[SOLVED] Installing from FTP ISO using a wireless card...

MJBoa · 2009-03-31 03:26:38

Alright so I'm installing from the FTP ISO and I'm pretty sure with this broadcom pcmcia card I have to use ndiswrapper. My problem is this, I need to get the windows drivers into linux so I can install them. So what I'm trying to do is put them on my usb thumb drive and install them from inside the arch linux installer and then connect to the FTP server. I'm confused on exactly what to do to get it to mounted though. There might be an easier way to do this but I'm kind of enjoying the challenge and the frustration it's bringing me. How in God's name do I mount this usb disk?

EDIT: I used the newest b43 driver with b43-fwcutter to load up the card instead of ndiswrapper

Last edited by MJBoa (2009-03-31 22:55:08)

.:B:. · 2009-03-31 05:56:01

$ man mount

Or the online reference.

Frankly I don't get why people go through this kind of trouble and do not just hook up a cable if the setup allows it .

MJBoa · 2009-03-31 14:15:45

I guess I should have explained; I know how to use mount it's just that I don't know what device file to use, there are four files that are added to /dev when I plug in my drive and they all look something like /dev/usbdev1.16 and after trying all of them, it looks like it's not recognizing my drive. When I run lsusb, it doesn't name anything as being connected. And I don't really have an easy way of running a wired connection...

.:B:. · 2009-03-31 14:17:31

You should have a plain block device like /dev/sda that gets used. Probably /dev/sdb1 is what you need; just run fdisk -l to find out if you're mounting the right block device.

MJBoa · 2009-03-31 14:40:57

Alright sdb1 was it. I coulda sworn I tried that, thanks!

MJBoa · 2009-03-31 14:50:50

OK so now I've got a question about my wireless card. I installed the drivers with ndiswrapper and running -l says I have a device present but it still doesn't let me ifconfig wlan0 up.
SIOCSIFFLAGS: No such file or directory

Last edited by MJBoa (2009-03-31 14:53:00)

.:B:. · 2009-03-31 15:27:32

Sorry, but I don't use ndiswrapper... Can't help you with that. Make sure the module is loaded too, if ifconfig -a doesn't list it, then you have a problem.

MJBoa · 2009-03-31 20:12:22

ifconfig -a does list it but not ifconfig, what does that mean in conjunction with my "SIOCSIFFLAGS: No such file or directory" error?

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#1 2009-03-31 03:26:38

[SOLVED] Installing from FTP ISO using a wireless card...

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#5 2009-03-31 14:40:57

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