[gentoo-user] installing gentoo using systemrescuecd and wifi

[maxim wexler <blissfix@yahoo.com>]

Hi group,

I posted the following at the sysrescuecd forum but I despair of ever getting a worthwhile answer:

I've got a tripleE 900A with 4G SSHD running Xandros and I want to use the sysrescueCD to install gentoo. But I have to be able to use the wifi driver(ATH5K). There's no problem connecting from Xandros but when I boot the USB key with rescueCD I cannot connect.

When the USB key boots one of the messages that flies past is "Setting up network". No, it doesn't, unless it means ethernet, which I don't have access to. When boot is finished I'm told to run net-setup. OK, I run
Code:
cat /proc/net/wireless
and find I'm using wanl0 and run net-setup which finds the right driver OK. Then I run
Code:
iwlist wanl0 scan
and it finds the wifi. So I use the info it finds, essid, channel etc in iwconfig eg
Code:
iwconfig wlan0 essid "Hot-spot name"
and so forth.

I've tried it at several places which are open and require no key. And at my own place where a key is required.

But it does no good I can't even ping a URL.

Can anybody help? I hate Xandros, it reminds me of Win98!



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