wireless issue

[lplume]

Hello!

I guess this should be one of the most common topic, but really i cannot figure out how to solve this problem i've found lately in these few months.

Im really new to salix, i come from debian falvoured distros...

Well, im trying to getting work my usb-wireless.. So it is the "famous" DWL g-122.

I started a salix basic install and at the moment this is the steps i follow:

i first slapt-get wireless-tools, then wicd. When i try to start wicd the response is "No wireless networks found", and the output of "ifconfig wlan0 up" is "SIOCSIFFLAGS: No such file or directory".

Well of course i miss something, i will be very glad to get help but most of all to understand =)

so feel free to link me resources i cannot find maybe to learn something more about devices, wireless and so on (needed in this "test-cases")...

If you need me to post output from some commands i will.

Thanks a lot!

[hc.e]

Some time ago, when I used this wireless it needed firmware.
dmesg or tail -f /var/log/messages should tell you.
Why didn't you do the full install?

[thenktor]

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slapt-get --search wireless
bluez-libs-3.36-x86_64-2 [inst=Ja]: bluez-libs (Bluetooth(TM) wireless libraries)
crda-1.0.1-x86_64-2 [inst=Nein]: crda (Central Regulatory Domain Agent)
ipw2100-fw-1.3-fw-1 [inst=Ja]: ipw2100-fw (Intel ipw2100 wireless firmware)
ipw2200-fw-3.0-fw-2 [inst=Ja]: ipw2200-fw (Intel ipw2200 wireless firmware)
iw-0.9.14-x86_64-1 [inst=Ja]: iw (tool for configuring Linux wireless devices)
iwlwifi-3945-ucode-15.32.2.9-fw-1 [inst=Ja]: iwlwifi-3945-ucode (Intel 3945 wireless microcode)
iwlwifi-4965-ucode-228.61.2.24-fw-1 [inst=Ja]: iwlwifi-4965-ucode (Intel 4965 wireless microcode)
iwlwifi-5000-ucode-8.24.2.12-fw-1 [inst=Ja]: iwlwifi-5000-ucode (Intel 5000 wireless microcode)
iwlwifi-5150-ucode-8.24.2.2-fw-1 [inst=Ja]: iwlwifi-5150-ucode (Intel 5150 wireless microcode)
openobex-1.3-x86_64-3 [inst=Ja]: openobex (Object Exchange protocol library)
rt61-firmware-1.2-fw-1 [inst=Ja]: rt61-firmware (Firmware for Ralink rt61 wireless chips)
rt71w-firmware-1.8-fw-1 [inst=Ja]: rt71w-firmware (Firmware for Ralink rt71w wireless chips)
wicd-1.6.2.1-x86_64-1 [inst=Nein]: wicd (network manager for linux)
wicd-1.6.2.2-x86_64-1gv [inst=Ja]: wicd (network manager for linux)
wireless-tools-29-x86_64-5 [inst=Ja]: wireless-tools (utilities for wireless networking)
xfce4-wavelan-plugin-0.5.5-x86_64-1gv [inst=Nein]: xfce4-wavelan-plugin - a wireless lan monitor for the xfce panel
zd1211-firmware-1.4-fw-1 [inst=Ja]: zd1211-firmware (Firmware for zd1211 USB wireless)

You are probably missing one of the firmwares. This is why a full installation should be preferred by new users

[lplume]

well first of all thank for the reply!

I did not perform the full because i would like to start with a really basic system in order to fit my best own needs. Btw maybe it was a kind of mistakes, im a lil "lost in the shell" lol ^^ !! Well i mean, to find software i was "seasoned" to use, i really dunno how to be sure to add repos and get the softaware works on my pc.

But coming back to my issue, i read about firmware (once again, bless me im not so good in *nix system) dmesg and /var/log/messages seems to tell me to look for that firmware but cannot find it...

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Jan 17 17:55:13 <host> kernel: rt73usb 1-4:1.0: firmware: requesting rt73.bin
Jan 17 17:55:13 <host> firmware.sh[7627]: Cannot find  firmware file 'rt73.bin'
Jan 17 17:55:14 <host> ntpd[3174]: frequency initialized 3.210 PPM from /etc/ntp/drift
Jan 17 17:55:15 <host> kernel: rt73usb 1-4:1.0: firmware: requesting rt73.bin
Jan 17 17:55:15 <host> firmware.sh[7642]: Cannot find  firmware file 'rt73.bin'
etc etc etc...

... so i guess i should getting firmware? After found it, how can i add it ?

Really thank you again... and please dont let 'em make me leave salix-slack-like ^^ my friends are trying it :p dont let do it !!!! i trust in slack!!


EDIT :: after thenktor
you are right ^^ i told, but i'd like to learn how to fix issue when i found it, a full install maybe doesnt incite me to do it =)

[Shador]

I'd just try with the r71 packages as from thenktors post and if that doesn't work rt61. If it's still doesn't work, there's probably no slackware package for rt73 firmware. Then you could try to find a source where to get it from.
To install either use gslapt (dunno if it's installed by basic) or which should always work slapt-get. It's not the difficult, try the man page.
It's supposed to be an apt-like package manager and, if I read it right, with your slackware background you should be able to use it.

[lplume]

woah

thanks to All ^^ slapt-get -i rt71w-firmware was good and easy enough ^^ now im in wireless.

really thank you and sorry to waste your time (if i do XD) !!

edit : btw i just does not think that rt71 or rt61 were ok, and yes ^^ i read the man pages it's the first thing i read when i dunno how somtehing works