Convoluted Instructions

[KenjaminK]

I'm trying to install a driver and I'm lost on how to install it. Here are the instructions. There are two sets and I'm not sure which to follow. My base understanding is simply to lacking to handle all of this without proper sentence structure and more thorough steps. It's a wireless adapter, so can you also make sure none of the steps rely on the internet because I'll need to download everything that's missing and have it read beforehand. I'm not dumb, so too much detail isn't required, I just need these instructions to be more clear/help understanding them because I've never had to install a driver by hand before. Usually they come with installers with Windows. Thanks so much for any help! It's greatly appreciated as I'd like to get this done so I can finish setting up the system.



RT3573 Linux Driver quick start

====================
Check tools:

====================
*Before install driver, please check already install compile tool and kernel source code

1>Install compile tool
$yum install gcc-c++

2>check kernel source code exists /usr/src/kernels/ "kernel name"

Download your kernel source code
*http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/
or
$yum install kernel-devel



====================
Build Instructions:

====================
1> $tar -jxvf DPA_RT3573_LinuxSTA_V2.5.0.0.bz2
go to "DPA_RT3573_LinuxSTA_vx.x.x.x" directory.



2> In Makefile

set the "MODE = STA" in Makefile and chose the TARGET to Linux by set "TARGET = LINUX"

define the linux kernel source include file path LINUX_SRC

modify to meet your need.


3> $make

# compile driver source code, need administrator.

# To fix "error: too few arguments to function ¡¥iwe_stream_add_event"

=> $patch -i os/linux/sta_ioctl.c.patch os/linux/sta_ioctl.c

4>go MODULE folder
$make install

5>
$insmod UTIL/os/linux/rtutil3573sta.ko
$ insmod MODULE/os/linux/rt3573sta.ko
$ insmod NETIF/os/linux/rtnet3573sta.ko

6>$ifconfig ra0 up

7> unload driver

$ifconfig ra0 down

$rmmod rtnet3573sta.ko
$rmmod rt3573sta.ko
$rmmod rtutil3573sta.ko




RT3753 Linux Driver quick start

====================
Check tools:

====================
*Before install driver, please check already install compile tool and kernel source code

1>Install compile tool
$yum install gcc-c++

2>check kernel source code exists /usr/src/kernels/ "kernel name"

Download your kernel source code
*http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/
or
$yum install kernel-devel



====================
Build Instructions:

====================
1> $tar -jxvf DPO_RT3573_LinuxSTA_vx.x.x.x.tar.bz2
go to "DPO_RT3573_LinuxSTA_vx.x.x.x" directory.



2> In Makefile

set the "MODE = STA" in Makefile and chose the TARGET to Linux by set "TARGET = LINUX"

define the linux kernel source include file path LINUX_SRC

modify to meet your need.


3> In os/linux/config.mk

define the GCC and LD of the target machine

define the compiler flags CFLAGS

modify to meet your need.
** Build for being controlled by NetworkManager or wpa_supplicant wext functions

Please set 'HAS_WPA_SUPPLICANT=y' and 'HAS_NATIVE_WPA_SUPPLICANT_SUPPORT=y'.

=> $wpa_supplicant -Dwext -ira0 -c wpa_supplicant.conf -d
** Build for being controlled by WpaSupplicant with Ralink Driver

Please set 'HAS_WPA_SUPPLICANT=y' and 'HAS_NATIVE_WPA_SUPPLICANT_SUPPORT=n'.

=> $wpa_supplicant -Dralink -ira0 -c wpa_supplicant.conf -d

4> $make

# compile driver source code, need administrator.

# To fix "error: too few arguments to function ¡¥iwe_stream_add_event"

=> $patch -i os/linux/sta_ioctl.c.patch os/linux/sta_ioctl.c

5> $make install
#install driver
#copy RT2870STA.dat to /etc/Wireless/RT2870STA/RT2870STA.dat

6>$vi /etc/rc.d/rc.local
#input "ifconfig ra0 up"
$reboot

7> unload driver

$ifconfig ra0 down

$make uninstall
$reboot


Note: If you want to change os/linux/config.mk setting, please remove driver and reinstall.


Again, thanks! :)

[cwsnyder]

First off, your problems may be that the instructions are for a OpenSUSE/Fedora based distribution instead of a Debian/Ubuntu based system, which may have caused you some difficulty.

Second, You do realize that you are modifying the kernel on your Linux install and that any kernel updates will require you to re-modify the kernel again after downloading the (new) kernel source?

If after reading the above, you still wish to attempt the project, see the instructions and warnings at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Kernel/Compile/

There is another thread at http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1329254 discussing the same problem from a few years back.

[robert shearer]

If you could supply some details.....
what version of Ubuntu are you using.
What model wireless interface are you trying to configure.
and open a terminal then run..

sudo lshw
and post the results here. (lshw = list hardware)

then we can advise the best way for you to acheive your desired outcome.... :)

[KenjaminK]

First off, your problems may be that the instructions are for a OpenSUSE/Fedora based distribution instead of a Debian/Ubuntu based system, which may have caused you some difficulty.

Second, You do realize that you are modifying the kernel on your Linux install and that any kernel updates will require you to re-modify the kernel again after downloading the (new) kernel source?

If after reading the above, you still wish to attempt the project, see the instructions and warnings at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Kernel/Compile/

There is another thread at http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1329254 discussing the same problem from a few years back.

Well, apparently Ubuntu isn't as viable an OS as I thought. Is there any way to get my wireless adapter working with Ubuntu without some kind of kernel headache or is Ubuntu just incompatible? :confused:

[KenjaminK]

If you could supply some details.....
what version of Ubuntu are you using.
What model wireless interface are you trying to configure.
and open a terminal then run..

sudo lshw
and post the results here. (lshw = list hardware)

then we can advise the best way for you to acheive your desired outcome.... :)

Sure, be back in a second with lshw info, but for the moment the adapter is a Belkin n750 db and I'm on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

[KenjaminK]

kenjamink@ubuntu:~$ sudo lshw
[sudo] password for kenjamink:
ubuntu
description: Desktop Computer
product: M68MT-S2 ()
vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
width: 32 bits
capabilities: smbios-2.4 dmi-2.4 smp-1.4 smp
configuration: boot=normal chassis=desktop cpus=6 uuid=35304535-3439-3939-3837-3930FFFFFFFF
*-core
description: Motherboard
product: M68MT-S2
vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
physical id: 0
version: x.x
*-firmware
description: BIOS
vendor: Award Software International, Inc.
physical id: 0
version: FB
date: 08/26/2011
size: 128KiB
capacity: 1984KiB
capabilities: pci pnp apm upgrade shadowing cdboot bootselect socketedrom edd int13floppy360 int13floppy1200 int13floppy720 int13floppy2880 int5printscreen int9keyboard int14serial int17printer int10video acpi usb ls120boot zipboot biosbootspecification
*-cpu:0
description: CPU
product: AMD FX(tm)-6100 Six-Core Processor
vendor: Hynix Semiconductor (Hyundai Electronics)
physical id: 3
bus info: cpu@0
version: 15.1.2
slot: Socket M2
size: 3300MHz
capacity: 3300MHz
width: 64 bits
clock: 200MHz
capabilities: boot fpu fpu_exception wp vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush mmx fxsr sse sse2 ht syscall nx mmxext fxsr_opt pdpe1gb rdtscp x86-64 constant_tsc nonstop_tsc extd_apicid aperfmperf pni pclmulqdq monitor ssse3 cx16 sse4_1 sse4_2 popcnt aes xsave avx lahf_lm cmp_legacy svm extapic cr8_legacy abm sse4a misalignsse 3dnowprefetch osvw ibs xop skinit wdt lwp fma4 nodeid_msr topoext perfctr_core arat cpb npt lbrv svm_lock nrip_save tsc_scale vmcb_clean flushbyasid decodeassists pausefilter pfthreshold cpufreq
*-cache:0
description: L1 cache
physical id: 8
slot: Internal Cache
size: 80KiB
capacity: 128KiB
capabilities: synchronous internal write-back
*-cache:1
description: L3 cache
physical id: a
slot: External Cache
size: 2MiB
capacity: 2MiB
capabilities: synchronous internal write-back
*-cache
description: L1 cache
physical id: 4
slot: Internal Cache
size: 128KiB
capacity: 128KiB
capabilities: synchronous internal write-back
*-memory:0
description: System Memory
physical id: 1e
slot: System board or motherboard
size: 8GiB
*-bank:0
description: DIMM 1333 MHz (0.8 ns)
physical id: 0
slot: A0
size: 4GiB
width: 64 bits
clock: 1333MHz (0.8ns)
*-bank:1
description: DIMM 1333 MHz (0.8 ns)
physical id: 1
slot: A1
size: 4GiB
width: 64 bits
clock: 1333MHz (0.8ns)
*-cpu:1
physical id: 6
bus info: cpu@1
version: 15.1.2
size: 3300MHz
capacity: 3300MHz
capabilities: cpufreq
*-cache:0
description: L1 cache
physical id: 0
size: 80KiB
*-cache:1
description: L2 cache
physical id: 1
size: 2MiB
*-cpu:2
physical id: 9
bus info: cpu@2
version: 15.1.2
size: 3300MHz
capacity: 3300MHz
capabilities: cpufreq
*-cache:0
description: L1 cache
physical id: 0
size: 80KiB
*-cache:1
description: L2 cache
physical id: 1
size: 2MiB
*-cpu:3
physical id: a
bus info: cpu@3
version: 15.1.2
size: 3300MHz
capacity: 3300MHz
capabilities: cpufreq
*-cache:0
description: L1 cache
physical id: 0
size: 80KiB
*-cache:1
description: L2 cache
physical id: 1
size: 2MiB
*-cpu:4
physical id: b
bus info: cpu@4
version: 15.1.2
size: 3300MHz
capacity: 3300MHz
capabilities: cpufreq
*-cache:0
description: L1 cache
physical id: 0
size: 80KiB
*-cache:1
description: L2 cache
physical id: 1
size: 2MiB
*-cpu:5
physical id: c
bus info: cpu@5
version: 15.1.2
size: 3300MHz
capacity: 3300MHz
capabilities: cpufreq
*-cache:0
description: L1 cache
physical id: 0
size: 80KiB
*-cache:1
description: L2 cache
physical id: 1
size: 2MiB
*-memory:1 UNCLAIMED
description: RAM memory
product: MCP61 Host Bridge
vendor: NVIDIA Corporation
physical id: d
bus info: pci@0000:00:00.0
version: a1
width: 32 bits
clock: 66MHz (15.2ns)
capabilities: ht bus_master cap_list
configuration: latency=0
*-isa
description: ISA bridge
product: MCP61 LPC Bridge
vendor: NVIDIA Corporation
physical id: 1
bus info: pci@0000:00:01.0
version: a2
width: 32 bits
clock: 66MHz
capabilities: isa bus_master
configuration: latency=0
*-serial
description: SMBus
product: MCP61 SMBus
vendor: NVIDIA Corporation
physical id: 1.1
bus info: pci@0000:00:01.1
version: a2
width: 32 bits
clock: 66MHz
capabilities: pm cap_list
configuration: driver=nForce2_smbus latency=0
resources: irq:5 ioport:fc00(size=64) ioport:1c00(size=64) ioport:1c40(size=64)
*-memory:2 UNCLAIMED
description: RAM memory
product: MCP61 Memory Controller
vendor: NVIDIA Corporation
physical id: 1.2
bus info: pci@0000:00:01.2
version: a2
width: 32 bits
clock: 66MHz (15.2ns)
configuration: latency=0
*-usb:0
description: USB controller
product: MCP61 USB 1.1 Controller
vendor: NVIDIA Corporation
physical id: 2
bus info: pci@0000:00:02.0
version: a3
width: 32 bits
clock: 66MHz
capabilities: pm ohci bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=ohci_hcd latency=0 maxlatency=1 mingnt=3
resources: irq:23 memory:fe02f000-fe02ffff
*-usb:1
description: USB controller
product: MCP61 USB 2.0 Controller
vendor: NVIDIA Corporation
physical id: 2.1
bus info: pci@0000:00:02.1
version: a3
width: 32 bits
clock: 66MHz
capabilities: debug pm ehci bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=ehci_hcd latency=0 maxlatency=1 mingnt=3
resources: irq:22 memory:fe02e000-fe02e0ff
*-pci:0
description: PCI bridge
product: MCP61 PCI bridge
vendor: NVIDIA Corporation
physical id: 100
bus info: pci@0000:00:04.0
version: a1
width: 32 bits
clock: 66MHz
capabilities: pci ht subtractive_decode bus_master cap_list
resources: ioport:b000(size=4096) memory:fdf00000-fdffffff memory:fde00000-fdefffff
*-multimedia
description: Audio device
product: MCP61 High Definition Audio
vendor: NVIDIA Corporation
physical id: 5
bus info: pci@0000:00:05.0
version: a2
width: 32 bits
clock: 66MHz
capabilities: pm msi ht bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=snd_hda_intel latency=0 maxlatency=5 mingnt=2
resources: irq:22 memory:fe024000-fe027fff
*-bridge
description: Ethernet interface
product: MCP61 Ethernet
vendor: NVIDIA Corporation
physical id: 7
bus info: pci@0000:00:07.0
logical name: eth0
version: a2
serial: 50:e5:49:99:87:90
capacity: 1000000000
width: 32 bits
clock: 66MHz
capabilities: bridge pm msi ht bus_master cap_list ethernet physical mii 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd 1000bt-fd autonegotiation
configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=forcedeth driverversion=0.64 latency=0 link=no maxlatency=20 mingnt=1 multicast=yes port=MII
resources: irq:42 memory:fe02d000-fe02dfff ioport:f000(size=8)
*-ide:0
description: IDE interface
product: MCP61 SATA Controller
vendor: NVIDIA Corporation
physical id: 8
bus info: pci@0000:00:08.0
logical name: scsi0
logical name: scsi1
version: a2
width: 32 bits
clock: 66MHz
capabilities: ide pm msi ht bus_master cap_list emulated
configuration: driver=sata_nv latency=0 maxlatency=1 mingnt=3
resources: irq:21 ioport:9f0(size=8) ioport:bf0(size=4) ioport:970(size=8) ioport:b70(size=4) ioport:dc00(size=16) memory:fe02c000-fe02cfff
*-disk
description: ATA Disk
product: ST500DM002-1BC14
vendor: Seagate
physical id: 0
bus info: scsi@0:0.0.0
logical name: /dev/sda
version: JC4B
serial: Z2AAXC2X
size: 465GiB (500GB)
capabilities: partitioned partitioned:dos
configuration: ansiversion=5 signature=1c4c5efa
*-volume:0
description: Windows NTFS volume
physical id: 1
bus info: scsi@0:0.0.0,1
logical name: /dev/sda1
version: 3.1
serial: 04d629e4-c36c-8e45-95d6-49a55db92bd5
size: 98MiB
capacity: 100MiB
capabilities: primary bootable ntfs initialized
configuration: clustersize=4096 created=2011-10-10 17:19:21 filesystem=ntfs label=System Reserved state=clean
*-volume:1
description: Windows NTFS volume
physical id: 2
bus info: scsi@0:0.0.0,2
logical name: /dev/sda2
logical name: /host
version: 3.1
serial: aaab8d84-c2ab-cc44-86fd-35753ef8d980
size: 465GiB
capacity: 465GiB
capabilities: primary ntfs initialized
configuration: clustersize=4096 created=2011-10-10 17:19:22 filesystem=ntfs modified_by_chkdsk=true mount.fstype=fuseblk mount.options=rw,nosuid,nodev,relatime,user_id=0,g roup_id=0,allow_other,blksize=4096 mounted_on_nt4=true resize_log_file=true state=mounted upgrade_on_mount=true
*-cdrom
description: DVD-RAM writer
product: iHAS124 B
vendor: ATAPI
physical id: 1
bus info: scsi@1:0.0.0
logical name: /dev/cdrom
logical name: /dev/cdrw
logical name: /dev/dvd
logical name: /dev/dvdrw
logical name: /dev/sr0
version: AL0N
capabilities: removable audio cd-r cd-rw dvd dvd-r dvd-ram
configuration: ansiversion=5 status=nodisc
*-ide:1
description: IDE interface
product: MCP61 SATA Controller
vendor: NVIDIA Corporation
physical id: 8.1
bus info: pci@0000:00:08.1
version: a2
width: 32 bits
clock: 66MHz
capabilities: ide pm msi ht bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=sata_nv latency=0 maxlatency=1 mingnt=3
resources: irq:20 ioport:9e0(size=8) ioport:be0(size=4) ioport:960(size=8) ioport:b60(size=4) ioport:c800(size=16) memory:fe02b000-fe02bfff
*-pci:1
description: PCI bridge
product: MCP61 PCI Express bridge
vendor: NVIDIA Corporation
physical id: 101
bus info: pci@0000:00:09.0
version: a2
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pci pm msi ht pciexpress normal_decode bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=pcieport
resources: irq:40 ioport:a000(size=4096) memory:fdd00000-fddfffff ioport:d0000000(size=268435456)
*-display
description: VGA compatible controller
product: Turks [Radeon HD 6670]
vendor: Hynix Semiconductor (Hyundai Electronics)
physical id: 0
bus info: pci@0000:02:00.0
version: 00
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm pciexpress msi vga_controller bus_master cap_list rom
configuration: driver=radeon latency=0
resources: irq:41 memory:d0000000-dfffffff memory:fddc0000-fdddffff ioport:ac00(size=256) memory:fdd00000-fdd1ffff
*-multimedia
description: Audio device
product: Turks HDMI Audio [Radeon HD 6000 Series]
vendor: Hynix Semiconductor (Hyundai Electronics)
physical id: 0.1
bus info: pci@0000:02:00.1
version: 00
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm pciexpress msi bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=snd_hda_intel latency=0
resources: irq:43 memory:fddfc000-fddfffff
*-pci:2
description: Host bridge
product: Family 15h Processor Function 0
vendor: Hynix Semiconductor (Hyundai Electronics)
physical id: 102
bus info: pci@0000:00:18.0
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
*-pci:3
description: Host bridge
product: Family 15h Processor Function 1
vendor: Hynix Semiconductor (Hyundai Electronics)
physical id: 103
bus info: pci@0000:00:18.1
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
*-pci:4
description: Host bridge
product: Family 15h Processor Function 2
vendor: Hynix Semiconductor (Hyundai Electronics)
physical id: 104
bus info: pci@0000:00:18.2
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
*-pci:5
description: Host bridge
product: Family 15h Processor Function 3
vendor: Hynix Semiconductor (Hyundai Electronics)
physical id: 105
bus info: pci@0000:00:18.3
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
configuration: driver=k10temp
resources: irq:0
*-pci:6
description: Host bridge
product: Family 15h Processor Function 4
vendor: Hynix Semiconductor (Hyundai Electronics)
physical id: 106
bus info: pci@0000:00:18.4
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
configuration: driver=fam15h_power
resources: irq:0
*-pci:7
description: Host bridge
product: Family 15h Processor Function 5
vendor: Hynix Semiconductor (Hyundai Electronics)
physical id: 107
bus info: pci@0000:00:18.5
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
kenjamink@ubuntu:~$

There we are!

[KenjaminK]

Still trying to figure out whether or not I should give up until I have an ethernet connection available... :confused:

[cwsnyder]

Your RT3573 is NOT listed on your lshw listing. Did you perform it on the machine you are trying to fix?

[robert shearer]

Ah, curiouser and curiouser...
It's a usb dongle ? so with it plugged in run..

lsusb
and report please.

[KenjaminK]

Your RT3573 is NOT listed on your lshw listing. Did you perform it on the machine you are trying to fix?
Yes. :confused:


Ah, curiouser and curiouser...
It's a usb dongle ? so with it plugged in run..

lsusb
and report please.


kenjamink@ubuntu:~$ lsb_release -d
Description: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
kenjamink@ubuntu:~$ lsusb
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 050d:1103 Belkin Components
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 093a:2510 Pixart Imaging, Inc. Optical Mouse
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 045e:0730 Microsoft Corp.
kenjamink@ubuntu:~$

[robert shearer]

ID 050d:1103 Belkin Components

Quick search returns...

https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/145195
http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/hardware-peripherals/153511-belkin-wireless-card.html
http://forums.fedoraforum.org/archive/index.php/t-281195.html

There may be something there that helps...