??SPAM?? Re: [MLB-WIRELESS] usb 802.11g on linux?

[gabrielle harrison and Paul van den Bergen]

Hi Ian, all,

thanks for the help so far.  No luck yet, or perhaps excess incompetence...

here is what I have tried.

sudo apt-get install ndiswrapper-util, ndisgtk as per ubuntu wiki  
instructions.

diagnostic output.
# ndiswrapper -l
No drivers installed

remove and re-attach usb dongle

# dmesg
[4303223.685000] usb 1-2: USB disconnect, address 4
[4303262.101000] usb 1-2: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and  
address 5
[4303262.254000] usb 1-2: device descriptor read/64, error -71

# lsusb
Bus 001 Device 005: ID 148f:2573
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000

add drivers with ndiswrapper
sudo ndiswrapper -i /path/to/winXP/drivers/rt73.inf

check drivers...
# ndiswrapper -l
Installed ndis drivers:
fw54u   invalid driver!
rt73    invalid driver!

rt73 drivers from sourceforge - e.g. rt2x00 nightly CVS tarball
according to the readme the minimum kernel is 2.6.13...
# uname -r
2.6.12-10-386

And that's about where I run out of ideas....

relevent output of lshw is

         *-usb
              description: USB Controller
              product: 82801AA USB
              vendor: Intel Corporation
              physical id: 1f.2
              bus info: pci at 00:1f.2
              version: 02
              width: 32 bits
              clock: 33MHz
              capabilities: uhci bus_master
              configuration: driver=uhci_hcd
              resources: ioport:d400-d41f irq:9
            *-usbhost
                 product: Intel Corporation 82801AA USB
                 vendor: Linux 2.6.12-10-386 uhci_hcd
                 physical id: 1
                 bus info: usb at 1
                 logical name: usb1
                 version: 2.06
                 capabilities: usb-1.10
                 configuration: driver=hub maxpower=0mA slots=2  
speed=12.0MB/s
               *-usb UNCLAIMED
                    description: Generic USB device
                    product: 54M.USB.......
                    vendor: Ralink
                    physical id: 2
                    bus info: usb at 1:2
                    version: 0.01
                    capabilities: usb-2.00
                    configuration: maxpower=300mA speed=12.0MB/s


On Mon, 29 May 2006 16:47:39 +1000, Ian Donaldson <ian at myinternet.com.au>  
wrote:

> Actually, the "rt73" driver from the "rt2x00 nightly CVS tarball"
> might be the right one.
>
> Ian
>
> On 29/05/2006, at 4:43 PM, Ian Donaldson wrote:
>
>> On 29/05/2006, at 4:37 PM, gabrielle harrison and Paul van den
>> Bergen wrote:
>>
>>> /# dmesg
>>> ...
>>> [4310147.162000] usb 1-2: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd
>>> and address 12
>>> [4310147.261000] usb 1-2: device descriptor read/64, error -71
>>> [4310148.259000] atkbd.c: Unknown key pressed (translated set 2,
>>> code 0xaa on isa0060/serio0).
>>> [4310148.259000] atkbd.c: Use 'setkeycodes e02a <keycode>' to make
>>> it known.
>>> [4310148.366000] atkbd.c: Unknown key released (translated set 2,
>>> code 0xaa on isa0060/serio0).
>>> [4310148.366000] atkbd.c: Use 'setkeycodes e02a <keycode>' to make
>>> it known.
>>> /# lsusb
>>> Bus 001 Device 012: ID 148f:2573   <- this one
>>> Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
>>>
>>> Removing the USB dongle makes the device 12 line disappear. :-)
>>> Looks like the device works, atleast the usb part of it! Not so
>>> sure about the wifi side.
>>>
>>> looking at using ndiswrapper.  seems to nearly match rt2571
>>> chipset...which has usbID 148f:2570
>>>
>>> investigating....
>>
>> That ID makes it a RaLink device, not SiS. You could try the rt2570
>> USB nightly tarball from here:
>>
>> http://rt2x00.serialmonkey.com/wiki/index.php/Downloads
>>
>> But I believe it is under pretty heavy development at the moment.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Ian
>> --
>> Ian Donaldson, Solutions Architect, CSM Advanced Solutions Group
>> Ph: +613-83792065               e-mail: ian.donaldson at csm.com.au
>>
>>
>



-- 
Dr Paul van den Bergen
Chance favours the prepared mind