Thanks frospeh for catching the error, I edited my original post with the back ticks so people wouldn't continue to encounter the same error.
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Thanks frospeh for catching the error, I edited my original post with the back ticks so people wouldn't continue to encounter the same error.
Hey everyone,
I've got the dm1z with the rt5390 chip. This might seem off topic but I would like to know if anyone has power management issues with the dm1z. I mean I've lost allot of battery power when I shutdown the computer and leave it for a day (about 10%) with any ubuntu variant. I think that the chip still draws power when the system is off because when I use the ethernet port (which lights on if used) and shut down the computer, the port is still active (the light is still on). Note this is all with just the battery plugged in. So if anyone can validate this, I would be thankful.
Thanks
-Red
To answer the question about new kernels, yes, you will have to do these commands each time your kernel gets updated. On the plus side, once you understand the procedures, it is much easier to do the second time.
Supposedly, the 2.6.39 kernel will have fully working drivers for this chip-set which will fix the issue permanently.
The power/battery issue mentioned by RedBlade is discussed further here:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1729782
Just to re-iterate, here is what I did to get wifi working on my 32-bit install:
https://build.opensuse.org/package/b...ry=11.4-update
You'll see 64-bit (x86_64) and 32-bit (i586) packages listed. Download the openSUSE driver package - the source RPM, not the binary package:
rt5390sta-2.4.0.4-6.2.src.rpm
Open your web browser's download directory and double-click the src RPM. Extract all files into a new directory named openSUSE_rt5390sta_driver
Open a terminal and sudo to root:
Change HAS_ANTENNA_DIVERSITY_SUPPORT to:Code:sudo su -
cd openSUSE_rt5390sta_driver
tar jxvf 2010_1216_RT5390_LinuxSTA_V2.4.0.4_WiFiBTCombo_DPO.tar.bz2
cd 2010_1216_RT5390_LinuxSTA_V2.4.0.4_WiFiBTCombo_DPO/
patch -p0 < ../rt5390sta-2.4.0.4-config.patch
patch -p0 < ../rt5390sta-2.4.0.4-WPA-mixed.patch
patch -p0 < ../rt5390sta-2.4.0.4-convert-devicename-to-wlanX.patch
patch -p0 < ../rt5390sta-2.4.0.4-remove-potential-conflicts-with-rt2860sta.patch
patch -p0 < ../rt5390sta-2.4.0.4-return_nonvoid_function.patch
patch -p0 < ../rt5390sta-2.4.0.4-reduce_debug_output.patch
mv RT2860STA.dat RT5390STA.dat
vi os/linux/config.mk
HAS_ANTENNA_DIVERSITY_SUPPORT=y
Code:make
mkdir -p /etc/Wireless/RT5390STA
cp RT5390STA.dat /etc/Wireless/RT5390STA/
cp -i os/linux/rt5390sta.ko /lib/modules/`uname -r`/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/
echo rt5390sta >> /etc/modules
echo "blacklist rt2800pci" >> /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf
depmod -a
Hi, just wanted to thank all the contributors to this thread (and especially i_grok's post) for all their help. After weeks of pfaffing around and trying various solutions, my machine is finally up and running with wireless - woohoo!!! Thanks again.