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Offline jls

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Re: help : how to install this driver? thanks.
« Reply #1 on: November 01, 2009, 10:34:22 AM »
I think it's enough to put rt73.bin in /lib/firmware and install/mount wireless-2.6.29.1-tinycore.tczm and wireless_tools.tczl
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Re: help : how to install this driver? thanks.
« Reply #2 on: November 01, 2009, 11:31:25 AM »
how can i get rt73.bin?thks.

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Re: help : how to install this driver? thanks.
« Reply #3 on: November 01, 2009, 12:45:01 PM »
is not in the rar file?
U can check the missing file issuing
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dmesg after u
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sudo ifconfig wlan0 up and
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iwlist wlan0 scanning
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Re: help : how to install this driver? thanks.
« Reply #4 on: November 02, 2009, 06:24:53 AM »
not in rar file.

this rar file is c code file.

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Re: help : how to install this driver? thanks.
« Reply #5 on: November 02, 2009, 06:46:40 AM »
it is in the rar file
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Re: help : how to install this driver? thanks.
« Reply #6 on: November 02, 2009, 07:04:57 AM »
i do it follow you,but it do not work.

"sudo ifconfig wlan0 up" command result is "ifconfig:SIOCGIFFLAGS:NO such device"

thks.

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Re: help : how to install this driver? thanks.
« Reply #7 on: November 02, 2009, 08:01:39 AM »
what "says" dmesg?
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Re: help : how to install this driver? thanks.
« Reply #8 on: November 02, 2009, 08:07:54 AM »
it "says" many words. but i do not know how to copy them here

Offline Juanito

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Re: help : how to install this driver? thanks.
« Reply #9 on: November 02, 2009, 09:57:37 AM »
it "says" many words. but i do not know how to copy them here

Highlight the text you wish to copy with the mouse and then paste with the middle mouse button or, if you have a two-button mouse, paste by clicking both buttons at the same time.

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Re: help : how to install this driver? thanks.
« Reply #10 on: November 02, 2009, 10:19:22 AM »
I have posted the instructions before over here:

http://forum.tinycorelinux.net/index.php?topic=2906.msg14930#msg14930

Assuming you've already unrared the file, start at step #5.

Edit: one small change...

cd to the directory you unpacked into and type:

sudo cp rt73.bin  /lib/firmware

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« Last Edit: November 17, 2009, 10:39:44 PM by ^thehatsrule^ »

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Re: help : how to install this driver? thanks.
« Reply #11 on: November 02, 2009, 10:46:30 AM »
i do it follow you. but "sudo ifconfig wlan0 up" result is  "ifconfig:SIOCGIFFLAGS:No such device",

ps: my wifi device is a usb wifi device.

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Re: help : how to install this driver? thanks.
« Reply #12 on: November 02, 2009, 10:58:58 AM »
What USB WIFI device are you using?

To help diagnose your problem,

Install extension: usb-utils.tcz

Open a terminal and enter:

lsusb

Copy and post the results.

Then enter:

dmesg | tail -20

and post those results.
« Last Edit: November 02, 2009, 11:04:11 AM by combo3 »

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Re: help : how to install this driver? thanks.
« Reply #13 on: November 02, 2009, 11:32:29 AM »
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Re: help : how to install this driver? thanks.
« Reply #14 on: November 02, 2009, 11:57:16 AM »
Going over the dmesg output, it appears no wireless modules are loaded.

Did you install wireless_tools.tczl ?