mandriva 2010.0 and DWA140 usb wireless

[JoaoDias]

hello all, im on a fujitsu simens wirth an amilo intel chip using mandrake ,
and to connect to wireless i use a usb pendrive by dlink DWA140 because my internel PCI is kind of broken (cant turn it on with the switch) and i read the treath up and i need some help
here is the info
thx for the help

============ lspci ============

============ lsusb ============
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 07d1:3c0a D-Link System 
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub

============ lsmod ============
Module                  Size  Used by
rt2800usb              36804  0 
rt2x00usb              11652  1 rt2800usb
rt2x00lib              30116  2 rt2800usb,rt2x00usb
input_polldev           3852  1 rt2x00lib
ipt_IFWLOG              2792  23 
ipt_psd                43688  1 
xt_time                 2596  0 
xt_connlimit            4140  0 
xt_realm                1348  0 
iptable_raw             1924  0 
xt_comment              1380  18 
xt_recent              10248  0 
xt_policy               2884  0 
ipt_ULOG                9508  0 
ipt_REJECT              2884  2 
ipt_REDIRECT            2340  0 
ipt_NETMAP              2308  0 
ipt_MASQUERADE          3172  0 
ipt_ECN                 2308  0 
ipt_ecn                 1796  0 
ipt_CLUSTERIP           7592  0 
ipt_ah                  1508  0 
ipt_addrtype            2276  4 
nf_nat_tftp             1412  0 
nf_nat_snmp_basic       8748  0 
nf_nat_sip              6436  0 
nf_nat_pptp             5284  0 
nf_nat_proto_gre        3400  1 nf_nat_pptp
nf_nat_irc              2436  0 
nf_nat_h323             9252  0 
nf_nat_ftp              3684  0 
nf_nat_amanda           1732  0 
ts_kmp                  2116  5 
nf_conntrack_amanda     3716  1 nf_nat_amanda
nf_conntrack_sane       5728  0 
nf_conntrack_tftp       5016  1 nf_nat_tftp
nf_conntrack_sip       18680  1 nf_nat_sip
nf_conntrack_proto_sctp    12460  0 
nf_conntrack_pptp      12008  1 nf_nat_pptp
nf_conntrack_proto_gre     7720  1 nf_conntrack_pptp
nf_conntrack_netlink    17444  0 
nf_conntrack_netbios_ns     2276  0 
nf_conntrack_irc        6120  1 nf_nat_irc
nf_conntrack_h323      60648  1 nf_nat_h323
nf_conntrack_ftp       12296  1 nf_nat_ftp
ipt_set                 1892  2 
ipt_SET                 2116  0 
ip_set_nethash          8588  0 
ip_set_iptreemap        8796  0 
ip_set_iptree           6156  2 
ip_set_ipporthash       7756  0 
ip_set_portmap          4076  0 
ip_set_macipmap         3980  0 
ip_set_ipmap            3852  0 
ip_set_iphash           7052  0 
ip_set                 19904  18 ipt_set,ipt_SET,ip_set_nethash,ip_set_iptreemap,ip_set_iptree,ip_set_ipporthash,ip_set_portmap,ip_set_macipmap,ip_set_ipmap,ip_set_iphash
xt_tcpmss               1924  0 
xt_pkttype              1508  0 
xt_physdev              2228  0 
xt_owner                2532  0 
xt_NFQUEUE              2532  0 
xt_NFLOG                1540  0 
nfnetlink_log           9220  1 xt_NFLOG
xt_multiport            3012  8 
xt_MARK                 2020  0 
xt_mark                 1636  0 
xt_mac                  1476  0 
xt_limit                2280  0 
xt_length               1604  0 
xt_iprange              3396  0 
xt_helper               1892  0 
xt_hashlimit            9812  0 
xt_DSCP                 2980  0 
xt_dscp                 2244  0 
xt_dccp                 2668  0 
xt_conntrack            4228  0 
xt_CONNMARK             2660  0 
xt_connmark             2084  0 
xt_CLASSIFY             1412  0 
ipt_LOG                 5928  6 
xt_tcpudp               2884  31 
xt_state                1924  30 
iptable_nat             6180  0 
nf_nat                 21624  12 ipt_REDIRECT,ipt_NETMAP,ipt_MASQUERADE,nf_nat_tftp,nf_nat_sip,nf_nat_pptp,nf_nat_proto_gre,nf_nat_irc,nf_nat_h323,nf_nat_ftp,nf_nat_amanda,iptable_nat
nf_conntrack_ipv4      15856  33 iptable_nat,nf_nat
nf_defrag_ipv4          1796  1 nf_conntrack_ipv4
nf_conntrack           76768  31 xt_connlimit,ipt_MASQUERADE,ipt_CLUSTERIP,nf_nat_tftp,nf_nat_snmp_basic,nf_nat_sip,nf_nat_pptp,nf_nat_irc,nf_nat_h323,nf_nat_ftp,nf_nat_amanda,nf_conntrack_amanda,nf_conntrack_sane,nf_conntrack_tftp,nf_conntrack_sip,nf_conntrack_proto_sctp,nf_conntrack_pptp,nf_conntrack_proto_gre,nf_conntrack_netlink,nf_conntrack_netbios_ns,nf_conntrack_irc,nf_conntrack_h323,nf_conntrack_ftp,xt_helper,xt_conntrack,xt_CONNMARK,xt_connmark,xt_state,iptable_nat,nf_nat,nf_conntrack_ipv4
iptable_mangle          2500  1 
nfnetlink               4768  2 nf_conntrack_netlink,nfnetlink_log
iptable_filter          2468  1 
ip_tables              11700  4 iptable_raw,iptable_nat,iptable_mangle,iptable_filter
x_tables               16936  47 ipt_IFWLOG,ipt_psd,xt_time,xt_connlimit,xt_realm,xt_comment,xt_recent,xt_policy,ipt_ULOG,ipt_REJECT,ipt_REDIRECT,ipt_NETMAP,ipt_MASQUERADE,ipt_ECN,ipt_ecn,ipt_CLUSTERIP,ipt_ah,ipt_addrtype,ipt_set,ipt_SET,xt_tcpmss,xt_pkttype,xt_physdev,xt_owner,xt_NFQUEUE,xt_NFLOG,xt_multiport,xt_MARK,xt_mark,xt_mac,xt_limit,xt_length,xt_iprange,xt_helper,xt_hashlimit,xt_DSCP,xt_dscp,xt_dccp,xt_conntrack,xt_CONNMARK,xt_connmark,xt_CLASSIFY,ipt_LOG,xt_tcpudp,xt_state,iptable_nat,ip_tables
fuse                   60704  2 
ppp_async               8804  0 
ppp_generic            24984  1 ppp_async
slhc                    6052  1 ppp_generic
crc_ccitt               1860  2 rt2800usb,ppp_async
af_packet              20100  2 
ipv6                  275824  20 
arc4                    1732  2 
ecb                     2660  2 
snd_atiixp_modem       12204  0 
snd_atiixp             15952  3 
snd_ac97_codec        103912  2 snd_atiixp_modem,snd_atiixp
ac97_bus                1604  1 snd_ac97_codec
ath5k                 145364  0 
snd_seq_dummy           2696  0 
snd_seq_oss            31712  0 
snd_seq_midi_event      7236  1 snd_seq_oss
snd_seq                54672  5 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi_event
snd_seq_device          7248  3 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq
mac80211              149236  3 rt2x00usb,rt2x00lib,ath5k
snd_pcm_oss            44672  0 
ath                     8004  1 ath5k
snd_pcm                82664  4 snd_atiixp_modem,snd_atiixp,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss
ohci1394               29908  0 
snd_timer              22124  2 snd_seq,snd_pcm
b44                    28916  0 
snd_mixer_oss          16612  1 snd_pcm_oss
cfg80211               89956  4 rt2x00lib,ath5k,mac80211,ath
sdhci_pci               7684  0 
sdhci                  20392  1 sdhci_pci
snd                    62564  16 snd_atiixp_modem,snd_atiixp,snd_ac97_codec,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq,snd_seq_device,snd_pcm_oss,snd_pcm,snd_timer,snd_mixer_oss
ssb                    44428  1 b44
led_class               4200  3 rt2x00lib,ath5k,sdhci
rfkill                 19032  1 cfg80211
soundcore               8128  1 snd
mii                     5348  1 b44
sg                     29624  0 
ieee1394               87244  1 ohci1394
pcspkr                  2436  0 
sr_mod                 16132  0 
serio_raw               5448  0 
i2c_piix4              12820  0 
snd_page_alloc          9164  3 snd_atiixp_modem,snd_atiixp,snd_pcm
shpchp                 32728  0 
pci_hotplug            29636  1 shpchp
radeon                358048  2 
drm                   161472  3 radeon
i2c_core               29272  2 i2c_piix4,drm
binfmt_misc             8364  1 
pcmcia                 36264  1 ssb
yenta_socket           37008  1 
rsrc_nonstatic         11588  1 yenta_socket
pcmcia_core            36024  4 ssb,pcmcia,yenta_socket,rsrc_nonstatic
cpufreq_ondemand        6896  0 
cpufreq_conservative     7184  0 
cpufreq_powersave       1380  0 
p4_clockmod             4484  0 
freq_table              4452  2 cpufreq_ondemand,p4_clockmod
speedstep_lib           4456  1 p4_clockmod
tifm_sd                11980  0 
mmc_block              10824  0 
mmc_core               58400  3 sdhci,tifm_sd,mmc_block
tifm_7xx1               6884  0 
tifm_core               8064  2 tifm_sd,tifm_7xx1
nvram                   7536  0 
processor              35764  1 
joydev                 10176  0 
evdev                   9824  9 
ehci_hcd               47604  0 
ohci_hcd               32084  0 
fan                     4264  0 
button                  5396  0 
thermal                13248  0 
usbcore               185776  5 rt2800usb,rt2x00usb,ehci_hcd,ohci_hcd
battery                10312  0 
ac                      4040  0 
ata_generic             4648  0 
ide_pci_generic         3848  0 
pata_acpi               4036  0 
atiixp                  3624  0 
ide_gd_mod             25288  0 
ide_core              106156  3 ide_pci_generic,atiixp,ide_gd_mod
pata_atiixp             4740  3 
libata                177580  3 ata_generic,pata_acpi,pata_atiixp
sd_mod                 36032  4 
scsi_mod              155476  4 sg,sr_mod,libata,sd_mod
crc_t10dif              1668  1 sd_mod
ext4                  310824  2 
jbd2                   77664  1 ext4
crc16                   1828  1 ext4

============ dmesg-firmware ============

============ kernel version ============
2.6.31.5-desktop586-1mnb

============ ifconfig ============
eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  Endereço de HW 00:40:CA:D9:CA:73  
          UP BROADCASTRUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Métrica:1
          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          colisões:0 txqueuelen:1000 
          RX bytes:0 (0.0 b)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)
          IRQ:20 

lo        Link encap:Loopback Local  
          inet end.: 127.0.0.1  Masc:255.0.0.0
          endereço inet6: ::1/128 Escopo:Máquina
          UP LOOPBACKRUNNING  MTU:16436  Métrica:1
          RX packets:2544 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:2544 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          colisões:0 txqueuelen:0 
          RX bytes:160272 (156.5 KiB)  TX bytes:160272 (156.5 KiB)


============ iwconfig ============
wlan0     IEEE 802.11bg  ESSID:"dlink"  
          Mode:Managed  Frequency:2.412 GHz  Access Point: Not-Associated   
          Tx-Power=off   
          Retry  long limit:7   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

[reed9]

The rt2800usb drive, which is loading, ought to be correct. But I've seen a lot of references to trouble with this wireless device and these drivers. The possible solutions aren't particularly easy. Here is a guide (and long thread) from the Ubuntu forums on it.

[SOLVED] Karmic RT2870 Driver Tutorial - Ubuntu Forums

The information is applicable to Mandriva as well, but some commands or packages will be different.

I don't think Mandriva uses sudo, so whenever 'sudo' is used in the guide, just think run as root. You can log in as root from the terminal by typing su.

Or you can run a particular command as root with

su -c 'command'

If you choose to try and compile a driver, the package build-essential is Debian/Ubuntu specific. Mandriva has something similar, but I don't know what they call it.

Gedit can be replaced with kate or kwrite if you're using KDE, or any other text editor of your choice.

I think that should pretty much cover the differences. Oh, with some commands such as ifconfig, if you get a command not found, preface it with /sbin/ as so

/sbin/ifconfig

[waterhead]

Hello, and welcome to Linux Forums!

Even though it doesn't seem to indicate it, I believe that you need to add firmware. According to this website, you should download the RT2870USB(RT2870/RT2770) firmware package from Ralink.

Ralink corp.

Open a terminal and cd (change directory) to where you saved the zipped file. Then unzip the file.

unzip RT2870_Firmware_V8.zip

Now cd to the unzipped folder and then copy the rt2870.bin file to the /lib/firmware folder. You will need root permissions to do this.

cd RT2870_Firmware_V8

su <enter>
Password:<enter root password>

cp rt2870.bin /lib/firmware

Then reboot, and see if the wireless will work.

This is a very new driver, and may be buggy. There is a driver released by Ralink that may be better. It would be found on the same web site that the firmware was downloaded from. If you need to use that driver, we will have to help you install it.

[JoaoDias]

I went In the rakink site and downloaded the firmware rt2870usb and extracted and copied the rt2870.bin to the /lib/firmware
went in the mcc to instal the adapter choose rakink 11n adapter and it gibes me a message saying can't find the network interface for the selected adapter, (use controler rt2800usb)

should I try and find this firmware package?

[waterhead]

It sounds like you just installed the firmware, so I don't know what other firmware your are referring to.

I didn't have to set up my wireless in Mandriva, it just worked out-of-the-box. But it is an Atheros wireless. When you go into the network/wireless configuration section, what is listed?

[JoaoDias]

I've been looking in google and I found a forum were they speak that even limeme with the firmware instaled they can't used the USB stick , something about the firmware being broken, I must wait

I have a bilt in atheros, I can instalit but I can search for networks
this Is because normaly I have a switch iny laptop and gives me a light wen it's on but the switch doesent work, this problem I have wen I use to use windows also,
it was from this that I used the dwa

[waterhead]

You didn't answer my question on what the MCC shows in this section:
Network & Internet>Set up a new network interface>Wireless (Wi-Fi)

It just may be that this driver is buggy, as I said. It is also possible that the info you read is old, and the problem you read about has already been fixed.

Your best bet may be using the proprietary Ralink driver. I am unsure on exactly how to do that in Manadriva, so I will need to look into it.

There may be a way to get the internal wireless card to work, in Linux anyway. There is a contact on the card designated to interface with an On/Off switch. Covering that contact with a thin piece of tape may then allow it to function. This means temporarily removing the card from the laptop to do this.

What type of card is it? is it Mini-PCI or Mini-PCI-Express?

The pin that you need to cover is called W_DISABLE. I know which pin that is on a Mini-PCI-express card, but unsure of the older Mini-PCI card. I'll advise you further on this if you are interested.

EDIT: I found a picture of a mini-PCIe card with pin #20 covered with black tape. It is two pins to the left of the "notch". It is on the underside of the card.

3gpciepins.png (image)

More EDIT: I found some info that a hardware switch may use pin #7, so that would be the pin to cover. Some experimentation may be required by you.

Here's a picture of the pin to cover in a regular MiniPCI card. It is incorrectly listed as pin #7, when it is actually pin #13. You have to count the pins on the backside too!

http://www.minipci.biz/pin7.jpg

[JoaoDias]

In the mcc it shows me wlan0 : atheros communications inc. AR2413 802.11bg NIC
and to use ndiswrapper

Im not shure if it a mini pci or the express
And do y know were i must open the laptop to take the pci?

[waterhead]

If you have never opened your laptop to add RAM memory or change the hard drive (or just to take a look), then this method may be beyond your capabilities. Most Linux users tend to be tinkerers or hackers, and this would not be a big deal for them.

[JoaoDias]

My desktop pc i open it chance ir and add things just my laptop Notverordnung, just some months I'm using the laptop and this one I never open but I'll take a look at it