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RT2860 WiFi card

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TacanEsh1
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RT2860 WiFi card

#1 Post by TacanEsh1 »

I have installed Debian on a device with a Ralink RT2860 WiFi card. I installed the firmware-misc-nonfree package. However, no wireless interface is shown. How can I fix this?

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Re: RT2860 WiFi card

#2 Post by arochester »

Have you rebooted?

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#3 Post by TacanEsh1 »

Yes.

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Re: RT2860 WiFi card

#4 Post by shep »

Even though the firmware was installed, you still need to set up your network. Network setup is dependent on the other software installed. Gnome/KDE have their own network managers. Alot of people like WiCD which also has several install options: command line, gtk, ncurses, python.

I usually start with hard coded settings in /etc/network/interfaces as described here..
If my computer is going to stay put, I chmod 0600 /etc/network/interfaces. It it it a mobile device not running Gnome/KDE, I will install wicd-gtk and set that up in my systemtray.

The WiFi HowToUse link also tells you about all the different setup options.

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