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asalford 05-27-2006 07:33 PM

belkin wireless usb F5D7050 HOWTO
 
Ubuntu 5.10 Belkin wireless usb device HOWTO

Disclaimer. I accept no responsibility for anything that goes wrong using this howto. If it breaks your system, I guess you get to keep both halves. If it makes your system urinate on the dog, I guess you get to give the dog a bath ;)

Model Number is F5D7050

Supplied driver on the disk was rt73 which is how I knew to download the ralink rt73 driver from:

http://www.ralinktech.com/supp-1.htm

I ran this on Ubuntu, but should work on most debian based distributions

sudo apt-get install build-essential

sudo cp Makefile.6 ./Makefile for kernels 2.6.* <-- ok

sudo chmod 755 on the Configure file <--- ok

./Configure <<-- since I'm running Ubuntu, I had to specify the headers.

you will have to adjust your /usr/src/ to your kernel so, change to yours accordingly

on my desktop ./Configure went ok, on my laptop however, I had to install the kernel headers and rerun ./Configure

sudo apt-get install linux-headers-X
X = the output of uname -r ## yours will probably be different than mine.
mY direct command structure was sudo apt-get install linux-headers-2.6.12-10

================================================================================
-------------------- Ralink RT73 Station configuration--------------------

Linux kernel source directory [/usr/src/linux-2.6.12-10-386]: /usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.12-10

Linux kernel source directory : /usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.12-10

Module install directory : /lib/modules/2.6.12-10-386/kernel/drivers/net
================================================================================
I added the missing definitions per lsusb output to the rtmp_def.h file

Bus 004 Device 002: ID 050d:705a Belkin Components

I entered

#define RTVID4 0x050d <<=== this should be located at almost the very end of the file
#define RTPID4 0x705a <<=== this should be located at almost the very end of the file

{USB_DEVICE(RTVID4,RTPID4)},\<<= this should be located at almost the very end of the file

make all <<=== on my desktop, make all went ok, on my laptop however, I had to install some packages.

sudo apt-get install gcc-3.4 <<== if make all fails looking for gcc-3.4

sudo mkdir -p /etc/Wireless/RT73STA/ (since it was not there)

The "-p" flag is used because the parent directory has to be made as well

sudo cp rt73.bin /etc/Wireless/RT73STA/

sudo cp rt73sta.dat /etc/Wireless/RT73STA/rt73sta.dat

sudo apt-get install sysutils

sudo chmod 777 rt73sta.dat so the rt73sta.dat can be written to on the dos2unix command

sudo dos2unix rt73sta.dat

sudo cp rt73.ko /lib/modules/2.6.12-10-386/kernel/drivers/net

sudo depmod -a

modprobe rt73

sudo ifconfig rausb0 inet up

sudo iwconfig rausb0 essid any <<=== if you know what your wireless router advertises, replace any with your router's advertisement

sudo dhclient rausb0

to test your connection, disable the other interfaces providing your access

route should update and show your rausb0 as your default GW.

acid_kewpie 05-28-2006 11:52 AM

Assuming that this is your own work, i'd suggest posting this as a LinuxAnswer here, it'll get a lot more exposure that way.

michalng 06-08-2006 03:46 AM

Hi asalford,

I've been hunting articles for USB adapter using the RT73 chipset and yours is the most complete.

I've managed to follow through and get the Wireless Adapter working.

Problem is upon reboot, it does not detects the connection, I have to use the WlanManager to manually select the access point.

What should be done to enable auto detect and connection to the access point upon reboot?

:) :)

asalford 06-10-2006 10:19 AM

edit rt73sta.dat and set essid or ssid =

in other words, leave it with a null value. try that and see :twocents:

chanders2006 07-05-2006 11:46 AM

Great HowTo. For some reason it does not work with dhcp though :-(
It works great with a static IP adress however... Any ideas?

BroX 07-06-2006 06:53 AM

Great post, thanks.

For those who have problems compiling the driver, the updated RT73 driver solved it for me: http://www.ralinktech.com/drivers/Li...1.0.3.6.tar.gz

Instead of
Code:

#define RTVID4 0x050d <<=== this should be located at almost the very end of the file
#define RTPID4 0x705a <<=== this should be located at almost the very end of the file
{USB_DEVICE(RTVID4,RTPID4)},\<<= this should be located at almost the very end of the file

one should now simply add
Code:

{USB_DEVICE(0x050d,0x705a)},\ <<-- substitute with your Vendor and Product ID's
Cheers, Leon.

colly 07-08-2006 07:37 AM

Hi, i've started installing the adapter and i've got through most of the HOW TO without any problems but when I enter -
Code:

sudo ifconfig rausb0 inet up
I get the following error message -
Code:

rausb0: ERROR while getting interface flags: No such device
Does anyone know what the problem could be or have any idea how to solve it?
Thanks for your help.

BroX 07-10-2006 04:52 AM

Is the driver loaded? Does rt73 show up in lsmod?

chebbes 07-13-2006 04:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LJSBrokken
Is the driver loaded? Does rt73 show up in lsmod?

I have the same problem. My device shows up in lsusb and the driver is present in lsmod. I'm using a Belkin F5D7050 and make the changes that you suggested to rtmp_defs.h

There are a few "warning: comparison of distinct pointer types lacks a cast" errors when I compile - was wondering if that might be anything to do with it? Apart from that, it all seems to install OK.

I'm using Debian Sarge, current headers 2.6.8-2-686

Bit of a newbie, so any advice would be appreciated.

If its any help, syslog shows the following in relation to the driver...

Jul 13 10:22:16 localhost kernel: cx8800[0]: AUD_STATUS: 0x6332 [mono/no pilot] ctl=BTSC_AUTO_STEREO
Jul 13 10:22:18 localhost kernel: rtusb init ====>
Jul 13 10:22:18 localhost kernel: usbcore: registered new driver rt73
Jul 13 10:22:19 localhost kernel: cx8800[0]: AUD_STATUS: 0x61f2 [mono/no pilot] ctl=BTSC_AUTO_STEREO

When I iwconfig rausb0, I get
debian:/home/chris/RT73_Linux_STA_Drv1.0.3.6/Module# iwconfig rausb0
rausb0 No such device

iwconfig gives
debian:/home/chris/RT73_Linux_STA_Drv1.0.3.6/Module# iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.

eth0 no wireless extensions.

eth1 no wireless extensions.

eth2 no wireless extensions.

eth3 no wireless extensions.

sit0 no wireless extensions.


Any advice appreciated...
Thanks,
Chris

chebbes 07-24-2006 06:01 AM

Working with Zydex drivers
 
Just in follow-up, I've been laid up for a bit, so had time to play about with the different settings and do some web searching.

I've managed to get my device working;at least my laptop (Win9x with a PCMCIA wireless adaptor) sees the server (debian sarge 2.6.8-2-686, using Belkin USB F5D7050) and can ping it. Its working with encryption too.

From what I've read, the correct revision number is critical, as there are 3 different chipsets that they used.

Mine is v4 - this used the Zydex ZD1211B chipset. Full instructions and a good start up guide at the zydas website (sorry, it won't let me post URLs yet).

Hope that's helpful to someone. Now I just want to set up a bit of a wireless bridge, router and firewall on the server so I can roam and access the net in my flat. Although I'm a newbie, I'm really enjoying learning (a bit) about linux.

Chris

flinix 08-25-2006 08:42 AM

adapter
 
i have the same adapter,its version 3,it shows in my
ndiswrapper as driver present hardware present ,but thats it,it dosnt work,dosnt show in network system admin,any ideas

acid_kewpie 08-25-2006 09:21 AM

what about the rt73 driver natively? i just got a similar stick and it's working great with that. not seen anythign on google about certain revisions of chipset on them.

chebbes 08-26-2006 04:23 PM

ndiswrapper
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by acid_kewpie
what about the rt73 driver natively? i just got a similar stick and it's working great with that. not seen anythign on google about certain revisions of chipset on them.


Been a long tme since I updated this. Sorry!
I ended up using the RT73 Linux driver. It worked in the end, although somtimes requires a bit of plugging and unplugging. I tend to have ping running continuously on both terminals whilst doing that to detect when they connect.

I can't seem to set the parameters in /etc/network/interfaces - so I have to type in iwconfig essid ....etc each time I want to use it, but I'm sure there's an easy way round that.

As a bit of a newbie to Linux, I felt a huge sense of achievement in getting my main system to act as a wireless router!

Thanks for the comments,
Chris

flinix 08-26-2006 06:45 PM

re
 
im using the rt73 driver that came with the cdrom for my adapter,as i said it shows as driver present hardware present,so i did sommething right,im so near yet so far,i have been posting about this a lot i just cant seem to get an answer,when i saw this thread i reckoned it was my best chance,im using ubuntu 5.10

acid_kewpie 08-28-2006 03:09 AM

well i'd certainly get the very latest drivers from ralink directly, they're in beta so get updated fairly frequently.

port21 08-28-2006 11:40 AM

#define RTVID4 0x050d <<=== this should be located at almost the very end of the file
#define RTPID4 0x705a <<=== this should be located at almost the very end of the file

{USB_DEVICE(RTVID4,RTPID4)},\<<= this should be located at almost the very end of the file


Can i put that anywhere at the end of the file or does it have to be in a specific spot ?

flinix 08-29-2006 09:07 AM

ok should i download the driver for windows,or the one for linux,thanks im nooby,

flinix 08-29-2006 09:10 AM

re
 
ok should i download the windows driver or the linux one,thank,from a nooby

acid_kewpie 08-29-2006 09:50 AM

well you're running Linux.....

flinix 08-29-2006 09:56 AM

this is the driver i recently downloaded from ralink, RT73_Linux_STA_Drv1.0.3.6(2).tar.gz its showing up as a invalid driver when i run ndiswrapper -l,the linux one that is,when i previously installed the rt73.inf from my adapters cdrom,i got driver present hardware present,when i previously installed rt73.sys and rt73.inf i got invalid driver,

MFD149 09-11-2006 09:00 PM

rt73
 
will the rt73 driver for Ubuntu also work for Suse?

juan romero 09-19-2006 12:32 PM

Tengo un Belkin wireless usb, con Debian (2.6.16-2-686). He seguido cuidadosamente, linea a línea, los pasos que hace asalford en su HOWTO y he conseguido, tal como se indica, instalar el módulo. Funciona perfectamente.

starxplor 09-21-2006 07:30 PM

missing rausb0
 
has anyone else who had this problem been able to fix it?
my lsmod shows the rt73 module, yet no rausb0 was created...

starxplor 09-22-2006 01:12 PM

update
 
ok, so i got it to show up in iwconfig(rausb0), but is has this:
rausb0 RT73 WLAN
Link Quality:0 Signal level:0 Noise level:113
Rx invalid nwid:0 invalid crypt:0 invalid misc:0

now, i am new to wireless networking in linux, but i thought there was supposed to at least be a null string for essid in that listing.
also, when i try 'ifconfig rausb0 inet up' i get no output, as if it worked, but shows the same stats in i(w/f)config and says its still down if i try to set the essid or anything else.
i am using the driver downloaded yesterday, and the kernel was installed 2 days ago(2.6.17-gentoo-r8)

anyone had experience with this sort of thing?

juan romero 09-23-2006 12:56 PM

debian:/home/juan# iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.

eth0 no wireless extensions.

rausb0 RT73 WLAN
Link Quality:0 Signal level:0 Noise level:113
Rx invalid nwid:0 invalid crypt:0 invalid misc:0

debian:/home/juan# ifconfig rausb0 inet up

debian:/home/juan# iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.

eth0 no wireless extensions.

rausb0 RT73 WLAN ESSID:""
Mode:Auto Frequency=1 MHz Bit Rate=54 Mb/s
RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Encryption key:off
Link Quality=0/100 Signal level:-121 dBm Noise level:-115 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0

debian:/home/juan# iwlist rausb0 scanning

- Te saldrá un listado con las wifi que hay en tu radio de acción.

webterractive 10-14-2006 01:22 AM

I got the driver compiled using Ubuntu 6.06 Dapper, but I cannot seem to be able to connect to any wireless point. I don't know if the configuration should be done through the rt73sta.dat file or using the wireless configuration. It seems that using the terminal to make rausb0 work freezes the system. Any suggestions?

joejoeiscool 11-25-2006 03:32 AM

i tried the updated souce, it comes up with numerous errors


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