Wireless network on EEE PC + OpenSuse 11.0

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Hi, guys.

I’m trying for a week now to bring wireless to life on ASUS EEE PC 1000 + OS 11.0. I can not use 11.1 for a good reason.

Could anybody post a complete how-to procedure for dummies.
Or at least specify:

  • do I need to use kernel-default instead of pae
  • do I need to upgrade kernel
  • do I need manually compile/install RT2860STA driver
  • which drivers/versions I need to install (madwifi, rt2860sta…)

I would appreciate any help/links.

Vadim.

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Some addition to my post.

According to OpenSUSE_on_the_EeePC:

The new WLAN driver ath5k, included in the openSUSE 11.0 kernel package, seems not to work on the EeePC. So we need to blacklist this module to use the madwifi driver from appleonkel-repository.

But there are many rpms there - which is the right one? At least for the fresh out-of-dvd 11.0 installation.

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Hi
I’m running 11.1 fine on a 1000HE my system uses the ath9k driver. Have
you read the stickies over in the wireless forum to
troubleshoot/provide information? I would also look at starting a new
thread in wireless forum.

–
Cheers Malcolm °¿° (Linux Counter #276890)
openSUSE 11.1 (i586) Kernel 2.6.27.21-0.1-pae
up 4 days 19:06, 1 user, load average: 1.48, 1.14, 0.68
ASUS eeePC 1000HE ATOM N280 1.66GHz | GPU Mobile 945GM/GMS/GME

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Thanks for the reply.
I did not provide troubleshoot info because it’s a well known fact that OS 11.0 does not work with wired/wireless card on eee pc.
I just asked a questions how to install drivers and which drivers to use.
Once I got that I’ll try and post troubleshoot info in case of problems.
I tried using 11.1 - it’s much better with network, but I can not use it unfortunately - I need to instal drivers for USB data acquisition equipment which do not work with 11.1.

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Hi
Ahh ok, the drivers (USB) don’t like the later kernel? Are they
proprietary drivers or is the source available?

–
Cheers Malcolm °¿° (Linux Counter #276890)
openSUSE 11.1 (i586) Kernel 2.6.27.21-0.1-pae
up 5 days 9:02, 2 users, load average: 0.05, 0.14, 0.19
ASUS eeePC 1000HE ATOM N280 1.66GHz | GPU Mobile 945GM/GMS/GME

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Please do me a favor and don’t tell that my colleagues’ EEEpc.

If that machine gets to know that “well known fact” it might believe it and WLAN/LAN immediately stop working.