From: TJ@noneofyour.business   
      
   On 09/30/2012 12:41 AM, Adam wrote:   
   > 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).   
   >   
   Great!   
      
   >>> 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.   
   >   
   Different hardware, and I'm using 32-bit Mageia. Thinking back, I   
   remember seeing instructions on disabling the drakx network process from   
   starting on boot, and instructions to delete any wireless interfaces I   
   had created with them before trying the networkmanager app, but I wasn't   
   sure that was needed anymore since the updates. Oh, and I found that if   
   I tried to check the status of the connection using the "Configure   
   Network" option from MCC, that it would disconnect unless I clicked on   
   the box that said, "Allow networkmanager to control connection." (or   
   something like that)   
      
   I'll be playing with it again to see if anything has changed once I get   
   a monitor for the system - low priority right now.   
      
   >>> 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.   
   >   
   Ralink, Ralink, there was another non-free Ralink firmware package...   
      
   >>> 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.   
   >   
   >   
   Different users on the two groups. Quite a few more developers seem to   
   be on the gmane group, but yes, many more familiar names on the Usenet   
   group. And don't forget the Mageia forum. Lots of good help available there.   
      
   TJ   
      
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