Wireless PCMCIA setup

[Edward Jabbour]

I have been trying for two days now to set up a Netgear WG511 card.
I've searched the web so much that my head is now literally spinning. 


I've compiled CONFIG_PRISM54 into my 2.6.8-r3 kernel. Some info:

cardctl ident
Socket 0:
product info:??"Intersil",?"ISL3890",?"_",?"_"
manfid: 0x000b, 0x3890
function: 254 (null)

iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions
eth1??NOT?READY!?ESSID:off/any
Mode:Managed??Channel:0??Access?Point:??00:00:00:00:00
[etc - in other words, no wireless]

I have emerged the latest (unstable) baselayout and its dependencies, and 
pcmcia-cs. I do not have wlan, net.eth0, eth1 or similar 
in /etc/init.d.??The networking guide in the Gentoo Handbook is not much 
help.

If anyone knows of a good, clear, howto designed for the simple-minded,
I'd appreciate a pointer or, indeed, any advice at all.??Thanks.

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Ed Jabbour