Netgear WN511B issues - Page 2

Kealin · #11 (**permalink**) 23-Oct-2009, 10:56

I downloaded the repository files, but when i try to install the rmp's i get a window with a long list of errors. I'm seriously about ready to through this thing against the wall >.<..... My friend and i have been working on this thing all week to no avail. Maybe i should just put windows back on it.

If anyone else can possibly think of how to get this thing working, PLEASE PLEASE help... I really dont wanna have to resort back to windows.

broumbroum23 · #12 (**permalink**) 23-Oct-2009, 11:08

you better add the repository to the system repositories.
open yast2 -> software repositories -> add repository and use as an URL :

Code:

http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/driver:/wireless/openSUSE_11.1/

or
open terminal:

Code:

sudo zypper ar http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/driver:/wireless/openSUSE_11.1/ WIFI

to add the repo

then go to the software packages and look for "wireless" packages

EDIT : found that also netgear uses broadcom so the b43 may be supporting it : http://www.broadcom.com/support/802.11/linux_sta.php
GOOD LUCK !

broumbroum23 · #13 (**permalink**) 23-Oct-2009, 11:19

EDIT : found that also netgear uses broadcom so the b43 may be supporting it : Broadcom.com - 802.11 Linux STA driver where the readme file mention the device id (cardbus as PCI ?):

Code:

Is my Brcm device with PCI Device ID XYZ Supported?  These PCI Device IDs are supported:

	  Device ID	Product Name
          ---------   	-------------
          0x4311  	4311 2.4 Ghz
          0x4312  	4311 Dualband
          0x4313  	4311 5 Ghz
          0x4315  	4312 2.4 Ghz
          0x4328  	4321 Dualband
          0x4329  	4321 2.4 Ghz
          0x432a  	4321 5 Ghz
          0x432b  	4322 Dualband
          0x432c  	4322 2.4 Ghz
          0x432d  	4322 5 Ghz
          0x4353  	43224 Dualband
          0x4357  	43225 2.4 Ghz

Akoellh · #14 (**permalink**) 24-Oct-2009, 03:42

b43 - Linux Wireless

broumbroum23 · #15 (**permalink**) 24-Oct-2009, 06:39

it said that b43 would not support it, the broadcom hybrid space driver is recommended. I've built from the latest source yesterday a kmp wifi-sta-driver on the OBS below.
http://download.opensuse.org/reposit...SUSE_11.1_oss/

Akoellh · #16 (**permalink**) 24-Oct-2009, 06:59

Searching for "broadcom" in OBS or at packman repo would have saved you that work.

There are quite a few other -and to be honest better- packages than yours.

broumbroum23 · #17 (**permalink**) 24-Oct-2009, 07:24

well I'm trying to make them better than yours alkoehl for example, still it's not easy to build a package from source, I'm training to make packages available to people I help, even though packman finds almost everything...
Never mind if you think my products are not enough good stuff, it shall be considered as original products and not sample copies.

Akoellh · #18 (**permalink**) 24-Oct-2009, 07:35

If you want to learn, I recommend to read -in this case- the SPEC of the packman packages.

IMHO this is the best way to learn, reading stuff of people with experience.

A few examples:

1)

Code:

# Set build to default kernel
%if 0%{?suse_version} == 1120
export flavors to build=desktop pae default
%else
export flavors to build=default pae
%endif

Unnecessary.

If you want to exclude flavors from building, use the %suse_kernel_module_package macro in the correct way.

2) The name is also not a good choice, it should reflect the name of the package given by its developers, "wifi" and "sta" are too general.

3) No changelog and consequently no possibility to contact the packager for feedback or bugreports

4)

Code:

%post
echo -e "# replaced by wl.ko lib80211 \nblacklist ssb" | sudo tee -a /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist
echo -e "# replaced by wl.ko lib80211 \nblacklist b43" | sudo tee -a /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist
modprobe lib80211
insmod wl.ko

Good idea but with two major drawbacks.

- no routine to remove those entries on deinstalling the package

- loading the modules is OK, but you forgot to unload the modules ssb and b43 which will cause trouble, if they are already loaded

Good literature to start:

Packaging/SUSE Package Conventions - openSUSE

Kernel Module Packages - openSUSE

broumbroum23 · #19 (**permalink**) 24-Oct-2009, 07:48

thanks for those remarks. I'll see further back in my code.

Code:

%post
echo -e "# replaced by wl.ko lib80211 \nblacklist ssb" | sudo tee -a /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist
echo -e "# replaced by wl.ko lib80211 \nblacklist b43" | sudo tee -a /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist
modprobe lib80211
insmod wl.ko

How would you impl. the %postun ?? I could make a backup but it could not reflect changes after the blacklistings.
there's much more things I want to do, and I've already read and the wiki you mentioned... EDiT : well no translation here..