problem setting up WiFi

[Mait]

2006-03-22 23:35 +0000, Ben Edwards Write: 
> PS, I tried 
> 
> modprobe rt2500
> 
> 
> it did not return any errors but still no joy;(

It seems to be good. When modprobing, dont return errors if it is
succesful. If you want, after modprbe something, 'dmesg | tail' show
info about loaded module.

After modprobe, Check System->Administration->Networking. or In terminal
'ifconfig -a'

> Ben
> 
> On Wed, 2006-03-22 at 22:44 +0000, Ben Edwards wrote:
> > I am trying to get a EDIMAX EW-71288G WiFi card working.  lspci gives
> > me:-
> > 
> > 0000:02:03.0 Network controller: RaLink: Unknown device 0301
> > 
> > Not sure if this is correct.
> > 
> > I have tried ndiswrapper with the drivers under the 'Windows x64'
> > directory on the CD (this is the only place with .inf files on the CD)
> > and the ones from the ndiswrapper site.  I do get 'driver
> > installed,hardware present' bit iwconfig douse not show up and WiFi
> > devices.
> > 
> > Then I realised this card is a RalinkRT2500 and should work out of the
> > box.  I removed ndiswrapper (apt-get remove) and looked at
> > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/WifiDocs/RalinkRT2500?action=show&redirect=Rt2500WirelessCardsHowTo
> > bit the modules do not seem to of been loaded;(
> > 
> > Any Ideas,
> > Ben
> > 
> > 
> 
> 
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Mait