Re: Loading kernel modules for usb stick
Rainer Dorsch(rdorsch@web.de) is reported to have said:
> Hello,
>
> I got a D-link DWL-G122 today. It was easy to get that working under etch. For
> reference, if anybody has a similar problem:
>
> # module-assistant prepare # May not be needed
> # module-assistant get rt2x00
> # module-assistant build rt2x00
>
> topsi:~# cd /usr/src/
> topsi:/usr/src# dpkg -i
> rt2x00-modules-2.6.18-4-686_0cvs20060928-1+2.6.18.dfsg.1-11_i386.deb
>
> # modprobe rt2500usb
>
> in /etc/network/interfaces:
> iface wlan0 inet dhcp
> wpa-ssid xxxxxxxxx
> wpa-key-mgmt WPA-PSK
> wpa-psk xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> wpa-driver wext
>
>
Thanks for posting the this. I have a DWL-G122 but haven't got around
to it yet.
>
> The only problem which is left, is that the kernel module is not loaded
> automatically, when the usb wlan adapter is plugged in. Is there any database
> where I could enter the wlan adapter id, to get the rt2500usb automatically
> loaded for the usb adpater? Should I submit my addition to anybody to have
> the wlan adapter supported out of the box?
Not sure if this will work but I found this somewhere while searching
the net.
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# /etc/network/interfaces
#
# This file describes the network interfaces available on your system
# and how to activate them. For more information, see interfaces(5).
# The loopback network interface
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback
up route add -net 127.0.0.0 netmask 255.0.0.0 dev lo
down route del -net 127.0.0.0 netmask 255.0.0.0 dev lo
# This is a list of hotpluggable network interfaces.
# They will be activated automatically by the hotplug subsystem.
mapping hotplug
script grep
map eth0 wlan0
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Thanks and hope this might help.
Wayne
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