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AWL100 Linux driver Installation Guide.txt Driver File Contents (awl100_linux.zip)

# BenQ AWL100 PCMCIA Wireless LAN Card
# Linux driver installation guide (v1.0)

# Introduction

# This document describes how to install BenQ AWL100 wireless LAN card in Linux OS. Following this document can make you install BenQ AWL100 wireless LAN card.

# Prerequisites:
# 1. Must have "linux-wlan-ng-0.1.16.tar.gz", which can be downloaded from http://www.linux-wlan.com/.
# 2. Must have "pcmcia-cs-3.2.3.tar.gz", which can be downloaded from http://sourceforge.net/projects/pcmcia-cs/.
# 3. Must have administrator authority.

# Building and installing the module of PCMCIA:
# 1. Uncompress "pcmcia-cs-3.2.3.tar.gz".
tar ¡Vxvzf pcmcia-cs-3.2.3.tar.gz
# 2. Type "make config" in pcmcia-cs-3.2.3 directory.
make config

# After "make config" is finished, the terminal will show following message then you need to config step-by-step.

# -------- Linux PCMCIA Configuration Script --------
# The default responses for each question are correct for most users.
# Consult the PCMCIA-HOWTO for additional info about each option.

Linux kernel source directory [/usr/src/linux]: /usr/src/linux-2.4 //the path of kernel source code
The kernel source tree is version 2.4.7-10custom.
The current kernel build date is Wed Nov 13 09:59:33 2002.
Build 'trusting' versions of card utilities (y/n) [n]:
Include 32-bit (CardBus) card support (y/n) [y]:
Include PnP BIOS resource checking (y/n) [n]:
Module install directory [/lib/modules/2.4.7-10custom]:

# 3. Build the module of pcmcia and install this module into Linux kernel.
make all
make install

# Now, you have finished installation of the module of pcmcia.

cd..

# Building and installing driver's module of wireless lan card:
# 1. Uncompress "linux-wlan-ng-0.1.16.tar.gz".
tar ¡Vxvzf linux-wlan-ng-0.1.16.tar.gz
# 2. Type "make config" in linux-wlan-ng-0.1.16 directory.
make config

# After type "make config", The terminal will show following message.
# And you need to config them step by step.

# -------------- Linux WLAN Configuration Script -------------

# The default responses are correct for most users.

Build Prism2.x PCMCIA Card Services (_cs) driver? (y/n) [y]:
Build Prism2 PLX9052 based PCI (_plx) adapter driver? (y/n) [n]:
Build Prism2.5 native PCI (_pci) driver? (y/n) [n]:
Build Prism2.5 USB (_usb) driver? (y/n) [n]:
Linux source directory [/usr/src/linux]: /usr/src/linux-2.4 //the path of kernel source code
The kernel source tree is version 2.4.7-10custom.
The current kernel build date is Wed Nov 13 09:59:33 2002.

/root/pcmcia-cs-3.2.3

Alternate target install root directory on host []:
PCMCIA script directory [/etc/pcmcia]:
Module install directory [/lib/modules/2.4.7-10custom]:
Prefix for build host compiler? (rarely needed) []:
Build for debugging (see doc/config.debug) (y/n) [n]:
Configuration successful.

# 3. Build driver's module of wireless lan card and install this module into Linux kernel.
make all
make install

# Now, you have finished installation of driver's module of wireless LAN card.
# And then reboot your system.

# Installnation of BENQ AWL100 wireless LAN card.
# Edit the "wlan-ng.conf" being in /etc/pcmcia/ and add the following code.

card "BENQ AWL100 PCMCIA ADAPTER"
version "BENQ", "AWL100 PCMCIA ADAPTER", "ISL37300P", "Eval-RevA"
bind "prism2_cs"

# PS. You get vender's version from /var/log/messages, when insert wireless lan card.
# For example, you can type "cat /var/log/messages" and you will find following messages.

#   Nov 2 13:59:41 localhost cardmgr[551]: product info: "BENQ", "AWL100 PCMCIA ADAPTER", "ISL37300P", "Eval-RevA"

# Configuration of BENQ AWL100 wireless card.
# Edit the "/etc/wlan/wlan.conf" to Config SSID
SSID_wlan0="BENQ"	//Type SSID to be configed in your AP
ENABLE_wlan0=y
#SSID_wlan1=""
#ENABLE_wlan1=n
#SSID_wlan2=""
#ENABLE_wlan2=n

# 2. Create a configuration file to setup WEB key, channel, ...and so on.

cp /etc/wlan/wlancfg-DEFAULT /etc/wlan/wlancfg-BENQ

# And then edit /etc/wlan/wlancfg-BENQ to config WEB key, channel, ...and so on

# Configuration of network.
# Edit the /etc/network.opts to setup DHCP or fixIP mode. And if you select fixed IP mode,you could setup IP addr. , gateway, ..and so on in this file.

# Now, you can insert BENQ AWL100 Wireless LAN card.