So I'm ready to attempt Install Fedora again

[Fenrir190]

I previously made a topic about getting a wireless adapter for my laptop, an HP G62x. Currently I'm using a live CD to use fedora, I'll later use the full dvd to install over windows. Here are some of the things I've found thus far.

1.) The drivers for raLink were already installed but when trying to switch to wireless, the option is greyed out despite the wireless being turned on
2.) This is what ifconfig pulled up
em2 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 98:4B:E1:8D:C4:61
inet addr:192.168.1.105 Bcast:192.168.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
inet6 addr: fe80::9a4b:e1ff:fe8d:c461/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:29681 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:18100 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:40435716 (38.5 MiB) TX bytes:2039776 (1.9 MiB)
Interrupt:43 Base address:0x2000

lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1
RX packets:20 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:20 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:1352 (1.3 KiB) TX bytes:1352 (1.3 KiB)

If there is anything else I can do please let me know. Right now I'm going to look on the RaLink site to see If I can find the proper drivers for my card.

 

[Fenrir190]

Ralink 2011 802.11 b/g/n WiFi Adapter <--- I've that this is what is in laptop. However I'm having a hard time mapping what this is in response to the part no that raLink wants. I'll try google and see what I come up with.

 

[Fenrir190]

Lol found drivers on the HP site. Although they are for suse, I'm gonna try them and see what happens.

 

[Fenrir190]

Hmm the rpm I got from HP isn't working on the Live version, I guess to much is missing. Same goes for the zip, but that's more manageable so I'll post back in a bit.

 

[Pyroflea]

Often drivers don't work properly in live installations. I'm sure if you did a proper installation, the RPM would work.

 

[Fenrir190]

Often drivers don't work properly in live installations. I'm sure if you did a proper installation, the RPM would work.

Yeah man I just found out the hard way :lol: . Gonna burn the full install disk now. This looks promising hope it works out.

 

[Fenrir190]

So now I have to wait for the installation to finish, so in the mean time guess I'll diagnose this desktop.

 

[Fenrir190]

Ok I've hit a snag. Right now I have to options
1.) RPM path where I need to install these missing dependencies... Maybe these are just files found in SUSE which would make since given that hp had the driver for SUSE specifically. Here is the output of trying to install the rpm
warning: rt5390-kmp-pae-2.4.0.3_2.6.32.27_0.2-0.3.1.i586.rpm: Header V3 RSA/SHA256 Signature, key ID 307e3d54: NOKEY
error: Failed dependencies:
kernel(pae:net_core_skbuff) = 8d9c81a658f44c0f is needed by rt5390-kmp-pae-2.4.0.3_2.6.32.27_0.2-0.3.1.i586
kernel(pae:drivers_pci_pci) = 3aabd2b0e61ff4d3 is needed by rt5390-kmp-pae-2.4.0.3_2.6.32.27_0.2-0.3.1.i586
kernel(pae:drivers_pci_pci) = e1f235945f672640 is needed by rt5390-kmp-pae-2.4.0.3_2.6.32.27_0.2-0.3.1.i586
kernel(pae:mm_slab) = 884143f7bb3b29d8 is needed by rt5390-kmp-pae-2.4.0.3_2.6.32.27_0.2-0.3.1.i586
kernel(pae:net_core_dev) = 4c4a96c7a59c6027 is needed by rt5390-kmp-pae-2.4.0.3_2.6.32.27_0.2-0.3.1.i586
kernel(pae:net_core_dev) = 7ed81a0ec1596de6 is needed by rt5390-kmp-pae-2.4.0.3_2.6.32.27_0.2-0.3.1.i586
kernel(pae:net_core_dev) = f674c286d66a01f7 is needed by rt5390-kmp-pae-2.4.0.3_2.6.32.27_0.2-0.3.1.i586
kernel(pae:arch_x86_kernel_pci-dma) = 18f3a6981b885355 is needed by rt5390-kmp-pae-2.4.0.3_2.6.32.27_0.2-0.3.1.i586
kernel(pae:kernel_panic) = 244b172e2d8fbf2e is needed by rt5390-kmp-pae-2.4.0.3_2.6.32.27_0.2-0.3.1.i586
kernel(pae:net_wireless_cfg80211) = 47df723c51ef0475 is needed by rt5390-kmp-pae-2.4.0.3_2.6.32.27_0.2-0.3.1.i586
kernel(pae:net_core_netpoll) = 234ebfc4cc5b9cb7 is needed by rt5390-kmp-pae-2.4.0.3_2.6.32.27_0.2-0.3.1.i586
kernel(pae:drivers_pci_access) = e3c01ee5da860b7b is needed by rt5390-kmp-pae-2.4.0.3_2.6.32.27_0.2-0.3.1.i586
kernel(pae:arch_x86_mm_numa_32) = 9ef7c88ebfabb599 is needed by rt5390-kmp-pae-2.4.0.3_2.6.32.27_0.2-0.3.1.i586
kernel(pae:drivers_base_dd) = 5fbbe896f98192a2 is needed by rt5390-kmp-pae-2.4.0.3_2.6.32.27_0.2-0.3.1.i586
kernel(pae:kernel_softirq) = 8dd3868852cd9aff is needed by rt5390-kmp-pae-2.4.0.3_2.6.32.27_0.2-0.3.1.i586
kernel(pae:vmlinux) = 8556a89d270afd07 is needed by rt5390-kmp-pae-2.4.0.3_2.6.32.27_0.2-0.3.1.i586
kernel(pae:kernel_wait) = e8f53b6be41ec496 is needed by rt5390-kmp-pae-2.4.0.3_2.6.32.27_0.2-0.3.1.i586
kernel(pae:kernel_spinlock) = c587e1beb0442cf5 is needed by rt5390-kmp-pae-2.4.0.3_2.6.32.27_0.2-0.3.1.i586
kernel(pae:kernel_params) = 7a2a1002ec0a9ea5 is needed by rt5390-kmp-pae-2.4.0.3_2.6.32.27_0.2-0.3.1.i586
kernel(pae:kernel_sched) = 59419edd7720c30a is needed by rt5390-kmp-pae-2.4.0.3_2.6.32.27_0.2-0.3.1.i586
kernel(pae:kernel_sched) = cd502055ee9cb337 is needed by rt5390-kmp-pae-2.4.0.3_2.6.32.27_0.2-0.3.1.i586
kernel(pae:arch_x86_mm_ioremap) = b24fb469fed14c09 is needed by rt5390-kmp-pae-2.4.0.3_2.6.32.27_0.2-0.3.1.i586
kernel(pae:kernel_timer) = 5941964e823d8cb1 is needed by rt5390-kmp-pae-2.4.0.3_2.6.32.27_0.2-0.3.1.i586
kernel(pae:fs_namei) = 0230f6e80cf0c3a3 is needed by rt5390-kmp-pae-2.4.0.3_2.6.32.27_0.2-0.3.1.i586
kernel(pae:net_ethernet_eth) = 1f79c2793481a810 is needed by rt5390-kmp-pae-2.4.0.3_2.6.32.27_0.2-0.3.1.i586
kernel(pae:kernel_resource) = 7635b705b5bc3d35 is needed by rt5390-kmp-pae-2.4.0.3_2.6.32.27_0.2-0.3.1.i586
kernel(pae:net_sched_sch_generic) = 04ca59663dbe2a4d is needed by rt5390-kmp-pae-2.4.0.3_2.6.32.27_0.2-0.3.1.i586
kernel(pae:net_sched_sch_generic) = d76bd1bff9507dd3 is needed by rt5390-kmp-pae-2.4.0.3_2.6.32.27_0.2-0.3.1.i586
kernel(pae:kernel_time) = bce22ae6bc382d05 is needed by rt5390-kmp-pae-2.4.0.3_2.6.32.27_0.2-0.3.1.i586
kernel(pae:kernel_irq_manage) = 6bee263615b7d85a is needed by rt5390-kmp-pae-2.4.0.3_2.6.32.27_0.2-0.3.1.i586
kernel(pae:drivers_pci_search) = 6c3be8c8a064386e is needed by rt5390-kmp-pae-2.4.0.3_2.6.32.27_0.2-0.3.1.i586
kernel(pae:drivers_pci_pci-driver) = 4f3d6d9acf106062 is needed by rt5390-kmp-pae-2.4.0.3_2.6.32.27_0.2-0.3.1.i586
kernel(pae:kernel_signal) = d6ba4771bd5e37d8 is needed by rt5390-kmp-pae-2.4.0.3_2.6.32.27_0.2-0.3.1.i586
kernel(pae:kernel_module) = e4b3c22771c796a9 is needed by rt5390-kmp-pae-2.4.0.3_2.6.32.27_0.2-0.3.1.i586
kernel(pae:kernel_kthread) = 3d9f6dbb1283d5ee is needed by rt5390-kmp-pae-2.4.0.3_2.6.32.27_0.2-0.3.1.i586
kernel(pae:arch_x86_kernel_setup_percpu) = 17d1f6c8d23285f9 is needed by rt5390-kmp-pae-2.4.0.3_2.6.32.27_0.2-0.3.1.i586
kernel(pae:mm_vmalloc) = 00333fc478fb491c is needed by rt5390-kmp-pae-2.4.0.3_2.6.32.27_0.2-0.3.1.i586
kernel(pae:drivers_base_dma-coherent) = 1e5133288024ae40 is needed by rt5390-kmp-pae-2.4.0.3_2.6.32.27_0.2-0.3.1.i586
kernel(pae:arch_x86_kernel_cpu_common) = a5219bad46e9ed44 is needed by rt5390-kmp-pae-2.4.0.3_2.6.32.27_0.2-0.3.1.i586
kernel(pae:kernel_printk) = 00d8bd08f3a3d5be is needed by rt5390-kmp-pae-2.4.0.3_2.6.32.27_0.2-0.3.1.i586
kernel(pae:net_wireless_wext) = 644bd5d265455b92 is needed by rt5390-kmp-pae-2.4.0.3_2.6.32.27_0.2-0.3.1.i586
kernel(pae:fs_open) = 0b91ed38fc9c0f09 is needed by rt5390-kmp-pae-2.4.0.3_2.6.32.27_0.2-0.3.1.i586

2.) Makefile path which is a bit complicated and outside my scope of linux expertise which is VERY little. I find that most files and folders needed in the README aren't even on my system.

 

[Fenrir190]

SUCCESS!!!!!!!! No more winblows! Here is a link to the site I used, follow the second post to the letter. http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1779005
You may need to reboot.
I think this is a generic method for getting this to work. It's well past midnight soooo good night all! Thanks for all your help Tom's Hardware community, hope this helps anyone having the same problem.

 

[Pyroflea]

Good to hear you got it working. Enjoy your new installation

 

[Fenrir190]

Good to hear you got it working. Enjoy your new installation

I already am! Now I just need to do a bit of customizing