Wireless network conectivity

I should add that I am using the latest Debian image.

If it does work, what are the commands to install this?

Fergus,

I would try here first:

http://elinux.org/RPi_VerifiedPeripherals#USB_WiFi_Adapters

There is also a guide for installing if yours is on the working list.

Steve

Steve Read wrote:

 

Personally, I used Nano to edit rather than Vi as I find it as lot easier.

It's Sunday.  That comment wasn't anywhere near strong enough to stir people out of bed and into a decent editors flame war.

Oops, perhaps I should be careful of what I say :-)

It's just as a beginner in all this, Vi seems a little, er, can I say arcane ?

It just seems like trying to type a sentence using alt codes !

Steve

Steve,

I installed the ralink firmware but I have few problems:

1. The W/LAN adapter is not outputing any power: and power management is "on"

  wlan0     IEEE 802.11bgn  ESSID:off/any

            Mode:Managed  Access Point: Not-Associated   Tx-Power=0 dBm

            Retry  long limit:7   RTS thr:off   Fragment thr:off

            Encryption key:off

            Power Management:on

2. When I type: "sudo iwlist wlan0 scan" the wlan0 replys:

wlan0          Interface does not support scanning

Any fixes.

Fergus,

The wireless dongle you link to appears to use the realtek chipset, not the ralink firmware as mine does, so I would try

apt-get install firmware-realtek

then the rest as I linked to.

It may also be worth having a play with the Beta of Debian Wheezy, as I think that has more support for wireless stuff : http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/1435

I would also try using the dongle in a powered hub, rather than directly into the pi as it may not be able to supply enough juice.

Steve

Steve,

If i heve installed the wrong fireware (which you say) how do I uninstall the ralink fireware?

Installing an extra package isn't going to hurt your 'pi. It'll take a few bytes of SD-card-space, but that's all.

If you installed it using apt-get, the command to uninstall is:

   apt-get remove <package name>

(where you fill in the package name (without the brackets)).

The realtek firmware lives in a file with "realtek" in it. When the system detects the insertion of a realtek wifi card, the driver will say: "Hey, I need the firmware for this realtek card". The system will look in a specific file and if that doesn't exist, that's the end of it. The driver will not be able to use your realtek wifi module.

If you have an ra-link, the filename will be different, so it will load the proper firmware even if the realtek firmware is installed. Or the other way around.

Anyone,

After I added the lines to the /etc/network/interfaces I have lost all ethernet connections to the RPi.  Any fixes?   I can't change the fireware if I have no internet.

EDIT: I have uninstalled the ralink fireware.and... still no ethernet!

EDIT (2): seems that the ethernet cable was not plug-in correctly.  Now onto the fixing that wireless card.

Thanks for that, old fireware removed and new one installed.

This does not look good for the Raspberry Pi:

     DHCPDISCOVER on wlan0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 1

     send_packet: Network is down

     phy0 -> rt2x00lib_request_firmware: Error - Fail to request Fireware.

     No DHCPOFFERS recieved.

     No working lease in persistent database - sleeping.

Make any sense to anyone?

Can someone please tell me what drivers/firmware I need for my particular model of card, None of the above firmwares seem to be working.  Link to download: http://www.jaycar.com.au/productView.asp?ID=YN8306&keywords=high+power+wireless+n&form=KEYWORD

All the Linux drivers are in the download.  Can someone please look though them and see what needs to be done.  I have no idea what is what and how to install this USB card.

Can someone please tell me what drivers/firmware I need for my particular model of card, None of the above firmwares seem to be working.  Link to download: http://www.jaycar.com.au/productView.asp?ID=YN8306&keywords=high+power+wireless+n&form=KEYWORD

All the Linux drivers are in the download.  Can someone please look though them and see what needs to be done.  I have no idea what is what and how to install this USB card.