I need help with RT73 wifi on Open Suse

italiano40 · 02-16-2007, 07:17 PM

I have the driver i just wnat to know if their is a RPM of this driver RT 73
or how to install it and configure it to make it work on my laptop PLZ HELP!!!!!!

Brian1 · 02-18-2007, 12:32 PM

I seen some packages from a google search but knowing the exact distro and version as well as the kernel being used then it is hard to say. You can search google for rt73 rpm and see what is there.

The driver itself must be built to match you running kernel version. It will only work on the kernel it is compiled for so if you found an rpm it must macth the kernel version you are running.

Also seen a second post on this subject here http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...d.php?t=529727 you posted. Mods don't like double posting.

Brian

italiano40 · 02-18-2007, 12:40 PM

i have an uncompiled driver for my rt73, but i can compile it because i get an error, i have the lasest kernel of linux i just want to know if their is a rpm version of my driver so i can easy install it

my system
-amd turion 64
-open suse 10.2
-kernel 2.6.20

Brian1 · 02-18-2007, 12:47 PM

What error do you get?

Brian

italiano40 · 02-18-2007, 02:57 PM

it is something, like cannot create folder or install in this file and sometimes when i compiling it it says can't compile rt73.ko file

Brian1 · 02-18-2007, 05:14 PM

Detailed error can help.
Anyways did you have the kernel source installed when you tried to compile?

Brian

italiano40 · 02-18-2007, 05:47 PM

i don't know i am dualing booting with windows XP home so let me switch to linux

italiano40 · 02-18-2007, 06:09 PM

make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.18.2-34-obj/i386/default'
make[1]: *** No rule to make target `modules'. Stop.
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.18.2-34-obj/i386/default'
rt73.ko failed to build!
make: *** [module] Error 1

here is the message when i goto the dir then make in my terminal

Brian1 · 02-19-2007, 06:02 PM

Does this file exist? /usr/src/linux-2.6.18.2-34-obj/i386/default

Brian

italiano40 · 02-19-2007, 09:29 PM

yes
it is a folder that contains a file called
module.symvers
that is it and i probbly shouldn't mess with this too much

Brian1 · 02-20-2007, 04:24 PM

No idea as to why it does not compile. It could be anything missing. I do know some files from the kernel source started changing and not actually being there but that seemed to start in the 2.6.19 and up kernels. But it may have started in the 2.6.18 range as well.

Brian