How to install USB Dongle in Ubuntu 6.06

[Thibault Dupuis]

Le 25 févr. 2011 à 00:52, Steven Susbauer <steven at too1337.com> a écrit :

> On 02/24/2011 09:34 AM, Eric Genaro P. Arceo wrote:
>> I have recently installed Ubuntu 6.06 to my laptop (since it is the only
>> version that will work with this laptop).  However, I am having trouble
>> installing my USB Dongle.  The driver of my dongle is a
>> moduleDB31.TAR.GZ.  I must admit, I am not the programming type nor do i
>> claim to know anything about coding, much less knowing how to install
>> using the command line.  If anyone can please help me to understand this
>> as well as to be able to install my dongle will be a lifesaver.  
>> 
>> Thanks a lot.
>> 
>> BTW, the driver came with a Readme file and I can't make heads or tails
>> with this, hope you can help me ...  as follows;
>> 
>> --------------
>> Release Date: 2006-01-24, ver 1.1
>> RTL8187 Linux driver version 1.1
>> 
>> --This driver supports RealTek RTL8187 Wireless LAN driver for Linux
>> Debian3.1 kernel 2.6.13
>> 
> 
> Can you check what version of kernel you are running? This driver
> requires 2.6.13, Dapper shipped with a 2.4 kernel I believe. I'm not
> sure if it was even updated to 2.6.
> 
> You can check the version by running 'uname -r' (minus single quotes) on
> the command line, it may also say when you boot the system.
> 

No, Ubuntu 6.06 shipped with a 2.6.15 kernel. This driver must work with this Kernel.