Is WUSB54GS (SpeedBooster) linux-friendly?

Hi I have taken note of your post
I also have upgraded to mdv 2007
I have not tried the usb wireless
I let you know, but this will take 1 or 2 weeks

omg omg omg. i got it to work!!
even with WUSB54GS/uk version 2. I followed Emmanuel_UK steps. I spent 2-3 hours googling etc. Followed Emmanuel steps and everything was fine but I couldn't get the wlan0 to come up.

If you get this usbcore: registered new driver ndiswrapper
and nothing afterwards in the dmesg. It means that you do not have enough amp on your usb. It doesn't show any error message and iwconfig doesnt show you have a wireless device.

I went into syslog and saw usb 1-1: no configuration chosen from 1 choice I googled a bit and found http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=285873

Basically I entered the command echo -n 1 > /sys/bus/usb/devices/1-1.3/bConfigurationValue

I have changed 1-1.3 to 1-1 as that is what it says on my dmesg. Then I got a load of message saying wlan0 is up!!! great I'm so happy hehe.

Thanks a lot Emmanuel_UK.

Congrats! Well done. Happy Xmas!
Do you mind posting some versions
from lsusb -v WUSB54GS ID 13b1:0014 ? I gather you have a version 2
also on the back of device serial number starts with MI010F?
or something else (manufactured date?).
kernel version uname -a
ndiswrapper -v
confirm where you took the driver from (CD or otherwise)

Merry Xmas to you too!
I'm using a livecd so I'll not be able to get the lsusb -v details. As I have restarted my laptop and I'm now in Windows. I know I'm using the v2 because in Windows it says its v2 and my serial number starts with MI010F too. I have also loaded the v2.inf file. The manufacturing date on the router says 2006 06.
kernel is 2.6.18-rc5
ndiswrapper 1.18 But I think the newer version ones work as well. I tried using the newest version and got the same problem with wlan0 not working.

I took the inf files from the CD. The RNDIS and usb .sys files from the F5D7051.exe.

Let me know if you need any more details

Originally Posted by Emmanuel_uk Congrats! Well done. Happy Xmas! Do you mind posting some versions from lsusb -v WUSB54GS ID 13b1:0014 ? I gather you have a version 2 also on the back of device serial number starts with MI010F? or something else (manufactured date?). kernel version uname -a ndiswrapper -v confirm where you took the driver from (CD or otherwise)

I've turned on VMWARE and booted up my livecd

Bus 001 Device 004: ID 13b1:0014
Device Descriptor:
bLength 18
bDescriptorType 1
bcdUSB 2.00
bDeviceClass 2 Communications
bDeviceSubClass 0
bDeviceProtocol 0
bMaxPacketSize0 64
idVendor 0x13b1
idProduct 0x0014
bcdDevice 0.06
iManufacturer 1 Broadcom
iProduct 2 Linksys Wireless-G USB Network Adapter with SpeedBooster
iSerial 3 8057
bNumConfigurations 1
Configuration Descriptor:
bLength 9
bDescriptorType 2
wTotalLength 48
bNumInterfaces 2
bConfigurationValue 1
iConfiguration 0
bmAttributes 0x80
MaxPower 500mA
Interface Descriptor:
bLength 9
bDescriptorType 4
bInterfaceNumber 0
bAlternateSetting 0
bNumEndpoints 1
bInterfaceClass 2 Communications
bInterfaceSubClass 2 Abstract (modem)
bInterfaceProtocol 255 Vendor Specific (MSFT RNDIS?)
iInterface 0
Endpoint Descriptor:
bLength 7
bDescriptorType 5
bEndpointAddress 0x81 EP 1 IN
bmAttributes 3
Transfer Type Interrupt
Synch Type None
Usage Type Data
wMaxPacketSize 0x0010 bytes 16 once
bInterval 4
Interface Descriptor:
bLength 9
bDescriptorType 4
bInterfaceNumber 1
bAlternateSetting 0
bNumEndpoints 2
bInterfaceClass 10 Data
bInterfaceSubClass 0 Unused
bInterfaceProtocol 0
iInterface 0
Endpoint Descriptor:
bLength 7
bDescriptorType 5
bEndpointAddress 0x82 EP 2 IN
bmAttributes 2
Transfer Type Bulk
Synch Type None
Usage Type Data
wMaxPacketSize 0x0200 bytes 512 once
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 bytes 512 once
bInterval 1

Numa, try the power trick described by Banz. Numa, what kernel and ndis version?
Banz this is great, have updated post 11 and 13. Many thanks for your contrib

Originally Posted by Emmanuel_uk Banz this is great, have updated post 11 and 13. Many thanks for your contrib

Have you considered writing this as a how-to for either the Wiki or the Tutorials section? You've got most of the work done already and placing it in a couple of places besides this thread might be helpful.

Thanks for the encouragement :-)
I have thought of it
Actually I contributed to this howto

HOWTO: WUSB54GS v1 (only?) on (X)(K?)Ubuntu http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=225206

I know the thread is a bit of a mess, but I keep editing post 11 and 13

I do not see "much value" in making a "proper" howto,
since there is already one, and since I edit my old post.
(lake of time for now lets say)

By all mean if somebody got writting gift for howto
they could take the material here and submit

Well, considering that you've already helped a couple of people in this thread, and the thread as a whole has almost 9,000 views, I'd say you have an audience. Anyway, its good to know that you're keeping those posts current.

Just to add my thanks! This rocks hard.

My Dad picked me up the WUSB54GSC - Compact Wireless-G USB Network Adapter with SpeedBoost for xMas so...

Grabbed the drivers from the website; WUSB54GSC_dr.zip
The .inf file was WUSB54GSC.inf

installed with a fresh build of ndiswrapper, then copied the win files (usb8023.sys and rndismp.sys) I grabbed from the F5D7051.exe download to the /etc/ndiswrapper/wusb54gsc/ folder.

No love, so added the /etc/udev/rules.d/99-custom.rules file and am good to go!

Again, thanks a TON!

Evan Eveland
My Config:
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Dell INSPIRION 8120
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uname -a
Linux epevel-laptop 2.6.15-27-386 #1 PREEMPT Fri Dec 8 17:51:56 UTC 2006 i686 GNU/Linux

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ndiswrapper -v
utils version: 1.9
driver version: 1.32
vermagic: 2.6.15-27-386 preempt 486 gcc-4.0

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ndiswrapper -l
wusb54gsc : driver installed
device (13B1:0026) present

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lsusb -v
Bus 005 Device 002: ID 13b1:0026 Linksys
Device Descriptor:
bLength 18
bDescriptorType 1
bcdUSB 2.00
bDeviceClass 2 Communications
bDeviceSubClass 0
bDeviceProtocol 0
bMaxPacketSize0 64
idVendor 0x13b1 Linksys
idProduct 0x0026
bcdDevice 0.06
iManufacturer 1
iProduct 2
iSerial 3
bNumConfigurations 1
Configuration Descriptor:
bLength 9
bDescriptorType 2
wTotalLength 48
bNumInterfaces 2
bConfigurationValue 1
iConfiguration 0
bmAttributes 0x80
(Bus Powered)
MaxPower 500mA
Interface Descriptor:
bLength 9
bDescriptorType 4
bInterfaceNumber 0
bAlternateSetting 0
bNumEndpoints 1
bInterfaceClass 2 Communications
bInterfaceSubClass 2 Abstract (modem)
bInterfaceProtocol 255 Vendor Specific (MSFT RNDIS?)
iInterface 0
Endpoint Descriptor:
bLength 7
bDescriptorType 5
bEndpointAddress 0x81 EP 1 IN
bmAttributes 3
Transfer Type Interrupt
Synch Type None
Usage Type Data
wMaxPacketSize 0x0010 1x 16 bytes
bInterval 4
Interface Descriptor:
bLength 9
bDescriptorType 4
bInterfaceNumber 1
bAlternateSetting 0
bNumEndpoints 2
bInterfaceClass 10 Data
bInterfaceSubClass 0 Unused
bInterfaceProtocol 0
iInterface 0
Endpoint Descriptor:
bLength 7
bDescriptorType 5
bEndpointAddress 0x82 EP 2 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 0x03 EP 3 OUT
bmAttributes 2
Transfer Type Bulk
Synch Type None
Usage Type Data
wMaxPacketSize 0x0200 1x 512 bytes
bInterval 1

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iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.

eth0 no wireless extensions.

wlan0 IEEE 802.11g ESSID:"linksys"
Mode:Managed Frequency:2.437 GHz Access Point: 00:12:17:02:03:C2
Bit Rate:36 Mb/s Tx-Power:25 dBm
RTS thr:2347 B Fragment thr:2346 B
Power Management: off
Link Quality:28/100 Signal level:-78 dBm Noise level:-96 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0

sit0 no wireless extensions.

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cat /etc/udev/rules.d/99-custom.rules
BUS=="usb", SYSFS{idProduct}=="0026", SYSFS{idVendor}=="13b1", RUN+="/bin/sh -c 'echo 1 > /sys/$devpath/device/bConfigurationValue'"

i do agree, the guide on the ndis wiki isn't that great (too short). There is 2 method for it but it isn't very clear. Perhaps emailing the ndis wiki guys to edit it?

Originally Posted by Hangdog42 Well, considering that you've already helped a couple of people in this thread, and the thread as a whole has almost 9,000 views, I'd say you have an audience. Anyway, its good to know that you're keeping those posts current.

Originally Posted by Emmanuel_uk Numa, try the power trick described by Banz. Numa, what kernel and ndis version? Banz this is great, have updated post 11 and 13. Many thanks for your contrib

Hi Emmanuel_uk,

(sorry for the delay to answer, I was on Holiday in France for Christmas)

I tried the trick but it is still does not work.

My kernel is:
#uname -a
Linux BigMaybeweb 2.6.17-5mdv #1 SMP Wed Sep 13 14:32:31 EDT 2006 i686 AMD Athlon(tm) Processor GNU/Linux

# ndiswrapper -v
utils version: 1.9
driver version: 1.29
vermagic: 2.6.17-5mdv SMP mod_unload 686 gcc-4.1

(I tried the original ndiswrapper and it was the same thing)

# ndiswrapper -l
installed drivers:
wusb54gs driver installed (alternate driver: char-major-N)
wusb54gsv2 driver installed, hardware (13B1:0014) present (alternate driver: char-major-N)

#dmesg
...
usb 1-1: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 2
usb 1-1: no configuration chosen from 1 choice
..

# echo -n 1 > /sys/bus/usb/devices/1-1/bConfigurationValue

#dmesg
....
usbcore: registered new driver cdc_ether
usb 1-1: bad CDC descriptors
usbcore: registered new driver rndis_host
spurious 8259A interrupt: IRQ7.
usb 1-1: bad CDC descriptors

# lsusb -v
....
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 13b1:0014 Linksys
Device Descriptor:
bLength 18
bDescriptorType 1
bcdUSB 2.00
bDeviceClass 2 Communications
bDeviceSubClass 0
bDeviceProtocol 0
bMaxPacketSize0 64
idVendor 0x13b1 Linksys
idProduct 0x0014
bcdDevice 0.06
iManufacturer 1 Broadcom
iProduct 2 Linksys Wireless-G USB Network Adapter with SpeedBooster
iSerial 3 8057
bNumConfigurations 1
Configuration Descriptor:
bLength 9
bDescriptorType 2
wTotalLength 48
bNumInterfaces 2
bConfigurationValue 1
iConfiguration 0
bmAttributes 0x80
(Bus Powered)
MaxPower 500mA
Interface Descriptor:
bLength 9
bDescriptorType 4
bInterfaceNumber 0
bAlternateSetting 0
bNumEndpoints 1
bInterfaceClass 2 Communications
bInterfaceSubClass 2 Abstract (modem)
bInterfaceProtocol 255 Vendor Specific (MSFT RNDIS?)
iInterface 0
Endpoint Descriptor:
bLength 7
bDescriptorType 5
bEndpointAddress 0x81 EP 1 IN
bmAttributes 3
Transfer Type Interrupt
Synch Type None
Usage Type Data
wMaxPacketSize 0x0010 1x 16 bytes
bInterval 1
Interface Descriptor:
bLength 9
bDescriptorType 4
bInterfaceNumber 1
bAlternateSetting 0
bNumEndpoints 2
bInterfaceClass 10 Data
bInterfaceSubClass 0 Unused
bInterfaceProtocol 0
iInterface 0
Endpoint Descriptor:
bLength 7
bDescriptorType 5
bEndpointAddress 0x82 EP 2 IN
bmAttributes 2
Transfer Type Bulk
Synch Type None
Usage Type Data
wMaxPacketSize 0x0040 1x 64 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 0x0040 1x 64 bytes
bInterval 0
Device Qualifier (for other device speed):
bLength 10
bDescriptorType 6
bcdUSB 2.00
bDeviceClass 2 Communications
bDeviceSubClass 0
bDeviceProtocol 0
bMaxPacketSize0 64
bNumConfigurations 1
can't get debug descriptor: Connection timed out
Device Status: 0x0000
(Bus Powered)`
...# iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.

eth0 no wireless extensions.

sit0 no wireless extensions.


But I still get:
# iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.

eth0 no wireless extensions.

sit0 no wireless extensions.


mmm I just realised that I it looks like that nidswrapper was not loaded so:

# modprobe ndiswrapper

#dmesg
...
usb 1-1: usbfs: USBDEVFS_CONTROL failed cmd lsusb rqt 128 rq 6 len 4 ret -110
ndiswrapper version 1.29 loaded (preempt=no,smp=yes)
usb 1-1: reset full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 2
ndiswrapper (load_wrap_driver:119): couldn't load driver wusb54gsv2; check system log for messages from 'loadndisdriver'
usbcore: registered new driver ndiswrapper
usb 1-1: bad CDC descriptors
...

I did load the same driver as before
"
* ndiswrapper sourceforge net
item 24, method 1
* Emmanuel_uk on this page (unzip F5D7051.exe (method 1);unshield x DATA1.CAB;unshield x DATA2.CAB)
* and other
"

I am very sorry, I am still very stuck I thought I knew how to install it!

Thank you for any help.

Numa

ndiswrapper -v utils version: 1.9 driver version: 1.29 vermagic: 2.6.17-5mdv SMP mod_unload 686 gcc-4.1

I suggest you revert to ndis 1.21 and try again

Originally Posted by Emmanuel_uk I suggest you revert to ndis 1.21 and try again

Hi Emmanuel_uk,

I tried ndiswrapper 1.33 and came back to the version 1.21 but it still not working. At least there is a error now.

# ndiswrapper -v
utils version: 1.8
driver version: 1.21
vermagic: 2.6.17-5mdv SMP mod_unload 686 gcc-4.1

# ndiswrapper -l
Installed drivers:
wusb54gsv2 driver installed, hardware present

#dmesg
...
usb 1-1.4: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 5
usb 1-1.4: no configuration chosen from 1 choice

# echo -n 1 > /sys/bus/usb/devices/1-1.4/bConfigurationValue

#dmesg
...
usb 1-1.4: reset full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 5
ndiswrapper (load_wrap_driver:113): loadndiswrapper failed (65280); check system log for messages from 'loadndisdriver'
ndiswrapper: probe of 1-1.4:1.0 failed with error -22
usb 1-1.4: reset full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 5
ndiswrapper (load_wrap_driver:113): loadndiswrapper failed (65280); check system log for messages from 'loadndisdriver'
ndiswrapper: probe of 1-1.4:1.1 failed with error -22
usbcore: registered new driver cdc_ether
usb 1-1.4: bad CDC descriptors
usbcore: registered new driver rndis_host

Do you have any idea what is the error 22?

Numa

might wanna visit this page http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=225206
seems like your not the only one with that problem.