RaConfig/driver incompatibility

[Jean-Marc Francois]

Binary package hint: rt2500

Out of the box, RaConfig2500 doesn't work (fail with the well-known "device driver not found" error). I know launching RaConfig2500 requires to launch "ifup ra0" first, this is not the problem here.

RaConfig2500 requires the interface the be named "ethxx"; by default it is "ra0".

Compiling from the source (package "rt2500-source") mostly solves the problem: it creates
/lib/modules/2.6.15-23-386/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/rt2500.ko
2500.ko
The default module is
/lib/modules/2.6.15-23-386/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/rt2500/rt2500.ko
Launching the correct module:
ifconfig ra0 down
insmod /lib/modules/2.6.15-23-386/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/rt2500.ko
ifconfig eth1 up
...and we're done!

I guess this is not a critical issue since RaConfig2500 is not maintained anymore (AFAIK).

Cheers,

[Chris Wagner (chris-wagner)]

Might this be the same as bug 70120? If so, can you mark one as duplicate?

[Andrew Jorgensen (ajorg)]

I don't think it's the same bug, I tried the workaround suggested here and didn't have any luck. RaConfig is, however, obsolete so perhaps this bug should be marked a duplicate of the other anyway.

[Richie Ward (richies)]

See the workaround on this bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rt2500/+bug/103573

[Richie Ward (richies)]

See the workaround on this bug:https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rt2500/+bug/103573