Fedora 13 Wireless

[Garrett85]

I just installed Fedora 13 on my desktop but I can't get it to pick up the wireless network in the house. The desktop has a Linksys AE1000 that can feed off of the wireless router in another room when I boot up in Windows. Any suggestions?

[jayd512]

Start here.
Post back with the results.

[Garrett85]

Here we go.

lsmod

$ lsmod
Module Size Used by
vfat 6435 0
fat 36677 1 vfat
usb_storage 34392 0
fuse 46663 2
sunrpc 159624 1
cpufreq_ondemand 6732 1
powernow_k8 12761 1
ip6t_REJECT 3298 2
nf_conntrack_ipv6 13996 2
ip6table_filter 2191 1
ip6_tables 9211 1 ip6table_filter
ipv6 216224 36 ip6t_REJECT,nf_conntrack_ipv6
uinput 5210 0
snd_hda_codec_realtek 200716 1
snd_hda_intel 20311 2
snd_hda_codec 61515 2 snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_intel
snd_seq 41363 0
snd_usb_audio 66880 1
snd_hwdep 4704 2 snd_hda_codec,snd_usb_audio
snd_usb_lib 13558 1 snd_usb_audio
snd_pcm 59444 3 snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_usb_audio
snd_rawmidi 15965 1 snd_usb_lib
snd_seq_device 4867 2 snd_seq,snd_rawmidi
snd_timer 15063 2 snd_seq,snd_pcm
wmi 5444 0
r8169 28413 0
snd 45127 17 snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec, snd_seq,snd_usb_audio,snd_hwdep,snd_usb_lib,snd_pc m,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq_device,snd_timer
uvcvideo 46869 0
videodev 29534 1 uvcvideo
v4l1_compat 11106 2 uvcvideo,videodev
serio_raw 3531 0
i2c_piix4 10090 0
mii 3422 1 r8169
soundcore 4842 1 snd
snd_page_alloc 5941 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm
microcode 10013 0
k10temp 2371 0
radeon 552859 2
ttm 43888 1 radeon
drm_kms_helper 21663 1 radeon
drm 133962 4 radeon,ttm,drm_kms_helper
i2c_algo_bit 3929 1 radeon
i2c_core 19651 6 videodev,i2c_piix4,radeon,drm_kms_helper,drm,i2c_a lgo_bit

lspci -knn
$ lspci -knn
00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] RS780 Host Bridge [1022:9600]
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:2ab7]
00:01.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] RS780 PCI to PCI bridge (int gfx) [1022:9602]
00:0a.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] RS780 PCI to PCI bridge (PCIE port 5) [1022:9609]
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:11.0 SATA controller [0106]: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 SATA Controller [AHCI mode] [1002:4391]
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:2ab7]
Kernel driver in use: ahci
00:12.0 USB Controller [0c03]: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 USB OHCI0 Controller [1002:4397]
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:2ab7]
Kernel driver in use: ohci_hcd
00:12.1 USB Controller [0c03]: ATI Technologies Inc SB700 USB OHCI1 Controller [1002:4398]
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:2ab7]
Kernel driver in use: ohci_hcd
00:12.2 USB Controller [0c03]: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 USB EHCI Controller [1002:4396]
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:2ab7]
Kernel driver in use: ehci_hcd
00:13.0 USB Controller [0c03]: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 USB OHCI0 Controller [1002:4397]
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:2ab7]
Kernel driver in use: ohci_hcd
00:13.1 USB Controller [0c03]: ATI Technologies Inc SB700 USB OHCI1 Controller [1002:4398]
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:2ab7]
Kernel driver in use: ohci_hcd
00:13.2 USB Controller [0c03]: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 USB EHCI Controller [1002:4396]
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:2ab7]
Kernel driver in use: ehci_hcd
00:14.0 SMBus [0c05]: ATI Technologies Inc SBx00 SMBus Controller [1002:4385] (rev 3c)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:2ab7]
Kernel driver in use: piix4_smbus
Kernel modules: i2c-piix4
00:14.2 Audio device [0403]: ATI Technologies Inc SBx00 Azalia (Intel HDA) [1002:4383]
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:2ab7]
Kernel driver in use: HDA Intel
Kernel modules: snd-hda-intel
00:14.3 ISA bridge [0601]: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 LPC host controller [1002:439d]
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:2ab7]
00:14.4 PCI bridge [0604]: ATI Technologies Inc SBx00 PCI to PCI Bridge [1002:4384]
00:18.0 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K10 [Opteron, Athlon64, Sempron] HyperTransport Configuration [1022:1200]
00:18.1 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K10 [Opteron, Athlon64, Sempron] Address Map [1022:1201]
00:18.2 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K10 [Opteron, Athlon64, Sempron] DRAM Controller [1022:1202]
00:18.3 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K10 [Opteron, Athlon64, Sempron] Miscellaneous Control [1022:1203]
Kernel modules: k10temp
00:18.4 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K10 [Opteron, Athlon64, Sempron] Link Control [1022:1204]
01:05.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: ATI Technologies Inc 760G [Radeon 3000] [1002:9616]
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:2ab7]
Kernel driver in use: radeon
Kernel modules: radeon
02:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller [10ec:8136] (rev 05)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:2ab7]
Kernel driver in use: r8169
Kernel modules: r8169[/QUOTE]

lsusb
$ lsusb
Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 004 Device 002: ID 0461:4d20 Primax Electronics, Ltd
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 0461:0010 Primax Electronics, Ltd
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 13b1:002f Linksys
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 045e:076d Microsoft Corp.
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 007: ID 154b:6545 PNY
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

[jayd512]

I believe that adapter needs the drivers from the Ralink site.
The one you're looking for is RT3572USB.

The Ralink site has pretty good instructions, so take a look at them.
But if you have any questions, post back with them

[Garrett85]

1> $tar -xvzf RT3572_Linux_STA_x.x.x.x.tgz
go to "./RT3572_Linux_STA_x.x.x.x" directory.

This is step 1 according to the ReadMe file but, ./RT3572_Linux_STA_x.x.x.x doesn't seem to be a directory. I don't recall /(root) ever being a hidden file either.

[jayd512]

After you do tar -zxvf on the downloaded package, it should vave created a new directory that contains the source files.
Do ls -a to make sure it's there, and to get the correct name of the directory.
After you cd into that directory, you should be able to do make, and then as root do make install.

[Garrett85]

What's in bold is what I'M having trouble understanding.

1> $tar -xvzf RT3572_Linux_STA_x.x.x.x.tgz
go to "./RT3572_Linux_STA_x.x.x.x" directory.

2> In Makefile
set the "MODE = STA" in Makefile and chose the TARGET to Linux by set "TARGET = LINUX"
define the linux kernel source include file path LINUX_SRC
modify to meet your need.

3> In os/linux/config.mk
define the GCC and LD of the target machine
define the compiler flags CFLAGS
modify to meet your need.
** Build for being controlled by NetworkManager or wpa_supplicant wext functions
Please set 'HAS_WPA_SUPPLICANT=y' and 'HAS_NATIVE_WPA_SUPPLICANT_SUPPORT=y'.
=> #>cd wpa_supplicant-x.x
=> #>./wpa_supplicant -Dwext -ira0 -c wpa_supplicant.conf -d
** Build for being controlled by WpaSupplicant with Ralink Driver
Please set 'HAS_WPA_SUPPLICANT=y' and 'HAS_NATIVE_WPA_SUPPLICANT_SUPPORT=n'.
(just above I was told to set them both to y, no one needs to be y and another on n, what's gong on?)
=> #>cd wpa_supplicant-0.5.7
=> #>./wpa_supplicant -Dralink -ira0 -c wpa_supplicant.conf -d

4> $make
# compile driver source code
# To fix "error: too few arguments to function ¡¥iwe_stream_add_event"
=> $patch -i os/linux/sta_ioctl.c.patch os/linux/sta_ioctl.c

5> $cp RT2870STA.dat /etc/Wireless/RT2870STA/RT2870STA.dat

6> load driver, go to "os/linux/" directory.
#[kernel 2.4]
# $/sbin/insmod rt2870sta.o
# $/sbin/ifconfig ra0 inet YOUR_IP up

#[kernel 2.6]
# $/sbin/insmod rt2870sta.ko
# $/sbin/ifconfig ra0 inet YOUR_IP up

7> unload driver
$/sbin/ifconfig ra0 down
$/sbin/rmmod rt2870sta

[jayd512]

There's no need to dig into the config files.

$ tar -zxvf
$ cd <new directory>
$ make
# su -
<enter your root password
# make install

[Garrett85]

So what does the line "tar -zxvf" do? I've already unzipped the file via a graphical extractor to my desktop. Is tha the same thing?

[Garrett85]

Below is what I get when I navigate to the unzipped folder and enter the 'make' command.

[garrett@FedoraDesktop 2011_0427_RT3572_Linux_STA_v2.5.0.0.DPO]$
[garrett@FedoraDesktop 2011_0427_RT3572_Linux_STA_v2.5.0.0.DPO]$ make
make -C tools
make[1]: Entering directory `/home/garrett/Desktop/2011_0427_RT3572_Linux_STA_v2.5.0.0.DPO/tools'
gcc -g bin2h.c -o bin2h
make[1]: gcc: Command not found
make[1]: *** [all] Error 127
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/garrett/Desktop/2011_0427_RT3572_Linux_STA_v2.5.0.0.DPO/tools'
make: *** [build_tools] Error 2
[garrett@FedoraDesktop 2011_0427_RT3572_Linux_STA_v2.5.0.0.DPO]$