WMP54G:SUSE 10.1:problems

deepfriedonion · 04-23-2007, 08:22 AM

I am setting up my wireless NIC per instructions to the following

linuxquestions.org/linux/answers/Networking/Install_rt2500_WLAN_driver_in_Fedora

My Details.

I am using a Linsys WMP54G Wirless NIC v4 (I'm not sure of the actull name but it is definatly, v1.4 or v1.04... Definatly has a 4 in it!!!

I am using a Intel x86 processor.

I am using SUSE 10.1 with kernel version 2.6.16.13-4-default. (thats what is listed after typing command "uname -r" without quotes.

Quote:

Then, download the header package for your kernel. For example, if you have kernel 2.6.12-1.1398 installed, download the kernel-devel-2.6.12-1.1398 .RPM. Install it with rpm.

I don't understand this, I did a google seacrh for "kernel 2.6.16.13-4-default: header: download" got no results, "2.6.16.13-4: header" no results, "header: 2.16.13-4: suse 10.1" no results, and kept going with different orders of keywords... again, no results.

so Im not installing the header files before continuing wich make my nervous!!

Quote:

Now, go to Modules/ in the rt2500 directory and compile the rt2500 source code
{code]
$./configure
$./make
#./make install
[/code]

navigating to the Module directory and running "./configure" gives me a;

Code:

bash: ./configure: command not found

the process looks pretty straight forward thereafter, so if someone could help me get this sorted i think i might be on my way to wireless networking.

I am connected to the internet via ethernet atm, so i can follow any good guides that some linuxquestion members might have bookmarked with regard to this issue that presume you have a working internet connection.

thank you very much for reading and i hope someone can help!

~deepfriedonion~

jschiwal · 04-24-2007, 01:10 AM

Your title indicates that you are using SuSE 10.1 but you then proceed with instructions for Fedora Core. So I'm not certain what you are using.

Did you run "lspci"? One model might use a broadcom controller instead so please check.

If it does use the rt2500 chip, and you have the correct download, then untar the tarball and read the README file. It has installation instructions. ( And the instructions don't mention a configure phase so I'm guessing you didn't read it. )

Also, if you are using SuSE, maybe it is the kernel-headers package you want to install.

Good Luck!

deepfriedonion · 04-24-2007, 06:33 AM

Right sorry for causing more confusing. But I've on Ubuntu now! So just forget what i said in the first post, sorry if you just read it!!

lspci gives;

Code:

0000:01:00.0 Network controller: RaLink: Unknown device 0301

I have downloaded the rt2500 driver from the Ralink website.

This is the site I got my download off,

Click here please

Which files should I download, my WMP54G is running the v1.4 firmare. So that points to the middle one. Or maybe I'm missing something.

Anyway, if all thats right. Things were going until the final step.

Per the instruction from the Module directory in the package from Ralink, step #7 (the last one for config) went like this;

Quote:

7> $load

#[kernel 2.4]

# $/sbin/insmod rt61.o

# $/sbin/ifconfig ra0 inet YOUR_IP up

#[kernel 2.6]

# $/sbin/insmod rt61.ko

# $/sbin/ifconfig ra0 inet YOUR_IP up

I'm using kernel 2.6, but when I try to enter what I think is the correct command, I get;

Code:

bash: load: command not found

The command I'm typing, from how I interpret that instruction is;

Code:

$ load /sbin/insmod rt61.ko

Step 6's instructions were as follows; (the reason I'm showing this will be explained in a moment.)

Quote:

$dos2unix rt61sta.dat

$cp rt61sta.dat /etc/Wireless/RT61STA/rt61sta.dat

# !!!check if it is a binary file before loading !!!

That all went fine, and I copyied the .dat file over. It's file properties after the move indicate that it's a plain text file, so does that mean it is indeed a binary file? Not a .dat anymore?

If not, then maybe that the problem.

So insight into this would be really appriciated. I can't figure this out. I have only been using Linux for a couple of days, so please forgive anything I might have missed from my description, and I'll do my best to obtain whatever infomation you need, should you need it.

Thanks again!

~deepfriedonion~

deepfriedonion · 04-24-2007, 01:24 PM

Right, I think I had the wrong file...

The v1.4 instruction are very vauge, and they mean little to me. These are all the instructions regarding building the Modules for my card.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ralink

For 2.6 series kernel:

a. run 'cd STA/Module'

'cp ./2.6.x/Makefile .'

'cp ./2.6.x/load .'

b. $make -C /path/to/source SUBDIRS=$PWD modules

Where /path/to/source is the path to the source directory for the (configured and built) target kernel.

c. run '/sbin/insmod rt2500.ko' (as root)

'/sbin/ifconfig ra0 inet YOUR_IP up'

Could someone breifly guide me through this? Well detailed would be nice :P I'm can't figure it out... The main trouble is the line;

Quote:

b. $make -C /path/to/source SUBDIRS=$PWD modules

Where /path/to/source is the path to the source directory for the (configured and built) target kernel.

Thanks for reading.

jschiwal · 04-25-2007, 04:31 AM

I'm not certain, but the "Configure" file may help setup the paths to your source and modules.
Look at the output of "uname -r"
On mine, it is "2.6.18.2-34-default". My source tree is at /usr/src/linux-2.6.18.2-34/ so that is what I would use after the "-C" argument.

The .dat file is a configuration file for wireless where you would enter settings such as "Managed" and "PSK". The "readme" file has a number of details on the file. I don't know why you ran "dos2unix" on it previously, but if it is a unix text file then there wouldn't be any harm done, as the file wouldn't be changed. I hope you didn't untar the archive in windows. That can wreck havok for things like scripts and Makefiles.