RTL8187 wireless adapter got the drivers.

First, great forum, I've been reading it for quite some time. I was looking or an answer about installing the RTL8187 driver, which by the way I have in a mini disc. I saw one "How to" similar to my problem but I couldn't figure how to use it with my driver.
OK, this computer was build by me, I bought everything separate. At first it had XP, but then I started to experiment wit Linux, and I loved it. Now I bought a brand new HDD and fresh installed Zorin, to connect to the internet I use a cable LAN.
If my mini disc came with the drivers ready for Linux, how can I install it? It even have some instruction on the make driver thing, but I'm lost.
I could post picture of what I have if needed. If anybody can help me out I would very much appreciate it.

Thanks in advance.

Hi,

your chipset should work with the latest kernel:

http://wiki.debian.org/rtl818x

If you have problems, let us know.

Have you tried the live CD and tested it out??.

Regards Wolfman

Thanks for your reply, I just got home, gonna try it out now, thanks.
No, haven't tried it with the live cd. I installed the OS from a live cd but never tested it out.

OK, I went to the link posted but all I could do was an upgrade for the architecture i386 in wireless tools. This from the link.
How do I install the driver? Like I posted before, I already have the drivers with the make file and everything, but I have no idea on how to install it. Let me see if I can upload some pictures of what I have. Sorry for bugging so much, but I would like to learn about it. I'm a newbie in Linux.

This are the WPA-Supplicants.

Hello Willyinpr4u

please look into this link for the Drivers.
http://packages.debian.org/source/lenny ... re-nonfree

if you look here:
http://packages.debian.org/lenny-backpo ... re-iwlwifi

at the button you will see ALL - click on it - now the next page will take you to the servers to get your drivers.
http://packages.debian.org/lenny-backpo ... i/download - just click on server in the right and save to your HDD.
Then install the package with Gdebi.
and the other package - http://packages.debian.org/lenny-backpo ... re-realtek.

Good luck.

Firs of all, I want to apologize for taking so long to check the status 0f my post, my uncle was in the hospital and consequently he died. So I was busy with the family.
I was looking at the link to download the drivers, and I click "all" but the system doesn't allow me to make any changes in /etc/apt/sources.list. It says that I'm not the owner. I try to change the permissions but I'm not allow to do even that. In user and groups I change my status to administrator. Here is a screenshot of it. I'm sorry if 'm being a bug. I'm following everything I'm told in the forums, sorry.

Open terminal and write

Code:

sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list

Give your password. The sources.list file will open and you can make any changes you like.

Hi,

sorry to hear about your uncle passing away:

If you want to change your software sources, do it directly in the control center, select software sources and make your changes directly.

You can also do this via Synaptic > Settings > Repositories

See also:

viewtopic.php?f=6&t=1694

You can select something like I have in the pics below, these are my prefered settings, use at your own risk!!.

Regards Wolfman

You can also do it by terminal like follows:

Code:

sudo dpkg -i packagename.deb

Since you use the "sudo" command, you instantly get admin rights.

WOW! Thanks to every one here helping me out. Just log in to check the status I honestly didn't expect all this help. I will try each suggestion here and post back, so to see if finally I could learn how to install any driver in my Linux, Thanks everybody.

After trying just about everything here, that is including how to fix the permissions problem, I went over and try each suggestion posted in the forum, again. One thing did woke up my curiosity and that I didn't try since I was focus on installing the drivers. That was using the live disc. It was suggested by one of the member here, thanks Wolfman. What I did was reboot the pc with the live cd and then choose Boot from first disk (HDD) then all of the sudden, I was getting a notification that a wireless was available. Even after taking the live cd out I'm still connected
Now, I am using the wireless as of now, but still one thing, I never learn how to install it, really. AT least if have to help somebody else with a problem just like it, I'll use the live cd for sure, that is until I learn a bit more o Linux, just awesome. Thanks guys or all your help.

Sure will, Thanks