Rt2x00 Catch 22

I have a linksys WUSB54GC usb adapter with a rt2x00 chip-set. The problem is that openSuse doesn't have a driver for it to connect to the internet. Therefore I can't update my system or download the driver to openSuse. I was told that I would have to update my system before I am able to install the driver, is this true? If so how do I update the system without a internet connection.
How can I install the driver via a 1gb usb flash drive or cd (it's the only two mediums I have)?

I have another adapter, but it has the same chip-set.
I can't get another adapter, or make a wired connection.
I am dual-booting windows xp, so I have to be able to download anything from there, put it on a flash drive, and then transfer it to suse via that until I get the driver for an internet connection.

Thank you for your time and effort.

Regards,

Joe

I have a linksys WUSB54GC usb adapter with a rt2x00 chip-set. The problem is that openSuse doesn't have a driver for it to connect to the internet. Therefore I can't update my system or download the driver to openSuse. I was told that I would have to update my system before I am able to install the driver, is this true? If so how do I update the system without a internet connection.
How can I install the driver via a 1gb usb flash drive or cd (it's the only two mediums I have)?

I have another adapter, but it has the same chip-set.
I can't get another adapter, or make a wired connection.
I am dual-booting windows xp, so I have to be able to download anything from there, put it on a flash drive, and then transfer it to suse via that until I get the driver for an internet connection.

Thank you for your time and effort.

Regards,

Joe
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According to the HCL @ http://en.opensuse.org/HCL/Network_A...%28Wireless%29, the WUSB54G is supported out of the box.

Go to Yast > Network Devices > Network Card: is it detected? If so, you have to go through each window and configure the card. The wireless extensions must match through & including the router. You could turn off the firewall until you have it working; then turn it back on.

Note: make a 2 to 4-GB vfat (fat32) partition & you can share files between OSes. In SuSE you have to set it up (edit) in "fstab" to see it (& reboot). Search the forum to edit it.

http://www.google.com/linux?hl=en&q=WU...amp;btnG=Search may help with the driver.

Give it a shot & if you have problems, get back & someone will try to help.

If you decide to compile your own driver, check http://www.suseforums.net/index.php?showto...9&hl=rt2500 which was for an rt2500 but used the rt2x00 daily cvs.

Good lucl

I have found that rt2x00-kmp comes with 10.3. I had to copy rt73.bin to /lib/firmware, which I got from here.

Now when I go to the network manager I see the available networks. It says configuring device, then it goes to configuring ip, which is where it stops after trying for about a minute.

I've only set a connection up once on linux (it more so auto-did it), so I'm not sure about all of the setting that I should put when configuring my device. I have a modem which I connect too. I'm using it as a desktop, so should I leave the domain name as the defualt (linux and site)? Also should I set up a default gateway?

Maybe this will help some.

linux:~ # ifconfig
eth0******Link encap:Ethernet**HWaddr 00:16:76:67:04:70
**********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)
**********Interrupt:21 Base address:0xc000

lo********Link encap:Local Loopback
**********inet addr:127.0.0.1**Mask:255.0.0.0
**********UP LOOPBACK RUNNING**MTU:16436**Metric:1
**********RX packets:34 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
**********TX packets:34 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
**********collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
**********RX bytes:2156 (2.1 Kb)**TX bytes:2156 (2.1 Kb)

wlan0**** Link encap:Ethernet**HWaddr 00:18:39:12:4A:41
**********UP BROADCAST MULTICAST**MTU:1500**Metric:1
**********RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
**********TX packets:14 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
**********collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
**********RX bytes:0 (0.0 b)**TX bytes:5040 (4.9 Kb)

wmaster0**Link encap:UNSPEC**HWaddr 00-18-39-12-4A-41-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00
**********UP BROADCAST RUNNING 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)

linux:~ # iwconfig
lo********no wireless extensions.

wmaster0**no wireless extensions.

wlan0**** IEEE 802.11g**ESSID:""
**********Mode:Managed**Frequency:2.462 GHz**Access Point: Not-Associated
**********Retry min limit:7** RTS thr:off** Fragment thr=2346 B
**********Encryption key:off
**********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

eth0******no wireless extensions.

Joe

linux:~ #
linux:~ # iwconfig
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wlan0**** IEEE 802.11g**ESSID:""
**********Mode:Managed**Frequency:2.462 GHz**Access Point: Not-Associated
**********Retry min limit:7** RTS thr:off** Fragment thr=2346 B
**********Encryption key:off
**********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

Joe
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It's detected

Go to Yast > Network Devices > Network Card

Click on the device
"Edit"
Fill in all the lines in the windows on each page, do them all. when you click "next" more should come up.
Then when you do "iwconfig" again things like [ESSID:""], should show the extension you entered.

If it doesn't come right up do "iwlist scan"

Give it a go; you are close.