Reason I went the .deb route was because I couldn't install the module - see below - am I missing some salient point (i.e. lessons to be learnt)
root@biochargerng:/home/callin/mt7601u# apt-get install mt7601u-modules-`uname -r` Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done E: Unable to locate package mt7601u-modules-3.8.13-bone68 E: Couldn't find any package by regex 'mt7601u-modules-3.8.13-bone68' root@biochargerng:/home/callin/mt7601u# On Tuesday, August 11, 2015 at 8:26:13 AM UTC-5, RobertCNelson wrote: > > On Tue, Aug 11, 2015 at 8:19 AM, Colin Bester <bester...@gmail.com > <javascript:>> wrote: > > Good question, especially as I have not seen this before so I guess not > if > > it's standard. > > > > I assume I download the .deb package and install? > > > > What does installing these modules do, do I still need to compile > drivers > > and install (seems I do as after installing modules using dpkg I don't > see > > any loaded modules) > > > > Thanks so much for rapid response! > > Just run: > > sudo apt-get install mt7601u-modules-`uname -r` > sudo depmod -a `uname -r` > sudo update-initramfs -uk `uname -r` > > Firmare should be located here: > > /etc/Wireless/RT2870STA/RT2870STA.dat > > if it's not.. > > mkdir -p /etc/Wireless/RT2870STA/ > cd /etc/Wireless/RT2870STA/ > wget > https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rcn-ee/mt7601u/master/src/RT2870STA.dat > cd / > > and /etc/modules-load.d/mt7601.conf should have been added by > "mt7601u-modules-`uname -r`" > > if not: > > echo "mt7601Usta" > /etc/modules-load.d/mt7601.conf > > Then upon reboot, you should see a "ra0" device with sudo ifconfig -a > > Regards, > > -- > Robert Nelson > https://rcn-ee.com/ > -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BeagleBoard" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to beagleboard+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
