Wifi RA3070 not loading

pedropt · 08-09-2014, 01:18 PM

Hello everyone , i have currently some issues with one of my wireless usb cards .
The chipset of the usb card is ra3070 , and i am using a debian distribution called Kali .

this is what i got so far on the kernel messages when i plug the device :

Quote:

# dmesg -k
[ 335.806160] usb 5-6: USB disconnect, device number 10
[ 335.809969] ieee80211 phy5: rt2x00usb_vendor_request: Error - Vendor Request 0x06 failed for offset 0x3080 with error -19
[ 335.809980] ieee80211 phy5: rt2800usb_write_firmware: Error - Failed to write Firmware to device
[ 336.608018] ieee80211 phy5: rt2800_load_firmware: Error - PBF system register not ready
[ 351.784036] usb 5-6: new high-speed USB device number 11 using ehci-pci
[ 351.931742] usb 5-6: New USB device found, idVendor=148f, idProduct=3070
[ 351.931748] usb 5-6: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
[ 351.931752] usb 5-6: Product: 802.11 n WLAN
[ 351.931756] usb 5-6: Manufacturer: Ralink
[ 351.931760] usb 5-6: SerialNumber: 1.0
[ 352.048033] usb 5-6: reset high-speed USB device number 11 using ehci-pci
[ 352.189002] ieee80211 phy6: rt2x00_set_rt: Info - RT chipset 3070, rev 0201 detected
[ 352.243255] ieee80211 phy6: rt2x00_set_rf: Info - RF chipset 0005 detected
[ 352.243679] ieee80211 phy6: Selected rate control algorithm 'minstrel_ht'
[ 352.270259] ieee80211 phy6: rt2x00lib_request_firmware: Info - Loading firmware file 'rt2870.bin'
[ 352.270298] rt2800usb 5-6:1.0: firmware: direct-loading firmware rt2870.bin
[ 352.270302] ieee80211 phy6: rt2x00lib_request_firmware: Info - Firmware detected - version: 0.22

And on lsusb i got :

Quote:

Bus 005 Device 019: ID 148f:3070 Ralink Technology, Corp. RT2870/RT3070 Wireless Adapter

It looks to be that by distribution can not write the firmware on the device .

Quote:

# lsmod | grep rt28
rt2800usb 21813 0
rt2x00usb 17426 1 rt2800usb
rt2800lib 72679 1 rt2800usb
rt2x00lib 41387 3 rt2x00usb,rt2800lib,rt2800usb
mac80211 427800 3 rt2x00lib,rt2x00usb,rt2800lib
crc_ccitt 12331 1 rt2800lib
usbcore 142158 6 uhci_hcd,rt2x00usb,rt2800usb,ehci_hcd,ehci_pci,usbhid

anyone here have an idea how to solve this issue ?
_I have installed the latest backports drivers at :
http://drvbp1.linux-foundation.org/~...tml/backports/
but the problem still stays .

Maybe before installing i have to do some modifications ?

Anyone here could give me an help on this subject ?
Thank you for your time .

rokytnji · 08-10-2014, 01:00 PM

First place I'd go with your usb chip is

https://wiki.debian.org/rt2800usb

Quote:

Installation

Debian 7 "Wheezy"

Add a "non-free" component to /etc/apt/sources.list, for example:

# Debian 7 "Wheezy"
deb http://http.debian.net/debian/ wheezy main contrib non-free

Update the list of available packages and install the firmware-ralink package:

apt-get update && apt-get install firmware-ralink

Connect the device to your system.

The rt2800usb kernel module is automatically loaded for supported devices. Configure your wireless interface as appropriate.

Which should solve your

Quote:

It looks to be that by distribution can not write the firmware on the device .

Firmware page for Jessie if running Testing.

https://packages.debian.org/jessie/firmware-ralink

Wheezy

https://packages.debian.org/wheezy/firmware-ralink

If running Wheezy. Easiest way is to use the quote I gave to install the firmware using the sources.list edit in my quote.

Then use

Code:

ifconfig -a

to find your wireless interface.

pedropt · 08-10-2014, 03:59 PM

thanks for your reply , but is not working either .
The most funny thing is that i have my laptop with also kali installed and it works perfectly there .
Is there anyway for me to look at some configuration on my laptop and compare with this desktop computer to try to find where is the problem ?

if you need more logs to help me identify the issue then let me know the commands and i will write them on the terminal and i will post here the results .

Edited post :
i forgot to post the logs .
It looks that firmware is up to the device but there is an error with the identify of the vendor code .

Quote:

dmesg -k
[ 2127.672055] usb 1-3: new high-speed USB device number 11 using ehci-pci
[ 2127.819823] usb 1-3: New USB device found, idVendor=148f, idProduct=3070
[ 2127.819830] usb 1-3: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
[ 2127.819835] usb 1-3: Product: 802.11 n WLAN
[ 2127.819839] usb 1-3: Manufacturer: Ralink
[ 2127.819842] usb 1-3: SerialNumber: 1.0
[ 2127.936048] usb 1-3: reset high-speed USB device number 11 using ehci-pci
[ 2128.077082] ieee80211 phy5: rt2x00_set_rt: Info - RT chipset 3070, rev 0201 detected
[ 2128.131457] ieee80211 phy5: rt2x00_set_rf: Info - RF chipset 0005 detected
[ 2128.131929] ieee80211 phy5: Selected rate control algorithm 'minstrel_ht'
[ 2195.675107] ieee80211 phy5: rt2x00lib_request_firmware: Info - Loading firmware file 'rt2870.bin'
[ 2195.675190] rt2800usb 1-3:1.0: firmware: direct-loading firmware rt2870.bin
[ 2195.675199] ieee80211 phy5: rt2x00lib_request_firmware: Info - Firmware detected - version: 0.29
[ 2245.728215] ieee80211 phy5: rt2x00usb_vendor_request: Error - Vendor Request 0x06 failed for offset 0x6080 with error -110

Quote:

~# lsusb

Bus 001 Device 012: ID 148f:3070 Ralink Technology, Corp. RT2870/RT3070 Wireless Adapter

rokytnji · 08-10-2014, 10:01 PM

Quote:

Is there anyway for me to look at some configuration on my laptop and compare with this desktop computer to try to find where is the problem ?

Might look in

Code:

cat /etc/resolv.conf

see if there is any difference.

pedropt · 08-11-2014, 04:40 AM

that command will show me the my network config , and the problem here is that vendor code does not match with last firmware code in debian .

One thing i notice is that my lan does not jam anymore when i connect the usb device , the reason of that is that i am replying this message with the device connected .

anyway , this next results from "cat /etc/resolv.conf" are perfectly normal because i use a static route hardware configurated ip before i get to my hardware firewall .
and this shows on both linux machines .

Quote:

# cat /etc/resolv.conf
domain 1.1.1.1
nameserver 1.1.1.1

rokytnji · 08-11-2014, 01:27 PM

Quote:

the reason of that is that i am replying this message with the device connected

So it is working now?

pedropt · 08-11-2014, 02:04 PM

no , it is not working .
before i installed the ra-firmware , if i had the usb card connected the computer , it will stuck my network and i could not access the internet .
Yesterday when i installed the ra-firmware , the device did not work also but it did not stuck the network when i had it connected to the pc .

I am trying to solve this with making a clean install of backports without any patches .
I will post here the results .
Thanks

pedropt · 08-11-2014, 02:29 PM

well , i know how this will work .
I have o reinstall kali again .
I don't have more patience to be on this issue .
I believe that one big problem of linux is that anyone can build some script or software that fix 30% of the things or conflicts , but in other way it will mess with the other 70% of what is installed .

TobiSGD · 08-11-2014, 02:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rokytnji

Easiest way is to use the quote I gave to install the firmware using the sources.list edit in my quote.

Warning: Do NOT do that!
While Kali is derived from Debian it is not binary compatible with Debian. Adding Debian repositories to Kali will destroy your installation!

szboardstretcher · 08-11-2014, 02:56 PM

That firmware is already in the kernel.

http://cateee.net/lkddb/web-lkddb/RT2800USB.html

pedropt · 08-11-2014, 05:49 PM

I have re-installed kali again .
I installed the kernel 3.12 cd and wifi card starts to working but , ethernet was jammed !!!!
so i decided to update kali repositories and make a dist-upgrade to 3.14 .
Now , wireless card does not work , and every time i connect it to usb port it jams my lan and i can not get to internet until i unplug it from computer !!!!
So , the problem could not be the drivers or firmware , but it could be the communication device to usb card .
i looked dmesg log and i found a few errors , but none on the wifi card !!!
all errors were from apci communication device .
These are the errors i collected from dmesg witch i will start to search on the net for solutions , and i will send dmesg log to kali programmers so they can fix the issues on the next distribution update .

ACPI Errors along the way

Quote:

0.079164] acpi PNP0A08:00: _OSC: OS supports [ASPM ClockPM Segments MSI]
[ 0.079246] acpi PNP0A08:00: _OSC: not requesting OS control; OS requires [ExtendedConfig ASPM ClockPM MSI]
[ 0.079346] acpi PNP0A08:00: fail to add MMCONFIG information, can't access extended PCI configuration space under this bridge.
0000:00:1f.0: Force enabled HPET at 0xfed00000
[ 0.081094] pci 0000:00:1f.0: address space collision: [io 0x0800-0x087f] conflicts with ACPI CPU throttle [??? 0x00000810-0x00000815 flags 0x80000000]
[ 0.081099] pci 0000:00:1f.0: quirk: [io 0x0480-0x04bf] claimed by ICH6 GPIO
[ 0.081103] pci 0000:00:1f.0: ICH7 LPC Generic IO decode 1 PIO at 0280 (mask 00ff)
ehp: PCI Express Hot Plug Controller Driver version: 0.4
[ 0.488647] intel_idle: does not run on family 6 model 23
[ 6.383361] ACPI: Power Button [PWRF]
[ 7.139698] intel_rng: FWH not detected
[ 7.166299] i801_smbus 0000:00:1f.3: SMBus using PCI Interrupt
[ 7.283288] ACPI Warning: SystemIO range 0x00000828-0x0000082f conflicts with OpRegion 0x00000800-0x0000084f (\PMRG) (20131218/utaddress-258)
[ 7.283299] ACPI: If an ACPI driver is available for this device, you should use it instead of the native driver
[ 7.283303] ACPI Warning: SystemIO range 0x00000480-0x000004af conflicts with OpRegion 0x00000480-0x000004af (\GPRG) (20131218/utaddress-258)
[ 7.283306] ACPI: If an ACPI driver is available for this device, you should use it instead of the native driver
[ 7.283334] lpc_ich: Resource conflict(s) found affecting gpio_ich
[ 7.314325] leds_ss4200: no LED devices found

About the wireless card everything is fine on load but it does not work :

Quote:

7.909788] cfg80211: Calling CRDA to update world regulatory domain
[ 8.144026] usb 4-3: reset high-speed USB device number 2 using ehci-pci
[ 8.284983] ieee80211 phy0: rt2x00_set_rt: Info - RT chipset 3070, rev 0201 detected
[ 8.339240] ieee80211 phy0: rt2x00_set_rf: Info - RF chipset 0005 detected
[ 8.374918] ieee80211 phy0: Selected rate control algorithm 'minstrel_ht'
[ 8.375263] usbcore: registered new interface driver rt2800usb
[ 21.082267] ieee80211 phy0: rt2x00lib_request_firmware: Info - Loading firmware file 'rt2870.bin'
[ 21.203977] rt2800usb 4-3:1.0: firmware: direct-loading firmware rt2870.bin
[ 21.203989] ieee80211 phy0: rt2x00lib_request_firmware: Info - Firmware detected - version: 0.29

Each time i understand less about linux lol .
now i have the vendor code issue after rebooting the computer :

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[ 103.833255] ieee80211 phy0: rt2x00_set_rf: Info - RF chipset 0005 detected
[ 103.850525] ieee80211 phy0: Selected rate control algorithm 'minstrel_ht'
[ 103.850899] usbcore: registered new interface driver rt2800usb
[ 103.909392] ieee80211 phy0: rt2x00lib_request_firmware: Info - Loading firmware file 'rt2870.bin'
[ 103.937840] rt2800usb 5-6:1.0: firmware: direct-loading firmware rt2870.bin
[ 103.937850] ieee80211 phy0: rt2x00lib_request_firmware: Info - Firmware detected - version: 0.29
[ 117.372079] ieee80211 phy0: rt2x00usb_vendor_request: Error - Vendor Request 0x06 failed for offset 0x3080 with error -71
[ 127.792439] ieee80211 phy0: rt2x00usb_vendor_request: Error - Vendor Request 0x06 failed for offset 0x7014 with error -71
[ 138.298019] ieee80211 phy0: rt2x00usb_vendor_request: Error - Vendor Request 0x06 failed for offset 0x701c with error -71

I will install the original drivers from ralink at :
http://www.mediatek.com/en/downloads/

pedropt · 08-12-2014, 07:06 AM

damn , even to install the original drivers is a mess .
I have managed to get the compiling almost complete , but i got this error witch a little or almost no solution was found on the internet

Quote:

/root/Downloads/DPO_RT5572_LinuxSTA_2.6.1.3_20121022/os/linux/../../os/linux/rt_linux.c:1141:20: error: incompatible types when assigning to type ‘int’ from type ‘kuid_t’
/root/Downloads/DPO_RT5572_LinuxSTA_2.6.1.3_20121022/os/linux/../../os/linux/rt_linux.c:1142:20: error: incompatible types when assigning to type ‘int’ from type ‘kgid_t’
make[4]: *** [/root/Downloads/DPO_RT5572_LinuxSTA_2.6.1.3_20121022/os/linux/../../os/linux/rt_linux.o] Error 1
make[3]: *** [_module_/root/Downloads/DPO_RT5572_LinuxSTA_2.6.1.3_20121022/os/linux] Error 2
make[2]: *** [sub-make] Error 2
make[1]: *** [all] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-3.14-kali1-686-pae’
make: *** [LINUX] Error 2

anyone knows here how to fix this error on compiling ?

Quote:

error: incompatible types when assigning to type ‘int’ from type ‘kgid_t’

pedropt · 08-14-2014, 03:07 PM

Finally i got the solution for this , and i get it to work .
At least the usb ra3070 is working now perfectly .

Intructions :
download driver http://www.mediatek.com/ to your Downloads folder
2. tar -xvf /root/Downloads/DPO_RT5572_LinuxSTA_2.6.1.3_20121022.tar.bz2
3. cd DPO_RT5572_LinuxSTA_2.6.1.3_20121022
Edit the config.mk

leafpad /root/Downloads/DPO_RT5572_LinuxSTA_2.6.1.3_20121022/os/linux/config.mk
change to y these lines :
-HAS_WPA_SUPPLICANT=n
-HAS_NATIVE_WPA_SUPPLICANT_SUPPORT=n

Save the file

4. download patch http://gridlox.net/diff/rt5592sta_fix_64bit_3.8.patch
5. sudo apt-get install patch
5. patch -p1 <rt5592sta_fix_64bit_3.8.patch (if asks directory press enter , "abort this patch" press Y and do enter )
7. make
8. sudo make install
9. connect your usb device to the computer

Note : it was made a patch to some files , it was just not made to this one : pci_main_dev.c
because this file does not exists on this package .
On the make process , some minor errors will appear , but it will compile at the end .
-Make sure you have your wifi card unplugged while you are doing the process .

Believe it or not , it worked that way for me , and i will do some tests .
If anything wrong happens , or stop to work , then i will post here the data .

pedropt · 08-14-2014, 03:43 PM

News again .
As soon as i rebooted the computer the device stop working .
However , i had to put some drivers on the blacklist of kali to make it work again .
i blacklisted these drivers on /etc/modprobe.d/kali-blacklist.conf:
blacklist rt2x00lib
blacklist rt2x00usb
blacklist rt2800lib
blacklist rt2800pci
blacklist rt2x00pci

and i left alone these drivers for loading :
rt2860sta
rt3090sta

I rebooted again after the changes , and device is working perfectly .

Notes : connect only the device to computer after the loading of the OS .