Ralink RT3562 Oneiric 11.10 driver install guide

[jackoneill87]

For anybody looking to install drivers for Ralink Device 3062, I've finally managed to get it working so I thought I'd share.
[Link to source updated; thanks Algorith]

1. Check your wireless controller hardware

lspci | grep Network

You should get the following output

Network controller: Ralink corp. Device 3062

If so, you will need to install Ralink driver 3562.


2. Download the driver source from the Ralink website
http://www.ralinktech.com/en/04_support/support.php


3. Extract the folder (DPO_RT3562_3592_3062_LinuxSTA_V2.4.1.1_20101217) to your home directory.


4. Open DPO_RT.../os/linux/config.mk


5. Change line 12 to read HAS_WPA_SUPPLICANT=y
Change line 15 to read HAS_NATIVE_WPA_SUPPLICANT=y


6. Open a terminal

cd DPO_RT3562_3592_3062_LinuxSTA_V2.4.1.1_20101217

7.

sudo make

8. Install the driver. (Thanks Algorith )

sudo make install

9. Next you need to blacklist the conflicting wireless drivers

sudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf

Add the following lines
#Wireless drivers conflicting with rt3562sta
blacklist rt2800pci
blacklist rt2x00pci


10. Tell linux to load the correct module on boot

sudo gedit /etc/modules

Append the following line
rt3562sta


11. Update the changes

sudo update-initramfs -u

12. Restart your system. You should see a list of available networks in the network manager next time it boots.

If anyone has any problems with this please let me know and I'll try to help!

[uconnjl]

I'm installing a Zonenet ZEW1690 card on 11.10. It is recognized as RaLink 3062 and uses the 3625 drivers. Your instructions worked for compiling the driver but not for installing.

Apparently I also needed to update the firmware which is available on the RaLink website on the same page as the drivers. I used the instructions in this post to get it to work.

To update firmware

To compile and install drivers

[zenon222]

I hacked a similar process together for my HP ProBook 4430s based on the RT3592.

Attached is the code referenced above just in case the files are AWOL from the server.

The above mentioned code changes need to be applied.

[Algorith]

For me, these instructions needed some modification:

In particular, the link from the OP in step 2 has gone away - the new link is
http://www.ralinktech.com/en/04_support/support.php

Second, in step 8, rather than a simple cp, I needed to do

sudo make install

(as per http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1608095 )

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BTW, a WPA supplicant is a daemon that implements key negotiation with a WPA authenticator

[JackOConnor]

I am able to do most of this but am having a problem at step 9. I also had to change step 8 to:

 sudo make install

But anyway at step nine when I enter

sudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf

It brings up the file that has to be changed but the terminal says:

 (gedit:2092): Gtk-WARNING **: Attempting to store changes into `/root/.local/share/recently-used.xbel', but failed: Failed to create file '/root/.local/share/recently-used.xbel.VGSLAW': No such file or directory 

(gedit:2092): Gtk-WARNING **: Attempting to set the permissions of `/root/.local/share/recently-used.xbel', but failed: No such file or directory

I have no idea why this is happening (no surprise, I'm new to linux) but I think that it's the reason that this whole method won't work for me.

I am running ubuntu 11.10 and I'm certain I follwed all of the prior steps correctly, I would greatly appreciate some expert help right now!!!

[jackoneill87]

I am able to do most of this but am having a problem at step 9. I also had to change step 8 to:

 sudo make install

But anyway at step nine when I enter

sudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf

It brings up the file that has to be changed but the terminal says:

 (gedit:2092): Gtk-WARNING **: Attempting to store changes into `/root/.local/share/recently-used.xbel', but failed: Failed to create file '/root/.local/share/recently-used.xbel.VGSLAW': No such file or directory 

(gedit:2092): Gtk-WARNING **: Attempting to set the permissions of `/root/.local/share/recently-used.xbel', but failed: No such file or directory

I'm not at a computer with Linux at the moment so I can't check this out in depth, but it seems like gedit is unable to create a temporary file because the folder it normally creates them in doesn't exist. That might be a bit of a problem in itself, but you might be able to root around the settings in gedit to fix it.

As a work-around for the driver install you can add the lines directly to the file, instead of step 9, backup your file (this is important, I've learned it the hard way) and then try

sudo echo 'blacklist rt2800pci' >> /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf
sudo echo 'blacklist rt3562sta' >> /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf

this will append the lines to the end of the file directly. you can check to make sure it worked by viewing the last few lines of the file from the console

 tail /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf

Similarly, in step 10 try

sudo echo rt3562sta >> /etc/modules

Again, check to make sure it's worked using the tail command. If that doesn't work, once you have followed all the steps, please post the results of

lsmod | grep rt3562

and I'll see if I can help you further.

[JackOConnor]

No its ok I solved it. Didn't fully understand it but this tutorial worked for me.http://www.squidoo.com/how-to-install-ralink-3062-network-card-on-linux
Thanks anyway though!!!

[andreika73]

Hi there!

It didn't work! I was using this driver 2010_01_28_RT2860_Linux_STA_v2.3.0.0_Alpha_v2.zip with all other Ubuntu versions and had no problems. (Here is my public link to the driver just in case: http://ubuntuone.com/1x62PHTNJdVraviQx7sFmx)

When trying to install it with Oneiric, I get this following error message: root@ubuntu-HP:/tmp/2010_01_28_RT2860_Linux_STA_v2.3.0.0_Alpha_v2# make
make -C tools
make[1]: Entering directory `/tmp/2010_01_28_RT2860_Linux_STA_v2.3.0.0_Alpha_v2/tools'
gcc -g bin2h.c -o bin2h
make[1]: Leaving directory `/tmp/2010_01_28_RT2860_Linux_STA_v2.3.0.0_Alpha_v2/tools'
/tmp/2010_01_28_RT2860_Linux_STA_v2.3.0.0_Alpha_v2/tools/bin2h
cp -f os/linux/Makefile.6 /tmp/2010_01_28_RT2860_Linux_STA_v2.3.0.0_Alpha_v2/os/linux/Makefile
make -C /lib/modules/3.2.0-18-generic/build SUBDIRS=/tmp/2010_01_28_RT2860_Linux_STA_v2.3.0.0_Alpha_v2/os/linux modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-18-generic'
CC [M] /tmp/2010_01_28_RT2860_Linux_STA_v2.3.0.0_Alpha_v2/os/linux/../../os/linux/rt_linux.o
/tmp/2010_01_28_RT2860_Linux_STA_v2.3.0.0_Alpha_v2/os/linux/../../os/linux/rt_linux.c: In function ‘duplicate_pkt’:
/tmp/2010_01_28_RT2860_Linux_STA_v2.3.0.0_Alpha_v2/os/linux/../../os/linux/rt_linux.c:550:3: warning: passing argument 1 of ‘memmove’ makes pointer from integer without a cast [enabled by default]
/usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-18-generic/arch/x86/include/asm/string_64.h:58:7: note: expected ‘void *’ but argument is of type ‘sk_buff_data_t’
/tmp/2010_01_28_RT2860_Linux_STA_v2.3.0.0_Alpha_v2/os/linux/../../os/linux/rt_linux.c:552:3: warning: passing argument 1 of ‘memmove’ makes pointer from integer without a cast [enabled by default]
/usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-18-generic/arch/x86/include/asm/string_64.h:58:7: note: expected ‘void *’ but argument is of type ‘sk_buff_data_t’
/tmp/2010_01_28_RT2860_Linux_STA_v2.3.0.0_Alpha_v2/os/linux/../../os/linux/rt_linux.c: In function ‘ClonePacket’:
/tmp/2010_01_28_RT2860_Linux_STA_v2.3.0.0_Alpha_v2/os/linux/../../os/linux/rt_linux.c:654:23: warning: assignment makes integer from pointer without a cast [enabled by default]
/tmp/2010_01_28_RT2860_Linux_STA_v2.3.0.0_Alpha_v2/os/linux/../../os/linux/rt_linux.c: In function ‘update_os_packet_info’:
/tmp/2010_01_28_RT2860_Linux_STA_v2.3.0.0_Alpha_v2/os/linux/../../os/linux/rt_linux.c:676:15: warning: assignment makes integer from pointer without a cast [enabled by default]
/tmp/2010_01_28_RT2860_Linux_STA_v2.3.0.0_Alpha_v2/os/linux/../../os/linux/rt_linux.c: In function ‘wlan_802_11_to_802_3_packet’:
/tmp/2010_01_28_RT2860_Linux_STA_v2.3.0.0_Alpha_v2/os/linux/../../os/linux/rt_linux.c:697:15: warning: assignment makes integer from pointer without a cast [enabled by default]
/tmp/2010_01_28_RT2860_Linux_STA_v2.3.0.0_Alpha_v2/os/linux/../../os/linux/rt_linux.c: In function ‘send_monitor_packets’:
/tmp/2010_01_28_RT2860_Linux_STA_v2.3.0.0_Alpha_v2/os/linux/../../os/linux/rt_linux.c:957:9: warning: format ‘%d’ expects argument of type ‘int’, but argument 3 has type ‘long unsigned int’ [-Wformat]
/tmp/2010_01_28_RT2860_Linux_STA_v2.3.0.0_Alpha_v2/os/linux/../../os/linux/rt_linux.c: At top level:
/tmp/2010_01_28_RT2860_Linux_STA_v2.3.0.0_Alpha_v2/os/linux/../../os/linux/rt_linux.c:1646:10: error: unknown field ‘ndo_set_multicast_list’ specified in initializer
make[2]: *** [/tmp/2010_01_28_RT2860_Linux_STA_v2.3.0.0_Alpha_v2/os/linux/../../os/linux/rt_linux.o] Error 1
make[1]: *** [_module_/tmp/2010_01_28_RT2860_Linux_STA_v2.3.0.0_Alpha_v2/os/linux] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-18-generic'
make: *** [LINUX] Error 2
root@ubuntu-HP:/tmp/2010_01_28_RT2860_Linux_STA_v2.3.0.0_Alpha_v2#


When installing using the changes you suggest, I don't get any error messages, but the driver doesn't seem to work, my Network Card doesn't detect any WI-FI.

Do you think you can help? ))

Thank you in advance,

Andre

[jackoneill87]

Hey, sorry to hear you're having trouble; I don't have access to my linux machine at the moment so I apologize if there's a mistake in any of the commands

You said that the make command seems to work fine when you use some of the changes suggested. Can you try the following?

1. Run the make command as you've been doing before (it might be worth while using sudo to make sure there are no permissions issues)If this runs without any ERROR messages, it's been successful, you might get 'warnings', but generally they're ok.

2. From root directory of your downloaded folder run

sudo make install

3. Check to see if the driver has been installed

ls /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/kernel/drivers/net | grep rt

4. If you get a result along the lines of rt3562sta.ko then all's good so far so proceed to load the driver

sudo modprobe rt3562sta

5. Check to see if the module has loaded properly

lsmod | grep rt

6. Make sure the wireless is enabled

sudo ifconfig ra0 up

Any available wireless networks should now be showing up.

If it all seems to go well but the networks aren't showing up double check to make sure your wireless is physically switched on (I had this problem once and it took me hours to figure it out).

If it fails anywhere else along the way just let me know how far you got, and what error messages it's giving you.

p.s. it seems some people had to update firmware as well as installing a driver. Check the following thread
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.p...zew1690&page=9 (post #90)

[Andrew F in Australia]

If anyone has any problems with this please let me know and I'll try to help!

Worked perfectly for me, Jack on the Ralink 3592 chipset in a HP Probook4730s

[One minor change - installed as per your directions, if I disconnect or line drops out, I need to reboot to get it going again, but at least it works now. Excellent and thanks for the clear advice.]

Instead, I put the following into the 'blacklist' file, copied from here.
http://www.squidoo.com/how-to-instal...-card-on-linux

sudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf 
(or kwrite, nano, etc...)

Once inside the blacklist.conf file you should append the following lines to the file

blacklist rt2800pci
blacklist rt2800lib
blacklist rt2800usb
blacklist rt2x00pci
blacklist rt2x00lib
blacklist rt2x00usb

This allows the chipset to rediscover any broadcasting networks when disconnected, allows automatic reconnect.

Can't thank you enough for the clear advice.

Cheers.

AF

EDIT: Just upgraded to 12.04 pangolin and the network adapter wasn't recognised (again). Repeated these steps and it configured OK.

Thanks again Jack