SMC Wireless card

[kevin79]

I'm a complete newbie on linux and I need to install a SMC Wireless networking card. It is the SMC 2632W. There are linux drivers, but I don't know how to install them. Please help!

The link to the drivers is here: http://www.smc.com/smc/common/currentwireless.cfm#2632

[bdg1983]

Could you post the parts of the install instructions (PDF) that you are having problems understanding?

Some here with dialup modem access will not want to download a 1.8MB pdf just to have a look at the documentation. Thanks.

Copy and paste whatever and then tell us what you have tried so far.

[kevin79]

Here is the part that I am having trouble with right now:

"Make sure you have configured kernal and pcmcia sources on your system"

Where do I get these from?

[bdg1983]

Is this a laptop or does your desktop require pcmcia for the SMC Wireless card?

Check in the /usr/src/linux directory and see if you find lots of files and sub directories. If there are, then you do have the kernel source installed.

If not, then the kernel source should be on one of your install cd's.

If you tell us what distro and version, then I'm sure someone here that uses that one can tell you where to find the kernel source if not already installed.

[kevin79]

It is for a laptop and there isn't a /usr/src/linux directory.

I am using Mandrake 8.0 with KDE 2.2 installed.

Thanks.

[teeitup]

Here's a link to get you started: http://www.linux.com/howto/PCMCIA-HOWTO.html

The kernel version is very importtant here.
If you are using a 2.2 kernel then you need the whole PCMCIA package.

If you are running a 2.4 kernel pcmcia can be compiled into your kernel. You will still need pcmcia-cs package buit just for the modules of a particular card.

Good Luck,

[kevin79]

Thanks, I'll look at the document, but I don't think it will help.

Mandrake recognizes the wireless card and it works as well. I just want to use the correct driver so that I can change the settings on the card.