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Old 03-31-2011, 04:27 AM   #1
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Can't get wireless card to work


The whole sad story is here:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1615304&page=7 starting at Post 63.
Can anyone help, please?
Also, is it possible to go back from Ubuntu 10.10 to 10.04?
I have the disc, the temptation being to be able to use the Edimax "How to"
Any suggestions will be most welcome

EDIT: I suspect it's a driver issue, but it still seems to be a big muddle.
 
Old 03-31-2011, 05:16 AM   #2
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I grepped for the manufactures ID in the kernel source.


rt2x00/rt2800pci.c: { PCI_DEVICE(0x1814, 0x3060), PCI_DEVICE_DATA(&rt2800pci_ops) },

I think this is the kernel modules you need or a pci card:
/lib/modules/2.6.37.1-1.2-desktop/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800lib.ko

Code:
sudo /sbin/modinfo rt2800lib
root's password:
filename:       /lib/modules/2.6.37.1-1.2-desktop/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800lib.ko
license:        GPL
description:    Ralink RT2800 library
version:        2.3.0
author:         http://rt2x00.serialmonkey.com, Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz
srcversion:     24684F54D3B933C95DD48C9
depends:        rt2x00lib,mac80211,crc-ccitt
vermagic:       2.6.37.1-1.2-desktop SMP preempt mod_unload modversions
Did Ubuntu select a different driver? Sometimes it will select and alternate driver, such as a staging driver. If that is the case, you may need to blacklist the driver Ubuntu chose, and modprobe the rt2800lib.

Which kernel version do you have? Sometimes the particular device is too new for a kernel version, and the correct kernel module won't handle the device.

I'd recommend visiting the site in the modinfo results above. I don't know if the firmware for the driver comes with the kernel, or if you need to download it.
 
Old 03-31-2011, 06:44 AM   #3
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This command line stuff is beyond me, but this is what I get using the commands you used:

norm@norm-desktop:~$ sudo /sbin/modinfo rt2800lib
filename: /lib/modules/2.6.35-28-generic/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800lib.ko
license: GPL
description: rt2800 library
author: Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz
srcversion: 6DDEF5B98F304B4BD9A9199
depends: rt2x00lib,rt2x00usb
vermagic: 2.6.35-28-generic SMP mod_unload modversions 686

norm@norm-desktop:~$ uname -r
2.6.35-28-generic
norm@norm-desktop:~$

I'm trying to use ndis wrapper:

norm@norm-desktop:~$ ndiswrapper -l
WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist, it will be ignored in a future release.
rt2860 : driver installed
device (1814:3060) present (alternate driver: rt2800pci)

I don't think my card is too new for the kernel, and rt2800lib is one of the things I was advised to blacklist:

blacklist rt2800pci
blacklist rt2800lib
blacklist rt2x00pci
blacklist rt2x00lib

EDIT for info:
norm@norm-desktop:~$ iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.

eth0 no wireless extensions.

ra0 Ralink STA
Link Quality:0 Signal level:0 Noise level:0
Rx invalid nwid:0 invalid crypt:0 invalid misc:0

Last edited by norm.h; 03-31-2011 at 06:47 AM.
 
Old 04-01-2011, 04:36 AM   #4
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I'm happy to report the problem has now been solved.
It was a conflict of drivers,(caused by my own inexperience).
See the link in my OP for the full story.
 
  


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