Sometimes older kernels work and newer ones dont. Quotes like - "support for RT3070 chips is non-functional at the moment" become out of date very rapidly and they are not always removed when the fix is applied. If you want to be more adventerous still, try the latest 2.6.38-rc from too. To give yourself the best chance with an in kernel driver, use the testing gentoo-sources (2.6.37-r1 as I write) and the staging driver. If nothing is there, check dmesg for errorsĪll i can think of at the moment, time to hit the pub - good luck!
Once you've done so, cat /proc/net/wireless I was hoping for it to at least be detected now.ĭid you insmod ('insmod /path/to/file.ko' or 'modprobe ' it first? Device won't show up til you do I also included the debugging support, just in case. So I compiled Ralink rt2800 (USB) support (EXPERIMENTAL) into the kernel. Will report back either tonight or tomorrow morning.
Not being sure how to proceed with finding sources from ralink, I'm going to recompile the kernel with the experimental support already in the sources.perhaps I'll get lucky. This is new to me though, so any advice or links to relevant info & howtos is very appreciated.
I don't know that there's any harm in trying the module out, but I'd wager you're likely going to end up having to download the driver code from the ralink website, build it by hand My uneducated estimation would be that the prognosis looks grim. I also had to make some tweaks to my RT3070STA.dat file to prevent speed drops during heavy loads.īut, I did receive it on time and it is working on a 802.11g network. It may work plug-and-play if you use Network Manager but be prepared for some work if you don't.
Eventually got it running well by downloading and compiling the newest drivers from RALink but it was not plug-and-play.
* How to install driver and utility: Insert the software CD to your CD-ROM, then it will auto run immeīought this to try out on a headless, command-prompt only, Ubuntu Server. * System Requirements:PC - compatible computer, CPU speed of 200MHz or above Memory: 64MB or above, 12 Is it worth trying this module or some other option perhaps? support for RT3070 chips is non-functional at the moment Ralink rt2800 (USB) support (EXPERIMENTAL): namely, the exact model number.Īs we dont know the model number, we cant really tell you what you should selectĭump lspci -n here | see Pappy's guide | Link Stash see if lshw or usbview show you any further information on the card. boot up with sysrescuecd, see if anything exists in /proc/net/wireless, if so the module has already been loaded for you by sysrescuecd, so now all you have to do is see what modules are loaded (e.g. Last edited by koopdi on Sun 4:38 am edited 1 time in total Hi-Speed 21-in-1 Flash Card Reader/Writer (Internal/External)īus 001 Device 003: ID 148f:3070 Ralink Technology, Corp.īus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hubīus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hubīus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub │ │ Ralink rt2800 (USB) support (EXPERIMENTAL) (NEW)īus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hubīus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hubīus 001 Device 002: ID 058f:6362 Alcor Micro Corp. │ │ Ralink rt2500 (USB) support (NEW) │ │ │ │ Ralink rt28xx/rt30xx/rt35xx (PCI/PCIe/PCMCIA) support (EXPERIMENTAL) (NEW) │ │ │ │ Ralink rt2501/rt61 (PCI/PCMCIA) support (NEW) │ │ │ │ Ralink rt2500 (PCI/PCMCIA) support (NEW) │ │ │ │ Ralink rt2400 (PCI/PCMCIA) support (NEW) │ │ I am not sure which driver to use though. I am about to recompile my kernel with support for my ralink card. Posted: Sat 12:25 am Post subject: Ralink USB - which driver? Gentoo Forums Forum Index Kernel & Hardware Gentoo Forums :: View topic - Ralink USB - which driver?