Installing wireless driver from source?

[Chi]

I'm having trouble installing a usb wireless adapter, can anyone help?

# lsusb
Bus 007 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 005 Device 002: ID 046d:c526 Logitech, Inc. 
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 004: ID 0bda:8171 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. 
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

(it came with a linux driver but not sure how to install it)

/2009_1106_RT3070_Linux_STA_V2.1.1.0 (2) # ls

chips    
iwpriv_usage.txt  
README_STA_usb     
sta
common   
Makefile          
RT2870STACard.dat  
sta_ate_iwpriv_usage.txt
include  
os                
RT2870STA.dat      
tools

the readme just has a changelog, no instructions.

[Feeyo]

Hi there,

have you tried this guide? [SOLVED] Tenda W541U V2.0 Wireless USB Adapter / Ralink RT2070 How To - Ubuntu Forums

good luck.

[Chi]

Thanks so much, I really appreciate your help with this but I might have had a PEBKAC issue along the way...not sure where and everything seemed like it worked until this line:

ck06:/home/chi//LinuxWifiDriver/2009_1106_RT3070_Linux_STA_V2.1.1.0 # modprobe rt3070sta

ck06:/home/chi/LinuxWifiDriver/2009_1106_RT3070_Linux_STA_V2.1.1.0 # ifconfig ra0 inet 192.168.10.40 up
SIOCSIFADDR: No such device
ra0: unknown interface: No such device
ra0: unknown interface: No such device

ck06:/home/chi/LinuxWifiDriver/2009_1106_RT3070_Linux_STA_V2.1.1.0 # iwconfig ra0
ra0       No such device

Here is what I did:

tar xvjf 2009_1106_RT3070_Linux_STA_V2.1.1.0.bz2
ls
cd 2009_1106_RT3070_Linux_STA_V2.1.1.0/
./configure
lsusb
ls
cd os
ls
cd linux/
ls
pico usb_main_dev.c
zypper install pico
pico usb_main_dev.c
cd ../..;make
make install
mkdir -p /etc/Wireless/RT2870STA
cp RT2870STA.dat /etc/Wireless/RT2870STA/
zypper install tofrodos
dos2unix /etc/Wireless/RT2870STA/RT2870STA.dat
chmod +x /etc/Wireless/RT2870STA/RT2870STA.dat
cp common/rt2870.bin /lib/firmware/
modprobe rt3070sta
ifconfig ra0 inet 192.168.10.40 up
iwconfig ra0
ifconfig

UPDATE:

Tried installing a different driver and now it appears to get something but still cannot get it to work...any ideas?

(It's a SABRENT USB Dongle and I guess it's using a Ralink driver...I also tried installing the ralink package from the package manager but didn't seem to do anything) openSUSE 11.1

[waterhead]

In Suse, after you install a new network device/driver, you need to then configure it in YaST. Choose NetworkManager to handle the device instead of ifup/ifdown, it is much easier.

[Chi]

Thank you Paul,
I'm not sure if it is even installed properly because it's not listed in my NetworkManager... I'm not even sure how to ifup it because I don't think the interface has a name.

How do I know if it is installed correctly?

I know my 1st wireless interface is wlan0 but there isn't a second one in the list.
(I have a built-in wifi adapter and now trying to install a second one (USB with extended range and wireless N)

# ifconfig
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:23:AE:01:70A
UP BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)
Interrupt:16

lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1
RX packets:84 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:84 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:7240 (7.0 Kb) TX bytes:7240 (7.0 Kb)

wlan0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:1C:BF:86:5D:59
inet addr:192.168.10.40 Bcast:192.168.10.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:6807 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:4376 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:3526053 (3.3 Mb) TX bytes:1012638 (988.9 Kb)

wmaster0 Link encap:UNSPEC HWaddr 00-1C-BF-86-5D-59-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)

[Feeyo]

Try tailing your messages and load up the module to see if you can find out what it is doing exactly.

tail -f /var/log/messages

Open up another terminal:

odprobe rt3070sta

Check what the logs are saying. post outcome to this thread please.

[Chi]

# tail -f /var/log/messages
May 2 22:58:37 ck06 nm-dispatcher.action: Script '/etc/NetworkManager/dispatcher.d/autofs' exited with error status 1.
May 2 22:58:37 ck06 SuSEfirewall2: Setting up rules from /etc/sysconfig/SuSEfirewall2 ...
May 2 22:58:37 ck06 SuSEfirewall2: using default zone 'ext' for interface vmnet1
May 2 22:58:37 ck06 SuSEfirewall2: using default zone 'ext' for interface vmnet8
May 2 22:58:37 ck06 SuSEfirewall2: using default zone 'ext' for interface wmaster0
May 2 22:58:37 ck06 SuSEfirewall2: batch committing...
May 2 22:58:37 ck06 SuSEfirewall2: Firewall rules successfully set
May 2 22:58:37 ck06 sm-notify[29369]: Already notifying clients; Exiting!
May 2 22:58:37 ck06 nm-dispatcher.action: Script '/etc/NetworkManager/dispatcher.d/nfs' exited with error status 6.
May 2 22:58:37 ck06 dbus-daemon: Rejected send message, 11 matched rules; type="method_return", sender=":1.223" (uid=0 pid=29027 comm="/usr/lib/NetworkManager/nm-dispatcher.action ") interface="(unset)" member="(unset)" error name="(unset)" requested_reply=0 destination=":1.117" (uid=0 pid=23346 comm="/usr/sbin/NetworkManager "))
May 2 23:02:50 ck06 su: (to root) chi on /dev/pts/1

# modprobe rt3070sta

no output

Thanks for helping, I feel like a moron for not being able to do this but I guess I gotta learn somehow(Google isn't much help when I don't know what to google for) ...I really appreciate it!

[Feeyo]

Sorry I made a typo: odprobe should have been modprobe

But isnt: wmaster0 already your wireless?

ifconfig wmaster0

[Chi]

# modprobe rt3070sta has no output

# ifconfig wmaster0
wmaster0 Link encap:UNSPEC HWaddr 00-1C-BF-86-5D-59-0C-DB-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00
BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)

I have a wlan0 (internal wifi adapter in laptop) and a USB dongle wifi adapter that I am trying to use for extended range and N support ...sorry I should have made that clear.

I tested the adapter on my friend's laptop w/Windows and it worked fine so I know it works.

It also says it's supported by Linux on the box so maybe I'll contact the manufacturer and ask them.

[Feeyo]

Ok. Clear

So can you post me the output of: tail -f /var/log/messages (When inserting the usb dongle) please?