Fwd: Re: Linksys WMP54G Wireles Adaptor Wont Work; Or I Don't Know How To

[Leonard Chatagnier]

Sorry, don't mean to be pushy but not getting any
feedback.  Maybe Debian is tied up.  Would appreeciate
anyone picking up the thread.  Thanks,


--- Leonard Chatagnier <lenc5570 at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> Date: Sat, 2 Feb 2008 20:36:20 -0800 (PST)
> From: Leonard Chatagnier <lenc5570 at sbcglobal.net>
> Subject: Re: Linksys WMP54G Wireles Adaptor Wont
> Work; Or I Don't Know How To
> To: 
>     "Ubuntu user technical support, not for general
> discussions" <ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>
> 
> 
> --- debian <debiani386 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > 
> > On Sat, 2008-02-02 at 14:57 -0800, Leonard
> > Chatagnier wrote:
> > > Just bought new PC and monitor.  Installed it in
> > > location of my direct wired ubuntu gutsy machine
> > and
> > > moved the ubuntu machine to a remote location
> and
> > > installed the above adaptor which was working on
> a
> > WXP
> > > machine. The wireless had a CD for driver
> > installation
> > > but is for windose of course.   /etc/resolv.conf
> > only
> > > has entry for 127.0.0.1 and should have:
> > > 
> > > search gateway.2wire.net
> > > nameserver   192.168.1.254
> > > 
> > > which was the original before I switched out the
> > > machines.  Do I need a linux driver?  Tried to
> fix
> > by
> > > running "sudo resolvconf -u, -d and -a but
> nothing
> > > changes or hangs when I try to add the
> nameserver
> > > above.  Also tried dhcpclient3, or whatever the
> > name
> > > is, which didn't help. Running kubuntu desktop
> and
> > > tried the KDE tools there adding the nameserver
> IP
> > > which didn't help.
> > > Would appreciate and suggestion to resolve this
> > issue
> > > so I can get back to learning how to burn an iso
> > file
> > > and instlall Ubuntu on the new machine.
> > > TIA,
> > > 
> > > Leonard Chatagnier
> > > lenc5570 at sbcglobal.net
> > > 
> > 
> > first off, you need to know if linux is setting up
> > the driver for it
> > 
> > to do that, reinsert the device, open the terminal
> > and type:
> > dmesg | tail
> > 
> > post the output here
> > 
> > btw, have you tried using the ndiswrapper?
> > 
> Thanks for the suggestions.  Haven't tried
> ndiswrapper
> and hope don't have to.
> I'm happy to try out your suggestion but not quite
> sure what your saying.  Do you mean to shut down
> pull
> out and reinsert the card and then restart. After
> restarting then type "dmesg | tail"? My first time
> setting up a wireless.  ITMT, I did this:
> 
> lspci shows "NETWORK CONTROLLER: RaLink RT2561/RT61
> 802.11g PCI. I did a modprobe rt61pci and lspci
> shows
> it to be installed.  I haven't pulled the card yet
> and
> will wait on clarification first.  But on a restart
> dmesg|tail only had bluetooth entries.  Dmesg|less
> had
> some interesting items:
> 
> iwiwifi_rc80211_simple:unknown symbol
> iwlwifi__sta_info_put(all one line)
> There were 2 other similar entries with only the
> last
> 2 words different.  The ending on one was
> sta_info_get
> and ieee80211_rate_control_register. All hand
> transcribed so didn't copy those.Then the last 2
> dmesg
> entries were:
> 
> ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth0: link not ready
> ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link not ready
> 
> No other dmesg related entries.  Hope it help as I
> don't know what they mean or what to do about them.
> Thanks for the help,
> 
> 
> Leonard Chatagnier
> lenc5570 at sbcglobal.net
> 


Leonard Chatagnier
lenc5570 at sbcglobal.net