Debian Netinst w/Linksys WMP54G

snatale1 · 07-11-2010, 08:05 PM

Has anybody got this to work? My WMP54G in an internal PCI using RaLink RT52561/RT61 chipset. What driver do I need to force load during install to get this to work, any driver I can track down is either source or part of another package, nothing I could point the installer to. Internal NIC is fried so reg install not an option. Don't really want to buy a NIC just for the install.

jim_p · 07-12-2010, 01:03 AM

Your card seems to need rt6pci module to work and the relevant firmware (package firmware-ralink).

I have no idea on how to get them to load at the installer point or on how to load the firmware since its a non-free package and its very unlikely to preexist in the installer.

snatale1 · 07-12-2010, 06:57 PM

thanks, guess I'm gonna have to eat crap throw another NIC in and install that way, put the drivers in after the fact...oh well.