Description of problem: No entry for Ralink based PCMCIA cards in system-config-networdk Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): rpm -qi system-config-network Name : system-config-network Relocations: (not relocatable) Version : 1.3.96.2 Vendor: Fedora Project Release : 1.fc7 Build Date: 6.09.2007 (чт) 11,05,28 EEST How reproducible: Always, on several machines Steps to Reproduce: 1. Open system-config-network 2. Go to "Hardware" tab 3. Click on "New" button 4. In the "Choose Hardware Type" dialog select "Wireless" and click the "OK" button 5. In the "Network Adapters Configuration" - the "Adapter" drop down does not contain entry for Ralink devices which are included as modules in current kernels. The "Device" drop down contains only "ethX" entries - no "wlan0" ones. Actual results: No Wlan cards Expected results: Entry for Ralink so that I could manually add such a pcmcia card. Additional info: It seems to me that the entries for wlan and normal cable NICs are the same. The card is a PCMCIA one. Info on the card here: http://www.asus.com/products4.aspx?l1=12&l2=42&l3=135&model=52&modelmenu=1 http://support.asus.com/download/download_item.aspx?model=WL-107g
Created attachment 192411 [details] Screeen capture showing the unsuccessful process of adding the card This is a screen capture made with byzanz. It is an animated gif.
well, it seems, there is no kernel module (driver) present for your card. so s-c-network does not display it.
I respectfully disagree - there is a driver for the card in the standard Fedora kernel. rpm -qil kernel | grep wireless | grep rt /lib/modules/2.6.22.1-41.fc7/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/orinoco_nortel.ko /lib/modules/2.6.22.1-41.fc7/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/rt2400pci.ko /lib/modules/2.6.22.1-41.fc7/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/rt2500pci.ko /lib/modules/2.6.22.1-41.fc7/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/rt2500usb.ko /lib/modules/2.6.22.1-41.fc7/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00lib.ko /lib/modules/2.6.22.1-41.fc7/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00pci.ko /lib/modules/2.6.22.1-41.fc7/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00usb.ko /lib/modules/2.6.22.1-41.fc7/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/rt61pci.ko /lib/modules/2.6.22.1-41.fc7/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/rt73usb.ko /lib/modules/2.6.22.1-41.fc7/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/rtl8187.ko /lib/modules/2.6.22.4-65.fc7/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/orinoco_nortel.ko /lib/modules/2.6.22.4-65.fc7/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/rt2400pci.ko /lib/modules/2.6.22.4-65.fc7/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/rt2500pci.ko /lib/modules/2.6.22.4-65.fc7/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/rt2500usb.ko /lib/modules/2.6.22.4-65.fc7/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00lib.ko /lib/modules/2.6.22.4-65.fc7/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00pci.ko /lib/modules/2.6.22.4-65.fc7/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00usb.ko /lib/modules/2.6.22.4-65.fc7/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/rt61pci.ko /lib/modules/2.6.22.4-65.fc7/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/rt73usb.ko /lib/modules/2.6.22.4-65.fc7/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/rtl8187.ko The rt files are exactly the Ralink modules. If you check the kernel source rpm - there is a patch that is appplied and it brings support for Ralink. The patch is called git-wireless-dev.patch
what does: # /sbin/iwconfig output? Maybe you have to place a firmware in /lib/firmware?
1./sbin/iwconfig lo no wireless extensions. eth0 no wireless extensions. wmaster0 no wireless extensions. wlan0 IEEE 802.11g ESSID:"" Mode:Managed Channel:0 Access Point: Not-Associated Retry min limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr=2346 B Encryption key:off Link Quality:0 Signal level:0 Noise level:0 Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0 Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0 2. /sbin/ifconfig wlan0 wlan0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:1B:FC:26:BE:5D BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b) 3. /sbin/lsmod |grep rt rt2500pci 20801 0 rt2x00pci 13761 1 rt2500pci rt2x00lib 22593 2 rt2500pci,rt2x00pci rfkill 11089 1 rt2x00lib input_polldev 8905 1 rt2x00lib crc_itu_t 6337 1 rt2x00lib mac80211 147657 4 rc80211_simple,rt2500pci,rt2x00pci,rt2x00lib eeprom_93cx6 6337 1 rt2500pci rtc_cmos 12001 0 4. /sbin/lspci | grep -i rt 02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ (rev 10) 03:00.0 Network controller: RaLink RT2500 802.11g Cardbus/mini-PCI (rev 01) 5. kudzu -p contains: class: NETWORK bus: PCI detached: 1 device: wlan0 driver: rt2500pci desc: "RaLink RT2500 802.11g Cardbus/mini-PCI" network.hwaddr: 00:1b:fc:26:be:5d vendorId: 1814 deviceId: 0201 subVendorId: 1043 subDeviceId: 107f pciType: 2 pcidom: 0 pcibus: 3 pcidev: 0 pcifn: 0 6. After that I start system-config-network - but there is still no mention of the card in system-config-network. 7. No firmware needed for this card (I found that out after I purchased the card). http://rt2x00.serialmonkey.com/wiki/index.php?title=Rt2x00_README#Firmware: http://www.fsf.org/resources/hw/net/wireless/cards.html
Use the first screen, "add device" -> "wireless" .. specify wlan0 ... Or use NetworkManager, which is better suited for wireless cards.
first screen == first tab (Devices)
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