Return-path: <[log in to unmask]> Return-path: <[log in to unmask]> Received: from smtp6.wiscmail.wisc.edu (smtp6 [144.92.8.94]) by wmstore2pvt.pri.doit.wisc.edu (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 7u3-14.01 64bit (built Dec 27 2009)) with ESMTP id <[log in to unmask]> for [log in to unmask]; Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:28:03 -0600 (CST) Received: from avs-daemon.smtp6.wiscmail.wisc.edu by smtp6.wiscmail.wisc.edu (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 7u2-7.05 32bit (built Jul 30 2009)) id <[log in to unmask]> for [log in to unmask] (ORCPT [log in to unmask]); Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:28:03 -0600 (CST) Received: from fg-out-1718.google.com ([unknown] [72.14.220.157]) by smtp6.wiscmail.wisc.edu (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 7u2-7.05 32bit (built Jul 30 2009)) with ESMTP id <[log in to unmask]> for [log in to unmask] (ORCPT [log in to unmask]); Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:28:02 -0600 (CST) Received: by fg-out-1718.google.com with SMTP id e12so129622fga.4 for <[log in to unmask]>; Fri, 05 Mar 2010 09:28:01 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.87.40.12 with SMTP id s12mr1813406fgj.38.1267810081392; Fri, 05 Mar 2010 09:28:01 -0800 (PST) Received: from stodola.pelletron.com (accelnet.pelletron.com [216.165.177.138]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id d6sm2883078fga.12.2010.03.05.09.27.59 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Fri, 05 Mar 2010 09:28:00 -0800 (PST) Date: Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:25:46 -0600 From: Mark Stodola <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: SL5.4 and Asus eee S101 netbook In-reply-to: <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] Cc: "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]> Message-id: <[log in to unmask]> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.22 (X11/20090625) X-Spam-Score: X-Spam-Report: IsSpam=no, Probability=8%, Hits= SUPERLONG_LINE 0.05, BODY_SIZE_1400_1499 0, BODY_SIZE_2000_LESS 0, BODY_SIZE_5000_LESS 0, BODY_SIZE_7000_LESS 0, ECARD_WORD 0, TO_NO_NAME 0, WEBMAIL_SOURCE 0, __BOUNCE_CHALLENGE_SUBJ 0, __BOUNCE_NDR_SUBJ_EXEMPT 0, __C230066_P5 0, __CP_URI_IN_BODY 0, __CT 0, __CTE 0, __CT_TEXT_PLAIN 0, __HAS_MSGID 0, __MIME_TEXT_ONLY 0, __MIME_VERSION 0, __MOZILLA_MSGID 0, __RDNS_GMAIL 0, __SANE_MSGID 0, __TO_MALFORMED_2 0, __USER_AGENT 0 X-Spam-PmxInfo: Server=avs-10, Version=5.5.5.374460, Antispam-Engine: 2.7.1.369594, Antispam-Data: 2010.3.5.171537, SenderIP=72.14.220.157 References: <[log in to unmask]> Original-recipient: rfc822;[log in to unmask] William Lutter wrote: > I've installed SL5.4 on an ASUS eee S101 netbook that my lab has purchased. Reviews say Fedora 10 and Ubuntu 9.10 work "flawlessly" (Ubuntu). > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834220595 > > I usually use SL, so I've installed 5.4. lscpi indicates that the ethernet controler is Atheros (AR8121 ...) and wireless is atheros (AR928X). There are no "atheros" entries in the other card adaptor lists in the network configuration submenus. So, neither the ethernet card nor wireless adaptors are recognized? > > The README file from downloading atheros driver from madwifi shows latest download is 2/08. README says lspci should show it as "unknown" and a 0x168x vendor ID. lspci -v indicates both ethernet (8324) and wireless (1a3b:1067) are unknown devices. I'm guessing madwifi is not going to not work. Looks like I need special software. > > For lab usage, I don't need networking. It would be nice to update software etc. I'd install ubuntu if it gave me networking capability and which is not available via current RHEL5 SL distro. > > thoughts? > Bill Lutter > This may be of help for the wireless (ath9k). http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/ath9k/RHEL5 My guess is some more googling could shed light on the wired interface as well. Cheers, Mark -- Mr. Mark V. Stodola Digital Systems Engineer National Electrostatics Corp. P.O. Box 620310 Middleton, WI 53562-0310 USA Phone: (608) 831-7600 Fax: (608) 831-9591