Help with Ralink 3072 Chipset USB WIFI

hosler · 02-27-2012, 09:55 AM

Hell all! I am trying to get get this card working under linux: http://www.premiertek.net/products/n...ng/PL-18N.html. However I am running into a problem. I am running a Gentoo system with the 3.2.1-gentoo-r2 kernel. I have configured the kernel to compile all the appropriate modules and have installed the firmware needed via Gentoo portage. My system will detect the wifi card as wlan1, and wicd will be able to scan and detect access points. The only problem is that these access points have very low signal, even the one right next to my computer, and will not let me connect. Here are some logs:

Dmesg when plugging in the usb wifi

Code:

[73283.716043] usb 2-1: new high-speed USB device number 5 using ehci_hcd
[73283.969358] usb 2-1: reset high-speed USB device number 5 using ehci_hcd
[73284.132724] ieee80211 phy2: Selected rate control algorithm 'minstrel_ht'

Dmesg output when trying to connect to an access point

Code:

[73365.131279] wlan1: authenticate with 00:22:75:c7:a0:ce (try 1)
[73365.133663] wlan1: authenticated
[73365.150281] wlan1: associate with 00:22:75:c7:a0:ce (try 1)
[73365.153074] wlan1: RX AssocResp from 00:22:75:c7:a0:ce (capab=0x411 status=0 aid=2)
[73365.153078] wlan1: associated
[73396.845675] wlan1: deauthenticating from 00:22:75:c7:a0:ce by local choice (reason=3)

The driver does not seem to the working properly, and I would like to know if there is any other solution.

Thanks,
Hosler

hosler · 02-27-2012, 11:19 AM

Here is my lsmod when it's plugged in

Code:

Module                  Size  Used by
rt2800usb              14512  0 
rt2800lib              43114  1 rt2800usb
crc_ccitt               1461  1 rt2800lib
rt2x00usb              10356  1 rt2800usb
rfcomm                 33736  9 
bnep                   10846  2 
snd_seq_dummy           1566  0 
snd_seq_oss            27166  0 
snd_seq_midi_event      6332  1 snd_seq_oss
snd_seq                50602  6 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi_event
snd_seq_device          5853  3 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq
snd_pcm_oss            37612  0 
snd_mixer_oss          14891  1 snd_pcm_oss
vboxnetadp              4880  0 
vboxnetflt             14739  0 
vboxdrv              1778541  2 vboxnetadp,vboxnetflt
snd_hda_codec_hdmi     23948  5 
snd_hda_codec_via      38319  1 
snd_hda_intel          23002  1 
nvidia              12111876  31 
snd_hda_codec          70258  3 snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_codec_via,snd_hda_intel
snd_pcm                77624  4 snd_pcm_oss,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec
snd_timer              20037  2 snd_seq,snd_pcm
snd                    60304  14 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq,snd_seq_device,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_codec_via,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_pcm,snd_timer
btusb                  10841  2 
rt61pci                21254  0 
rt2x00pci               5085  1 rt61pci
rt2x00lib              35818  5 rt2800usb,rt2800lib,rt2x00usb,rt61pci,rt2x00pci
mac80211              192208  4 rt2800lib,rt2x00usb,rt2x00pci,rt2x00lib
cfg80211              176370  2 rt2x00lib,mac80211
soundcore               6794  1 snd
eeprom_93cx6            1472  1 rt61pci
forcedeth              51195  0 
snd_page_alloc          7677  2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm
k10temp                 3199  0

Ztcoracat · 03-25-2012, 01:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hosler

Hell all! I am trying to get get this card working under linux: http://www.premiertek.net/products/n...ng/PL-18N.html. However I am running into a problem. I am running a Gentoo system with the 3.2.1-gentoo-r2 kernel. I have configured the kernel to compile all the appropriate modules and have installed the firmware needed via Gentoo portage. My system will detect the wifi card as wlan1, and wicd will be able to scan and detect access points. The only problem is that these access points have very low signal, even the one right next to my computer, and will not let me connect. Here are some logs:

Dmesg when plugging in the usb wifi

Code:

[73283.716043] usb 2-1: new high-speed USB device number 5 using ehci_hcd
[73283.969358] usb 2-1: reset high-speed USB device number 5 using ehci_hcd
[73284.132724] ieee80211 phy2: Selected rate control algorithm 'minstrel_ht'

Dmesg output when trying to connect to an access point

Code:

[73365.131279] wlan1: authenticate with 00:22:75:c7:a0:ce (try 1)
[73365.133663] wlan1: authenticated
[73365.150281] wlan1: associate with 00:22:75:c7:a0:ce (try 1)
[73365.153074] wlan1: RX AssocResp from 00:22:75:c7:a0:ce (capab=0x411 status=0 aid=2)
[73365.153078] wlan1: associated
[73396.845675] wlan1: deauthenticating from 00:22:75:c7:a0:ce by local choice (reason=3)

The driver does not seem to the working properly, and I would like to know if there is any other solution.

Thanks,
Hosler

I propose calling or writing to them. Or you could build your own driver- ( I realize that's not easy)

http://www.ralinktech.com/en/index.php

That would bother me if the driver didn't work....I wish you the best

hosler · 03-25-2012, 12:51 PM

FreeBSD's driver works very well. So I just setup a virtual machine to act as an internet gateway.

Ztcoracat · 03-27-2012, 07:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hosler

FreeBSD's driver works very well. So I just setup a virtual machine to act as an internet gateway.

Like virual box?