[TriLUG] DWL-650+ Driver for RH8.0

John Beimler john at radiomind.com
Thu Oct 10 23:17:51 EDT 2002


On Thu, 2002-10-10 at 21:24, Zhaoning Li wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Is there anyone knows how to install Dlink DWL-650+ wireless pc card on
> RH8.0? Thank you very much!
> 
Unfortunately, no.  Heres a quote from the linux-wlan-ng FAQ
(ftp://ftp.linux-wlan.org/pub/linux-wlan-ng/FAQ)

> Q: I have a D-Link DWL-650+/520+ card, why doesn't it work with this
>    driver?

>	Notice the "plus" in the model number?  The "plus" series of
>	cards from D-Link use the Texas Instruments ACX100 chipset.  TI
>	has not been forthcoming with programming information.
>	Politely ask TI and D-Link for Linux drivers and/or docs.
>
>	We've been told that TI will be releaseing binary-only Linux
>	drivers sometime in December.  In the mean time, return the
>	card and buy one that works with Linux.

Good luck.

Peace.

john





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