Quote: Originally Posted by frederic
No, I wasn't using the .dat file for configuration, I instead did the "make" then "make install-fedora" expecting it to work more or less.
That's 90% of your problem right there then. Just to see how well it works, you can copy a .dat file with the necessary info to /etc/Wireless/RT2500STA.dat, then rmmod rt2500 and modprobe rt2500. Your network config for /dev/ra0 does not need to contain any wireless setup (nor should it).
Quote: Originally Posted by frederic
I must admit my Linux skills barely exceed "signing on". Part of my intention is to learn Linux and become comfortable with it as well.
You have to start somewhere
Quote: Originally Posted by frederic
2.6.x kernel with Gentoo?
Yes, 2.6.13.4 to be precise.
Quote: Originally Posted by frederic
Gotcha... I'll see if I can figure this out. I was trying to use "ifup wlan0" and wifiscanner.x.x.x.x.rpm to do this initially.
There are a fair number of tools out there to automate the wifi stuff, but as you learn more, it's often easier just to do it the "ugly" way that works.
Quote: Originally Posted by frederic
I did download Silverwolf, but it wouldn't compile since I couldn't get QT working. I compiled it and installed it, but it went "somewhere" and not part of the path yet since I'm unsure where it went.
It's probably in /usr/lib/qt3 but some distros put it elsewhere. Gentoo (I think) puts it in /lib/qt/3. It might also be in /opt/qt3. Wherever it is, you may need to add it to your ld.so.conf file and run ldconfig when you're done. You should also have the Qt bin directory in your PATH.
Quote: Originally Posted by frederic
I'll figure it out
Have fun
