I need to install the driver for my wireless card (hp pavilion g6) in order to get wireless working on my computer.
Problem is (as far as I can tell) it's not a tar.bz2 and none of the instructions for that appear to be working. I've extracted it (through Ubuntu Archive) down to a .tar file, but that file doesn't appear to work at all either.
the file name is:
2011_1007_RT5390_RT5392_Linux_STA_V2.5.0.3_DPO_v2.bz2.bz2
How do I install my drivers using this kind of file?
Best Answer
Right-click the .tar file and select "Extract Here". Open the file
os/linux/config.mk
with any text editor and changeHAS_NATIVE_WPA_SUPPLICANT_SUPPORT=n
toHAS_NATIVE_WPA_SUPPLICANT_SUPPORT=y
. Proofread, save and close the text editor.Install the prerequisites:
Now compile the driver.
Be sure the conflicting driver isn't loaded:
If rt2800pci is loaded, it should be blacklisted:
If you get an error at
make
, stop and ask us.