Netgear MA111 USB Adapter + Linux

[alleyez0nmel]

I'm a complete Linux noob..I have no idea what i'm doing...

I have a dual boot with Windows XP and Mandrake 10.0 and I don't know how to get my Netgear MA111 USB adapter to work...i've read steps but I dont know what they are talking about Id appreciate if someone could tell me how to get this to work in the simplest way..

Please help the linux impared girl

[DMC]

In Linux...There are no simple way to get drivers to work sorry to say. I am without sound in Slackware due to a driver error. And also no scroll wheel. Soon as I read "put aside a full day"... I stopped immeditly worring about it. I am guessing you got no internet then?

[alleyez0nmel]

Nah i dont have internet on Linux but I do on windows..im pretty much about to give up on Linux

[azex]

Hi there,

Im also new to Linux, and after trying out a cople, I fell in love with Mandriva, its amazing!! But I am also totally unable to use my netgear MA111 USB Device, and its getting seriously anoying, im happy to change my linux distro if I can only have my device function. Heres a bit of usefull info:

• The device is successfully listed in the hardware guide
• I get a funny message at startup saying
• The device key reads 00:00:00:00:00 (not quite sure how many noughts but you get the idea, there is no device key)
• Ive tryed using ndis wrapper, as when ever i click on the prism_usb device dirrectly, it simply goes back to the begginging again after probing
• I am attempting to connect to a bt 2Wire router, with a sequrity key required to connect
• I can connect to the router using a ten meter ethernet cable, and can even get on to the internet, but I can not keep this as a permenent soloution

I would greatly appreciate aby help, as this problem is driving me mad,

Azex

[onespeedreed]

I have a couple of different wireless cards and they are plug and play with PCLinuxOS, Mepis, and Stx. Some distros have much better hardware support than others. According to the hardware section of linuxquestions.org your Netgear Ma 111 should work well.
http://www.linuxquestions.org/hcl/sh...cat/149/page/1
www.distrowatch.com

[azex]

OK, i have tryed many things and still cannot get it to work.

At startup I have also noticed: SIOCSIFFLAGS: No such device does this mean anything to anyone?

I would really like to stay with mandriva, so am hessitent to going to one of the ones suggested, however if no one else can help, i will, please, somebody save me from insanity!!!

Azex