Installing new wireless driver

[amirfoad]

Hi!
I have a netbook (HP Mini 110) which the default OS was Windows 7 Starter!
I change the OS to Ubuntu! every thing is ok, but the problem is wireless network!
my wireless card model is: Ralink rt3090
I know that ubuntu have basically problem with Ralink Cards! and can't verify the right model!
the problem is in weak signal and lots of disconnects and many so!
I checked the Fedora 15 and also SUSE 11.4 and in SUSE it was great! but I have some other problems with SUSE!

I searched a lot and finally in French forums I found the answer:

http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&rurl=translate.google.com&sl=fr&tl=en&u=http://forum.ubuntu-fr.org/viewtopic.php%3Fid%3D442993

as you see the problem is driver which is not correct and in this link you can find the correct driver:

http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?hl=en&rurl=translate.google.com&sl=fr&tl=en&twu=1&u=http://ppa.launchpad.net/markus-tisoft/rt3090/ubuntu/pool/main/r/rt3090/&usg=ALkJrhhTzlyWc7rj3oIFWdZ98Zv0olC8qw

But now my problem is that I don't know how to install new driver? :D
I read the readme file in package but I don't understand it!

someone who is professional in ubuntu please give me the step by step manual of how to install this new driver!
I really need it!
Thanks a lot!

[wildmanne39]

Hi, run these commands in the terminal please:

sudo lshw -C network

lsmod

lspci -nn | grep 0280

iwconfig

rfkill list all
and post the outcome here by clicking on new reply and click # and paste the information between the brackets.
Thank you

[amirfoad]

hi. tnx for reply.
here is the result:

To run a command as administrator (user "root"), use "sudo <command>".
See "man sudo_root" for details.

amirfoad@amirfoad-HP-Mini-110-3000:~$ sudo lshw -C network
[sudo] password for amirfoad:

*-network
description: Ethernet interface
product: RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller
vendor: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
physical id: 0
bus info: pci@0000:01:00.0
logical name: eth0
version: 04
serial: 00:21:cc:47:84:2b
size: 100Mbit/s
capacity: 100Mbit/s
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm msi pciexpress msix vpd bus_master cap_list ethernet physical tp mii 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd autonegotiation
configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=r8169 driverversion=2.3LK-NAPI duplex=full ip=192.168.1.100 latency=0 link=yes multicast=yes port=MII speed=100Mbit/s
resources: irq:42 ioport:2000(size=256) memory:90004000-90004fff memory:90000000-90003fff
*-network
description: Wireless interface
product: RT3090 Wireless 802.11n 1T/1R PCIe
vendor: Ralink corp.
physical id: 0
bus info: pci@0000:02:00.0
logical name: wlan0
version: 00
serial: 74:f0:6d:4c:37:1a
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list ethernet physical wireless
configuration: broadcast=yes driver=rt2800pci driverversion=2.6.38-10-generic firmware=0.11 latency=0 link=no multicast=yes wireless=IEEE 802.11bgn
resources: irq:17 memory:92000000-9200ffff
amirfoad@amirfoad-HP-Mini-110-3000:~$
amirfoad@amirfoad-HP-Mini-110-3000:~$ lsmod
Module Size Used by
binfmt_misc 13213 1
parport_pc 32111 0
ppdev 12849 0
snd_hda_codec_idt 60537 1
snd_hda_intel 24140 2
snd_hda_codec 90901 2 snd_hda_codec_idt,snd_hda_intel
rfcomm 38125 8
sco 17827 2
snd_hwdep 13274 1 snd_hda_codec
snd_pcm 80042 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec
snd_seq_midi 13132 0
bnep 17785 2
l2cap 48656 16 rfcomm,bnep
snd_rawmidi 25269 1 snd_seq_midi
snd_seq_midi_event 14475 1 snd_seq_midi
snd_seq 51291 2 snd_seq_midi,snd_seq_midi_event
rt2860sta 494649 0
snd_timer 28659 2 snd_pcm,snd_seq
i915 450934 3
arc4 12473 2
snd_seq_device 14110 3 snd_seq_midi,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq
joydev 17322 0
rt2800pci 18119 0
rt2800lib 43824 1 rt2800pci
crc_ccitt 12595 2 rt2860sta,rt2800lib
rt2x00pci 13986 1 rt2800pci
rt2x00lib 39075 3 rt2800pci,rt2800lib,rt2x00pci
mac80211 257001 3 rt2800lib,rt2x00pci,rt2x00lib
drm_kms_helper 40745 1 i915
uvcvideo 66851 0
rts_pstor 348243 0
cfg80211 156212 2 rt2x00lib,mac80211
btusb 18160 2
snd 55295 13 snd_hda_codec_idt,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_ hwdep,snd_pcm,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq,snd_timer,snd_se q_device
videodev 75143 1 uvcvideo
drm 180037 4 i915,drm_kms_helper
bluetooth 65493 9 rfcomm,sco,bnep,l2cap,btusb
psmouse 73312 0
lp 13349 0
parport 36746 3 parport_pc,ppdev,lp
hp_wmi 13418 0
sparse_keymap 13666 1 hp_wmi
i2c_algo_bit 13184 1 i915
eeprom_93cx6 12653 1 rt2800pci
video 18951 1 i915
serio_raw 12990 0
soundcore 12600 1 snd
snd_page_alloc 14073 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm
ahci 21591 2
libahci 25548 1 ahci
r8169 42534 0
amirfoad@amirfoad-HP-Mini-110-3000:~$ lspci -nn | grep 0280
02:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Ralink corp. RT3090 Wireless 802.11n 1T/1R PCIe [1814:3090]
amirfoad@amirfoad-HP-Mini-110-3000:~$ iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.

eth0 no wireless extensions.

wlan0 IEEE 802.11bgn ESSID:off/any
Mode:Managed Access Point: Not-Associated Tx-Power=20 dBm
Retry long limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Power Management:off

amirfoad@amirfoad-HP-Mini-110-3000:~$ rfkill list all
0: hci0: Bluetooth
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
1: phy0: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
amirfoad@amirfoad-HP-Mini-110-3000:~$

[wildmanne39]

Hi, run this command and see if it fixes it.

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

[amirfoad]

I do it! and even a restart after done! but nothing changed!
did you read the link in first post?
i think i should install the new driver first and then blacklist the old driver! right?
and my problem is how to compile the new driver?!
also tnx for help! :D

[wildmanne39]

Hi, I am researching your issue because I am not sure that changing drivers is the best solution.

[wildmanne39]

Hi, your card can use that driver, it looks like we need to black list some more drivers that are conflicting with it.

sudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf
Add these lines at the end:

blacklist rt2800pci
blacklist rt2x00pci

Then restart and see if it is working bettrer.

[amirfoad]

Yes!
Thats right!
I blacklist those drivers and also install new driver from here:

https://launchpad.net/~markus-tisoft/+archive/rt3090/+packages
https://launchpad.net/~markus-tisoft/+archive/rt3090/+files/rt3090-dkms_2.4.0.4-0ubuntu0%7Eppa0_all.deb

and now every thing is ok and perfect.

thanks so much for your help my friend.
have nice.

[wildmanne39]

Hi, your welcome! glad you fixed it,would you please go to the top of the page and mark this thread solved by clicking on thread tools. Thank you so much.