Luckily, the fix to that problem is pretty easy.
1. As Ubuntu doesn’t have a package of this driver yet, you’re gonna have to fetch it from Debian’s unstable repository. The package is right here, just click any mirror to download.
2. Debian isn’t providing a binary because of the driver’s license, that’s why you got the source code. Install the package by double-clicking on it and then press the install button or whatever you’re supposed to be pressing. Then pop up a terminal and type in sudo aptitude install debhelper module-assistant.
3. Let’s build a binary package of the driver. In the terminal you write sudo m-a a-i rt2860, and module-assistant will do the rest for you.
4. To get online without a reboot, do sudo modprobe rt2860sta next, and you should be able to connect to a network with Network Manager.
5. Let’s make sure the driver module will be loaded again when you’re eventually rebooting, or the next boot after having shut down the netbook. Open your terminal and do sudo gedit /etc/modules, and on the bottom you append a new line with rt2860sta. Then save, and the driver will be forced to load every time during startup.
http://ftp.tw.debian.org/debian/pool/non-free/r/rt2860-source/rt2860-source_1.8.0.0-3_all.deb
Source: http://k.dieplz.net/evolution/2008/11/22/wlan-in-ubuntu-8-10-on-new-msi-wind-u100/
Monday, March 16, 2009
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