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Translations: [:WiFi/rt2500:English], [:DebFrWiFi/rt2500:Français]

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The module "rt2500" driver is provided by the package rt2500-source (An alternate driver, rt2500usb, is available in the rt2x00-source package and in the Linux kernel from version linux-image-2.6.24).

Installation

You can build the module using module-assistant :

  • Open a terminal as root

  • Add the [:Synaptic#repository:non-free] component
  • Then run 
    apt-get install module-assistant
module-assistant prepare
module-assistant update
module-assistant a-i rt2500

Test and Use

Once the package is installed, you can check that the module loads properly 

  • modprobe rt2500
lsmod | grep rt2500
iwconfig

Identify your card

  • Your card can be [:HowToIdentifyADevice/PCI:identified] as: 

    RaLink RT2500 802.11g Cardbus/mini-PCI (rev 01)] [1814:0201]

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