[SOLVED] Wireless constantly drops

10-07-2009	#1 (permalink)
MisterX Just Joined! Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 16	[SOLVED] Wireless constantly drops I am using Ubuntu 9.04 along with a linksys wusb100 wireless adapter. When I start ubuntu, the connection is fine up to about 5-10 minutes and then drops. I attempt Code: sudo /etc/init.d/networking restart with no success, the only way I can reconnect (as far as I know, im fairly new to linux) is to reboot, and this solves the problem 1/4th of the time.

10-07-2009	#2 (permalink)
waterhead Trusted Penguin Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Franklin, Wisconsin Posts: 3,958	Hi, Please run the script in the the second part of this thread: Wireless Setup - Start Here That script will provide us with some info, so we can try and help you. Post the info using Code Tags. __________________ Paul Please do not PM me with requests for help. I will not reply.

10-08-2009

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MisterX

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lsusb

Code:

Bus 001 Device 004: ID 058f:6377 Alcor Micro Corp. Multimedia Card Reader
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 1737:0070 Linksys 
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
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 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 0461:4d16 Primax Electronics, Ltd 
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub

lsmod

Code:

Module                  Size  Used by
binfmt_misc            18572  1 
i915                   77960  2 
drm                   123232  3 i915
video                  29844  0 
output                 11648  1 video
input_polldev          12688  0 
lp                     19588  0 
snd_hda_intel         559028  3 
snd_pcm_oss            52352  0 
snd_mixer_oss          24960  1 snd_pcm_oss
snd_pcm                99464  2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm_oss
snd_seq_dummy          11524  0 
snd_seq_oss            41984  0 
snd_seq_midi           15744  0 
snd_rawmidi            33920  1 snd_seq_midi
snd_seq_midi_event     16512  2 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi
snd_seq                66272  6 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi,snd_seq_midi_event
snd_timer              34064  2 snd_pcm,snd_seq
snd_seq_device         16276  5 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq
iTCO_wdt               21712  0 
iTCO_vendor_support    12420  1 iTCO_wdt
ppdev                  16904  0 
snd                    78920  15 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_seq_oss,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq,snd_timer,snd_seq_device
soundcore              16800  1 snd
parport_pc             45096  1 
pcspkr                 11136  0 
snd_page_alloc         18704  2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm
parport                49584  3 lp,ppdev,parport_pc
intel_agp              39408  1 
ndiswrapper           250624  0 
usbhid                 47040  0 
usb_storage           115520  0 
8139too                36608  0 
8139cp                 31488  0 
mii                    14464  2 8139too,8139cp
fbcon                  49792  0 
tileblit               11264  1 fbcon
font                   17024  1 fbcon
bitblit                14464  1 fbcon
softcursor             10368  1 bitblit

dmesg

Code:


[    9.153208] ndiswrapper version 1.53 loaded (smp=yes, preempt=no)
[    9.653204] agpgart-intel 0000:00:00.0: Intel 945G Chipset
[    9.653644] agpgart-intel 0000:00:00.0: detected 7932K stolen memory
[    9.655995] agpgart-intel 0000:00:00.0: AGP aperture is 256M @ 0xd0000000
[    9.664175] intel_rng: FWH not detected
[    9.676781] input: PC Speaker as /devices/platform/pcspkr/input/input5
[    9.679933] parport_pc 00:08: reported by Plug and Play ACPI
[    9.679984] parport0: PC-style at 0x378, irq 7 [PCSPP,TRISTATE]
[    9.773175] ppdev: user-space parallel port driver
[    9.780546] usb 1-5: reset high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 3
[    9.781657] iTCO_vendor_support: vendor-support=0
[    9.793402] iTCO_wdt: Intel TCO WatchDog Timer Driver v1.05
[    9.793520] iTCO_wdt: Found a ICH7 or ICH7R TCO device (Version=2, TCOBASE=0x0460)
[    9.793581] iTCO_wdt: initialized. heartbeat=30 sec (nowayout=0)
[    9.979220] HDA Intel 0000:00:1b.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 16 (level, low) -> IRQ 16
[    9.979298] HDA Intel 0000:00:1b.0: setting latency timer to 64
[    9.990007] ndiswrapper (link_pe_images:575): fixing KI_USER_SHARED_DATA address in the driver
[    9.991887] ndiswrapper: driver rt2870 (Linksys,a division of Cisco Systems,Inc.,09/27/2007, 1.00.04.0000) loaded
[   10.010457] hda_codec: Unknown model for ALC883, trying auto-probe from BIOS...
[   10.340870] wlan0: ethernet device 00:1e:e5:e6:0e:e4 using NDIS driver: rt2870, version: 0x0, NDIS version: 0x501, vendor: 'IEEE 802.11n Wireless Card.', 1737:0070.F.conf
[   10.341780] wlan0: encryption modes supported: WEP; TKIP with WPA, WPA2, WPA2PSK; AES/CCMP with WPA, WPA2, WPA2PSK
[   10.341835] usbcore: registered new interface driver ndiswrapper
[   10.472676] lp0: using parport0 (interrupt-driven).
[   11.109800] EXT3 FS on loop0, internal journal
[   14.012294] Adding 262136k swap on /host/ubuntu/disks/swap.disk.  Priority:-1 extents:1 across:262136k
[   14.299824] type=1505 audit(1254962339.536:2): operation="profile_load" name="/usr/share/gdm/guest-session/Xsession" name2="default" pid=2052
[   14.349238] type=1505 audit(1254962339.588:3): operation="profile_load" name="/sbin/dhclient-script" name2="default" pid=2056
[   14.349420] type=1505 audit(1254962339.588:4): operation="profile_load" name="/sbin/dhclient3" name2="default" pid=2056
[   14.349494] type=1505 audit(1254962339.588:5): operation="profile_load" name="/usr/lib/NetworkManager/nm-dhcp-client.action" name2="default" pid=2056
[   14.349562] type=1505 audit(1254962339.588:6): operation="profile_load" name="/usr/lib/connman/scripts/dhclient-script" name2="default" pid=2056
[   14.486706] type=1505 audit(1254962339.724:7): operation="profile_load" name="/usr/lib/cups/backend/cups-pdf" name2="default" pid=2061
[   14.486955] type=1505 audit(1254962339.724:8): operation="profile_load" name="/usr/sbin/cupsd" name2="default" pid=2061
[   14.519022] type=1505 audit(1254962339.756:9): operation="profile_load" name="/usr/sbin/tcpdump" name2="default" pid=2065
[   17.730625] [drm] Initialized drm 1.1.0 20060810
[   17.755759] pci 0000:00:02.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 16 (level, low) -> IRQ 16
[   17.755765] pci 0000:00:02.0: setting latency timer to 64
[   17.756024] [drm] Initialized i915 1.6.0 20080730 on minor 0
[   17.759285] [drm:i915_setparam] *ERROR* unknown parameter 4
[   17.759320] [drm:i915_getparam] *ERROR* Unknown parameter 6
[   18.378525] [drm:i915_getparam] *ERROR* Unknown parameter 6
[   21.762582] eth0: link down
[   21.763033] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth0: link is not ready
[   21.764333] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
[   31.877880] [drm:i915_getparam] *ERROR* Unknown parameter 6
[   40.207885] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): wlan0: link becomes ready
[   50.672023] wlan0: no IPv6 routers present
[  810.382624] [drm:i915_getparam] *ERROR* Unknown parameter 6
[ 5273.936635] BUG: unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at 0000000000000010
[ 5273.936645] IP: [<ffffffffa008b14d>] IofCompleteRequest+0xdd/0x1e0 [ndiswrapper]
[ 5273.936683] PGD 461ba067 PUD 461b3067 PMD 0 
[ 5273.936689] Oops: 0002 [#1] SMP 
[ 5273.936693] last sysfs file: /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu1/cpufreq/scaling_governor
[ 5273.936699] Dumping ftrace buffer:
[ 5273.936703]    (ftrace buffer empty)
[ 5273.936705] CPU 0 
[ 5273.936708] Modules linked in: binfmt_misc i915 drm video output input_polldev lp snd_hda_intel snd_pcm_oss snd_mixer_oss snd_pcm snd_seq_dummy snd_seq_oss snd_seq_midi snd_rawmidi snd_seq_midi_event snd_seq snd_timer snd_seq_device iTCO_wdt iTCO_vendor_support ppdev snd soundcore parport_pc pcspkr snd_page_alloc parport intel_agp ndiswrapper usbhid usb_storage 8139too 8139cp mii fbcon tileblit font bitblit softcursor
[ 5273.936753] Pid: 1523, comm: ntos_wq Tainted: P           2.6.28-15-generic #52-Ubuntu
[ 5273.936756] RIP: 0010:[<ffffffffa008b14d>]  [<ffffffffa008b14d>] IofCompleteRequest+0xdd/0x1e0 [ndiswrapper]
[ 5273.936786] RSP: 0018:ffff8800710dde00  EFLAGS: 00010202
[ 5273.936789] RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffff880059c5ca00 RCX: ffffffffa0094dda
[ 5273.936792] RDX: 0000000000000010 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: ffffffffa008b0d0
[ 5273.936795] RBP: ffff8800710dde30 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000001
[ 5273.936798] R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: ffff880059c5cb18
[ 5273.936801] R13: 0000000000000000 R14: 0000000000000002 R15: 0000000000000002
[ 5273.936805] FS:  0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffffffff80a9b000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
[ 5273.936808] CS:  0010 DS: 0018 ES: 0018 CR0: 000000008005003b
[ 5273.936811] CR2: 0000000000000010 CR3: 00000000461a7000 CR4: 00000000000006a0
[ 5273.936814] DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000
[ 5273.936817] DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000ffff0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400
[ 5273.936821] Process ntos_wq (pid: 1523, threadinfo ffff8800710dc000, task ffff880071b58000)
[ 5273.936824] Stack:
[ 5273.936826]  ffff8800710dde30 ffff880059c5ca00 ffff8800703b5828 ffff88007184bf00
[ 5273.936832]  ffff88007c056408 0000000000000000 ffff8800710dde60 ffffffffa0094f65
[ 5273.936838]  ffffffff80a65900 ffffffffa00b72e0 ffff88007c056400 ffffffffa0094e80
[ 5273.936845] Call Trace:
[ 5273.936848]  [<ffffffffa0094f65>] wrap_urb_complete_worker+0xe5/0x1c0 [ndiswrapper]
[ 5273.936880]  [<ffffffffa0094e80>] ? wrap_urb_complete_worker+0x0/0x1c0 [ndiswrapper]
[ 5273.936910]  [<ffffffff802644aa>] run_workqueue+0xba/0x190
[ 5273.936919]  [<ffffffff80264787>] worker_thread+0xa7/0x120
[ 5273.936923]  [<ffffffff80268ae0>] ? autoremove_wake_function+0x0/0x40
[ 5273.936929]  [<ffffffff802646e0>] ? worker_thread+0x0/0x120
[ 5273.936933]  [<ffffffff80268679>] kthread+0x49/0x90
[ 5273.936938]  [<ffffffff80213979>] child_rip+0xa/0x11
[ 5273.936944]  [<ffffffff80268630>] ? kthread+0x0/0x90
[ 5273.936948]  [<ffffffff8021396f>] ? child_rip+0x0/0x11
[ 5273.936952] Code: 66 0f 1f 44 00 00 0f 84 ba 00 00 00 45 38 fe 0f 1f 80 00 00 00 00 0f 8c 92 00 00 00 48 8b 53 48 48 85 d2 0f 1f 00 74 11 8b 43 30 <89> 02 48 8b 43 38 48 8b 53 48 48 89 42 08 48 8b 7b 50 48 85 ff 
[ 5273.937005] RIP  [<ffffffffa008b14d>] IofCompleteRequest+0xdd/0x1e0 [ndiswrapper]
[ 5273.937033]  RSP <ffff8800710dde00>
[ 5273.937036] CR2: 0000000000000010
[ 5273.937039] ---[ end trace cdb64ec0135c4c12 ]---

Uname -r

Code:

2.6.28-15-generic

10-08-2009	#4 (permalink)
waterhead Trusted Penguin Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Franklin, Wisconsin Posts: 3,958	Thanks. Two more commands to give us some more info: Code: ifconfig Code: iwconfig __________________ Paul Please do not PM me with requests for help. I will not reply.

10-08-2009	#5 (permalink)
waterhead Trusted Penguin Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Franklin, Wisconsin Posts: 3,958	Bye the way, I see that you are using NDISwrapper. There is a kernel module in the 2.6.28-15-generic kernel for this wireless, named rt2870sta. Did you try it before you installed NDISwrapper? I don't see the rt2870sta driver loading, did you blacklist it? __________________ Paul Please do not PM me with requests for help. I will not reply.

10-08-2009

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ifconfig

Code:

eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:19:21:32:f3:04  
          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:20 Base address:0xec00 

lo        Link encap:Local Loopback  
          inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
          inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
          UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:16436  Metric:1
          RX packets:60 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:60 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 
          RX bytes:4496 (4.4 KB)  TX bytes:4496 (4.4 KB)

wlan0     Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:1e:e5:e6:0e:e4  
          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)

iwconfig

Code:

wlan0     IEEE 802.11g  ESSID:off/any  
          Mode:Managed  Frequency:2.437 GHz  Access Point: Not-Associated   
          Bit Rate:1 Mb/s   Tx-Power:20 dBm   Sensitivity=0/3  
          RTS thr:off   Fragment thr:off
          Power Management:off
          Link Quality:0  Signal level:0  Noise level:0
          Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0
          Tx excessive retries:0  Invalid misc:0   Missed beacon:0

I installed ndiswrapper per the instructions contained within the help index of Ubuntu, and forum posts, I checked the blacklist, and the driver is not blacklisted.
The current driver im using comes from the factory disk included with the adapter.

10-08-2009

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waterhead

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Thanks, again, for the info.

The one thing that I see is the low bit rate of the wireless:

Code:

wlan0     IEEE 802.11g  ESSID:off/any  
          Mode:Managed  Frequency:2.437 GHz  Access Point: Not-Associated   
          Bit Rate:1 Mb/s   Tx-Power:20 dBm   Sensitivity=0/3  
          RTS thr:off   Fragment thr:off
          Power Management:off
          Link Quality:0  Signal level:0  Noise level:0
          Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0
          Tx excessive retries:0  Invalid misc:0   Missed beacon:0

You should be able to manually set it to a higher rate, and see if it improves any. I don't know what the upper limit is on this wireless, but 54 mb/s is typical for newer cards, so try this.

Code:

sudo iwconfig wlan0 rate 54M

Then check the rate again with the iwconfig command.

If that doesn't help, then I advise to use a different connection manager. The default Ubuntu connection manager is NetworkManager. I would install the Wicd connection manager, and uninstall NetworkManager (it should do it automatically).

Quote:

The rt2870sta driver is a new driver, and most How-To's would have been written before the drivers release. I am surprised that it didn't automatically load when your card was detected. The driver is found in the staging section of the kernel, which is place new modules are put before complete acceptance. This may have something to do with why it didn't automatically load. If it did load, it would interfere with NDISwrapper and the wireless will stop working.

I checked, and your wireless is listed as being supported by the rt2870sta driver. If the problem persists, you may want to try it. To first see if the driver exists in your kernel, run this command.

Code:

modinfo rt2870sta

If it gives an output, it is present in your kernel. I found your card listed in that output (ID 1737:0070 Linksys):

Code:

alias:          usb:v1737p0070d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*

I don't believe that you can switch drivers on the fly. You would need to blacklist ndiswrapper first, then reboot. Then manually load the rt2870sta module (if it still doesn't load automatically).

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10-09-2009

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I changed the bit rate to 54M, and minutes later the connection was lost. I proceeded to uninstall NetworkManager, and install Wicd. I attempted to connect to my router and it came up with validating authentication..I looked this up and it seems to be connected to the driver.
I did

Code:

modinfo rt2870sta

and it came up with a list, I did not see my device 1737:0070 listed

Code:

filename:       /lib/modules/2.6.28-15-generic/kernel/drivers/staging/rt2870/rt2870sta.ko
version:        1.4.0.0
license:        GPL
description:    RT2870 Wireless Lan Linux Driver
author:         Paul Lin <paul_lin@ralinktech.com>
srcversion:     10297FA6A454E3CE8D2FAFC
alias:          usb:v1737p0071d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v0789p0164d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v0789p0163d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v0789p0162d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v5A57p0282d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v5A57p0280d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v7392p7711d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v07B8p2770d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v07B8p2870d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v07B8p3071d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v07B8p3070d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v04E8p2018d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v14B2p3C09d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v1482p3C09d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v050Dp805Cd*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v157Ep300Ed*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v129Bp1828d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v0E66p0003d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v0E66p0001d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v15C5p0008d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v083Ap6618d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v13D3p3247d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v14B2p3C25d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v0471p200Fd*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v1740p9702d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v1740p9701d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v0CDEp0025d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v0586p3416d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v0CDEp0022d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v083Ap7522d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v083ApA618d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v083ApB522d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v15A9p0006d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v1044p800Bd*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v18C5p0012d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v07AAp003Fd*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v07AAp003Cd*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v07AAp002Fd*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v14B2p3C27d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v14B2p3C23d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v050Dp8053d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v14B2p3C12d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v14B2p3C07d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v07D1p3C11d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v07D1p3C09d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v2019pAB25d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v2019pED06d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v14B2p3C28d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v14B2p3C06d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v0DF6p0039d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v0DF6p002Dd*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v0DF6p002Cd*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v0DF6p002Bd*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v0DF6p0017d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v0B05p1742d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v0B05p1732d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v0B05p1731d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v148Fp3070d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v148Fp2870d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v148Fp2770d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
depends:        
vermagic:       2.6.28-15-generic SMP mod_unload modversions 
parm:           mac:rt28xx: wireless mac addr (charp)

10-09-2009

#9 (permalink)

waterhead

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I think that I have installed the rt2870sta driver that I downloaded from Ralink:

Ralink corp.

This is the driver source and must be compiled.

The reason I think that this is the driver that have is the location of the driver.

Code:

modinfo rt2870sta
filename:       /lib/modules/2.6.28-15-generic/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/rt2870sta.ko
version:        2.2.0.0
license:        GPL
description:    RT2870 Wireless Lan Linux Driver
author:         Paul Lin <paul_lin@ralinktech.com>
srcversion:     FC3DC979BFDB82D40B53250
alias:          usb:v0DB0p6899d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v100Dp9031d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v050Dp815Cd*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v0411p00E8d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v1737p0071d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v1737p0070d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v7392p7717d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v7392p7718d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v5A57p0282d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v5A57p0280d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v1690p0740d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v04E8p2018d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v14B2p3C09d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v1482p3C09d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v050Dp815Cd*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v050Dp805Cd*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v157Ep300Ed*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v129Bp1828d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v0E66p0003d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v0E66p0001d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v15C5p0008d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v083Ap6618d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v13D3p3247d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v14B2p3C25d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v0471p200Fd*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v1740p9702d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v1740p9701d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v0CDEp0025d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v0586p3416d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v0CDEp0022d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v083Ap7522d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v083Ap8522d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v083ApA618d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v083ApB522d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v15A9p0006d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v1044p800Bd*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v07AAp003Fd*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v07AAp003Cd*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v07AAp002Fd*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v14B2p3C27d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v14B2p3C23d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v050Dp8053d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v14B2p3C07d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v07D1p3C11d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v07D1p3C09d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v2019pED06d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v14B2p3C28d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v14B2p3C06d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v0DF6p002Dd*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v0DF6p002Cd*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v0DF6p002Bd*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v0DF6p0017d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v0B05p1742d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v0B05p1732d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v0B05p1731d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v177Fp0302d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v0789p0164d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v0789p0163d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v0789p0162d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v083Ap7512d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v0DF6p003Fd*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v0DF6p0039d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v07B8p2770d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v07B8p2870d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v148Fp2870d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v148Fp2770d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
depends:        
vermagic:       2.6.28-15-generic SMP mod_unload modversions 586 
parm:           mac:rt28xx: wireless mac addr (charp)

As you can see, this isn't the staging driver that I referred to earlier. If you are interested in installing this driver, I will give more detailed instructions.

__________________
Paul

Please do not PM me with requests for help. I will not reply.

Last edited by waterhead; 10-09-2009 at 11:15 AM.. Reason: Updated Ralink/Linux Link

10-09-2009	#10 (permalink)
waterhead Trusted Penguin Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Franklin, Wisconsin Posts: 3,958	I posted some instructions on installing this driver, in another thread: http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/wir...tml#post724861 First, you need a few things installed: Code: sudo apt-get install linux-source kernel-headers-`uname -r` build-essential __________________ Paul Please do not PM me with requests for help. I will not reply.

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