OK, so I got frustrated trying to put windows, ANY windows on my cheap-o Compaq I bought last summer. I actually own a retail copy of XP BTW, but the box kept hanging up when I treid the install. No screen, nothing. I bought the box with the idea that putting Linux on it would make a cool print server for my wife and kids who are constantly having me run printers around the house. Seemed like a neat idea - that is until you try and use Wireless with Linux, well, Linksys Wireless specifically.
I have a Linksys WMP54G, which was a sweet card under windows, but if you want to commit Hari-Kari, try and set it up under Linux.
I tried setting it up several times, in the past year, whenever I'm in the mood to be crabby for a day. I googled the crap out of WMP54G, I read every stinking newsgroup I could find. Combine that with the fact that I would consider myself a Windows expert, I don't know diddly about Linux.
Well my friends, there is hope. If *you* have one of these cards, let me save you a boatload of frustration;
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/Driver/RalinkRT61?action=show&redirect=Rt61WirelessCardsHowTo
The WMP54G, at least the one I have, is an RA61 chipset and if you do what this guy says, step by step, copy-paste if you must, it WILL work!!
By the way, for you Linux Newbies - all of this is done in a terminal window. You can find the terminal with your accessories. If you don't know what a terminal window is, then, for the moment you may want to stick with Windows.
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