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Originally Posted by Killersnow (Post 5446101)

I have my wireless card put into my computer.

Nevermind, I just noticed your new output. Hold on while I examine it...

Regards...

Hi...

Does the solution here work (for your wireless adapter?) :)

Regards...

Yes that is my wireless card. But I cannot connect to the wifi with a wire. Is there some other way?

Can I download the drives on a usb?

Ok I did. I downloaded the drives into a usb. It gave me a file. Can you please give me the terminal command to run it?

Ok. Assuming you downloaded & extracted it to your Downloads folder

You should look something like this in your terminal

Code:

harry@biker:~

$ cd Downloads

harry@biker:~/Downloads

$ ls

Archer T2U_V1_150901  mps

harry@biker:~/Downloads

$ cd Archer\ T2U_V1_150901/

harry@biker:~/Downloads/Archer T2U_V1_150901

$ ls

config.mk    DPA.SearchResults    Untitled Project.IMB

cp_module.sh  DPA.WK3              Untitled Project.IMD

cp_util.sh    load.sh              Untitled Project.PFI

DPA.IAB      Makefile              Untitled Project.PO

DPA.IAD      Makefile.clean        Untitled Project.PR

DPA.IMB      Makefile.inc          Untitled Project.PRI

DPA.IMD      MODULE                Untitled Project.PS

DPA.PFI      NETIF                Untitled Project.SearchResults

DPA.PO        test                  Untitled Project.WK3

DPA.PR        unload.sh            UTIL

DPA.PRI      Untitled Project.IAB

DPA.PS        Untitled Project.IAD

harry@biker:~/Downloads/Archer T2U_V1_150901

We are trying to teach you something here.

So I read the load.sh file (the installer) I show above and it says

Code:

rm -rf /etc/Wireless/RT2870STA/

mkdir /etc/Wireless/RT2870STA/

cp .Wireless/RT2870STA//MODULE/conf/RT2870STA.dat /etc/Wireless/RT2870STA/RT2870STA.dat

chmod 777 -R /etc/Wireless/RT2870STA

insmod ./UTIL/os/linux/mt7650u_sta_util.ko 

insmod ./MODULE/os/linux/mt7650u_sta.ko    

insmod ./NETIF/os/linux/mt7650u_sta_net.ko

lsmod | grep "mt7650"

ifconfig ra0 up

I am supplying this info for other members since you have not.

Code:

sudo ./load.sh

should be the install command but do not run it as I am not 100 sure and do not want to give bad advise and break your install. For starters I don't know if ra0 or eth1 or wlan0 is your wireless interface on your linux install and the last command is "ifconfig ra0 up" which throws me for a loop.

Be patient and wait for another member to back me up on this. My wifi already works so I cannot run that command on mine.

Edit: I deleted that driver folder in my downloads folder as I do not need it on my rig.

2nd Edit: a reboot is required after a wireless driver install to take.

I am running in live mode. So if I reboot does that mean I lose all my progress?

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Originally Posted by Killersnow (Post 5446372)

I am running in live mode. So if I reboot does that mean I lose all my progress?

yes.

Now terminal isn't even opening. Fml

First question: Why did you turn off UEFI?
Do you intend to keep Windows 10, and install Mint to the hard drive as dual boot?
I hope you realize that with Windows 10 installed in UEFI mode, your linux OS must also be installed in UEFI mode - assuming that you want to keep Windows.
Which one are you trying to install now - Mint or lubuntu?
Can you successfully boot the Mint USB?
Read the release notes for Mint if you have problems with your Nvidia graphics.

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At the boot menu of the live DVD/USB, press Tab to edit the boot arguments and add "nomodeset" at the end of the line.
Remove "quiet splash --" from that same line.
Append "nouveau.noaccel=1" at the end of the line.

http://www.linuxmint.com/rel_rafaela_cinnamon.php

Everything is fine. I just need to find out how to activate the wireless driver. I have it downloaded.

Whenever I do mkdir /etc/Wireless/RT2870STA/ It says "Cannot create directory, No such file or directory

I also keep getting No input/output errors. Why must this be so complicated?