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RTL8187SE WIFI not working
aduncan:
Thanks for that. rtl8187se_load ran with errors, so I cd'd to the directory and loaded the modules manually. The system stats ap showed that the modules were loaded. Got wps_gui working after I installed libexpat.tcz, but when I ran it, no wifi adapter found.
Given up for the night, got an early start tomorrow.
Andrew
tinypoodle:
You could try to comment the first line of the script out (prepending a '#' before 'cd') and run it from inside the directory of the modules, or also run the included 'wlanup' script from inside the directory.
All that really matters is to load & unload the 6 modules in specific order.
To check if the interface is present:
--- Code: ---ifconfig -a |grep wlan
--- End code ---
You should get some output in 'dmesg' when the driver gets loaded
aduncan:
I've since spent a lot of time on this problem, without any joy. Come to a decision, I need to do 2 things.
1. Find a Wifi unit which is compatible and cheap, and 2. go and learn a lot more about Linux command line. I was well up in MSDOS 3.1 years ago, but find the transition to Linux painful.
Thanks for your help in the meantime.
Andrew
tinypoodle:
Umm... just a thought...
Are you very sure with all you tried that the hardware switch of your radio was on all the time?
Whatever you would do software wise would be futile otherwise.
Depending on the model of your box, there should probably be a LED indicator, and a switch or a key combo to toggle on/off (e.g. Fn+F6).
tinypoodle:
--- Quote from: aduncan on November 10, 2010, 05:18:05 PM ---Thanks for that. rtl8187se_load ran with errors
--- End quote ---
Running it as normal user would result in errors, you have to run it as root.
I checked, if the radio gets recognized when loading drivers, then there would be output from dmesg. So after loading the drivers you could check by
--- Code: ---dmesg |tail
--- End code ---
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