[:/Discussion:Discussion]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]