Thanks for the info Jeremy. I tried adding the kernel-src.dyne module,
and just as you had predicted, I got the read-only error when trying to
compile the orinoco driver. mystery still unsolved...

However, I have had a small amount of progress with the orinoco wireless
problem:

I found out that dyne:bolic already had the orinoco module built in.
when I typed

modprobe orinoco_cs

the module was inserted with no problems, and when i typed lsmod,
orinoco is in the list of modules. So there's no problem there; and
really no need for me to compile the driver manually. However, when i
went to Configure::Wireless in the main menu, dyne:bolic sais it still
doesn't recognize any wireless hardware. I did some searching around
online and found a fix derived from
http://home.pcisys.net/~bpc/laptop/amilo.html :

I had to open up the /etc/hostap_cs.conf file and change some lines (i'm
pretty sure that's the correct path... once again, i'm on my Ubuntu
system right now, so i'm not positive. it might be in /etc/modules/; but
at any rate the file is definitely named hostap_cs). the first line,
which was:

device "hostap_cs"
       class "network" module "hostap", "hostap_cs"

..was changed to:

device "orinoco_cs"
       class "network" module "hermes", "orinoco", "orinoco_cs"

..Then directly underneath, I added the line:

card "Lucent Technologies Orinoco"
       manfid 0x0156,0x0002
       bind "orinoco_cs"

..and saved the file.

Afterwards, I rebooted and tried the wireless option again, and it
worked. Wifi-Radar opened up showing a bunch of local networks. Now, the
only problem I have is connecting to my network. I'm connected to it
right now on Ubuntu with no problems. I know what the key for it is,
along with all of its other configurations; but when I enter these into
Wifi-Radar (or even using iwconfig & dhcpcd in the console), it never
obtains an IP.

I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong now... Any suggestions would be
appreciated.

..Also, although it's more of a problem for Jeremy than myself now, it
would be helpful if anyone knows how to properly configure the kernel
module!

thanks!

clack.



On Sat, 2008-01-12 at 07:50 -0700, Jeremy wrote:
> Clack -
>
> I'm trying to compile a kernel module myself with some success. I'm
> still learning so hopefully I can start you off and the other
> Dyne:bolic users can help finish our projects. . .
>
> If we were running "plain vanilla" linux, then this would be easier -
> the file system is read/write and if you need a "package" (used in
> Debian variants like Ubuntu) just 'apt-get install kernel-source'.
> Next for custom software or kernel modules 'configure', 'make' and
> 'make install'.
>
> I don't like plain vanilla linux, I like "rocky road" linux (that is,
> I like to learn new/better ways). Dyne:bolic was designed to be
> booted from read only media and the packaging is different so instead
> of apt-get you'll download the kernel-src.dyne module and place it in
> your "Dock" (refer to the manual for further "Docking" instructions).
> Ideally, you would create your own ".dyne" module for your Orionoco
> wireless card (but the module would need to be recreated every time
> you update your kernel).
>
> If you already have your "Dock" setup then this will help you compile:
> ~$ cd /dyne/modules
> ~$ wget ftp://ftp.dyne.org/dynebolic/modules/kernel/kernel-src.dyne
> Reboot and then you should be able to compile.
>
> Here's where I start to have difficulty - as the source for my kernel
> module does not have a 'configure' script. After the reboot, the
> software should compile; however, the 'make install' may fail with
> something like "file system is read only" (at least that's my
> problem).
>
> So I've read the whole manual - start to finish - and I'm teaching
> myself to create ".dyne" modules and I think it would work if my
> source had a configure script!
>
> I need some ideas from the community. Help!
>
> On Jan 11, 2008 6:55 PM, clackey <clackey@???> wrote:
> > I'm on a Toshiba Portege 4000 laptop. It has a built in wireless card
> > (ORiNOCO), but dyne:bolic doesn't seem to recognize it at all. All I get
> > when checking the available network interfaces is eth0 (my ethernet
> > connection).
> >
> > I tried downloading and installing the linux orinoco driver
> > ( http://www.nongnu.org/orinoco/ ), but when trying to use the 'make'
> > command, it tells me that the kernel cannot be found in the kernel path.
> > I browsed through a bunch of folders (I think one was /etc/modules...
> > I'm running Ubuntu now so I'm not positive) and found what should be the
> > kernel, but there were only broken shortcuts.
> >
> > Does anyone have any suggestions for the wireless, or at least know
> > what's up with the kernel?
> >
> > thanks!
> >
> > clack.
>
>