<sigh> Confised Again!

[Pete Holsberg]

jerry keyed the following on 6/18/2007 4:45 AM:
> Pete Holsberg wrote:
>   
>> I downloaded Ubuntu 7.04 having the feeling that it would recognize my 
>> wireless PCI card (RALINK RT2500 chipset) but it seems not to.
>>
>> In Network Tools, only the local loop and the Ethernet device are shown.
>>
>> lspci however does show the card.
>>
>> 1) What does this signify?
>>
>> 2) What do I do next? (I have the drivers on a thumb drive).
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>>   
>>     
> searching google for ralink rt2500 +ubuntu brings up a lot of sites.
>   

Hmmm...maybe I'll try that.
> This one seems right on target;
> http://www.lockergnome.com/nexus/linux/2007/06/12/ralink-rt2500-help-for-ubuntu-feisty
>   
Thanks. It's not quite spot on as (1) I did a fresh install, not an 
upgrade; and (2) I will have no Internet connection with this computer 
until the wireless is working.

However, the question of whether 7.04 knows about RT2500 cards is "no"!

-- 
Pete Holsberg
Columbus, NJ

Advice for the day: If you have a lot of tension and you get a headache, 
do what it says on the aspirin bottle: "Take two aspirin" and "Keep away 
from children."
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