Missing Wlan- Modul in Linux-Kernel

[js]

Binary package hint: linux-source-2.6.26

The Ralink RT2860 Wireless lan is a widely used wlan card, even more now since it is built in many netbooks, incuding mine :-) , but its been missing in the linux-kernel or resticted-modules..

Ralink provides a OpenSource driver, since version 1.7.0.0 it even works fine with the Networkmanager used in ubuntu and all other flavors. I have been testing it in Intrepid for a while now.. Support for the Networkmanager just has to be turned on before Compiling..

It would be great, since Intrepid is a release focused on more bleeding edge and not a LTS.. to see this Modul working out of the box in Intrepid...

Original Driver from Ralink http://www.ralinktech.com/ralink/Home/Support/Linux.html

I incuded a fixed source that worked fine for me, Networkmanager is activated..

Here are the changes and difference between the original and the one I uploaded to launchpad:

    * This driver will compile on 2.6.26.
    * The RT2860STA.dat file wont copy to /etc/Wireless/RT2860STA.
    * The wierd tftboot file in the root directory wont be placed.
    * Support for Network Manager is activated.
    * This driver wont trash the logs that bad anymore.

thanks to the_isz

[Leann Ogasawara (leannogasawara)]

Hi Jason,

This has actually already been requested in bug 210725 which is already Triaged and assigned to the kernel team. I'm going to go ahead and mark this as a duplicate of that report. Please continue to follow it's progress there. Thanks.