topic title: [SOLVED] Pb with antiX 8 installation
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Pierre771
Joined: 15 May 2009
#61
Ceni finds my"wifi hardware interface" : wlan0, ralink, etc etc

and the logical one : eth0
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secipolla
Joined: 15 Jun 2008
#62
Go to /home/'your user'/.fluxbox (to see hidden files, press ctrl+H) and open 'startup' as text.
Where you see '# Applications you want to run with fluxbox.', below that, you add a line

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wicd-client &
then reboot.

To open the file in Terminal, just type

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leafpad ~/.fluxbox/startup
you can use nano or geany instead of leafpad too.

EDIT - the above instructions are to start Wicd toolbar icon and keep it there. Now that Ceni recognized your WiFi, maybe Wicd will see (and manage) it too.
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Pierre771
Joined: 15 May 2009
#63
No, it was a mistake of mine, it doesn't recognize the wifi card, excuse-me
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Pierre771
Joined: 15 May 2009
#64
Modification done. I have the tray. Thanks.

"No wireless networks found"

Neither ceni neither wicd recognizes the wi-fi card which remains switched off....


__{{emoticon}}__

Good night !
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secipolla
Joined: 15 Jun 2008
#65
One thing that may make it easier to use Fluxbox is this:
in ~/.fluxbox/keys are the shortcuts for Fluxbox (Mod1 is 'alt' key and Mod4 is 'windows' key, I think). There you may set the shortcut you like (see the Fluxbox manual so you can find how 'ctrl' key is named etc.), just check if they work without interfering with the shortcuts of the programs you use most. Then you edit ~/.conkyrc , which is the Conky file, and add at the end some lines explaining the shortcuts like

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${color white}Alt+F = Iceweasel
instead of white you put the colour your Conky is using. So all the shortcuts will show in Conky and you wont forget.
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Pierre771
Joined: 15 May 2009
#66
Yes, thanks. I'll see it later.

My main pb is wifi.

Well, anyway, don't care, it always takes weeks obtaining a wifi connection with linux... __{{emoticon}}__
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secipolla
Joined: 15 Jun 2008
#67
Pierre, post the model of your wifi card, so someone may find a way for it to work.
S.
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Pierre771
Joined: 15 May 2009
#68
It is

D-Link AirPlusG DWL-G630
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Hal343
Joined: 19 May 2009
#69
There seem to be two chipsets for this card. Ralink and Atheros. post results of :

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 lspci [code]
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Pierre771
Joined: 15 May 2009
#70
Hello and thanks !

lscpi do see my card
06:00.0 Network controller: RaLink RT2561/RT61 rev B 802.11g
pierre@mepis1:~$ lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 630 Host (rev 31)
00:00.1 IDE interface: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 5513 [IDE] (rev d0)
00:01.0 ISA bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS85C503/5513 (LPC Bridge)
00:01.2 USB Controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] USB 1.1 Controller (rev 07)
00:01.4 Multimedia audio controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS PCI Audio Accelerator (rev 02)
00:01.6 Modem: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] AC'97 Modem Controller (rev a0)
00:02.0 PCI bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] Virtual PCI-to-PCI bridge (AGP)
00:08.0 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCI1225 (rev 01)
00:08.1 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCI1225 (rev 01)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 630/730 PCI/AGP VGA Display Adapter (rev 31)
06:00.0 Ethernet controller: D-Link System Inc DFE-690TXD CardBus PC Card (rev 10)
pierre@mepis1:~$ lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 630 Host (rev 31)
00:00.1 IDE interface: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 5513 [IDE] (rev d0)
00:01.0 ISA bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS85C503/5513 (LPC Bridge)
00:01.2 USB Controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] USB 1.1 Controller (rev 07)
00:01.4 Multimedia audio controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS PCI Audio Accelerator (rev 02)
00:01.6 Modem: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] AC'97 Modem Controller (rev a0)
00:02.0 PCI bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] Virtual PCI-to-PCI bridge (AGP)
00:08.0 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCI1225 (rev 01)
00:08.1 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCI1225 (rev 01)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 630/730 PCI/AGP VGA Display Adapter (rev 31)
06:00.0 Network controller: RaLink RT2561/RT61 rev B 802.11g
pierre@mepis1:~$
However the card is swtiched off and wicd noesn't find any wireless network

What should I do now, please ?

I guess the driver is missing, isn't it ?

Thank you
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Pierre771
Joined: 15 May 2009
#71
Good afternoon

it's logical that, if the driver is not present, nothing should go and look for it automatically, because, by definition, there is no connection.

I guess it's necessary to install it manually ? I don't know how to do it...
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Pierre771
Joined: 15 May 2009
#72
Good evening

I have another (light) pb :

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W: GPG error: ftp://ftp.mepis.com mepis-8.0 Release: Les signatures suivantes ne sont pas valables : KEYEXPIRED 1232642708 KEYEXPIRED 1232642708 KEYEXPIRED 1232642708
What should I do please ?
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dark-D
Joined: 02 Jun 2008
#73
about the light problem:

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it's the third post bellow yours __{{emoticon}}__
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Pierre771
Joined: 15 May 2009
#74
Light pb resolved, thanks !
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secipolla
Joined: 15 Jun 2008
#75
Pierre I found that:
  • - there should be a built-in kernel module (driver)for it , 'rt61' and/or 'rt61pci'.
    - there is a Ralink driver and firmware, 'RT2501PCI/mPCI/CB/(RT61:RT2561/RT2561S/RT2661)' and 'Firmware RT2501(RT2561/RT2661)'.
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For the Ralink driver and firmware installation I found these how-to's:

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the last one is the one maybe would work for you since it has a how-to to just install the firmware and use the kernel module (go to '(b) rt61 in Dapper', in the first post), otherwise you should blacklist the modules for the Ralink driver to work (I'm not sure how to see if they're present in your installation).
Now, as I've said, I've got no wifi and I'm definitely unexperienced in compiling things but what we can help, we'll help.
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