Installing appropriate driver for D-Link Dwa-140 RevB

[Burky]

I attempted to install the appropriate driver for my card by trying the following tutorial on installing the rt2870 driver, here.


lusb

Bus 007 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 07d1:3c0a D-Link System DWA-140 RangeBooster N Adapter(rev.B2) [Ralink RT2870]
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 009: ID 045e:0745 Microsoft Corp. 
Bus 001 Device 008: ID 046d:0809 Logitech, Inc. Webcam Pro 9000
Bus 001 Device 007: ID 05e3:0608 Genesys Logic, Inc. USB-2.0 4-Port HUB
Bus 001 Device 005: ID 046d:c52b Logitech, Inc. Unifying Receiver
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 05e3:0608 Genesys Logic, Inc. USB-2.0 4-Port HUB
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0c0b:b159 Dura Micro, Inc. (Acomdata) 
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 18e3:9102 Fitipower Integrated Technology Inc Multi Card Reader
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

dmesg | grep rt2

[   11.600165] Registered led device: rt2800usb-phy1::radio
[   11.600181] Registered led device: rt2800usb-phy1::assoc
[   11.600200] Registered led device: rt2800usb-phy1::quality
[   11.600475] usbcore: registered new interface driver rt2800usb
[   12.065011] phy1 -> rt2x00lib_request_firmware: Error - Current firmware does not support detected chipset.
[  699.676554] usbcore: registered new interface driver rt2870

lsmod | grep rt2

rt2870sta             549339  0 
rt2800usb              17907  0 
rt2800lib              43824  1 rt2800usb
crc_ccitt              12595  1 rt2800lib
rt2x00usb              19693  1 rt2800usb
rt2x00lib              39075  3 rt2800usb,rt2800lib,rt2x00usb
mac80211              257001  4 rt2800lib,rt2x00usb,rt2x00lib,rtl8187
cfg80211              156212  3 rt2x00lib,rtl8187,mac80211

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[chili555]

Please do:

sudo su
echo "blacklist rt2800usb" >> /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf
exit

Reboot and tell us how it's working.

[praseodym]

Hi,

which Ubuntu version do you use? From 10.4.3 and on this chipset is no longer supported with the rt2870sta (if it doesnt work) but with rt2800usb:

phy1 -> rt2x00lib_request_firmware: Error - Current firmware does not support detected chipset

This firmware can be installed from "linux-firmware" from the Natty version and on:

http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/...e_1.52_all.deb

Installation by double clicking. In this case change the blacklist entry from rt2800usb to rt2870sta

[chili555]

From 10.4.3 and on this chipset is no longer supported with the rt2870sta

$ modinfo rt2870sta 
filename:       /lib/modules/2.6.38-11-generic/kernel/drivers/staging/rt2870/rt2870sta.ko
version:        2.1.0.0
license:        GPL
description:    RT2870/RT3070 Wireless Lan Linux Driver
author:         Paul Lin <paul_lin@ralinktech.com>
firmware:       rt3071.bin
firmware:       rt3070.bin
firmware:       rt2870.bin
srcversion:     93C0C58E1A016FE5BD4DC9F
alias:          usb:v0411p015Dd*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v2019pED14d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v2001p3C0Ad*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v07D1p3C0Ad*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
<snip>

Please help us understand.

[praseodym]

Oh, sorry. I was also confused by this Wiki article:

http://wiki.ubuntuusers.de/WLAN/Kart...ht=07d1%3A3c0a

Alternatively it reads that the rt2800usb with new firmware files can be used. The article also links to this installation procedure:

http://forum.ubuntuusers.de/topic/d-.../#post-2388926

So there are 3 possible ways. Maybe the rt2870sta just needs new firmware files?!

Edit: Link to bug report:

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+s...re/+bug/762987

[chili555]

The reports of successful rt2800usb connections are few and far between. I think the landscape is about to change with Ubuntu 11.10 with kernel 3.0. I hear that rt2870sta will be retired.

In most cases, rt2870sta and rt2800usb conflict and one needs to be blacklisted. I've had the best luck with rt2870sta remaining and rt2800usb banished. We'll know when Burky returns.

[Burky]

I'm using the newest 32bit version of xubuntu.

sudo su
echo "blacklist rt2800usb" >> /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf
exit

and a restart didnt do the trick I had the wireless comfigured correctly before on ubuntu, idk why it doesnt work now

However I did use this driver from the D-link website.. I still get the same problems

driver i used before:

ftp://ftp.dlink.com/Wireless/dwa140_revB/Drivers/dwa140_revB_linux_drivers_2130.zip

[chili555]

Let's see if there are kernel messages about this:

dmesg | grep -i rt2

[Burky]

Let's see if there are kernel messages about this:

dmesg | grep -i rt2

Nothing came up in the terminal when i did that

[chili555]

When you used the drivers from Ralink and when you built the driver from Dlink, did the build go without error? What were you trying to accomplish? N speeds? A slow or not working connection? The latter is usually because of the driver conflict with rt2800usb.

Can you please try the build again?

cd Downloads/driver/file

...Or wherever the file is located.

sudo su
make clean
make
make install
modprobe rt2870sta
exit

Note any errors and post the results here.