Re: Netgear WG511 802.11g problems...

Boex,Matthew W. wrote:

> Having problems getting my Netgear WG511 802.11g network card to work
> with my FedoraCore2 ...stock install.  When I put the card in the pcmcia
> slot I get...
> 
> ------------------------
> Nov 30 14:54:52 guac kernel: PCI: Enabling device 0000:07:00.0 (0000 ->
> 0002)
> Nov 30 14:54:53 guac kernel: prism54: request_firmware() failed for
> 'isl3890'
> Nov 30 14:54:53 guac kernel: eth1: could not upload firmware ('isl3890')

It's looking for the firmware file called:

  /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware/isl3890

You can download firmware files from prism54.org.  Whatever version you 
download has to be renamed to the above.

> Nov 30 14:54:53 guac dhclient: sit0: unknown hardware address type 776

That's just DHCP failing which it will until the card is working.

> ISL3890-0.1.0.tar.gz

You don't need to bother with this since you already have the driver loaded.

However before proceding check your card - if it has "v3.0" in little 
letters on the back then it won't work anyway.

Dick