DSL Tips and Tricks :: using Ralink rt61 WLAN driver

what I did:

Installed from system:
gcc1.with-libs.dsl and gnu-utils.dsl

from testing
gcc-2.95.dsl

Following steps with root

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sudo su

installed kernel-2.4.26 from kernel.org

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tar -xvzf kernel-2.4.26.tar.gz -C /usr/src

installed from system
kernelsource.dsl

Downloaded the Ralink driver Version 1.1.0.0 from Ralink:
http://www.ralink.com.tw/Home/Support/Linux.html

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cd /home/dsl

Decompressed the file

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tar -xvzf RT61_Linux_Sta_Drv1.1.0.0.tar.gz
cd RT61_Linux_STA_Drv1.1.0.0/Module/

Make a symlink from gcc to cc or edit Makefile, because cc
is not installed. Use gcc instead.

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./Configure
make
make install
mkdir /etc/Wireless/RT61STA
cp rt*.bin /etc/Wireless/RT61STA/.
cp rt61sta.dat /etc/Wireless/RT61STA/.
dos2unix /etc/Wireless/RT61STA/rt61sta.dat

edit rt61sta.dat to local requirentments cf. Ralink readme to do so.

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vi -b /etc/Wireless/RT61STA/rt61sta.dat

add following lines to /opt/bootlocal.sh

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ifconfig ra0 192.168.101.174 up #local ip-address
route add default gw 192.168.101.1 ra0 #Wireless router ip

edit /etc/dhcpc/config

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IFACE=ra0

edit /etc/dhcpc/resolv.conf

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search
nameserver 192.168.101.1 #Wireless router ip

It should also work with Knoppix 3.4 and manually install compiled driver to DSL.
But I did not test it. I needed the compiler for different other tools.

have fun

Daniel

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installed kernel-2.4.26 from kernel.orgCode Sample

tar -xvzf kernel-2.4.26.tar.gz -C /usr/src

installed from system
kernelsource.dsl

Kernel headers (kernelsource.dsl) should be enough to compile network drivers I should think and downloading the full source should not be required.

original here.