rossi.jeff@gmail.com wrote:
> Bus 002 Device 003: ID 2001:3700 D-Link Corp. [hex] DWL-122 802.11b

This is a prism2_usb device, isn't it? If so, just forget about it. It
does't work anymore with recent kernels and the developement of the
driver has stopped years ago.

Martin

On May 23, 9:06 am, Martin Schmitz wrote:
> rossi.j...@gmail.com wrote:
> > Bus 002 Device 003: ID 2001:3700 D-Link Corp. [hex] DWL-122 802.11b
>
> This is a prism2_usb device, isn't it? If so, just forget about it. It
> does't work anymore with recent kernels and the developement of the
> driver has stopped years ago.
>
> Martin

So I should just give up? I've been using this thing for 2 years &
slack since version 9. I was just a little confused because there's no
longer a rc.hotplug.

rossi.jeff@gmail.com wrote:

> Hey Guys,
>
> I've got a wireless usb dongle I've been using since Slack 10. I just
> upgraded to 12.1 and apparently linux-wlan-ng does not work with the
> 2.6.24 kernel. I got internet to work with an old pcmcia card I had
> lying around but I'd like to get the usb working again.
>
> Here's a line from lsusb
>
> Bus 002 Device 003: ID 2001:3700 D-Link Corp. [hex] DWL-122 802.11b
>
> It seems like the hotplug system has changed since the last time I
> looked at it and I'm not sure where to start. I think the device will
> use the orinoco drivers in the kernel.
>
> any help would be appreciated

I have this dongle, but I haven't used since slack 9 either. Have you tried
ndiswrapper? I've used ndiswrapper for another wireless card and it worked
ok.
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rossi.jeff@gmail.com wrote:
> On May 23, 9:06 am, Martin Schmitz wrote:
>> rossi.j...@gmail.com wrote:
>>> Bus 002 Device 003: ID 2001:3700 D-Link Corp. [hex] DWL-122 802.11b
>> This is a prism2_usb device, isn't it? If so, just forget about it. It
>> does't work anymore with recent kernels and the developement of the
>> driver has stopped years ago.
>>
>> Martin
>
> So I should just give up? I've been using this thing for 2 years &
> slack since version 9. I was just a little confused because there's no
> longer a rc.hotplug.

Don't give up! Try using a modprobe statement in /etc/rc.d/rc.modules to
load the driver manually. Just out of interest, what driver were you
using as I may need to set up one of these myself but with a 2.4.x kernel.

Regards
Martin Hughes
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On Fri, 30 May 2008 20:21:16 +0100, Martin Hughes wrote:

> rossi.jeff@gmail.com wrote:
>> On May 23, 9:06 am, Martin Schmitz wrote:
>>> rossi.j...@gmail.com wrote:
>>>> Bus 002 Device 003: ID 2001:3700 D-Link Corp. [hex] DWL-122 802.11b
>>> This is a prism2_usb device, isn't it? If so, just forget about it. It
>>> does't work anymore with recent kernels and the developement of the
>>> driver has stopped years ago.
>>
>> So I should just give up? I've been using this thing for 2 years &
>> slack since version 9. I was just a little confused because there's no
>> longer a rc.hotplug.
>
> Don't give up! Try using a modprobe statement in /etc/rc.d/rc.modules to
> load the driver manually. Just out of interest, what driver were you
> using as I may need to set up one of these myself but with a 2.4.x
> kernel.

Just in case you do end up giving up, I was pleasantly surprised to see
that the current incarnation of that stick, the D-Link DWL-G122 Revision
C1 (an RT2573 chipset) now comes in a new box that has a Tux logo and the
words "Linux Support" printed on it.

I have one of these sticks and it works out of the box with Slack 12.1.
Even at high street rip-off prices they are only about $30, so it may be
less painful to get a new USB wireless stick than fight old hardware and
equally old kernels.