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problem description:
My OS: redhat 9.0
Kernel: 2.4.20-8
Wireless network card: ASUS WL-167G (802.11g support, USB interface)
I do Follows (refer to the file readme):
1. insert the wl-167g to my computer usb port.
the power led indicators is ON.
the signal led indicators is OFF.
I type "lsusb" command, output messages:
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Bus 001 Device 005: ID 0b05:1723
Language IDs: none (invalid length string descriptor bf; len=0)
Device Descriptor:
bLength 18
bDescriptorType 1
bcdUSB 2.00
bDeviceClass 0 Interface
bDeviceSubClass 0
bDeviceProtocol 0
bMaxPacketSize0 64
idvendor 0x0b05
idProduct 0x1723
bcdDevice 0.01
iManufacturer 1
iProduct 2
iSerial 0
bNumConfigurations 1
Configuration Descriptor:
bLength 9
bDescriptorType 2
wTotalLength 32
bNumInterfaces 1
bConfigurationValue 1
iConfiguration 0
bmAttributes 0x80
MaxPower 300mA
Interface Descriptor:
bLength 9
bDescriptorType 4
bInterfaceNumber 0
bAlternateSetting 0
bNumEndpoints 2
bInterfaceClass 255 Vendor Specific Class
bInterfaceSubClass 255 Vendor Specific Subclass
bInterfaceProtocol 255 Vendor Specific Protocol
iInterface 0
Endpoint Descriptor:
bLength 7
bDescriptorType 5
bEndpointAddress 0x81 EP 1 IN
bmAttributes 2
Transfer Type Bulk
Synch Type none
wMaxPacketSize 512
bInterval 0
Endpoint Descriptor:
bLength 7
bDescriptorType 5
bEndpointAddress 0x01 EP 1 OUT
bmAttributes 2
Transfer Type Bulk
Synch Type none
wMaxPacketSize 512
bInterval 0
Language IDs: none (invalid length string descriptor bf; len=0)
......
2. make
this command to do this:
Compile the driver source code of WL-167G, download from ASUS website.
create a module rt73.o
OK!
3. make install
this command to do this:
1) insmod rt73.o
2) edit /etc/modules.conf, add line: alias rausb0 rt73
3) create a config file: /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-rausb0
4) copy some firmware file to /etc/Wireless/RT73STA/
OK!
I type "cat /proc/modules", output messages:
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rt73 233632 0 (unused)
parport_pc 19076 1 (autoclean)
lp 8996 0 (autoclean)
parport 37056 1 (autoclean) [parport_pc lp]
autofs 13268 0 (autoclean) (unused)
8139too 18088 1
mii 3976 0 [8139too]
ipt_REJECT 3928 6 (autoclean)
iptable_filter 2412 1 (autoclean)
ip_tables 15096 2 [ipt_REJECT iptable_filter]
microcode 4668 0 (autoclean)
keybdev 2944 0 (unused)
mousedev 5492 1
input 5856 0 [keybdev mousedev]
hid 11768 0 (unused)
usb-uhci 26316 0 (unused)
ehci-hcd 19976 0 (unused)
usbcore 78784 1 [rt73 hid usb-uhci ehci-hcd]
ext3 70784 1
jbd 51892 1 [ext3]
......
4. ifconfig rausb0 up
this command to bring up the wireless network card: wl-167g
But output messages said:
unkown device: rausb0
I type "iwconfig", output messages:
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lo no wireless extension
eth0 no wireless extension
......
Why? how to solve this problem, thank you!
is it means that the driver is not installed successful? |
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