MisAdventures in Linux

Grudaire

As the title says, nearly a week after getting it nobody has explained sucessfully how to get the wireless internet going, lads if ANYONE says Linux is as easy as Windows I will castrate them.

I've got this far:

ciaran@ciaran-desktop:~$ iwconfig
lo        no wireless extensions.
wmaster0  no wireless extensions.
wlan0     IEEE 802.11g  ESSID:""  
Mode:Managed  Frequency:2.437 GHz  Access Point: 00:05:5D:25:9B:F4   
Tx-Power=27 dBm   
Retry min limit:7   RTS thr:off   Fragment thr=2346 B   
Link Quality:0  Signal level:0  Noise level:0
Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0  Invalid misc:0   Missed beacon:0
ciaran@ciaran-desktop:~$ sudo ndiswrapper -l
[sudo] password for ciaran:
rt2500 : driver installed
rt61 : driver installed
device (1814:0301) present (alternate driver: rt61pci)
ciaran@ciaran-desktop:~$

Now I've tried to delete, and skip the alternate driver as advised here
(Ndiswrapper site) however thats not working, every time i reboot it just comes back as was

ethernet

Should 'mode' be set to 'managed'? Try:

iwconfig wlan0 mode monitor

corkie

1. What linux distro are you using?
2. What wifi card is installed on your machine?

Grudaire

corkie wrote: »

1. What linux distro are you using?
2. What wifi card is installed on your machine?

1- Ubuntu (from Wubi)

2 Sitecom: http://www.sitecom.com/drivers_result.php?groupid=5&productid=525

An update is that I successfully blacklisted it, but now it doesn't load at all (see attached)

Thanks all:D

corkie

It maybe possible that you are using the wrong driver's wrapped into ndiswrapper.

http://linux-wless.passys.nl/query_part.php?brandname=Sitecom

from that list your card is not supported or won't work under ndiswrapper.

Information maybe out of date!

Regards,
J.

Grudaire

Well here's an updated list (from ndiswrapper site)

http://ndiswrapper.sourceforge.net/joomla/index.php?/component/option,com_openwiki/Itemid,33/id,list_o-z/

What do you know- it's not on it

Linux is officially dead to me:(

Orion

What version of Ubuntu - Hardy has much better support than Feisty or Gutsy.

And don't give up on Linux. It's not the fault of Linux that manufacturers won't write drivers for it - but that's changing.

challengemaster

It's Hardy he's using..

conceited

Your main problem is most unbuntu users are windows users they don't have a clue what they are doing on linux.

And don't give up on Linux. It's not the fault of Linux that manufacturers won't write drivers for it - but that's changing.

Being a free operating sytem, pay the manufactures some money and i'm sure they will write alll the drivers you need.

Before installing any operating system you should check the list of hardware that is supported.
Linux isn't magic......

Grudaire

conceited wrote: »

Your main problem is most unbuntu users are windows users they don't have a clue what they are doing on linux.

Who are you? would it help if I started with debian?

conceited wrote: »

Being a free operating sytem, pay the manufactures some money and i'm sure they will write alll the drivers you need.

What the flubber does this have to do with the thread?

conceited wrote: »

Before installing any operating system you should check the list of hardware that is supported.
Linux isn't magic......

I have discovered that, now again who the fredo are you?

Edit: By the way a quick look at previous posts reveals such poatings as "That grammer is typical of nigerians" And you argue that XP is better then Linux, yet find me and give out to me? You are thick, or made up by Linux users as their 'enemy'

Edit: Also I was a wondering that since the card doesn't actually run off the standard windows thingy, can you eh wrap the programme which does run the card? (Or any windows programme)

conceited

Maybe instead of insulting me you should rtfm?

Would you like me to resolve it for you ? I'll help you if you like.

Orion

conceited wrote: »

Maybe instead of insulting me you should rtfm?

Would you like me to resolve it for you ? I'll help you if you like.

Maybe you should just fuck off you troll.

[edit]I apologise in advance to the mods - do what you have to do but someone had to say it :mad:

Anti

Macros42 wrote: »

Maybe you should just fuck off you troll.

[edit]I apologise in advance to the mods - do what you have to do but someone had to say it :mad:

tut tut :pac:

conceited

Since you unbuntu noobs haven't a clue how to help the man I might aswell do it.

Go back onto windows xp and download the drivers.
When you run the installer it will install here.
C:\Program Files\Sitecom\Sitecom WL-171 Wireless LAN Card\Installer
Now copy these files onto a usb key or floppy
Rt2500.INF , Rt61.INF

---

rt61.sys , RT2500.SYS

Boot up into unbuntu and cp the files to your desktop then on the command line cd to your desktop
ndiswrapper -i whatever_your_inf_is.inf


Goodluck,

Clueless Linux user follows --->>

What version of Ubuntu - Hardy has much better support than Feisty or Gutsy.

And don't give up on Linux. It's not the fault of Linux that manufacturers won't write drivers for it - but that's changing.

corkie

Hi conceited, are trying to insult the OP.

By reading his/her oringal post, you would see, have tried the ndiswrapper route unsuccessfully this far.

The card he has trying to get working under linux, has been reported as not been supported(by omission) from the ndiswrapper list. Search google for this card and there is only brief mention of this card working under linux. (but still not with out troubles).

If you have the exact same card working as the OP then give more details of how you got the card to work.


To the OP, as it a PCI card why not purchase a know card that is supported under linux and avoid wasting time on a card that you may or may not get working.

Regards,
J.

conceited

I'm the only person to help the man so stop trolling .
I gave him an actual answer, not a silly noob comment like whats your card blah blah blah heres what i found on google for you etc etc....

I don't need to search anything to give him the answer I provided because I know what i'm talking about in the first instance.

dulpit

conceited wrote: »

I'm the only person to help the man so stop trolling .
I gave him an actual answer, not a silly noob comment like whats your card blah blah blah heres what i found on google for you etc etc....

I don't need to search anything to give him the answer I provided because I know what i'm talking about in the first instance.

What's up with this dude??? I mean if someone is new to an OS and wants help and such, it's probably not best to get up on your high horse and tell us all how great you are and how you know everything...

conceited

Hi troll,
Have you anything remotely interesting to add as regards the mans problem with his network card?

Orion

dulpit wrote: »

What's up with this dude??? I mean if someone is new to an OS and wants help and such, it's probably not best to get up on your high horse and tell us all how great you are and how you know everything...

Don't encourage him - I've already put this twat on ignore.

@OP - corkie's suggesting is probably the best. This card doesn't look like it will work reliably under Linux. And despite a certain troll's comments that's not the fault of Linux - manufacturers are only now starting to write native drivers - but Sitecom isn't one of them.

You could pick up a card on the cheap - just check first that it will work.

conceited

Macros go search google to answer peoples questions .You must be excellent at doing it by now.

muggyog

Conceited,..........very much so!

conceited

Prefer it over clueless:D

muggyog

Ouch!

conceited

Grudaire

Thanks guys (- conceited) I'll try getting a new card I think.

I'm sure I'll be reporting back

witnessmenow

Cliste wrote: »

Thanks guys (- conceited)

I'd say that'll hurt when he reads it :pac:

More on topic, but still off topic: I had a wireless card on my pc and i couldnt figure out why it wasnt working with ubuntu 7.10, was trying everything, what i should have tried was pluggin in my antenna :facepalm:

conceited

The guys only searched google for you hoping to find something you didn't.
Why are you giving up so easily?
Linux is supposed to be fun.

corkie

i knew before searching google that the sitecom cards had been being giving trouble in linux. i knew some worked and some didn't so just needed to confirm the fact.

There is another option but no guarantee that it will work for the OP. There is expermintal code disabled in the Linux kernel 2.6.24 for the rt61 driver.

This would require a recompile/patch of the kernel and a download of matching firmware for his card, which would rule out the need for using the ndiswrapper.

if the project is successful in figuring out the bugs in there code, the sitecom card maybe supported in the future.

Regards,
J.

P.S. Good choice for your username
conceited - characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance; "a conceited fool"; "an attitude of self-conceited arrogance"; "an egotistical disregard of others";

conceited

The linux kernel is a mess......Thank god kde and gnome are there.

djmarkus

That has to be the most non-sensical statement i've heard iin quite some time.

conceited

O rly? Why ?

djmarkus

Thats like saying the engine in my car is such a mess, good thing it has a good set of wipers.

conceited

Your analogy is terrible.

The linux kernel is a mess......Thank god kde and gnome are there.

Do you think otherwise?

conceited

Let me know when your finished searchihng google ok and ill reply then.....

Dartz

Wow...

I'm surprised this thread hasn't been locked yet.

MiCr0

from what i can see this question has been answered.
this thread also has the record for the highest number of reported posts.
-locked-