Author Topic: does current Sharp ROM kernel for 5500 have Wifi enabled?  (Read 2813 times)

pointydog

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does current Sharp ROM kernel for 5500 have Wifi enabled?
« on: February 21, 2004, 01:24:31 pm »
I\'m trying to get my new Symbol spectrum 24 card to work on my 5500.
I\'ve found many threads about this card in the forum, but I still can\'t figure out what I have to do.
I tried adding the driver I found for it while hunting the downloads, but that seemed to really hose things up.
I restored from a backup, and I\'m back to the beginning.
It appears the card is recognised when it\'s plugged in, and it will \'try\' to connect when I select connect from the menu on the bottom, but there\'s nothing happening, and it eventually times out. :(
I\'m going to get a wireless hub today so I can be sure I have a good signal where I\'m testing instead of driving around by my local college library ;)
I could use one anyway.
Does anyone know if this should work with the Sharp ROM I dowmloaded and flashed a few days ago? (3.13, I think..)
If anyone has done the kernel upgrade or added a driver to get it working, I\'d like to pick your brain..I\'m not comfortable with the whole flash, backup, kernel change business (yet).
Thanks!
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does current Sharp ROM kernel for 5500 have Wifi enabled?
« Reply #1 on: February 22, 2004, 11:05:09 am »
Well, seems my problems were all with the signal level.
Works fine now, didn\'t need any drivers.
I set up the access point and left it wide open, connected with no problems.
Now all I have to do is make it a little more secure!
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