Need help: Intel PRO/Wireless 2011B CF Card

[alcurb]

I need help from someone who had direct experience getting the Intel PRO/Wireless 2011B LAN CF Card working with the SL-5500 (ROM Version 3.10):

I can\'t get it to work at all. The CF card never lights up and my network settings don\'t recognize it being there.

I tried to modify the file /etc/pcmcia/wlan-ng.conf to add in the entry for the card, but Zaurus will not allow me to edit, change or move the file, with or without Vi. I suspect the file is locked by the system but I don\'t know how to unlock it. Perhaps I\'m barking up the wrong tree.

I\'m pretty new at this, so I won\'t be offended if I\'m talked through this installation. I have very basic understanding of Linux.

Thanks

[Mickeyl]

iirc that card has a symbol/socket chipset - you might try with spectrum_cs

[alcurb]

iirc that card has a symbol/socket chipset - you might try with spectrum_cs

Thank you, but I know that already about the spectrum_cs driver; it\'s already there. How can I edit the wlan-ng.conf file to add the entry for my card, if Zaurus won\'t let me edit the file?  Is there a trick to this?

[w4lna]

iirc that card has a symbol/socket chipset - you might try with spectrum_cs

Thank you, but I know that already about the spectrum_cs driver; it\'s already there. How can I edit the wlan-ng.conf file to add the entry for my card, if Zaurus won\'t let me edit the file?  Is there a trick to this?

Yes, you need to be superuser.  Enter \'su\' and return at the console.

[alcurb]

It works now. With your help I was able to solve this problem.  

For posterity:

1. Install the spectrum driver. Complete the installation even if an error is reported.
2. Log on the console as superuser (su and hit return)
3. On the pound prompt (#), enter: cd /etc/pcmcia
4. Now enter: vi spectrum.conf (vi is a text editor)
5. Place the cursor at the end of the list and type lower case i then return. Insert mode.
6. Type the following:
   card \"Intel PRO/Wireless LAN PC Card\"
     manfid 0x0089, 0x0001
     bind \"spectrum_cs\"
7. Then type Esc :w (Escape key, followed by colon and lower case double-u). This will save changes.

After this I rebooted, made the entries in the network section and that\'s that.

You can verify by launching Opera or other web browser.

The entries made in the spectrum.conf file were obtained by typing cardctl ident on the console or terminal while the card is in.

Hope this will help future dummies as myself.