-------------------------------------- Basic Howto For Linux module (driver) for Linksys USB WiFi Network Interface Model WUSB54G (Ralink Tech Chipset) By: Maznan Deraman (maznan [at] deraman _dot_ com) Date: 12 JULY 2006 -------------------------------------- ---------- DISCLAIMER ---------- Please use this guide "as is" & at your own risk!!. Make sure you know what you are doing. ---------------- Work (tested) on ---------------- Linux Fedora Core 2 Kernel 2.6.10-11.771_FC2 gcc version 3.3.3 -------------- How to Install -------------- 1) Download http://rt2x00.serialmonkey.com/rt2570-cvs-daily.tar.gz 2) tar -zxvf rt2570-cvs-daily.tar.gz 3) Go (cd) to "Module" directory 4) type "make" then "make install" 5) type "depmod -a" 5) modprobe "rausb0" (check "alias rausb0 rt2570.ko" is in your /etc/modprobe.conf) (you can also issue "dmesg" to see module rt2570 is loaded) 6) run "ifconfig -a" to check that rausb0 now exists IF NOT 7) type "iwconfig rausb0 essid MY_ESSID key off mode managed" (change "MY_ESSID" and "key" to your setting) 7) ifconfig rausb0 up 8) dhcpcd -t 20 rausb0 (to get an IP) IF still couldn't get the IP 9) ifconfig rausb0 192.168.1.x" (or your IP) 10) route add default gw 192.168.1.1 rausb0 ----------------------------------------------- If you can't compile, copy this rt2570.ko file to the specified directory base on your kernel version for my case kernel "2.6.10-1.771_FC2" ----------------------------------------------- 1) cp rt2570.ko /lib/modules/2.6.10-1.771_FC2/extra/ 2) echo "alias rausb0 rt2570.ko" >> /etc/modprobe.conf 3) Follow steps 5) to 10) on How to Install --------------- Links & Credits --------------- 1) http://rt2x00.serialmonkey.com/wiki/index.php/Main_Page 2) http://www.murga.org/~puppy/viewtopic.php?p=23445 3) http://www.ralinktech.com/supp-1.htm 4) http://www.linux-usb.org/usb.ids 5) http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Jean_Tourrilhes/Linux/Linux.Wireless.drivers.html |