Comments on: HowTo: WLAN Ralink RT2870 USB Stick + (K)Ubuntu 8.10

By: nn

nn — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:27:59 +0000

While compiling the driver I get an error with Karmic about net_device. I remember googling something like this before: ‘linux kernel 2.6.31 removes support for old net_device api’.
The driver doesn’t work with kernel 2.6.31 & above?

By: Dennis Gearon

Dennis Gearon — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 19:21:55 +0000

There seems to be no links available to download the driver files at RALink EXCEPT the one that you provide above. They seem to be dropping it.

http://www.ralinktech.com/download.php?t=U0wyRnpjMlYwY3k4eU1EQTVMekE0THpJMEwyUnZkMjVzYjJGa01ERTFPVGs0TmpRMk1DNWllakk5UFQweU1EQTVYekE0TWpCZlVsUXlPRGN3WDB4cGJuVjRYMU5VUVY5V01pNHlMakF1TUM1MFlYST1D

By: trubblman

trubblman — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 00:20:42 +0000

I downloaded the Ralink version 2.2.0.0 driver package. I am looking for the equivalent to the rt2870sta file.

By: apfelkraut

apfelkraut — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 09:08:40 +0000

I updated the links to the official Ralink drivers as version 2.2.0.0 of the driver package was released in Aug 2009.

Still this version was not yet tested by me, but I would be happy if you could leave a comment about your experiences with it.

Let’s see what Karmic Koala will offer, maybe I will give it a try on that release … but I do not own a 802.11n router, so I can check it only with my 802.11g Fritz!Box.

By: Kirk

Kirk — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 04:25:58 +0000

@quakhu: My guess is that your device is not listed in the driver’s compatable list. Use a “lsusb” command to find out the USB ID of your device. it will be something like 0411,015d. Then check to see if, in the downloaded driver’s include directory, the rt2870sta.h file includes a line that reads USB_DEVICE(0×0411,0×015d), but with your USB codes. If not, add a line after all the others with your info. Then recompile and try inserting again. Now you should see the ra0.

By: quakhu

quakhu — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 16:32:07 +0000

i use Tenda wifi, i do something like that
but i got some error when i type: # sudo modprobe rt2870sta
I got :
Warning all config files need .conf /etc/modprobe.d/ndiswrapper it will be ignored in the future release
all config files need .conf /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist it will be ignored in the future release
when i type: iwconfig
i got :
l0
eth0
pan0
i dont have ra0

By: apfelkraut

apfelkraut — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 18:15:10 +0000

Jamie, I suppose you could complete successfully every step that I described so far?

The network manager (“KNetworkManager” in case you are using KDE, “NetworkManager” in case of GNOME) should normally be started when you log into your desktop and come up with a list of all available WLAN networks. If not, maybe you have to start it manually by pressing “Alt”+”F2″ and entering the network manager of your desktop environment.

If you run in a terminal window the command “ifconfig”, can you see at least the WLAN adapter, listed as “ra0″?

By: Jamie

Jamie — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 07:05:42 +0000

please help. i followed all the step but i still dont know what to do to get my wireless working, though it might be obvious to you. once again, please help,

thanks

By: eric

eric — Sun, 03 May 2009 00:07:46 +0000

I am limited to G only with 9.04… I tried using the method above, but no luck. It worked previously on older versions of ubuntu, It’s frustrating because I want to use MythTV with HD and need N speeds (over 5Ghz also) for HD content. Any word on how to update the driver, easily?

By: mark

mark — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 23:47:36 +0000

@apfelkraut , you may find that the driver included with 9.04 doesn’t support connections greater than 54Mb/s . A lot of reports of this in the ubuntuforums (and happening to me). So yes, it works – but not well.