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275377 2004-09-27 11:57:00 Thanks again Wood-Chuck
Could be getting some traction here. Iwconfig is definately present. Following through other commands, I get "CONFIG_NET_RADIO=Y". Updated the shared libraries OK. Assume I still need to install the kernel module. A variant of your command "cd/ ...../rt2400-1.2.1/Module" was accepted OK, but the following command "./Configure" produced response "No such file or directory" -what's this doing ...?
Thanks
tkelly (709)
275378 2004-09-28 23:10:00 Righto.
That was a mistake on my part sorry - I've just reread the instructions and ./configure isn't listed.
So, instead:

cd /[path]/rt2400-1.2.1/Module
make
su
make install
exit
lmod rt2400

And that will install the drivers, check that the kernel knows it's there and so forth.
After that, the manual recommends installing RaConfig, so
cd ../Utility
./Configure (this one should work)
make
su
make install
exit

Assuming that all works you can either use Mandrakes GUI to setup the NIC with the settings you want or do it via the terminal.
Wood-Chuck (6195)
275379 2004-09-28 23:14:00 > lmod rt2400

On hindsight I don't agree with the instructions on this one.
I'd recommend "lsmod | grep rt2400" and if anything appears beneath then you're sweet, if not then it's headding back to the drawing board and finding out why (which is a great learning curve)
Wood-Chuck (6195)
275380 2004-09-29 08:19:00 Thanks again Wood-Chuck.
Your commands worked OK until 'lmod rt2400', which wasn't recognised. Tried your 'lsmod | grep rt2400', for which nothing appeared underneath - so assume this means problems? Went on anyway and tried './Configure' which produced message 'we recommend you use the new version qt-x11-free-3.1.1 or later, otherwise make could be failed'. 'Make' then duly failed, producing message g++ command not found. Does this help identify where the problems might be ...?
Cheers
tkelly (709)
275381 2004-09-29 12:35:00 Have you installed the development tools for your Distro? Chilling_Silence (9)
275382 2004-09-29 20:35:00 Hi Chilling_Silence
I thought I'd done a full install from the Mandrake disks - how can I tell if the development tools are present, and will this make a difference? The network tools are present
Cheers
tkelly (709)
275383 2004-09-29 22:07:00 Chill@Stellar ~ $ gcc -v
Reading specs from /usr/lib/gcc/i686-pc-linux-gnu/3.4.1/specs
Configured with: ../gcc-3.4.1/configure --prefix=/usr --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --enable-__cxa_atexit --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-languages=c,c++,f77,objc --host=i686-pc-linux-gnu --target=i686-pc-linux-gnu
Thread model: posix
gcc version 3.4.1

By typing:
gcc -v

It'll let you know you have gcc installed :-)
gcc = GNU C Compiler - Its used to compile programs from Source Code.
Chilling_Silence (9)
275384 2004-09-29 23:14:00 Thanks.
Appears tools are installed - got similar text to yours. Final line was 'gcc version 3.3.2 (Mandrake Linux 10.0 3.3.2-6mdk)'.
Does this help ..?
Cheers
tkelly (709)
275385 2004-09-29 23:29:00 Try:
whereis g++

I get:
Chill@Stellar ~ $ whereis g++
g++: /usr/bin/g++ /usr/man/man1/g++.1.gz /usr/share/man/man1/g++.1.gz

If you get that, I'd assume you should try:
./configure --prefix=/usr

Then see how you go!


Chill.
Chilling_Silence (9)
275386 2004-09-29 23:40:00 Hi CS
Response to the 'whereis g++' command was simply 'g++:'.
Does this indicate a problem ..?
Cheers
tkelly (709)
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