Help me install Ralink RT2870STA USB wireless driver
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Help me install Ralink RT2870STA USB wireless driver
I am using debian sqeeze 2.6.32-3-amd64.
I wanted to install Belkin F5D8035 V2 usb wireless adapter. The chipset is ralink. I downloded the driver software from Ralink, and followed the instructions (the part at the end of this file tells how to auto start after reboot). My problem is that after reboot, the connection is gone. Please take a look at the instructions here and help me where it has gone wrong.
Code:
* README
*
* Ralink Tech Inc.
*
* http://www.ralinktech.com
*
=======================================================================
ModelName:
===========
RT2870 Wireless Lan Linux Driver
=======================================================================
Driver lName:
===========
rt2870.o/rt2870.ko
=======================================================================
Supporting Kernel:
===================
linux kernel 2.4 and 2.6 series.
Tested in Redhat 7.3 or later.
=======================================================================
Ralink Hardware:
===================
Ralink 802.11n Wireless LAN Card.
=======================================================================
Description:
=============
This is a linux device driver for Ralink RT2870 USB ABGN WLAN Card.
=======================================================================
Contents:
=============
Makefile : Makefile
*.c : c files
*.h : header files
=======================================================================
Features:
==========
This driver implements basic IEEE802.11. Infrastructure and adhoc mode with
open or shared or WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK authentication method.
NONE, WEP, TKIP and AES encryption.
=======================================================================
Build Instructions:
====================
1> $tar -xvzf RT2870_Linux_STA_x.x.x.x.tgz
go to "./RT2870_Linux_STA_x.x.x.x" directory.
2> In Makefile
set the "MODE = STA" in Makefile and chose the TARGET to Linux by set "TARGET = LINUX"
define the linux kernel source include file path LINUX_SRC
modify to meet your need.
3> In os/linux/config.mk
define the GCC and LD of the target machine
define the compiler flags CFLAGS
modify to meet your need.
** Build for being controlled by NetworkManager or wpa_supplicant wext functions
Please set 'HAS_WPA_SUPPLICANT=y' and 'HAS_NATIVE_WPA_SUPPLICANT_SUPPORT=y'.
=> #>cd wpa_supplicant-x.x
=> #>./wpa_supplicant -Dwext -ira0 -c wpa_supplicant.conf -d
** Build for being controlled by WpaSupplicant with Ralink Driver
Please set 'HAS_WPA_SUPPLICANT=y' and 'HAS_NATIVE_WPA_SUPPLICANT_SUPPORT=n'.
=> #>cd wpa_supplicant-0.5.7
=> #>./wpa_supplicant -Dralink -ira0 -c wpa_supplicant.conf -d
4> $make
# compile driver source code
# To fix "error: too few arguments to function ¡¥iwe_stream_add_event"
=> $patch -i os/linux/sta_ioctl.c.patch os/linux/sta_ioctl.c
5> $cp RT2870STA.dat /etc/Wireless/RT2870STA/RT2870STA.dat
6> load driver, go to "os/linux/" directory.
#[kernel 2.4]
# $/sbin/insmod rt2870sta.o
# $/sbin/ifconfig ra0 inet YOUR_IP up
#[kernel 2.6]
# $/sbin/insmod rt2870sta.ko
# $/sbin/ifconfig ra0 inet YOUR_IP up
7> unload driver
$/sbin/ifconfig ra0 down
$/sbin/rmmod rt2870sta
=======================================================================
CONFIGURATION:
====================
RT2870 driver can be configured via following interfaces,
i.e. (i)"iwconfig" command, (ii)"iwpriv" command, (iii) configuration file
i) iwconfig comes with kernel.
ii) iwpriv usage, please refer to file "iwpriv_usage.txt" for details.
iii)modify configuration file "RT2870STA.dat" in /etc/Wireless/RT2870STA/RT2870STA.dat.
Configuration File : RT2870STA.dat
---------------------------------------
# Copy this file to /etc/Wireless/RT2870STA/RT2870STA.dat
# This file is a binary file and will be read on loading rt.o module.
#
# Use "vi RT2870STA.dat" to modify settings according to your need.
#
# 1.) set NetworkType to "Adhoc" for using Adhoc-mode, otherwise using Infrastructure
# 2.) set Channel to "0" for auto-select on Infrastructure mode
# 3.) set SSID for connecting to your Accss-point.
# 4.) AuthMode can be "WEPAUTO", "OPEN", "SHARED", "WPAPSK", "WPA2PSK", "WPANONE"
# 5.) EncrypType can be "NONE", "WEP", "TKIP", "AES"
# for more information refer to the Readme file.
#
#The word of "Default" must not be removed
Default
CountryRegion=5
CountryRegionABand=7
CountryCode=
SSID=Dennis2860AP
NetworkType=Infra
WirelessMode=9
Channel=0
BeaconPeriod=100
TxPower=100
BGProtection=0
TxPreamble=0
RTSThreshold=2347
FragThreshold=2346
TxBurst=1
WmmCapable=0
AckPolicy=0;0;0;0
AuthMode=OPEN
EncrypType=NONE
WPAPSK=
DefaultKeyID=1
Key1Type=0
Key1Str=
Key2Type=0
Key2Str=
Key3Type=0
Key3Str=
Key4Type=0
Key4Str=
PSMode=CAM
FastRoaming=0
RoamThreshold=70
HT_RDG=1
HT_EXTCHA=0
HT_OpMode=1
HT_MpduDensity=4
HT_BW=1
HT_AutoBA=1
HT_BADecline=0
HT_AMSDU=0
HT_BAWinSize=64
HT_GI=1
HT_MCS=33
HT_MIMOPSMode=3
IEEE80211H=0
TGnWifiTest=0
WirelessEvent=0
CarrierDetect=0
-----------------------------------------------
*NOTE:
WMM parameters
WmmCapable Set it as 1 to turn on WMM Qos support
AckPolicy1~4 Ack policy which support normal Ack or no Ack
(AC_BK, AC_BE, AC_VI, AC_VO)
All WMM parameters do not support iwpriv command but ¡¥WmmCapable¡¦¡¦,
please store all parameter to RT2870STA.dat, and restart driver.
-----------------------------------------------
syntax is 'Param'='Value' and describes below.
@> CountryRegion=value
value
0: use 1 ~ 11 Channel
1: use 1 ~ 13 Channel
2: use 10 ~ 11 Channel
3: use 10 ~ 13 Channel
4: use 14 Channel
5: use 1 ~ 14 Channel
6: use 3 ~ 9 Channel
7: use 5 ~ 13 Channel
31: use 1 ~ 14 Channel (ch1-11:active scan, ch12-14 passive scan)
@> CountryRegionABand=value
value
0: use 36, 40, 44, 48, 52, 56, 60, 64, 149, 153, 157, 161, 165 Channel
1: use 36, 40, 44, 48, 52, 56, 60, 64, 100, 104, 108, 112, 116, 120, 124, 128, 132, 136, 140 Channel
2: use 36, 40, 44, 48, 52, 56, 60, 64 Channel
3: use 52, 56, 60, 64, 149, 153, 157, 161 Channel
4: use 149, 153, 157, 161, 165 Channel
5: use 149, 153, 157, 161 Channel
6: use 36, 40, 44, 48 Channel
7: use 36, 40, 44, 48, 52, 56, 60, 64, 100, 104, 108, 112, 116, 120, 124, 128, 132, 136, 140, 149, 153, 157, 161, 165 Channel
8: use 52, 56, 60, 64 Channel
9: use 36, 40, 44, 48, 52, 56, 60, 64, 100, 104, 108, 112, 116, 132, 136, 140, 149, 153, 157, 161, 165 Channel
10: use 36, 40, 44, 48, 149, 153, 157, 161, 165 Channel
11: use 36, 40, 44, 48, 52, 56, 60, 64, 100, 104, 108, 112, 116, 120, 149, 153, 157, 161 Channel
@> CountryCode=value
value
AG, AR, AW, AU, AT, BS, BB, BM, BR, BE, BG, CA, KY, CL, CN, CO, CR, CY, CZ, DK, DO, EC, SV, FI, FR, DE,
GR, GU, GT, HT, HN, HK, HU, IS, IN, ID, IE, IL, IT, JP, JO, LV, LI, LT, LU, MY, MT, MA, MX, NL, NZ, NO,
PE, PT, PL, RO, RU, SA, CS, SG, SK, SI, ZA, KR, ES, SE, CH, TW, TR, GB, UA, AE, US, VE
"" => using default setting: 2.4 G - ch 1~11; 5G - ch 52~64, 100~140, 149~165
@> SSID=value
value
0~z, 1~32 ascii characters.
@> WirelessMode=value
value
0: legacy 11b/g mixed
1: legacy 11B only
2: legacy 11A only //Not support in RfIcType=1(id=RFIC_5225) and RfIcType=2(id=RFIC_5325)
3: legacy 11a/b/g mixed //Not support in RfIcType=1(id=RFIC_5225) and RfIcType=2(id=RFIC_5325)
4: legacy 11G only
5: 11ABGN mixed
6: 11N only
7: 11GN mixed
8: 11AN mixed
9: 11BGN mixed
10: 11AGN mixed
@> Channel=value
value
depends on CountryRegion or CountryRegionABand
@> BGProtection=value
value
0: Auto
1: Always on
2: Always off
@> TxPreamble=value
value
0:Preamble Long
1:Preamble Short
2:Auto
@> RTSThreshold=value
value
1~2347
@> FragThreshold=value
value
256~2346
@> TxBurst=value
value
0: Disable
1: Enable
@> NetworkType=value
value
Infra: infrastructure mode
Adhoc: adhoc mode
@> AuthMode=value
value
OPEN For open system
SHARED For shared key system
WEPAUTO Auto switch between OPEN and SHARED
WPAPSK For WPA pre-shared key (Infra)
WPA2PSK For WPA2 pre-shared key (Infra)
WPANONE For WPA pre-shared key (Adhoc)
WPA Use WPA-Supplicant
WPA2 Use WPA-Supplicant
@> EncrypType=value
value
NONE For AuthMode=OPEN
WEP For AuthMode=OPEN or AuthMode=SHARED
TKIP For AuthMode=WPAPSK or WPA2PSK
AES For AuthMode=WPAPSK or WPA2PSK
@> DefaultKeyID=value
value
1~4
@> Key1=value
Key2=value
Key3=value
Key4=value
value
10 or 26 hexadecimal characters eg: 012345678
5 or 13 ascii characters eg: passd
(usage : "iwpriv" only)
@> Key1Type=vaule
Key2Type=value
Key3Type=vaule
Key4Type=vaule
value
0 hexadecimal type
1 assic type
(usage : reading profile only)
@> Key1Str=value
Key2Str=value
Key3Str=vaule
Key4Str=vaule
value
10 or 26 characters (key type=0)
5 or 13 characters (key type=1)
(usage : reading profile only)
@> WPAPSK=value
value
8~63 ASCII or
64 HEX characters
@> WmmCapable=value
value
0: Disable WMM
1: Enable WMM
@> PSMode=value
value
CAM Constantly Awake Mode
Max_PSP Max Power Savings
Fast_PSP Power Save Mode
@> FastRoaming=value
value
0 Disabled
1 Enabled
@> RoamThreshold=value
value
Positive Interger(dBm)
@> HT_RDG=value
value
0 Disabled
1 Enabled
@> HT_EXTCHA=value (Extended Channel Switch Announcement)
value
0 Below
1 Above
@> HT_OpMode=value
value
0 HT mixed format
1 HT greenfield format
@> HT_MpduDensity=value
value (based on 802.11n D2.0)
0: no restriction
1: 1/4 £gs
2: 1/2 £gs
3: 1 £gs
4: 2 £gs
5: 4 £gs
6: 8 £gs
7: 16 £gs
@> HT_BW=value
value
0 20MHz
1 40MHz
@> HT_AutoBA=value
value
0 Disabled
1 Enabled
@> HT_BADecline
value
0 Disabled
1 Enabled <Reject BA request from AP>
@> HT_AMSDU=value
value
0 Disabled
1 Enabled
@> HT_BAWinSize=value
value
1 ~ 64
@> HT_GI=value
value
0 long GI
1 short GI
@> HT_MCS=value
value
0 ~ 15
33: auto
@> HT_MIMOPSMode=value
value (based on 802.11n D2.0)
0 Static SM Power Save Mode
1 Dynamic SM Power Save Mode
2 Reserved
3 SM enabled
(not fully support yet)
@> IEEE80211H=value
value
0 Disabled
1 Enabled
@> TGnWifiTest=value
value
0 Disabled
1 Enabled
@> WirelessEvent=value
value
0 Disabled
1 Enabled <send custom wireless event>
@> CarrierDetect=value
value
0 Disabled
1 Enabled
MORE INFORMATION
=================================================================================
If you want for rt2870 driver to auto-load at boot time:
A) choose ra0 for first RT2870 WLAN card, ra1 for second RT2870 WLAN card, etc.
B) create(edit) 'ifcfg-ra0' file in /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/,
edit( or add the line) in /etc/modules.conf:
alias ra0 rt2870sta
C) edit(create) the file /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-ra0
DEVICE='ra0'
ONBOOT='yes'
NOTE:
if you use dhcp, add this line too .
BOOTPROTO='dhcp'
*D) To ease the Default Gateway setting,
add the line
GATEWAY=x.x.x.x
in /etc/sysconfig/network
After #make, I entered
# /sbin/insmod rt2870sta.ko
The network manager starts to scan and connect to my router.
I followed the rest of the instructions so that it will start up at reboot. But, after reboot, there is no driver installed (cannot find ra0 in netork monitor tool). I entered #/sbin/insmod rt2870sta.ko again, and it says there is one exist. But, I cannot start it. So I removed the driver and insmod it again, and network manager can connect.
The part I do not understand is step 3 which is :
Code:
3> In os/linux/config.mk
define the GCC and LD of the target machine
define the compiler flags CFLAGS
modify to meet your need.
** Build for being controlled by NetworkManager or wpa_supplicant wext functions
Please set 'HAS_WPA_SUPPLICANT=y' and 'HAS_NATIVE_WPA_SUPPLICANT_SUPPORT=y'.
=> #>cd wpa_supplicant-x.x
=> #>./wpa_supplicant -Dwext -ira0 -c wpa_supplicant.conf -d
I do not understand "=> #>cd wpa_supplication-x.x.......
so I just ignored it. Please explain what this is all about.
Your help is greatly appreciated.
Thanks for your response. I did try to use modprobe, but my format was wrong. Please tell me the command to use. The driver module is rt2870sta.ko
So, should it be
The OP is running a 2.6.32 kernel, so why is he not using the rt2870sta.ko kernel module provided with this kernel? No need to compile it anew from Ralink sources... My advice is to get rid of his own handy-work in this regard, and to make sure only to load the /lib/modules/2.6.32-<version>/kernel/drivers/staging/rt2870/rt2870sta.ko module. It needs the firmware-ralink package installed.
As long as your own compiled version of rt2870sta.ko has not been placed somewhere in the /lib/modules/2.6.32<your-kernel-version/ tree, then it won't get loaded automatically...
The "modprobe rt2870sta" command (as root) that you used before probably already loaded the version provided with the kernel anyway. Now, this module should get loaded automatically once you insert the wireless device. You can check this with the command "lsmod |grep rt2870" (as user). If not, then you should add "rt2870sta" to the /etc/modules file with an editor.
The module needs firmware provided in the firmware-ralink package, so install this package first if you haven't already.
Now, the command (as root) "iwconfig" should show a wireless interface; the command (still as root) "iwlist scan" should show your own wireless access point. Network-manager is probably already installed, so click on its icon in the right upper menu bar and select your access point and provide the password.
I type ifconfig wlan0 up
iwlist scan shows my router.
But Network Manger cannot connect (I have password wpa-psk encryption).
I installed wicd, it scans and have signal, but cannot connect. It says it is doing authentication, and after a while, it came back and said : connection failed:Bad password.
As long as your own compiled version of rt2870sta.ko has not been placed somewhere in the /lib/modules/2.6.32<your-kernel-version/ tree, then it won't get loaded automatically...
Thanks for this lead. I replaced the driver with my own, and also replaced the firmware from my download, and now it works after reboot.
Ah, I see what you did. Good for you to get your own compiled module to work.
BTW, it is not recommended to replace a module in the /lib/modules/2.6.32-<kernel-version>/kernel/ subtree by a module with the same name compiled by yourself, since the replacement will get overwritten in case of an update of the same kernel. Better to put the replacement in a new directory parallel to kernel/, like misc/, because the modules in misc/ will take precedence over the ones in kernel/; and because they will not be overwritten in case of an update.
Thanks for this information. This will take care of the rt2870sta.ko driver, but what about the firmware which is in /lib/firmware. Where should I put it so it will not get overwritten?
BTW, I have 2 debian kernel (or is it just a header?) in the grub menu:
2.6.32-3-amd64 and 2.6.32-trunk-amd64. My ralink usb adapter does not work in ...trunk-amd64, works only in .32-3-amd64 What is the difference between these 2?
You would have to recompile the rt2870sta.ko module for each kernel you use. BTW, newer kernels (like the 2.6.32-4-amd64 that's already available) may contain improved versions of this module, so you might recompile only if the provided version doesn't work. Firmware is actually proprietary software coming from Ralink, so a newer version in /lib/firmware is probably what you should want.
Thanks. I found a thread in ubuntu forum, followed it, and installed it in my debian lenny. Need to use older software with a patch, since the new one does not work.
Another question. How do I remove --trunk.amd64? Do I just erase it from grub?
Another question. How do I remove --trunk.amd64? Do I just erase it from grub?
Use the packaging system (aptitude or synaptic) to remove an old kernel, since that also fixes Grub. You may have to remove the corresponding directory in /lib/modules manually (as root).
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