make it work? I also have a Linksys PCMCIA wireless-B card and it refused to load on my laptop with Damn Small Linux (it's one of those liveCDs, very awesome, but that might be my prob). Please help!

tdi_veedub · 26-May-2005, 02:18 AM #6

What's the model number of the card?

JBotAlan · 26-May-2005, 10:47 PM #7

Quote:

Originally Posted by tdi_veedub

What's the model number of the card?

WPC11 version 4, Linksys. Do I have to download something from the Linksys site or something?

jakoval · 27-May-2005, 01:50 AM #8

Wireless Tools for Linux

I believe version 4 is realtek chipset - might be trickier than the earlier prism-based versions.

You may want to take a stroll through the DSL networking forum:
http://damnsmalllinux.org/cgi-bin/fo...cgi?act=SF;f=7

Tag Cloud
access acer asus bios bsod computer crash desktop dns driver drivers error ethernet excel freeze gaming hard drive hardware hdmi internet laptop lcd malware memory missing monitor motherboard network operating system printer problem ram registry router slow software sound trojan usb video virus vista wifi windows windows 7 windows 7 32 bit windows 7 64 bit windows xp wireless xbox

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)

Search
Search for:

Find the solution to yourcomputer problem!

Find the solution to your
computer problem!