LinuxQuestions.org - Wireless (Ralink 3298/3290) not working? Drivers found? README Confusion

Hi all,

Complete newbie here I'm afraid, never had any problem like this before. Duckduckgo brings up no help. I've got a wireless card in this computer, but it's not showing in Network Manager. I've tried pressing the buttons on the computer to turn it on, but nothing happens.

lspci shows this:

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00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 3rd Gen Core processor DRAM Controller (rev 09)

00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 3rd Gen Core processor Graphics Controller (rev 09)

00:14.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family USB xHCI Host Controller (rev 04)

00:16.0 Communication controller: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family MEI Controller #1 (rev 04)

00:1a.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller #2 (rev 04)

00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family High Definition Audio Controller (rev 04)

00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 1 (rev c4)

00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 3 (rev c4)

00:1d.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller #1 (rev 04)

00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation HM77 Express Chipset LPC Controller (rev 04)

00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 7 Series Chipset Family 6-port SATA Controller [AHCI mode] (rev 04)

00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family SMBus Controller (rev 04)

01:00.0 Network controller: Ralink corp. Device 3290

01:00.1 Bluetooth: Ralink corp. Device 3298

02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller (rev 06)

This is the website of the company with the Linux drivers, but I don't understand the README file. Can someone explain a little of what it's asking please? What is my linux kernel source include file and where might I find it? Where might I find my GCC and LD? Is my laptop the 'target machine'? What are compiler flags?

Code:

2> In Makefile

        set the "MODE = STA" in Makefile and chose the TARGET to Linux by set "TARGET = LINUX"

        define the linux kernel source include file path LINUX_SRC

        modify to meet your need.



3> In os/linux/config.mk 

        define the GCC and LD of the target machine

        define the compiler flags CFLAGS

        modify to meet your need.

        ** Build for being controlled by NetworkManager or wpa_supplicant wext functions

          Please set 'HAS_WPA_SUPPLICANT=y' and 'HAS_NATIVE_WPA_SUPPLICANT_SUPPORT=y'.

          => #>cd wpa_supplicant-x.x

          => #>./wpa_supplicant -Dwext -ira0 -c wpa_supplicant.conf -d

        ** Build for being controlled by WpaSupplicant with Ralink Driver

          Please set 'HAS_WPA_SUPPLICANT=y' and 'HAS_NATIVE_WPA_SUPPLICANT_SUPPORT=n'.

          => #>cd wpa_supplicant-0.5.7

          => #>./wpa_supplicant -Dralink -ira0 -c wpa_supplicant.conf -d



4> $make                        

        # compile driver source code

        # To fix "error: too few arguments to function ¡¥iwe_stream_add_event"

          => $patch -i os/linux/sta_ioctl.c.patch os/linux/sta_ioctl.c



5> $cp RT2860STA.dat  /etc/Wireless/RT2860STA/RT2860STA.dat      

    

6> load driver

    #[kernel 2.4]

    #    $/sbin/insmod rt2860sta.o

    #    $/sbin/ifconfig ra0 inet YOUR_IP up

        

    #[kernel 2.6]

    #    $/sbin/insmod rt2860sta.ko

    #    $/sbin/ifconfig ra0 inet YOUR_IP up



7> unload driver    

    $/sbin/ifconfig ra0 down

        $/sbin/rmmod rt2860sta

Thanks