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[HELP] Problem compiling Ralink 3060 Wireless Driver

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• Started 12 years ago by Flea90
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   Flea90
   

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   Hello! I love Slitaz and i've learned a lot since I installed it. I always try to solve my problems but now i'm puzzled and i can`t figure out how to solve the problem.

   I have a Wireless PCI Card: D-Link DWA 525. I used the lspci command and i found out that it uses a Ralink 3060 Chipset. I downloaded the drivers from linux from the webpage (http://www.ralinktech.com/support.php?s=2. It has the source files and i've to compile the driver. I'm quite noob with this... i downloaded gcc complier, slitaz-toolchain and other packages. Then i loguin as root in a terminal, change to the driver folder (with all the files to be compiled) and do the following:
   make
   make install
   The driver doesn`t compile i gives me an error... it says that it couldn't find a folder. The exact line is: /lib/modules/2.6.15-28/build/ no such file or directory.

   It gives me that error and i could`t compile the driver.

   What can i do to solve this? I really don't know what to do... i would really apreciate your help! I really need to install this card.

   Thanks!
   Flea90.

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   Posted 12 years ago #
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   Flea90
   

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   I uploaded a readme file that comes with the other files. It explains the steps to follow... but im not sure about some things, obviously i'm doing something wrong because i couldnt make it work.

   Posted 12 years ago #
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   This is the error that appears:

   make: *** /lib/modules/2.6.30.6-slitaz/build: No such file or directory. Stop.
   make: *** [LINUX] Error 2

   please anyone help me!

   Posted 12 years ago #
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   ernia
   

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   check with tazpkg search-pkgname which package provides the missing dir:

   fabio@s10:~$ tazpkg search-pkgname /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/build

   Search result for file /lib/modules/2.6.37-slitaz/build
   ================================================================================
   linux-module-headers

   ================================================================================
   1 pkg(s) found with file: /lib/modules/2.6.37-slitaz/build

   i'm on cooking so my output is different from yours, but you should need to install linux-module-headers :
   tazpkg get-install linux-module-headers
   if you have more missing files use tazpkg search-pkgname again to find what you miss

   Posted 12 years ago #
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   Flea90
   

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   Thank you very much ernia!! It really worked for me! I discover waht package i was missing and installed the linux-source package and i could compile the driver without any problem... but i've new drawbacks here.

   I try to use the network manager to connect to my router but i can`t. The network manager shows some wireless networks but I double click on them and nothing happens. It seems that the network manager isn't working very well. I've to load the driver each time I boot (modprobe rt3562sta). The green light of the pci card is blinking and it shows some networks but i'm not able to connect to any of them (even not to my own router nor other networks without key).

   Does anyone have a clue with this?

   Sorry about my bad english... thanks again!

   Posted 12 years ago #
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   Flea90
   

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   i'm still trying but i can't... is there any way to configure it manually?

   Posted 12 years ago #
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   ernia
   

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   you can make the module to be automatically loaded at boot putting it in
   /etc/rcS.conf
   in the LOAD_MODULES row
   i don't have slitaz with me right now and i don't really know how the network utility works, you could try googling for iwconfig and wpa_supplicant

   Posted 12 years ago #
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   Flea90
   

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   Thanks again! Now the module is loaded at boot... but i still can't connect to any network!

   any clue about this?

   Posted 12 years ago #
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   Flea90
   

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   Solved. To make things easier i was trying to connect to my router without any pass. As it didn't mean to work i decided to set WPA2 authentication in my router and i was able to connect without any problems using WICD.
   I honestly don't know what was causing troubles... perhaps it has something to do with the WPA_Supplicant daemon.
   Bye!

   Posted 12 years ago #

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