Wireless setup (RaLink RT2561/RT61)

[funkd]

Hey all,

I'm running Fedora 7 (2.6.21-1.3194.fc7) on a box that I built myself a few years back.

I'm having problems getting the wireless up and running,

lspci shows;

00:0b.0 Network controller: RaLink RT2561/RT61 802.11g PCI

for my network card. I understand there are alot of threads open with this issue, but i run into problems at every turn.
I get an kernel error while trying to compile the serialmonkey driver.

Copying the firmware into /lib/firmware/ does nothing either.

None of the methods that work for other people work for me. All I need is to get this wireless setup and i'm in business since Fedora 7 is the best looking distro i have found. but Oddly, Distro's like Ubuntu/KUbuntu, PCLOS and mandriva install the wifi with no problems.

please someone shed some light on thjis for me, is there a patch or a newer rls that addresses this problem??

Thanks
FD

[ppesci]

I think you can install your wifi card in Linux using ndiswrapper. You must to have the windows driver, kernel-headers package and install kmod-niswrapper from livna repository.

Then, follow the instruction. If you have problems finding the instructions, here in the forun are a zillion of threads about how to install.

HTH

[funkd]

I tried installing ndiswrapper using the linva RPM's.

I get a failed dependencies error (kernel i686 and ndiswrapper-kmod-common)

Its real tough to get this going since i have no internet connection on the box, plus im running out of cd's to xfer data from machine to machine.

I also looked on the site for an offline ndiswraper install guide, but I couldnt find any.... have any links??

thanks
FD

[ppesci]

Hmmm.. I think you have freshrpms as repository. Disable it, is incompatible with livna. Then, try the command:

yum install kmod-ndiswrapper

then, you must to find a windows driver for your wifi card. Do that and post here again

I will guide you installing or may be I can find a good thread you can see.

HTH

[bijayas_n]

i am using the fedoracore 6 along with windos vista in my hp pavilion laptop. i am new with the fedoracore. i havent used it before. i tried to set the wireless connection but its not working. the wireless card i am using is nvidia G force 650. can any one help me how to set the wireless connetion in my laptop. As i said b4 i dont know anything about linux it will be better if you give me each and every setps i need to do in details. i would be very thankful.

hopeng for the respond

BS

[ppesci]

bijayas_n:

Your card is not fmiliat to me. It's better to be sure. Grt a terminal and as root user type:

/sbin/lspci

to check what wireless card you have. Put the command output here.

HTH

[funkd]

Hmmm.. I think you have freshrpms as repository. Disable it, is incompatible with livna. Then, try the command:

yum install kmod-ndiswrapper

then, you must to find a windows driver for your wifi card. Do that and post here again

I will guide you installing or may be I can find a good thread you can see.

HTH


I would try that, but I have no access to the internet on that machine, so yum wouldnt work nor do I have a ethernet card to slap in there to plug into my router.

I do though have the Wifi Driver disk, and I also downloaded the driver from Linksys.

Thanks for all the help man, but the no network on that box is holding me back, it needs ton be a offline ndiswrapper install. I hope it isnt too difficult

FD

[ppesci]

No, is not difficult at all, but without internet connection maybe a pain. Anyway you can get help in this forum.

You can go to rpm.livna.org and download manualy kmod_ndiswrapper with the sama id as your kernel and ndiswrapper. If you don't have kernel-headers you must download too, then install using rpm command andfollow instructions.

Luck.