DWL-G520+ Wi-Fi PCI card issue

[FNj]

Very simple, I have issues connection to my Wi-Fi network using DWL-G520+ using Live-DVD, I did not install it on hard drive because of this issue. I boot using the DVD (3.4 - first stable), open the KDE network app, select my network, fill my 64-bit WEP password(tried all - passphrase, ASCII and HEX - On my router it says 64-bit HEX), but it ends up "Configurating device"(it show in the yellow bubble) and it remains for a min or so, it happened to me in Kubuntu (Feisty) as well. I actually hoped that in Sabayon, it won't happen again. So please free me off Windows!

[|Syrius|]

I also have the same problem as you, since i have the same card.
But don't dispair, just follow this instructions based on information i've found here in the forum. Credits to rikd.

Atention: I did install Sabayon to the hard drive.. I didn't try with the LiveCD.

First bring out the konsole and enter 'su' and your root password

then you must edit the /etc/conf.d/wireless file

I use nano, so on console windows type:

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nano /etc/conf.d/wireless

goto to the last line and paste this code:
(change YOUR_ESSID to your ESSID)

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# Set the ESSID to the network ID
 essid_wlan0="YOUR_ESSID"
 # Using Managed Mode (not Adhoc)
 mode_wlan0="managed"
 # Ensure I only use my ESSID
 preferred_aps=( "YOUR_ESSID" )
 # Force the order
 associate_order="forcepreferredonly"
 # Set the key for YOUR_ESSID to "open" and the wep key to an HEX String
 key_YOUR_ESSID="open 'HEXSTRING' "
 #I use channel number 1 but you are free to change it to your channel
 channel_wlan0="1"

Time to save (CTRL+O) and exit (CTRL+X)


Now we are gonna put the next line in /etc/conf.d/net (use again nano)

Search for:

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config_wlan0=( "dhcp" )

and put the next line above it:

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iface_wlan0="dhcp"

Save it and exit

Now we must remove NetworkManager (because it don't play well with our card). On konsole type:

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# rc-update del NetworkManager
# rc-update del dhcdbd

Then make sure you have the init script for our card (/etc/init.d/net.wlan0)
You can type:

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# ls /etc/init.d/net.wlan0

and it must show:

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/etc/init.d/net.wlan0

If it doesn't exist, just softlink the net.lo

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ln -s /etc/init.d/net.lo /etc/init.d/net.wlan0

Now add to the default runlevel

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rc-update add net.wlan0 default

Finally just bring up wlan0 by:

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/etc/init.d/net.wlan0 restart

Hope that helped...