Hey,
I have spent the last three days going through this site looking for a solution and have not found a workable solution yet.
I have an Asus motherboard with a built in WiFi adapter. The computer sees it as a USB adapter. Here are the results of lsusb:
(I cut out the block that I beleive is my on board wifi card.)
Code:
Bus 004 Device 002: ID 0b05:1742 ASUSTek Computer, Inc.
Device Descriptor:
bLength 18
bDescriptorType 1
bcdUSB 2.00
bDeviceClass 0 (Defined at Interface level)
bDeviceSubClass 0
bDeviceProtocol 0
bMaxPacketSize0 64
idVendor 0x0b05 ASUSTek Computer, Inc.
idProduct 0x1742
bcdDevice 1.01
iManufacturer 1 Ralink
iProduct 2 802.11 n WLAN
iSerial 3 1.0
bNumConfigurations 1
Configuration Descriptor:
bLength 9
bDescriptorType 2
wTotalLength 67
bNumInterfaces 1
bConfigurationValue 1
iConfiguration 0
bmAttributes 0x80
(Bus Powered)
MaxPower 450mA
Interface Descriptor:
bLength 9
bDescriptorType 4
bInterfaceNumber 0
bAlternateSetting 0
bNumEndpoints 7
bInterfaceClass 255 Vendor Specific Class
bInterfaceSubClass 255 Vendor Specific Subclass
bInterfaceProtocol 255 Vendor Specific Protocol
iInterface 5 1.0
Endpoint Descriptor:
bLength 7
bDescriptorType 5
bEndpointAddress 0x81 EP 1 IN
bmAttributes 2
Transfer Type Bulk
Synch Type None
Usage Type Data
wMaxPacketSize 0x0200 1x 512 bytes
bInterval 0
Endpoint Descriptor:
bLength 7
bDescriptorType 5
bEndpointAddress 0x01 EP 1 OUT
bmAttributes 2
Transfer Type Bulk
Synch Type None
Usage Type Data
wMaxPacketSize 0x0200 1x 512 bytes
bInterval 0
Endpoint Descriptor:
bLength 7
bDescriptorType 5
bEndpointAddress 0x02 EP 2 OUT
bmAttributes 2
Transfer Type Bulk
Synch Type None
Usage Type Data
wMaxPacketSize 0x0200 1x 512 bytes
bInterval 0
Endpoint Descriptor:
bLength 7
bDescriptorType 5
bEndpointAddress 0x03 EP 3 OUT
bmAttributes 2
Transfer Type Bulk
Synch Type None
Usage Type Data
wMaxPacketSize 0x0200 1x 512 bytes
bInterval 0
Endpoint Descriptor:
bLength 7
bDescriptorType 5
bEndpointAddress 0x04 EP 4 OUT
bmAttributes 2
Transfer Type Bulk
Synch Type None
Usage Type Data
wMaxPacketSize 0x0200 1x 512 bytes
bInterval 0
Endpoint Descriptor:
bLength 7
bDescriptorType 5
bEndpointAddress 0x05 EP 5 OUT
bmAttributes 2
Transfer Type Bulk
Synch Type None
Usage Type Data
wMaxPacketSize 0x0200 1x 512 bytes
bInterval 0
Endpoint Descriptor:
bLength 7
bDescriptorType 5
bEndpointAddress 0x06 EP 6 OUT
bmAttributes 2
Transfer Type Bulk
Synch Type None
Usage Type Data
wMaxPacketSize 0x0200 1x 512 bytes
bInterval 0
Device Qualifier (for other device speed):
bLength 10
bDescriptorType 6
bcdUSB 2.00
bDeviceClass 0 (Defined at Interface level)
bDeviceSubClass 0
bDeviceProtocol 0
bMaxPacketSize0 64
bNumConfigurations 1
Device Status: 0x0000
(Bus Powered)
I have the install cd that came with the motherboard and I cannot get the linux drivers to work properly. Below are the instructions and I dont know how to do step 4. I did all of the rest.
Code:
Build Instructions:
===================
1> $tar -xvzf RT2870_Linux_STA_Drv_x.x.x.x.tar.gz
go to "./RT2870_Linux_STA_Drv_x.x.x.x/" directory.
2> prepare the firmware (bin file) and the profile (dat file).
$cp common/rt2870.bin /etc/Wireless/RT2870STA/
$cp RT2870STA.dat /etc/Wireless/RT2870STA/
3> compile the source code.
$make all
4.> go to "os/linux/" directory.
$load
#[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
5.> If you wnat to clean the tree, just "make clean".
It will clean the target and mode you set.
So, what I have done is install ndiswrapper and tried many of the windows drivers however. (I am following these instructions:
http://stuntmanandy.no-ip.biz/Howto%27s.html). When I get to the step where it says (about 2/3rds down the page):
Code:
still in the console type ndiswrapper -l( thats lower case L)
this should bring up a list of drivers installed and tell you if the hardware is present
something like this
Installed ndis drivers:
bcmwl5 driver present, hardware present (bcmwl5 is my driver,yours will be different)
if you got this far great
I get this:
Code:
linux-hlsi:/sbin # ndiswrapper -l
netrtuw : driver installed
linux-hlsi:/sbin #
I can link the device to the file by doing ndisdriver -a devid driver, but it doesnt work.
I appreciate all your help, and I hope that I have provided enough information. This is kinda frustrating. I am using Suse 10.3 and Kernal 2.6 something. I dont know exactly, or really how to get it.
Again, thank you,
Tom
ndiswrapper and Asus onboard WiFi
