pclinuxos and linksys wmp45g wireless card

adamb_135 · 03-09-2007, 06:35 PM

Hi,im totally new to linux and i want to try it out, but i cant get my wireless cards to work, i understand you need to mabye import the drivers from windows but i',m not sure how, could someone please provide me with step-by-step instructions on how to do this. and please remember im new to linux so try to make it not so hard. thanks alot.

**K-B** · 03-10-2007, 04:32 AM

1) Did you mean WMP54G
2) If so, which version is your card?
2) What version of PCLinuxOS are you working on?

adamb_135 · 03-10-2007, 06:27 PM

yes sorry i must have gotten the name mixed up, and it's version 4.0 i belive, and im not quite sure what version of pclinuxos i have, i downloaded the latest version about a month ago off of distrowatch.com. thanks

**K-B** · 03-11-2007, 05:37 AM

Ok, I need to know what chipset the card is and verify which version of PCLinuxOS you're using.
So first open a command prompt, and type in:

Code:

rpm -qa|grep release

Post the output here. That should tell us what version of PCLinuxOS it is.
Then, while at the command prompt, we need to identify the wireless chipset. Go to the PCLinuxOS Wiki page and follow the instructions and post the results here, please:
http://www.pclinuxonline.com/wiki/Id...irelessChipset
Once we know the chipset, we can find the correct drivers for it.

adamb_135 · 03-11-2007, 01:10 PM

this is a whole lot of work, is there just a distro i should switch to that has better wireless support?

adamb_135 · 03-11-2007, 01:32 PM

ok nevermind i found the info you wanted for chipset:

rt2561/rt61 802.11g pci
vendor:ralink
Media class:network_other
connection
bus:pci
bus pci #2
pci device#:2
vendor id: 6164
device id: 769
sub vendor id: either 5943 or 3943 i cant tell i wrote it bad:(
sub device id: 85
misc: module unknown

**K-B** · 03-11-2007, 02:12 PM

Try: (from the command line)

Code:

su

Enter your root password, then:

Code:

modprobe rt61

You should get a message on the desktop saying it found a wireless card...if it was detected properly.
Then you'll have to go to the Control Center, Network & Internet, Set up a new network interface, Wireless, see if you have a choice for "ra0", if so configure it.

Well, PCLinuxOS is about as good as you'll get as far as wireless support, and keep in mind that the version you're using is a Test release for testing purposes only, some wireless problems may be fixed in the Final release.
Suse supposedly has good wireless support also.

adamb_135 · 03-11-2007, 03:01 PM

thanks ill check back in 20 mins or so:)

adamb_135 · 03-11-2007, 03:14 PM

I figured it out! i tried using the su but nothing even happened.. so i booted into windows and downloaded the driver for my card, put it on my flash drive booted into linux, went start>config>pclinuxos control center>hardware>manage system hardware>found my card and clicked configure module, then improted the driver from my flash drive then i connected to my network and it works!im typing this right now in linux, thanks alot

adamb_135 · 03-11-2007, 03:16 PM

one more thing, my computer seems to be running pretty slow(specs in sig) isnt linux supposed to be fast? if took like 5 seconds to open up the browser, and web pages load pretty slow( slower than in windows)

**K-B** · 03-11-2007, 03:52 PM

Hey, glad you got the wireless working.
I don't know why it would be slow, it's always seems fast to me. As far as the web speed being slow, I've heard of a problem with Firefox with IPv6 enabled and certain routers...you could try this:
Type

Code:

about:config

into the FF address bar
type

Code:

ipv6

into the "Filter" bar at the top of the page.
If it's set to false, then you're ok. If its set to True, double click on it to toggle it to false. If you don't notice any speed difference, then that wasn't making trouble.
Another thing could be if you're using Test Release 1, I heard there was a internet speed problem in it that would have been corrected with later versions.

03-09-2007, 06:35 PM	#1 (permalink)
adamb_135 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: CA Posts: 158 OS: XP Pro My System	pclinuxos and linksys wmp45g wireless card Hi,im totally new to linux and i want to try it out, but i cant get my wireless cards to work, i understand you need to mabye import the drivers from windows but i',m not sure how, could someone please provide me with step-by-step instructions on how to do this. and please remember im new to linux so try to make it not so hard. thanks alot.

03-10-2007, 04:32 AM	#2 (permalink)
K-B Moderator/Gearhead Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: NY Posts: 2,738 OS: Ubuntu 8.04 My System	1) Did you mean WMP54G 2) If so, which version is your card? 2) What version of PCLinuxOS are you working on? __________________ Registered Linux User #435503 Don't let socialists take over this country. Vote Nobama 2008! Last edited by K-B : 03-10-2007 at 04:36 AM.

03-11-2007, 05:37 AM	#4 (permalink)
K-B Moderator/Gearhead Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: NY Posts: 2,738 OS: Ubuntu 8.04 My System	Ok, I need to know what chipset the card is and verify which version of PCLinuxOS you're using. So first open a command prompt, and type in: Code: rpm -qa\|grep release Post the output here. That should tell us what version of PCLinuxOS it is. Then, while at the command prompt, we need to identify the wireless chipset. Go to the PCLinuxOS Wiki page and follow the instructions and post the results here, please: http://www.pclinuxonline.com/wiki/Id...irelessChipset Once we know the chipset, we can find the correct drivers for it. __________________ Registered Linux User #435503 Don't let socialists take over this country. Vote Nobama 2008!

03-11-2007, 02:12 PM	#7 (permalink)
K-B Moderator/Gearhead Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: NY Posts: 2,738 OS: Ubuntu 8.04 My System	Try: (from the command line) Code: su Enter your root password, then: Code: modprobe rt61 You should get a message on the desktop saying it found a wireless card...if it was detected properly. Then you'll have to go to the Control Center, Network & Internet, Set up a new network interface, Wireless, see if you have a choice for "ra0", if so configure it. Well, PCLinuxOS is about as good as you'll get as far as wireless support, and keep in mind that the version you're using is a Test release for testing purposes only, some wireless problems may be fixed in the Final release. Suse supposedly has good wireless support also. __________________ Registered Linux User #435503 Don't let socialists take over this country. Vote Nobama 2008!

03-11-2007, 03:52 PM	#11 (permalink)
K-B Moderator/Gearhead Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: NY Posts: 2,738 OS: Ubuntu 8.04 My System	Hey, glad you got the wireless working. I don't know why it would be slow, it's always seems fast to me. As far as the web speed being slow, I've heard of a problem with Firefox with IPv6 enabled and certain routers...you could try this: Type Code: about:config into the FF address bar type Code: ipv6 into the "Filter" bar at the top of the page. If it's set to false, then you're ok. If its set to True, double click on it to toggle it to false. If you don't notice any speed difference, then that wasn't making trouble. Another thing could be if you're using Test Release 1, I heard there was a internet speed problem in it that would have been corrected with later versions. __________________ Registered Linux User #435503 Don't let socialists take over this country. Vote Nobama 2008!

03-10-2007, 06:27 PM	#3 (permalink)
adamb_135 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: CA Posts: 158 OS: XP Pro My System	yes sorry i must have gotten the name mixed up, and it's version 4.0 i belive, and im not quite sure what version of pclinuxos i have, i downloaded the latest version about a month ago off of distrowatch.com. thanks

03-11-2007, 01:10 PM	#5 (permalink)
adamb_135 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: CA Posts: 158 OS: XP Pro My System	this is a whole lot of work, is there just a distro i should switch to that has better wireless support?

03-11-2007, 01:32 PM	#6 (permalink)
adamb_135 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: CA Posts: 158 OS: XP Pro My System	ok nevermind i found the info you wanted for chipset: rt2561/rt61 802.11g pci vendor:ralink Media class:network_other connection bus:pci bus pci #2 pci device#:2 vendor id: 6164 device id: 769 sub vendor id: either 5943 or 3943 i cant tell i wrote it bad:( sub device id: 85 misc: module unknown

03-11-2007, 03:01 PM	#8 (permalink)
adamb_135 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: CA Posts: 158 OS: XP Pro My System	thanks ill check back in 20 mins or so:)

03-11-2007, 03:14 PM	#9 (permalink)
adamb_135 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: CA Posts: 158 OS: XP Pro My System	I figured it out! i tried using the su but nothing even happened.. so i booted into windows and downloaded the driver for my card, put it on my flash drive booted into linux, went start>config>pclinuxos control center>hardware>manage system hardware>found my card and clicked configure module, then improted the driver from my flash drive then i connected to my network and it works!im typing this right now in linux, thanks alot

03-11-2007, 03:16 PM	#10 (permalink)
adamb_135 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: CA Posts: 158 OS: XP Pro My System	one more thing, my computer seems to be running pretty slow(specs in sig) isnt linux supposed to be fast? if took like 5 seconds to open up the browser, and web pages load pretty slow( slower than in windows)