adolfix

When I execute the command man mktemp I obtain the following options :

mktemp [-q] [-u] template

And in this link http://linuxcommand.org/man_pages/mktemp1.html I obtain the following options :

mktemp [-V] | [-dqtu] [-p directory] [template]

Why the -V and the -p options are not available with the bash delivered by Mandriva ?

When I execute shells containing mktemp with the -p option they fail.

What can I do to be able to make work shells using the -p option ?

I guess this type of operations carried out by the BSA in Mexico may incite final users to use open source software more and more.

You will find here below an abstract, I did in english for you, of the article published yesterday (6th of august 2005) by the mexican newspaper " El Universal" available in the following URL : http://estadis.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/297864.html

" Last month the mexican authorities (Mexican Institute of Intelectual Ownership - IMPI) with the support of the Business Software Alliance, BSA, intensified its inspection operations into firms from the automotive, construction, private education, sport, press, and real state.

These inspection operations were carried out in Mexico city and the cities at its surrounds. The inspection operations objective is to fight against the piracy of software programs. Last mont 35 firms were inspected and this inspections will be undertaken at national level in next months.

The Business Software Alliance (www.bsa.org) is the most important organization dedicated to the promotion of a digital and surely legal world. The members of the BSA in Latin America include to Adobe, Apple, Autodesk, Bentley Systems, Borland, Macromedia, McAffe, Microsoft, PTC, SolidWorks, Sybase, Symantec, UGS and VERITAS Software."

I do not know swat. I use webmin to administer samba.

You could also use webmin.

Try to find some documentation in the web on samba/webmin. It may be easier for you.

I tried very hard and enthusiastically to make work, but without succes, two PCMCIA Wireless boards with my laptop :

- D-LINK brand, model DWL-G650

- ASUS brand, model WL-107G

There is only one board certifided or considered as compatible by Mandriva :

- MSI brand, model CB11B

Unfortunatelly, I can not find it anymore in the market. I have gone to many specialised shops and they do not have it.

This board is considered by the sellers as obsolete. Some even laugh at me when I ask them this board.

I continue to be dependent on window$ for my laptop. I wanted to get rid of but finally I can not.

It is a pity because it is the only point not yet to be solved.

I wonder when there will be a PCMCIA wireless board (802.11g) compatible or certified by Mandriva.

If anyone knows anything about it, please let me know.

Thanks in advance.

OK.

Should I boot the pc after the installation with MCC ?

Thanks in advance.

In fact, I do not have the kernel sources installed.

I can see that there are two :

- kernel-source-2.4.27-0.pre2.1mdk

- kernel-source-2.6- 2.6.8.1-12mdk

Should I installe only the second ?

If both the first first ?

Thanks in advance.

I think the reason is that I do not have the kernel sources installed yet. I did a fresh install on my laptop yesterday because I had a very annoying problem yesterday.

I have now the version 12 and not the 24 anymore.

I will let you know if the reason was this.

I downloaded the drivers in /home/adolfo/ from : http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/rt2400/...tar.gz?download

I executed the command :

[adolfo@portable adolfo]$ tar -xvzf rt2500-1.1.0-b2.tar.gz

./rt2500-1.1.0/

./rt2500-1.1.0/Module/

./rt2500-1.1.0/Module/Makefile

./rt2500-1.1.0/Module/README

./rt2500-1.1.0/Module/RT2500STA.dat

./rt2500-1.1.0/Module/assoc.c

./rt2500-1.1.0/Module/auth.c

./rt2500-1.1.0/Module/auth_rsp.c

./rt2500-1.1.0/Module/connect.c

./rt2500-1.1.0/Module/eeprom.c

./rt2500-1.1.0/Module/ifcfg-ra0

./rt2500-1.1.0/Module/iwpriv_usage.txt

./rt2500-1.1.0/Module/load

./rt2500-1.1.0/Module/md5.c

./rt2500-1.1.0/Module/md5.h

./rt2500-1.1.0/Module/mlme.c

./rt2500-1.1.0/Module/mlme.h

./rt2500-1.1.0/Module/oid.h

./rt2500-1.1.0/Module/rt2560.h

./rt2500-1.1.0/Module/rt_config.h

./rt2500-1.1.0/Module/rtmp.h

./rt2500-1.1.0/Module/rtmp_data.c

./rt2500-1.1.0/Module/rtmp_def.h

./rt2500-1.1.0/Module/rtmp_info.c

./rt2500-1.1.0/Module/rtmp_init.c

./rt2500-1.1.0/Module/rtmp_main.c

./rt2500-1.1.0/Module/rtmp_tkip.c

./rt2500-1.1.0/Module/rtmp_type.h

./rt2500-1.1.0/Module/rtmp_wep.c

./rt2500-1.1.0/Module/sanity.c

./rt2500-1.1.0/Module/sync.c

./rt2500-1.1.0/Module/unload

./rt2500-1.1.0/Module/wpa.c

./rt2500-1.1.0/Module/wpa.h

./rt2500-1.1.0/CHANGELOG

./rt2500-1.1.0/FAQ

./rt2500-1.1.0/LICENSE

./rt2500-1.1.0/THANKS

./rt2500-1.1.0/Utilitys/

./rt2500-1.1.0/Utilitys/ico/

./rt2500-1.1.0/Utilitys/ico/RaConfig2500.xpm

./rt2500-1.1.0/Utilitys/ico/adapter.xpm

./rt2500-1.1.0/Utilitys/ico/check16.xpm

./rt2500-1.1.0/Utilitys/ico/handshak16.xpm

./rt2500-1.1.0/Utilitys/ico/noactive16.xpm

./rt2500-1.1.0/Utilitys/ico/radiooff.png

./rt2500-1.1.0/Utilitys/ico/radioon.png

./rt2500-1.1.0/Utilitys/ico/rtlogo.png

./rt2500-1.1.0/Utilitys/ico/uncheck16.xpm

./rt2500-1.1.0/Utilitys/How_To_Compile.txt

./rt2500-1.1.0/Utilitys/addprofiledlg.cpp

./rt2500-1.1.0/Utilitys/addprofiledlg.h

./rt2500-1.1.0/Utilitys/authsecudlg.cpp

./rt2500-1.1.0/Utilitys/authsecudlg.h

./rt2500-1.1.0/Utilitys/cardselect.cpp

./rt2500-1.1.0/Utilitys/cardselect.h

./rt2500-1.1.0/Utilitys/configapi.cpp

./rt2500-1.1.0/Utilitys/configapi.h

./rt2500-1.1.0/Utilitys/countryform.cpp

./rt2500-1.1.0/Utilitys/countryform.h

./rt2500-1.1.0/Utilitys/hiddenssiddlg.cpp

./rt2500-1.1.0/Utilitys/hiddenssiddlg.h

./rt2500-1.1.0/Utilitys/qhexvalidator.cpp

./rt2500-1.1.0/Utilitys/qhexvalidator.h

./rt2500-1.1.0/Utilitys/raconfig.cpp

./rt2500-1.1.0/Utilitys/raconfig2500.pro

./rt2500-1.1.0/Utilitys/raconfigui.cpp

./rt2500-1.1.0/Utilitys/raconfigui.h

./rt2500-1.1.0/Utilitys/rt_tool.cpp

./rt2500-1.1.0/Utilitys/rt_tool.h

./rt2500-1.1.0/Utilitys/sha1.cpp

./rt2500-1.1.0/Utilitys/sha1.h

I then went to the folder ./rt2500-1.1.0/Module and execute the command :

[adolfo@portable Module]$ make

make: *** /lib/modules/2.6.8.1-12mdk/build: No such file or directory. Arrêt.

rt2500.ko failed to build!

make: *** [module] Erreur 1

Why this error ?

Thanks in advance

Here it is :

[root@192 adolfo]# ls -l /usr/src
total 20
drwxr-xr-x   2 root root 4096 mai 18 00:21 ati-3.14.1/
lrwxrwxrwx   1 root root   19 mai 23 10:10 linux -> linux-2.6.8.1-24mdk/
drwxr-xr-x  21 root root 4096 mai 30 21:04 linux-2.6.8.1-24mdk/
drwxr-xr-x  12 root root 4096 mai 30 21:03 madwifi-0.20050121/
drwxr-xr-x   7 root root 4096 mai 17 23:50 RPM/
drwxr-xr-x   2 root root 4096 mai 17 23:55 slmodem-2.9.10/
[root@192 adolfo]#

What do you think about it ?

Thanks in advance.

This is the content of the load file :

/sbin/insmod rt2500.o

/sbin/ifconfig ra0 inet 192.168.1.234 up

/sbin/route add default gw 192.168.1.1

This is the content of the unload file :

/sbin/ifconfig ra0 down

/sbin/rmmod rt2500

The Configure file is an executable file.

I have two other files with the term configure in it which are : config.mk and config.new

The content of config.mk is :

LINUX_SRC=/usr/src/linux-2.6.8.1-12mdk

And the content of the config.new file is :

#

# Automatically generated by 'make config' -- don't edit!

#

LINUX_SRC="/usr/src/linux-2.6.8.1-12mdk"

Thanks in advance.

My two last posts here above have the purpose to provide the required information to better understand my next questions I post here below.

I copied first all the content of the linux folder provided in the CD (I described in my last two posts here above) in /home/adolfo/DriversASUS/

Executing the ls -l commande we can see :

[adolfo@192 DriversASUS]$ ls -l
total 4288
-rwxrwxrwx 1 adolfo adolfo 1644 fév 20 2004 readme.txt*
-rwxrwxrwx 1 adolfo adolfo 2078816 fév 11 2004 RT2500SoftAp-Linux-1.3.0.tgz*
-rwxrwxrwx 1 adolfo adolfo 2295802 fév 11 2004 RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0.tgz*

I tried to install this card following the SETUP SEQUENCE of the README shown in my last post here above.

I then executed the command (NB. the version in the README file is 1.1.0 but physically it is 1.2.0) :

tar -xvzf RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0.tgz

The result is :

[adolfo@192 DriversASUS]$ cd RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0.tgz
bash: cd: RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0.tgz: Not a directory
[adolfo@192 DriversASUS]$ tar -xvzf RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0.tgz
./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/
./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Module/
./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Module/gcc2/
./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Module/gcc2/rt2500sta-2.4.10.a
./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Module/gcc2/rt2500sta-2.4.12.a
./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Module/gcc2/rt2500sta-2.4.13.a
./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Module/gcc2/rt2500sta-2.4.14.a
./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Module/gcc2/rt2500sta-2.4.15-greased-turkey.a
./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Module/gcc2/rt2500sta-2.4.16.a
./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Module/gcc2/rt2500sta-2.4.17.a
./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Module/gcc2/rt2500sta-2.4.18.a
./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Module/gcc2/rt2500sta-2.4.19.a
./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Module/gcc2/rt2500sta-2.4.2-2.a
./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Module/gcc2/rt2500sta-2.4.20.a
./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Module/gcc2/rt2500sta-2.4.21.a
./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Module/gcc2/rt2500sta-2.4.22.a
./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Module/gcc2/rt2500sta-2.4.23.a
./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Module/gcc2/rt2500sta-2.4.24.a
./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Module/gcc2/rt2500sta-2.4.3.a
./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Module/gcc2/rt2500sta-2.4.4.a
./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Module/gcc2/rt2500sta-2.4.5.a
./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Module/gcc2/rt2500sta-2.4.6.a
./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Module/gcc2/rt2500sta-2.4.7-10.a
./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Module/gcc2/rt2500sta-2.4.7.a
./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Module/gcc2/rt2500sta-2.4.8.a
./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Module/gcc2/rt2500sta-2.4.9.a
./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Module/gcc2/rt2500sta-2.4.18-3.a
./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Module/gcc3/
./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Module/gcc3/rt2500sta-2.4.18-14.a
./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Module/gcc3/rt2500sta-2.4.18.a
./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Module/gcc3/rt2500sta-2.4.19.a
./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Module/gcc3/rt2500sta-2.4.20-8.a
./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Module/gcc3/rt2500sta-2.4.20.a
./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Module/gcc3/rt2500sta-2.4.21.a
./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Module/gcc3/rt2500sta-2.4.22.a
./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Module/gcc3/rt2500sta-2.4.23.a
./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Module/gcc3/rt2500sta-2.4.24.a
./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Module/config.mk
./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Module/config.new
./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Module/Configure
./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Module/iwconfig_usage.txt
./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Module/iwpriv_usage.txt
./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Module/load
./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Module/Makefile
./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Module/oid.h
./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Module/README
./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Module/RT2500STA.dat
./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Module/rt2560.h
./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Module/rt_config.h
./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Module/rtmp.h
./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Module/rtmp_api.c
./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Module/rtmp_api.h
./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Module/rtmp_data.c
./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Module/rtmp_def.h
./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Module/rtmp_info.c
./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Module/rtmp_main.c
./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Module/unload
./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Utility/
./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Utility/ico/
./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Utility/ico/adapter.xpm
./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Utility/ico/check16.xpm
./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Utility/ico/handshak16.xpm
./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Utility/ico/noactive16.xpm
./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Utility/ico/RaConfig2500.xpm
./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Utility/ico/radiooff.png
./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Utility/ico/radioon.png
./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Utility/ico/rtlogo.png
./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Utility/ico/uncheck16.xpm
./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Utility/addprofiledlg.cpp
./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Utility/addprofiledlg.h
./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Utility/authsecudlg.cpp
./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Utility/authsecudlg.h
./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Utility/cardselect.cpp
./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Utility/cardselect.h
./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Utility/configapi.cpp
./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Utility/configapi.h
./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Utility/countryform.cpp
./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Utility/countryform.h
./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Utility/hiddenssiddlg.cpp
./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Utility/hiddenssiddlg.h
./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Utility/How_To_Compile.txt
./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Utility/Makefile
./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Utility/qhexvalidator.cpp
./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Utility/qhexvalidator.h
./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Utility/raconfig.cpp
./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Utility/raconfig2500.pro
./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Utility/raconfigui.cpp
./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Utility/raconfigui.h
./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Utility/rt_tool.cpp
./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Utility/rt_tool.h
./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Utility/sha1.cpp
./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Utility/sha1.h
[adolfo@192 DriversASUS]$

It seems to me that every thing was already unzipped.

Now my problems start at point b of the SETUP SEQUENCE because for the command chmod I do not know how to complete it to be able to execute it.

When I execute chmod load I obtain the following :

[adolfo@192 DriversASUS]$ chmod unload
chmod: Trop peu de arguments.
Pour en savoir davantage, faites: « chmod --help ».
[adolfo@192 DriversASUS]$

The translation of the message is -> chmod : To few arguments.

What could I do ?

Thanks in advance.

In the RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0.tgz folder we can see another folder named RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0.

In this folder we can see two other folders named Module and Utility.

In the utility folder we find two other folders (gcc2 and gcc3) and the following files :

config.mk

config.new

Configure

iwconfig_sge.txt

iwpriv_usage.txt

Module/load

Makefile

Module/oid.h

README

RT2500STA.dat

rt2560.h

rt_config.h

rtmp_api.c

rtmp_api.h

rtmp_data.c

rtmp_def.h

Module/rtmp.h

rtmp_info.c

rtmp_main.c

unload

The README file says :

README

*

* Ralink Tech Inc.

*

* http://www.ralinktech.com

*

 

RT2500 b/g driver for RT2500 b/g, Ralink Tech Corp.

=================================================================

 

The source code package verified for Linux version after RedHat Linux 7.1.

 

1) SETUP SEQUENCE

======================================================================

a. $tar -xvzf RT2500STA-Linux-1.1.0.tgz

go to "./RT2500STA-Linux-1.1.0/Module" directory.

 

b. Use 'chmod' command to change access right of following script files :

'load', 'unload', 'Configure'

 

c. $make config # config build linux os version

 

d. $make all # compile driver source code

 

e. $load # load/insmod module(rt2500.o)

 

Note: Script functionality:

load load module to kernel

unload unload module from kernel

Configure retrive linux version

 

2) To BUILD UTILITY

======================================================================

 

a. go to the "./Utility" directory

 

b. run 'qmake -o Makefile raconfig2500.pro'

If qmake command is not found in your system, you can download the QT tool

'qt-x11-free-3.2.1' or later at

http://www.trolltech.com/

 

(qmake comes with RedHat 7.3 or later QT Package)

 

c. run 'make" to compile the utility source code.

 

d. After all, an execution file would be generated "RaConfig2500"

run "RaConfig2500" to config the driver as you want

 

3) CONFIGURATION

======================================================================

RT2500 driver can be configured via following interfaces,

i.e. i)"iwconfig" command, ii)"iwpriv" command, iii) configuration file, iv) RaConfig2500

 

i) iwconfig comes with kernel. Please refer file "iwconfig_usage.txt" for details.

ii) iwpriv usage, please refer to file "iwpriv_usage.txt" for details.

iii)copy configuration file "RT2500STA.dat" to /etc/Wireless/RT2500STA/RT2500STA.dat.

Please refer to 3.1) for details.

iv) RT2500 provides API : RaConfig2500, please go to directory ./utility and refer to how-to-compile.txt

 

3.1) Configuration File : RT2500STA.dat

 

# Copy this file to /etc/Wireless/RT2500STA/RT2500STA.dat

# This file is a binary file and will be read on loading rt2500.o module.

#

# Use "vi -b RT2500STA.dat" to modify settings according to your need.

#

# 1.) set NetworkType to "Adhoc" for using Adhoc-mode, otherwise using Infrastructure

# 2.) set Channel to "0" for auto-select on Infrastructure mode

# 3.) set SSID for connecting to your Accss-point.

# 4.) AuthMode can be "OPEN", "SHARED", "WPAPSK", "WPANONE"

# 5.) EncrypType can be "NONE", "WEP", "TKIP", "AES"

# for more information refer to the Readme file.

#

[Default]

CountryRegion=0

WirelessMode=0

SSID=AP350

NetworkType=Infra

Channel=0

AuthMode=OPEN

EncrypType=NONE

DefaultKeyID=1

Key1Type=0

Key1Str=0123456789

Key2Type=0

Key2Str=

Key3Type=0

Key3Str=

Key4Type=0

Key4Str=

WpaPsk=abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz

TXBurst=0

TurboRate=0

BGProtection=0

ShortSlot=0

TxRate=0

RTSThreshold=2312

FragThreshold=2312

PSMode=CAM

-----------------------------------------------

syntax is 'Param'='Value' and describes below.

 

1. CountryRegion=value

value

0: for use channel 1-11

1: for use channel 1-11

2: for use channel 1-13

3: for use channel 10-11

4: for use channel 10-13

5: for use channel 14

6: for use channel 1-14

7: for use channel 3-9

2. WirelessMode=value

value

0: 802.11 B/G mixed

1: 802.11 B only

3. SSID=value

value

1~32 ascii characters.

4. NetworkType=Infra

value

Infra : infra-structure mode

Adhoc : ad-hoc mode

5. Channel=value

value

1~14 depends on CountryRegion

6. AuthMode=value

value

OPEN For Open System

SHARED For Shared key system

WPAPSK

7. EncrypType=value

value

NONE :For AuthMode=OPEN or AuthMode=SHARED

WEP :For AuthMode=OPEN or AuthMode=SHARED

TKIP :For AuthMode=WPAPSK

8. DefaultKeyID=value

value

1 ~ 4

9. Key1Type=value

value

0: Hexadecimal

1: Ascii

10. Key1Str=value

value

10 or 26 hexadecimal characters eg: 012345678

5 or 13 ascii characters eg: passd

11. Key2Type=value

value

0: Hexadecimal

1: Ascii

12. Key2Str=value

value

10 or 26 hexadecimal characters eg: 012345678

5 or 13 ascii characters eg: passd

13. Key3Type=value

value

0: Hexadecimal

1: Ascii

14. Key3Str=value

value

10 or 26 hexadecimal characters eg: 012345678

5 or 13 ascii characters eg: passd

15. Key4Type=value

value

0: Hexadecimal

1: Ascii

16. Key4Str=value

value

10 or 26 hexadecimal characters eg: 012345678

5 or 13 ascii characters eg: passd

17. WpaPsk=value

value

8 ~ 63 characters

or

64 hexadecimal characters

18. TxBurst=value

value

0: Disable

1: Enable

19. TurboRate=value

value

0: Disable

1: Enable

20. BGProtection=value

value

0: Auto

1: Always On

2: Always Off

21. ShortSlot=value

value

0: Disable

1: Enable

22. TxRate=value

value

0: Auto

1: 1 Mbps

2: 2 Mbps

3: 5.5 Mbps

4: 11 Mbps

5: 6 Mbps //WirelessMode must be 0

6: 9 Mbps //WirelessMode must be 0

7: 12 Mbps //WirelessMode must be 0

8: 18 Mbps //WirelessMode must be 0

9: 24 Mbps //WirelessMode must be 0

10: 36 Mbps //WirelessMode must be 0

11: 48 Mbps //WirelessMode must be 0

12: 54 Mbps //WirelessMode must be 0

23. RTSThreshold=value

value

1 ~ 2312

24. FragThreshold=value

value

256 ~ 2312

25. PSMode=value

value

MAX_PSP Power Saving Mode

CAM CAM (Constantly Awake Mode)

 

4) MORE INFORMATION

================================================================================

=

If you want for rt2500 driver to auto-load at boot time:

A) choose ra0 for first RT2500 WLAN card, ra1 for second RT2500 WLAN card, etc.

 

B) create(edit) 'ifcfg-ra0' file in /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/,

edit( or add the line) in /etc/modules.conf:

alias ra0 rt2500

 

C) edit(create) the file /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-ra0

DEVICE='ra0'

ONBOOT='yes'

 

NOTE:

if you use dhcp, add this line too .

BOOTPROTO='dhcp'

 

*D) To ease the Default Gateway setting,

add the line

GATEWAY=x.x.x.x

in /etc/sysconfig/network

I found the linux drivers files for Redhat (version after 7.1 ) in the CD (It can not be read with mandriva but with windows only) delivered with the board.

Three elements can be seen when we read this CD :

The readme.txt file,

A folder for the board RT2500SoftAp-Linux-1.3.0.tgz

A folder for the Soft AP RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0.tgz

I am only interested by the folder for the board.

The README.TXT file says :

**********************************************************************

* ASUSTek COMPUTER INC.

* WL107G/WL127G/WL130G

* Cardbus/MiniPCI/PCI Wireless Card

* SOFTWARE DRIVER RELEASE NOTE

*

* Copyright© 2004 ASUSTek COMPUTER INC.

* All Rights Reserved.

*

***********************************************************************

 

Version:

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

Station: V.1.2.0

SoftAP: V.1.3.0

 

Description:

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

The ASUS WL107G/WL127G/WL130G wireless cards use Ralink RT2500 chipset.

Both of station and software AP drivers are distributed with partial source

and partial pre-compiled binary. Please check README in each tar file for

how to compile and how to use the drivers.

 

Note: Please check http://www.asus.com for any update.

 

Station Driver Directory Tree:

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

Module : Source and pre-compiled kernel-dependent library

station driver module.

 

Utility : Source for Configuration Utility by Qt/X11 Free Edition.

 

SoftAP Driver Directory Tree:

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

802.1X : Binary of user-space 802.1X Authenicator.

 

Module : Source and pre-compiled kernel-dependent library

for SoftAP driver module.

 

Utility : Source for Configuration Utility by Qt/X11 Free Edition.

I would like to install this card in my laptop to be able to connect it into my network via WIFI 108.11g.

The box indicates that it supports Linux Redhat (After V7.1).

After using drakconnect I obtain this :

[root@portable adolfo]# drakconnect

FATAL: Module rt2500 not found.

FATAL: Module rt2500 not found.

FATAL: Module rt2500 not found.

FATAL: Module rt2500 not found.

When I pick ath-pci it MCC (new wireless connection option) proposes two alternatives :

1) automatic detection

2) specify options.

Choosing automatic detection does nothing. It comes back proposing to do the configuration manually.

Choosing speficy options provides a screen like this :

contry code : _______________________

outdoor : _______________________

xchanmode : __________________

Which could be the values I can try ?

Thanks in advance.

Mandrakelinux has its own backup sw.

Go into the System section of MCC. You will find there the backup icon.

You can do backups as you want (manual, automatic, the system only...)

Cheers

Thanks for your answer.

I execute the command : ls /var

and I did not see a folder dkms inside. Should I create it ?

What should I put in ?

What else should I do ?

I am new in linux.

Would you mind to tell me precisely (detailed) what I have to do ?

Thanks in advance.

Could someone tell me if the mandriva 10.1 driver for the wireless Netgear WG511v2 pcmcia card exist ?

If yes, what is its name ?

Thanks in advance.

This is what I obtain when I execute the command :

[root@192 adolfo]# dkms build -m madwifi

Error! Invalid number of parameters passed.

Usage: build -m <module> -v <module-version>

Then I added the version of the wifi module and I obtain this :

[root@192 adolfo]# dkms build -m madwifi -v 0.20040913-1mdk

Error! DKMS tree does not contain: madwifi-0.20040913-1mdk

Build cannot continue without the proper tree.

What Could I do ?

Thanks in advance.

dkms and dkms-madwifi are installed.

I try to configure the wifi connection on a terminal as root with drakconnect but it does not work. I have the following messages :

FATAL : module ath_pci not found (4 times)

Then it proposed me to select the driver. I selected madwifi and the message I obtained was :

modinfo : could not find module madwifri_pci

FATAL : module madwifi not found. (2 times)

FATAL : module ath_pci not found (4 times)

Does anyone have an idea of what I can try to make this card work ?

Thanks in advance.

I saw the kernel-source-2.6-2.6.8.1-24mdk is installed and that kernel-source-stripped-2.6-2.6.8.1-24mdk is not installed.

What is the difference between the two ?

Why a kernet-source-stripped ?

Should I install the kernel-source-stripped too ?

Why ? and when ?

Thanks in advance

Before joining mandriva on line, I installed Mandriva 10.1 with the DVD. I installed the program madwifi-0.20040913-1mdk. The up to date programs applied friday do not provide new programs or releases for madwifi.

As before applying the up to dates of friday, when I want to install a new connectoin (wifi) via MCC It can not be done automatically, I then do it manually and I can see the two drivers : madwifi and ath_pci. I have tried both, but a series of messages appear very fast that I can not read them. Then the installation process proposes me once again to do it manually.This may be a bug which I have reported to bugzilla today.

The wifi program is installed, the drivers seem to be present, what do you recommend me to do now ?

Has anyone an idea how could I make this card work ?

Thanks in advance.

If you can still run windows on this computer verify if the keyboard works or not with windows.

If it does not, it means that the problem is the keyboard itself (batteries, beakdown...).

Do you have other devices working wireless ?

Sometimes each other interferes generating communication parasites.

Bye.

I formated the key with mandriva 10.1 and I can use it with windows XP and mandriva.

Thanks to all.

Last month I bought the Power Pack+ (expert) 10.1. Which I use since on a desktop PIII (it is my files server Samba too) and from this week on my laptop.

Buying this package allows me to join the club and benefit of some services like on-line (up-dates...).

Yesterday I bought the D-Link wifi PCMCIA card DWL-G650, I did the up-dates on the laptop from the mandriva site via the on-line services.

The madwifi packages are installed. When I want to create the new connection it does not do it automatically. It proposes me to do it manually. When I choose madwifi drivers several screens appear very fast (I can not even read them) and then it proposes me once again to do it manually.

What do you think I should do now ?

Tanks in advance.