Xubuntu and Belkin N10117

SkyBlooo

Hi, first time Linux user here.

I installed Xubuntu on a old crappy Dell computer. Everything went smooth but I don't know how to get my Wireless Belkin N10117 to work.

It is possible for it to work? Excuse my ignorance.

GreenWolfe

That's a compliance number, not a model number. Copy and paste (and run) the following into a terminal and post the result:

lspci | grep "Network"

If that doesn't return anything, just run lspci on its own and post the network interfaces.

Even if you did have the correct model number, wireless cards can be sold under multiple models and revisions and contain completely different chipsets.

SkyBlooo

EarthlyPangaea wrote: »

That's a compliance number, not a model number. Copy and paste (and run) the following into a terminal and post the result:

lspci | grep "Network"

If that doesn't return anything, just run lspci on its own and post the network interfaces.

Even if you did have the correct model number, wireless cards can be sold under multiple models and revisions and contain completely different chipsets.

Going to do that now.

Model #: FSD9053 v3
FCC ID: K7SF5D8053C

SkyBlooo

Nothing came up when I tried the first command, but the second gave me this:

kevin@Kevin:~$ lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 82845G/GL[Brookdale-G]/GE/PE DRAM Controller/Host-Hub Interface (rev 01)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 82845G/GL[Brookdale-G]/GE Chipset Integrated Graphics Device (rev 01)
00:1d.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 01)
00:1d.1 USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 01)
00:1d.2 USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 01)
00:1d.7 USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-M) USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 01)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 PCI Bridge (rev 81)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL (ICH4/ICH4-L) LPC Interface Bridge (rev 01)
00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801DB (ICH4) IDE Controller (rev 01)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) SMBus Controller (rev 01)
00:1f.5 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) AC'97 Audio Controller (rev 01)
01:0c.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82540EM Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 02)
kevin@Kevin:~$ 

Knasher

can you run lsusb?

GreenWolfe

My mistake, I thought it was integrated into your computer. Is it a USB device? Run lsusb and see what comes up.

SkyBlooo

EarthlyPangaea wrote: »

My mistake, I thought it was integrated into your computer. Is it a USB device? Run lsusb and see what comes up.

It is a USB device. Working fine in Windows.
I'll have to get back to you tomorrow as it's my friends' computer and I'm home now.

Khannie

SkyBlooo wrote: »

It is possible for it to work?

Looks like it is. It should "just work". The lsusb command that the others are mentioning would be the next step in troubleshooting it.

I'd also like to see the output of "ifconfig".

Which version of xubuntu is it?

SkyBlooo

Xubuntu 12.10

The light version, pretty sure it's not 'gnome'.
How could I check?

lsusb:

kevin@Kevin:~$ lsusb
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 050d:815c Belkin Components F5D8053 N Wireless USB Adapter v3000 [Ralink RT2870]
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 046d:c52f Logitech, Inc. Wireless Mouse M305
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 0b38:0003 Gear Head Keyboard
kevin@Kevin:~$

ifconfig:

kevin@Kevin:~$ ifconfig
eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:0b:db:50:9b:0f  
          UP BROADCAST MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 
          RX bytes:0 (0.0 B)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)

lo        Link encap:Local Loopback  
          inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
          inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
          UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:16436  Metric:1
          RX packets:12 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:12 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 
          RX bytes:792 (792.0 B)  TX bytes:792 (792.0 B)

wlan0     Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:1c:df:92:52:77  
          UP BROADCAST MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 
          RX bytes:0 (0.0 B)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)

PrzemoF

Do you see you wifi network when you click network icon on the desktop?

Khannie

Looks to me like the drivers are installed and everything is good to go. You should just need to connect to the wireless network.

SkyBlooo

There was no wireless/wired connection but I've sorted it out.

I brought the desktop downstairs and connected it to the router and after about an hour of updating, the USB is now working fine Thanks for the help.