[tlinux-users:08701] Re: New User With A New Toshiba

In several forum I read that LINUX installation is made using wired 
network interface first and secondly a NDISWRAPPER installation for 
Wireless modules which is very useful to fix this lack of modules for Linux.
Good luck Stephe and Welcome to the LINUX world.
Sigfrido

John Randles wrote:
> Hi Stephe, I have the same laptop (A135-S4527) and am trying to load 
> CentOS 5 on it. The live CD boots fine but the network drivers for the 
> wireless card Atheros AR5006EG or the Ethernet adapter Realtek RTL8101 
> dont come bundled with RHEL 5. When I figure it all out I'll get back 
> to you.
> It looks like I'll have to install madwifi for the wireless card, ndis 
> 1.48 and find Realtek drivers for the ethernet card. Its not a trivial 
> task, but I have only started about a week ago. Does anyone have any 
> tips ?
>  
> John
>
> > Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2007 18:05:25 -0300
> > From: [email protected]
> > Subject: [tlinux-users:08695] New User With A New Toshiba
> > To: [email protected]
> >
> > I'm trying to go the Linux route, primarily because I want an
> > alternative to Microsoft. I'm willing to work for it, so I'm not
> > looking for Windows Substitute software - - I'm more than happy to go
> > to the mat with adding and subtracting things all manually.
> >
> > However, I'm having trouble finding drivers for my Toshiba Satellite
> > A135 S4527. The Toshiba Website doesn't seem have nay Linux support
> > for a Satellite Model later than A75 . . . Do any of you users out
> > there know if any of the satellite models A75 or lower will have
> > drivers that will work on my machine?
> >
> > As I said, I'm new, and I know that I'm probably asking for help to
> > do what many of you would already know - - but one has to start 
> somewhere.
> >
> > Thanks in advance for any help you can give me.
> >
> > Stephe Blake
> >
> >
>
>
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