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    Trying to get usb wifi adapter working. Ralink rt3070 device ID 148f:3070. Ubuntu 10.10

    Discussion in 'Linux Compatibility and Software' started by masterchef341, Apr 14, 2011.

  1. masterchef341

    masterchef341 The guy from The Notebook

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    The goal is to get the USB adapter working. It is detected just by plugging it in. It can find wireless networks but cannot successfully connect to any. Note: I am trying to connect to a network with a hidden SSID (I know the name). Also, the windows driver exists and works properly.

    attempt #1:

    So far, I have tried messing with the blacklist.conf file:

    - blacklisting rt2800usb
    - blacklisting rt2870sta (rt2870sta is supposed to have support for the 3070)

    with exactly one of these blacklisted (not both, not neither) - i could manually launch the other driver and get wireless working for about a minute. Then it would die and is not recoverable without a reboot.

    Example:

    add the line to blacklist.conf:

    rt2870sta

    then, sudo modprobe rt2800usb

    the wireless USB device will operate correctly for about 60 seconds. blacklisting rt2800usb and running rt2870sta also worked the same way.

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    attempt #2:

    I took the driver off the disc and tried to compile it.

    sudo apt-get install build-essential

    cd to firmware directory

    make && make install

    failure failure failure.

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    attempt #3:

    please help me. I don't care if I have to use ndiswrapper or restricted software or what. I want this thing to work.

    Ralink rt3070
    device ID 148f:3070
     
    masterchef341, Apr 14, 2011
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  2. ALLurGroceries

    ALLurGroceries  Vegan Vermin Super Moderator

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    When it dies after a minute, what do you see in /var/log/syslog
     
    ALLurGroceries, Apr 14, 2011
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  3. sama98b

    sama98b Notebook Evangelist

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    Download - Linux Wireless

    new versions almost every day .. doing some patching of source and then compiling it.

    best for my 1W rt for wireles c* .. .. .. wardriving ..
     
    sama98b, Apr 14, 2011
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  4. olegsomphane

    olegsomphane Notebook Guru

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    Hmm, I'm surprised they haven't fixed this already. I remember downloading and manually installing some older drivers from 9.10 or 9.04 and installing a dummy package to prevent them from upgrading... this was for a ralink rt2870sta.
     
    olegsomphane, Apr 15, 2011
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  5. puter1

    puter1 Notebook Deity

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    Did you update the latest firmware? You need the non-free packages and then update the latest firmware version for that usb adapter. I'd search Synaptic for it and then make sure the version is the latest.

    Edit: This might help you: this is the Debian instructions:

    http://wiki.debian.org/rt2870sta

    It's probably a similar idea in Ubuntu. I came across some discussion in Launchpad and there may be some bugs which are relevant to Ubuntu 10.10 and probably 11.04. I think it's a Ralink thing. See if any of that helps.
     
    puter1, Apr 18, 2011
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