help with wireless intel 2200bg driver

[pankaj]

On Tue, 2004-12-28 at 21:23 -0500, Jim wrote:
> hi i am clueless on how to do this.  i need to install trhe driver for
> my wireless (intel 2200bg centrino)
> i read that i need to get 
> 1. driver ---got it
> 2.  firmware -- got it
> 3. wireless tools -  got them too
> 4. update FC3  in the process 
> 
> now  it said in the destructions that i needed to install the firmware
> files into the directory /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware/   <--- don't
> exist!
> so that makes problem #1 
> 
> problem #2  
> i tried to make the driver as per the instructions 
> 
> link to instructions 
> http://ipw2200.sourceforge.net/INSTALL
> got 2 errors 
> ************************************************ Errors
> ****************************
> [root at Home wireless]# cd ipw2200-0.19
> [root at Home ipw2200-0.19]#  make
> /bin/sh: cc: command not found
> make -C /lib/modules/2.6.9-1.667/build
> SUBDIRS=/home/jim/wireless/ipw2200-0.19
> MODVERDIR=/home/jim/wireless/ipw2200-0.19 modules
> /lib/modules/2.6.9-1.667/build/scripts/gcc-version.sh: line 11: gcc:
> command not found
> /lib/modules/2.6.9-1.667/build/scripts/gcc-version.sh: line 12: gcc:
> command not found
> make[1]: Entering directory `/lib/modules/2.6.9-1.667/build'
>   CC [M]  /home/jim/wireless/ipw2200-0.19/ipw2200.o
> /bin/sh: gcc: command not found
> make[2]: *** [/home/jim/wireless/ipw2200-0.19/ipw2200.o] Error 127
> make[1]: *** [_module_/home/jim/wireless/ipw2200-0.19] Error 2
> make[1]: Leaving directory `/lib/modules/2.6.9-1.667/build'
> make: *** [modules] Error 2
> [root at Home ipw2200-0.19]#
> *****************************************************************************************
> so where am i going wrong?? please someone help me out 
> thank you all for your kindness  i've been tearing my hair out for 3 hours 
> 
> -- 
> James Lawrence
> Rochester NY
> 

Jim,
i think your best bet might be to go to http://atrpms.net/ and download
the RPMs.  You'll need the firmware, hostap, kernel module RPMs.  Once
you install them, you should be good to go if the driver's loaded
properly.  The 2100 driver works really well...

Pankaj
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