Wireless Cards & Drivers

Graeme Nichols gnichols at tpg.com.au
Mon Nov 3 04:11:27 UTC 2008


Mike wrote:
> Graeme Nichols <gnichols <at> tpg.com.au> writes:
> 
>> I currently load this driver with a script as follows:
>>
>> #! /bin/bash
>> # Script to load and activate ra0 wireless driver
>> sudo /sbin/insmod 
>> /home/graeme/Download/2008_0918_RT2860_Linux_STA_v1.8.0.0/os/linux/rt2860sta.ko
>> sudo /sbin/ifconfig ra0 up
>>
>  
>> My question to the list is; How can I load and activate the driver as 
>> the machine boots?  In what directory do I put the driver?
> 
> One way would be to put your commands into /etc/rc.local - they will get
> executed at the end of the boot process - so once you log in and start
> NetworkManager they should already have been executed and the driver loaded

Hi Mike,

Thank you. That worked just great.



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Kind regards,

Graeme Nichols.
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