Difference between revisions of "Intel WiFi Link 5100/5300 WLAN controller"

From ThinkWiki
Jump to: navigation, search
m (sidux 2008-03: typo)
Line 1: Line 1:
=download linux kernel 2.6.26=
+
= Kernel 2.6.27-rc5 (as a patched kernel 2.6.26) =
  
=download linux kernel prepatch 2.6.27-rc5 =
+
==download linux kernel 2.6.26==
 +
 
 +
==download linux kernel prepatch 2.6.27-rc5 ==
  
 
(http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/patch-2.6.27-rc5.bz2)
 
(http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/patch-2.6.27-rc5.bz2)
  
=make menuconfig =
+
==make menuconfig ==
  
 
Device Drivers => Network device surppot => wireless LAN
 
Device Drivers => Network device surppot => wireless LAN
Line 29: Line 31:
 
CONFIG_IWL5000=y
 
CONFIG_IWL5000=y
  
= make && make modules_install=
+
== make && make modules_install==
 
cp arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/kernel-2.6.27-rc5
 
cp arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/kernel-2.6.27-rc5
  
= install wpa_supplicant =
+
== install wpa_supplicant ==
  
= now enjoy your new wireless card :)=
+
== now enjoy your new wireless card :)==
  
 
= alternative if you want to use your stock < 2.6.27 Kernel =
 
= alternative if you want to use your stock < 2.6.27 Kernel =
http://ubuntu-virginia.ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=5710211&postcount=4
+
See http://ubuntu-virginia.ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=5710211&postcount=4
  
 
= sidux 2008-03 =
 
= sidux 2008-03 =
 
See [[How to install Intel Device 4236 under sidux 2008-03 (Ουρέα)]] for more info.
 
See [[How to install Intel Device 4236 under sidux 2008-03 (Ουρέα)]] for more info.

Revision as of 16:35, 23 November 2008

Kernel 2.6.27-rc5 (as a patched kernel 2.6.26)

download linux kernel 2.6.26

download linux kernel prepatch 2.6.27-rc5

(http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/patch-2.6.27-rc5.bz2)

make menuconfig

Device Drivers => Network device surppot => wireless LAN

CONFIG_WLAN_80211=y

CONFIG_IWLWIFI=y

CONFIG_IWLCORE=y

CONFIG_IWLWIFI_LEDS=y

CONFIG_IWLWIFI_RFKILL=y

CONFIG_IWLWIFI_DEBUG=y

CONFIG_IWLAGN=y

CONFIG_IWLAGN_SPECTRUM_MEASUREMENT=y

CONFIG_IWLAGN_LEDS=y

CONFIG_IWL5000=y

make && make modules_install

cp arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/kernel-2.6.27-rc5

install wpa_supplicant

now enjoy your new wireless card :)

alternative if you want to use your stock < 2.6.27 Kernel

See http://ubuntu-virginia.ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=5710211&postcount=4

sidux 2008-03

See How to install Intel Device 4236 under sidux 2008-03 (Ουρέα) for more info.