Mailinglist Archive: opensuse-factory (340 mails)

[Oddball <monkey9@xxxxxx>]

Oddball schreef:
> Herbert Graeber schreef:
>   
> > If the rt2860ST driver is already contained in kernel 2.6.29, it should be 
> > detected. I your driver comes from an external module, you have to find a 
> > RPM 
> > built for 2.6.29, or you have to build the driver yourself.
> >
> > I had to enter yast network settings turn off NetworkManager, press OK, 
> > enter a 
> > second time and reactivate NetworkManager. After that the ath5k driver I 
> > needed for my eeePC works fine.
> >
> > Be careful with updating the kernel. From time to time the kernels from 
> > Kernel:HEAD do not work properly, but most of time time they work well. And 
> > maybe at some point one has to upgrade other supporting software, too.
> >
> > Herbert
> >   
> >     
> rt2860ST is not onboard than helas... i would have had to configure it
> myself..
> Henne has these if irc...
> I would like it more that the modules were seperate: called: eee-pc
> kernel modules, and that all needed would be included. And be maintained
> ofcourse....
> So all one had to do was install these, and Hop! Ready to go. Hotkeys,
> camera, network, what would there be more?
>
>   

Rt2860 is not recognised, but the socalled 'userspace configuration
module' is installed. Helas i do not know how to invoke it..:(
Networkmanagement does not find it:

EEEPC-901-ROB:/home/oddball # iwconfig
lo        no wireless extensions.    

eth0      no wireless extensions.

EEEPC-901-ROB:/home/oddball # rcnetwork restart
Shutting down network interfaces:             
    eth0      device: Attansic Technology Corp. L1 Gigabit Ethernet
Adapter (rev
b0)                                                                      
done      
Shutting down service network  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .               
done      
Starting the NetworkManager                                            
done      
EEEPC-901-ROB:/home/oddball # iwconfig                                   
lo        no wireless extensions.                                        

eth0      no wireless extensions.

EEEPC-901-ROB:/home/oddball # dhcpcd ra0
err, ra0: ioctl SIOCGIFHWADDR: No such device
EEEPC-901-ROB:/home/oddball # ifconfig ra0
ra0: error fetching interface information: Device not found
EEEPC-901-ROB:/home/oddball # iwlist ra0 scan
ra0       Interface doesn't support scanning.

EEEPC-901-ROB:/home/oddball # ifconfig ra0 up
ra0: unknown interface: Onjuist apparaat
EEEPC-901-ROB:/home/oddball # iwlist ra0 scan
ra0       Interface doesn't support scanning.

EEEPC-901-ROB:/home/oddball # iwconfig ra0 essid linksys
Error for wireless request "Set ESSID" (8B1A) :
    SET failed on device ra0 ; No such device.


But the volume hotkeys work: up down, not mute.
Network: can't verify..
Sleep: works.
Screen brightness : works
F6: nothing happens..

-- 
Have a nice day ;)


Oddball aka M9.


  OS:  Linux 2.6.27.19-3.2-pae i686
  Huidige gebruiker:  oddball@EEEPC-901-ROB
  Systeem:  openSUSE 11.1 (i586)
  KDE:  4.2.1 (KDE 4.2.1) "release 106"

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