best distro for embedded wireless?

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bezomo · #1 Post by **bezomo** » Mon Nov 28, 2005 10:42 pm

my intel pro wireless doesnt like suse 9.1. I tired different ways of getting the wireless to work, wireless tools, ivconfig, got the drivers. in the end the kernel wouldn't support it. So im wondering what the best distro of linux is to detect the embedded wireless?

rideDPU · #2 Post by **rideDPU** » Mon Nov 28, 2005 11:19 pm

Kubuntu or Ubuntu, depending on your preference for KDE or GNOME.

Mark

dssjon · #3 Post by **dssjon** » Wed Nov 30, 2005 2:45 pm

pc-bsd.. best distro hands down. its not linux, its unix.

Volker · #4 Post by **Volker** » Wed Nov 30, 2005 3:32 pm

The latest version of any distribution should be fine. Fedora Core 4 comes with the driver as well. Any distribution using kernel 2.6.14+ has the driver automatically, since it is now in the official kernel.

You probably need the intel firmware from http://ipw2100.sf.net, http://ipw2200.sf.net.

benplaut · #5 Post by **benplaut** » Wed Nov 30, 2005 9:26 pm

rideDPU wrote:Kubuntu or Ubuntu, depending on your preference for KDE or GNOME.

Mark

^^what he said -_-

bezomo · #6 Post by **bezomo** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 10:32 am

my friend used fedora core and it worked. Thx

teetee · #7 Post by **teetee** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 1:41 pm

I found Intel PRO/Wireless 2200bg installation was really easy on 2.6.8+ kernel.

The document sources:
http://ipw2200.sourceforge.net/
//Check out the requirements before you install the driver.
http://ieee80211.sf.net
//802.11 subsystem
README file came with the files.
//Check out the kernel options requirements.

Three files and installation steps needed:
1. http://ieee80211.sourceforge.net/#downloads
//make; make install
2. http://ipw2200.sourceforge.net/#downloads
//make; make install
3. http://ipw2200.sourceforge.net/firmware.php
//extract all the firmware files into /lib/firmware

Activate the wireless card:
1. #modprobe ipw2200
2. use #dmesg and #iwconfig to check if it is recognized
3. use #dhcpcd to get the tcp/ip info (ex. #dhcpcd eth0)

These are the steps I used on my thinkpad 240x.

teetee

djpharoah · #8 Post by **djpharoah** » Sat Feb 04, 2006 2:42 pm

all modern distros should have support for it
however i recommend gentoo

-dj

christopher_wolf · #9 Post by **christopher_wolf** » Sat Feb 04, 2006 3:07 pm

All up-to-date distros should indeed support it

I would recommend either Ubuntu/Kubuntu or BSD; Gentoo isn't a bad option, except I had to wait for all the emerges to finish and I have seen some installs take the better part of a weekend like that.

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