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2012-05-15, 13:15
(This post was last modified: 2012-05-15, 14:35 by SeeK.)
I'm not very familiar with Linux, but I'm determined to get my XBMCbuntu installation to work the way I want it to. Basically what I need to do currently is install a driver for my ASUS USB-N53 wireless adapter.
I downloaded the Linux driver and put the files in /home/xbmc/driver. I then opened XTerm and did "make" within that folder. It proceeded to do a lot of stuff but there's still no WiFi access. Help?
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I extracted the archive contents on my Windows 7 computer using WinRAR and then moved a folder with the contents to the XBMC box. Tried running make install from that folder.
Did it your way now, which seems to be working - it's currently processing a huge list of chipsets. Is there anything I need to do afterwards?
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You sir are a genius. Did sudo make unload after installing compat and then did modprobe rt2800usb. Plugged the stick back in and it's fine!
Those power management lines - are they permanent or do I need to modify something like rc.config?
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2012-05-15, 15:49
(This post was last modified: 2012-05-15, 16:02 by SeeK.)
Great. It seems I celebrated a bit early though - when I try to connect to my phone's mobile hotspot, it just sits spinning for a while and then asks me for the WPA2 password again.
EDIT: It works if I don't use any security on the wireless at all. Soon as I select WPA2 though, it just won't connect.
EDIT2: Strike my last, it's working. Just a temporary hiccup I suppose. Thanks so much for your help!
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How come I never see any of the guides mentioning drivers for the wifi? I just assumed it would work automatically.
I'm getting a bit worried about installing XBMC onto my 3700 later this week, it's sounding more complex the more I read.
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2014-06-18, 03:42
(This post was last modified: 2014-06-18, 03:43 by bananapeal.)
hello i posted in the wrong forum... i can't delete this post so here goes.