From: TJ@noneofyour.business   
      
   On 02/12/2013 07:24 AM, Daniel47@teranews.com wrote:   
   > TJ wrote:   
      
   >> For the Mandrivas or Mageia to operate the dongle, you'll most likely   
   >> need the proper firmware files installed on your hard drive. Which   
   >> firmware you need and the installation method required will depend on   
   >> what chip your dongle uses. Some wireless devices have open source Linux   
   >> driver modules that work very well, and others need closed source   
   >> drivers to work properly. So the first step you need to do is identify   
   >> your dongle chip.   
   >>   
   >> I've been having some problems with my own dongle and Mageia 2, as   
   >> outlined in the Mageia newsgroup. The dongle worked fine with Mageia 1   
   >> and the open source driver, once I installed the firmware files on my   
   >> hard drive, but has never worked right with Mageia 2. I suspect it's a   
   >> problem with the kernel module itself, as these problems are reported   
   >> across several distros. The proprietary driver from Realtek seems to   
   >> work better, but I am in personally-uncharted territory when it comes to   
   >> getting it installed the way it should be.   
   >>   
   >> But take heart - there is one more solution usually available if all   
   >> else fails, but many Linux users reject it out of principle. If you have   
   >> the Windows driver CD for your dongle, you can install ndiswrapper and   
   >> try using it to apply the Windows driver.   
   >>   
   >> TJ   
   > Thanks for this, TJ.   
   >   
   > I'll boot into Win7 to update the system (second Tuesday) and check that   
   > I have the latest drivers for my Haiwei E169 USB Dongle as well.   
   >   
   > Then I'll boot my MG2 and see how I go!!   
   >   
   > Daniel   
   >   
   By "wireless" I assumed you meant "wifi." I just searched for your   
   device, and Google strongly suggests you mean the Huawei e169, or the   
   e1691. Not "Haiwei." If so, both of these are 3G modems. My extremely   
   limited wireless experience is with two wifi devices, no doubt a   
   different kettle of fish entirely. So, my above advice has limited, if   
   any value for you. I urge you to consider it accordingly.   
      
   Sorry about that. My search turned up some advice for getting both   
   devices working with Ubuntu, but of course those instructions are   
   probably also of limited value for Mageia and the Mandrivas. But maybe   
   it could lead you to something more useful.   
      
   TJ   
      
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