Dlink DWL G122 H/W C1 and Firmware 3.00 - Getting it to work with FC7

[jasperthecat]

I am unsure how to get this device to work with FC7 - Do I go the NDiswrapper path or use the RT73 software

Thanks

[ausadl]

go to:
http://rt2x00.serialmonkey.com/wiki/index.php/Downloads

download rt73 (USB), untar and as a root copy firmware
cp rt73-cvs-2007092403/Module/rt73.bin /lib/firmware

reboot your machine and enjoy. I am using NetworkManager for connecting and no probs ...

cya mate

[jasperthecat]

Thanks

So far so good

How do I start NetworkManager

[jasperthecat]

Found It - I'll Install tomorrow

[jasperthecat]

RT73.bin is in /lib/firmware

Have downloaded, installed and started NetworkManager but it only sees the wired network

ifconfig, iwlist etc do not recognise the wlan0

The link light on the dongle flashes every 5 secs

How do I get the system to recognise the wireless environment

Any further clues

Thanks

[Iron_Mike]

Goto system ->administration ->network, click on "new", "wireless", is your wireless card listed in the list? Select it and continue to configure the card.....

[jasperthecat]

Thanks Iron_Mike

My network card is not in the list and / or I am unable to identify a close match

I get the feeling that I have not told the system about the wireless environment

I am unable to modprobe the rt73 module to load it into the kernel - says can't be found

Similarly when I use NetworkManager, it only sees a wired network and I can't introduce it to the wireless

I am also looking at the steps ausadl recommended but alas to no avail

[Iron_Mike]

Try rebooting the computer and check system ->admin ->network again.....

[jasperthecat]

Thanks again - I've done that and I cannot identify a USB device even after a reboot - the wired Lan is OK

Is the wireless connection going to be ethx or wlanx ?

I think I've missed a step in the process

Do I go back to the beginning with the the Serial Monkey tar and work through that or am I close to activating it

[ausadl]

check your dmesg output, look for rt73usb and check if any errors there.

mine says:
...
usbcore: registered new interface driver rt73usb
...

[ausadl]

check permissions in /lib/firmware
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2048 2007-09-20 19:46 rt73.bin

[jasperthecat]

Thanks Ausadl

I have same permissions for rt73.bin as you

Does NetworkManager automatically look for Wireless

I will start form scratch again

Thanks fo your patience

[ausadl]

Yeah, when my KNetworkManager starts (manually Start->System->KNetworkManager) I can see my wireless network. Not sure what else to check as I really just copied the firmware and that was it. Am I just that lucky? :-)

[jasperthecat]

I'm running FC7, installed everything off a DVD and have done an online update - how about you ?

[ausadl]

same mate, FC7, with all updates ..., have you tried the output from dmesg? any errors there? watch the log while trying to connect to see what problems occur there. As a root run in the Konsole
tail -f /var/log/messages.