Author Topic: Need Help installing TP-LINK USB Wireless TL-WDN3200 adapter  (Read 2030 times)

Offline MENINBLK

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Hello all,

I've downloaded the linux tarball for the TL-WDN3200.
The name of the file is DPO_RT5572_LinuxSTA_2.6.0.1_20120629.tar.bz2 .
I've tried extracting it and nothing works.
I can view the file's contents just fine in Dolphin.
I can even read the txt files without a problem.
I've tried to install it using apt-get, but it tells me it can't find the package
and I'm in the folder containing the file when I start up apt-get.

I'm new to installing files in linux so please forgive me for my neubiness...  :)


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Re: Need Help installing TP-LINK USB Wireless TL-WDN3200 adapter
« Reply #1 on: July 23, 2012, 03:21:38 AM »
I suggest you make a Package Request post giving the link where to find the source code so that a developer will package the driver and add it to the PCLOS repository for all to use.

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Re: Need Help installing TP-LINK USB Wireless TL-WDN3200 adapter
« Reply #2 on: July 23, 2012, 08:22:05 AM »
i never used that brand

have you tried to configure it on pclinux first?

about apt-get, why are you trying to use it?

normally when files are provided, you need to compile them and edit a couple files, not just install them the way you mention

apt-get if i understand correctly is meant to install things form the repo, not from your hard disk

the package must come with a step by step guide to install and load a module if your pclinux install is not detecting it or doesn't have the files required

also you could try to install it with ndsiwrapper but you need the windows files
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Re: Need Help installing TP-LINK USB Wireless TL-WDN3200 adapter
« Reply #3 on: July 26, 2012, 02:29:00 PM »
i never used that brand

have you tried to configure it on pclinux first?

about apt-get, why are you trying to use it?

normally when files are provided, you need to compile them and edit a couple files, not just install them the way you mention

apt-get if i understand correctly is meant to install things form the repo, not from your hard disk

If one knows how, it is possible to point apt-get (and synaptic) at a local repository hosted on a hard drive.  Instructions for doing this are printed on the DVDs for the PCLinuxOS repositories I bought from On-Disk.com for 2007 at its end of life.

It's not normally done for PCLinuxOS, but it can be done.

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