Originally Posted by
Hippytaff
The Rt2860 driver should work for your device
On that advice, I tried again...
I put this in /etc/modules.d/blacklist.conf
Code:
blacklist rt2x00usb
blacklist rt2x00pci
blacklist rt28O0pci
Reboot and the event log says:
Code:
Mar 28 13:31:59 eeepc kernel: [ 11.165765] rt2800pci 0000:01:00.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 19 (level, low) -> IRQ 19
Mar 28 13:31:59 eeepc kernel: [ 11.165780] rt2800pci 0000:01:00.0: setting latency timer to 64
Mar 28 13:31:59 eeepc kernel: [ 11.178770] phy0 -> rt2800_init_eeprom: Error - Invalid RF chipset detected.
Mar 28 13:31:59 eeepc kernel: [ 11.178778] phy0 -> rt2x00lib_probe_dev: Error - Failed to allocate device.
Mar 28 13:31:59 eeepc kernel: [ 11.196982] rt2800pci 0000:01:00.0: PCI INT A disabled
Mar 28 13:31:59 eeepc kernel: [ 11.198876] rt2860sta: module is from the staging directory, the quality is unknown, you have been warned.
Mar 28 13:31:59 eeepc kernel: [ 11.266165] rt2860 0000:01:00.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 19 (level, low) -> IRQ 19
Mar 28 13:31:59 eeepc kernel: [ 11.266240] rt2860 0000:01:00.0: setting latency timer to 64
Mar 28 13:31:59 eeepc kernel: [ 11.267102] === pAd = f8c3a000, size = 484312 ===
Mar 28 13:31:59 eeepc kernel: [ 11.267107] <-- RTMPAllocAdapterBlock, Status=0
Mar 28 13:31:59 eeepc kernel: [ 11.267113] pAd->CSRBaseAddress =0xf8360000, csr_addr=0xf8360000!
Mar 28 13:31:59 eeepc kernel: [ 11.370359] RX DESC f2b50000 size = 2048
Mar 28 13:31:59 eeepc kernel: [ 11.371547] <-- RTMPAllocTxRxRingMemory, Status=0
Mar 28 13:31:59 eeepc kernel: [ 11.374304] 1. Phy Mode = 0
Mar 28 13:31:59 eeepc kernel: [ 11.374312] 2. Phy Mode = 0
Mar 28 13:31:59 eeepc kernel: [ 11.391944] Console: switching to colour frame buffer device 128x37
Mar 28 13:31:59 eeepc kernel: [ 11.400066] fb0: inteldrmfb frame buffer device
Mar 28 13:31:59 eeepc kernel: [ 11.400071] drm: registered panic notifier
Mar 28 13:31:59 eeepc kernel: [ 11.401991] 3. Phy Mode = 0
Mar 28 13:31:59 eeepc kernel: [ 11.401999] ERROR! ****** BBP_Write_Latch Buffer exceeds max boundry ******
Followed by a lot of errors vaguely similar to before. If I blacklist rt2860.sta, I don't get masses of errors, but I don't get a working wireless either.
Based upon the error "phy0 -> rt2800_init_eeprom: Error - Invalid RF chipset detected." I'd argue that it looks as if the rt2860.sta is not the right driver for my hardware...
I'm not sure if the warning about using the 'staging area' is relevant, or not.
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