Wireless USB Stick ZyAir G-220

[yoda@gentoo]

hi there,
I want to connect to my access point using a ZyAIR G-220 Wireless USB Stick,
does this work with ndiswrapper ??
Or does someone have some expierence about ZyAIR USB Sticks on gentoo ??

thanks

[Adrien]

First of all, you have to know on which chipset your stick is based.

[yoda@gentoo]

based on the ZD1211 chipset, want to use it on my xbox

[Adrien]

It should work with ndiswrapper if you have the appropriate windows drivers (.inf files)
Have you even tried?

[yoda@gentoo]

no, i have to buy it first .

But i think it will work, when the USB Ports will work on my xbox

[Adrien]

no, i have to buy it first .

But i think it will work, when the USB Ports will work on my xbox

Oh sorry, I thought you already bought it
Then I don't know much about this precise chipset but search on google to check if there's a module for your device before you buy it! You may find some things on the forums too!

[yoda@gentoo]

in the online package data base i found the driver.
install it per emerging .

when i emerge a driver, how do i start it ?
with modprobe ?
or is this a kernel patch, and i have to built it into my kernel ?


thx

[Adrien]

What's the name of this driver? If you downloaded it from portage then I don't think it's a patch, you have to write a patch yourself if you want to compile directly from the kernel.
To load the driver, you got it, you'll have to :

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# modprobe <driver_name>

And if you want to load it automaticcaly at boot:

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# echo "driver_name" >> /etc/modules.autoload.d/kernel-2.X
# modules-update

reboot, you're done

[yoda@gentoo]

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emerge ZD1211

I ordered the USB Stick....I'll report

[pilla]

Moved from IG

[Zwisel]

Have you tried it and does it work?

I have the same stick and I want it use on my Gentoo-Server, without X. So I need also a config tool which runs on the comand line. Do you know one?

[yoda@gentoo]

I got it work with ndiswrapper and the windows driver .....
afterwards i got it run with

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#emerge zd1211

mhmm i acn't remember if i changed some kernel configuration....try and feel

[uno83]

I am currently trying to get my G-220 to work in gentoo. I have kernel 2.6.22. In kernel I have configured:

Networking --->
Wireless --->
<*> Generic IEEE 802.11 Networking Stack
<*> IEEE 802.11 WEP encryption (802.1x)

Device Drivers --->
Network device support --->
Wireless LAN --->
[*] Wireless LAN (IEEE 802.11)
<*> ZyDAS ZD1211/ZD1211B USB-wireless support

When I try to emerge zd1211 I get the following error:
"* Checking for suitable kernel configuration options...
* zd1211-85 requires support for Wireless LAN drivers (non-hamradio) & Wireless Extensions (CONFIG_NET_RADIO).
* Please check to make sure these options are set correctly.
* Failure to do so may cause unexpected problems.
* Once you have satisfied these options, please try merging
* this package again."

I can not find these options in the kernel config, have they been renamed in the newer kernel versions?

[dsd]

if you're using the in-kernel driver (zd1211rw) then you shouldn't be attempting to emerge the alternate driver found in portage (zd1211). however, for zd1211rw, do remember to emerge zd1211-firmware.

read more about the different drivers here:
http://zd1211.wiki.sourceforge.net/
http://www.linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/zd1211rw

[eruvaer_ohta]

Device Drivers --->
Network device support --->
Wireless LAN --->
[*] Wireless LAN (IEEE 802.11)
<*> ZyDAS ZD1211/ZD1211B USB-wireless support

It it recommended that if you use a kernel minor to 2.6.23 you should build zd1211rw as a module "[...] as otherwise the driver may try to upload firmware before the filesystem is up."
http://www.linuxwireless.org/en/users/D ... nownissues

[mimosinnet]

I have managed to configure my ZyDAS 802.11b/g USB2 WiFi using the tips of this thread. My ZyDAS usb stick:

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# lsusb
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0ace:1211 ZyDAS 802.11b/g USB2 WiFi

Configuring it as a module in the kernel:

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# grep ZD1211RW /usr/src/linux/.config
CONFIG_ZD1211RW=m
# CONFIG_ZD1211RW_DEBUG is not set

I got it as a module:

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# lsmod
Module                  Size  Used by
zd1211rw               46596  0

After emerging zd1211-firmware, I got it shown in dmesg:

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# dmesg | grep zd1211rw
zd1211rw 1-2:1.0: firmware version 4605
zd1211rw 1-2:1.0: zd1211 chip 0ace:1211 v4802 high 00-02-72 AL2230_RF pa0 -----
zd1211rw 1-2:1.0: eth1
usbcore: registered new interface driver zd1211rw

I configured my /etc/conf.d/net:

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# cat /etc/conf.d/net
hotplug_eth0="yes"
config_eth0=( "192.168.1.101/24" )
routes_eth0=( "default gw 192.168.1.1" )
# wireless (eth2)
modules=( "wpa_supplicant" )
wpa_supplicant_eth2="-Dwext -c /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf"
iwconfig_eth2="mode managed"
config_eth2=( "dhcp" )

and wpa_supplicant:

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# cat /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf
ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant
ctrl_interface_group=0
ap_scan=1
network={
        ssid="UAB"
        key_mgmt=NONE
        priority=1
}

Result:

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# ifconfig
eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:0B:6A:4F:FF:0D
          inet addr:192.168.1.101  Bcast:192.168.1.255  Mask:255.255.255.0
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:478 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:599 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
          RX bytes:248418 (242.5 Kb)  TX bytes:60701 (59.2 Kb)
          Interrupt:17 Base address:0xd400

eth2      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:02:72:4E:10:65
          inet addr:192.168.1.110  Bcast:192.168.1.255  Mask:255.255.255.0
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:131 errors:26 dropped:39 overruns:0 frame:26
          TX packets:46 errors:2 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
          RX bytes:17670 (17.2 Kb)  TX bytes:2511 (2.4 Kb)

Thanks very much for the tips!!!