From: adam@address.invalid   
      
   Adam wrote:   
   > TJ wrote:   
      
   Update: I got wireless working in Mageia 2!  As best as I can tell, what   
   did it was deleting the existing wlan0 interface, creating a new wlan0   
   interface, and rebooting so it could figure out the Access Point (MAC of   
   my computer, I think).   
      
   >> Mentioned before, one computer worked with wireless using the drakx   
   >> tools, but another didn't. [...] The one that didn't work with the drakx   
   >> tools did work fine with the gnome networkmanager plasma app.   
      
   The Gnome app wouldn't even let me enter anything.   
      
   >> I tried the proprietary driver with the device I couldn't get to work   
   >> with Mageia 2 with the drakx tools, and I couldn't get it to work,   
   >> either. Suggestion: if you haven't already, install the   
   >> kernal-firmware-nonfree package. It contains firmware not included on   
   >> the DVD because it's not open source.   
      
   Nope, I installed that package, but Mageia insisted on the proprietary   
   driver I'd downloaded from the Ralink website.   
      
   >> Good thing this discussion is labelled OT. It belongs in a Mageia group.   
   >   
   > That's exactly why I left the OT in the subject.  Also, I figured this   
   > discussion of it would only go on until I had a wireless connection   
   > working with it.   
      
   Yep, any further questions specific to Mageia will go in a Mageia group.   
     I gather alt.os.linux.mageia is the most popular one (over   
   gmane.linux.mageia.user) -- I see a lot of familiar names there.  I   
   haven't thought about switching, but at least I can play around with it   
   after this system goes back to the other room.  That will probably be in   
   a week or so, as expected delivery date for whatever's coming back from   
   in-warranty service is this Friday.   
      
   Adam   
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