HOWTO: Ralink RT2570 usb wireless driver

**Talkie_Toaster** · October 20th, 2007

Hey. I get an error when I try to "make" the file. Keeps saying the .ko file was not created or something. I couldn't copy over the exact error as I had to go back into windows to connect to the Internet and post this. Any ideas?

**l_tenhunen** · November 7th, 2007

Code:

sudo make

This is where I am stuck. I am running Kubuntu Gutsy Gibbon and trying to get a Buffalo USB Wlan adapter to work (http://www.buffalo-technology.com/pr...sb-20-adapter/, WLI-U2-KG54L).
After I ran sudo make I get the following:

make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.22-14-generic'
CC [M] /usr/src/rt2570-1.1.0-b2/Module/rtusb_main.o
/usr/src/rt2570-1.1.0-b2/Module/rtusb_main.c: In function âusb_rtusb_probeâ:
/usr/src/rt2570-1.1.0-b2/Module/rtusb_main.c:1905: error: âdev_baseâ undeclared (first use in this function)
/usr/src/rt2570-1.1.0-b2/Module/rtusb_main.c:1905: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once
/usr/src/rt2570-1.1.0-b2/Module/rtusb_main.c:1905: error: for each function it appears in.)
/usr/src/rt2570-1.1.0-b2/Module/rtusb_main.c:1905: error: âstruct net_deviceâ has no member named ânextâ
make[2]: *** [/usr/src/rt2570-1.1.0-b2/Module/rtusb_main.o] Error 1
make[1]: *** [_module_/usr/src/rt2570-1.1.0-b2/Module] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.22-14-generic'
rt2570.ko failed to build!
make: *** [module] Error 1

Anyone have something similar? I'd appreciate help

**ubtpenguin** · January 14th, 2008

Originally Posted by l_tenhunen

This is where I am stuck. I am running Kubuntu Gutsy Gibbon and trying to get a Buffalo USB Wlan adapter to work (http://www.buffalo-technology.com/pr...sb-20-adapter/, WLI-U2-KG54L).
After I ran sudo make I get the following:

Anyone have something similar? I'd appreciate help

I have exactly same proble. I am compiling on Ubuntu 7.10 gusty

penguin@emperor:/usr/src/rt2570-1.1.0-b2/Module$ sudo make
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.22-14-generic'
CC [M] /usr/src/rt2570-1.1.0-b2/Module/rtusb_main.o
/usr/src/rt2570-1.1.0-b2/Module/rtusb_main.c: In function ‘usb_rtusb_probe’:
/usr/src/rt2570-1.1.0-b2/Module/rtusb_main.c:1905: error: ‘dev_base’ undeclared (first use in this function)
/usr/src/rt2570-1.1.0-b2/Module/rtusb_main.c:1905: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once
/usr/src/rt2570-1.1.0-b2/Module/rtusb_main.c:1905: error: for each function it appears in.)
/usr/src/rt2570-1.1.0-b2/Module/rtusb_main.c:1905: error: ‘struct net_device’ has no member named ‘next’
make[2]: *** [/usr/src/rt2570-1.1.0-b2/Module/rtusb_main.o] Error 1
make[1]: *** [_module_/usr/src/rt2570-1.1.0-b2/Module] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.22-14-generic'
rt2570.ko failed to build!

**ubtpenguin** · January 14th, 2008

Originally Posted by ubtpenguin

I have exactly same proble. I am compiling on Ubuntu 7.10 gusty

penguin@emperor:/usr/src/rt2570-1.1.0-b2/Module$ sudo make
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.22-14-generic'
CC [M] /usr/src/rt2570-1.1.0-b2/Module/rtusb_main.o
/usr/src/rt2570-1.1.0-b2/Module/rtusb_main.c: In function ‘usb_rtusb_probe’:
/usr/src/rt2570-1.1.0-b2/Module/rtusb_main.c:1905: error: ‘dev_base’ undeclared (first use in this function)
/usr/src/rt2570-1.1.0-b2/Module/rtusb_main.c:1905: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once
/usr/src/rt2570-1.1.0-b2/Module/rtusb_main.c:1905: error: for each function it appears in.)
/usr/src/rt2570-1.1.0-b2/Module/rtusb_main.c:1905: error: ‘struct net_device’ has no member named ‘next’
make[2]: *** [/usr/src/rt2570-1.1.0-b2/Module/rtusb_main.o] Error 1
make[1]: *** [_module_/usr/src/rt2570-1.1.0-b2/Module] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.22-14-generic'
rt2570.ko failed to build!

Okay I solved this problem by downloading patched driver version 1.6.1. I don't know why serial monkey has 1.1.0 version.

I successfully compiled driver and did make install
but it gave me an error that I don't have modprobe.conf
well I ignored it
and I blacklist 4 modules
rt2x00usb
rt2x00lib
rt73usb
rt73

and did
sudo depmod -a
sudo modules-update
sudo modprobe rt2570
sudo lsmod rt2570 showed successful install.

But when I did

ifconfig -a
it doesn't show rausb0 device.

I am using ubuntu 7.10 amd on HP S3200T (this machine has ralink 2571 usb wireless card)

any ideas?

**bobulator** · March 8th, 2008

I've seen on the posts here that many people come up with the error:

rt2570.ko failed to build!

The way I got around this problem was to install the cvs daily driver instead of the beta and, to my suprise, it compiled and installed successfully!

However, I am having problems such as when I typed in 'sudo ifconfig rausb0 up' in the console, it replies 'rausb0: ERROR while getting interface flags: No such device'

Any ideas?

PS The solution I found worked for me, it's no guarantee that it'll work for you o' course

**th3p4yn3** · April 2nd, 2008

I just cant figure out how to make my USB wireless work.

I am running 7.10 Gutsy, using a Chiefmax NKRUSB-400 for a wireless USB, which uses RaLink.

I am not sure if the driver issue or not...the only one I could get to make without errors was from...

http://rt2x00.serialmonkey.com/rt2570-cvs-daily.tar.gz

Installs fine

Here are my config files...

/etc/network/interfaces

Code:

auto lo
iface lo inet loopback

iface rausb0 inet dhcp
wpa-driver wext
wpa-key-mgmt WPA-PSK
wpa-proto WPA
wpa-ssid th3
wpa-psk dharma33
auto rausb0

/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf

Code:

ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant
ctrl_interface_group=0
eapol_version=1
ap_scan=2
fast_reauth=1

network={
ssid="th3"
proto=WPA
key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
pairwise=TKIP
group=TKIP
psk="dharma33"
}

Here is where I run into a problem, when I restart the network service. I can configure the GUI under System > Administration > Network, and it looks fine.

Code:

th3p4yn3@th3p4yn3-desktop:~$ sudo /etc/init.d/networking restart
 * Reconfiguring network interfaces...                                          RTNETLINK answers: No such process
There is already a pid file /var/run/dhclient.rausb0.pid with pid 134519120
Internet Systems Consortium DHCP Client V3.0.5
Copyright 2004-2006 Internet Systems Consortium.
All rights reserved.
For info, please visit http://www.isc.org/sw/dhcp/

Listening on LPF/rausb0/00:00:00:00:00:00
Sending on   LPF/rausb0/00:00:00:00:00:00
Sending on   Socket/fallback
ioctl[SIOCSIWPMKSA]: Network is down
ioctl[SIOCSIWMODE]: Network is down
Could not configure driver to use managed mode
ioctl[SIOCGIWRANGE]: Network is down
ioctl[SIOCSIWAUTH]: Network is down
WEXT auth param 7 value 0x1 - ioctl[SIOCSIWENCODEEXT]: Network is down
ioctl[SIOCSIWENCODEEXT]: Network is down
ioctl[SIOCSIWENCODEEXT]: Network is down
ioctl[SIOCSIWENCODEEXT]: Network is down
ioctl[SIOCSIWAUTH]: Network is down
WEXT auth param 4 value 0x0 - ioctl[SIOCSIWAUTH]: Network is down
WEXT auth param 5 value 0x1 - There is already a pid file /var/run/dhclient.rausb0.pid with pid 134519120
Internet Systems Consortium DHCP Client V3.0.5
Copyright 2004-2006 Internet Systems Consortium.
All rights reserved.
For info, please visit http://www.isc.org/sw/dhcp/

Listening on LPF/rausb0/00:00:00:00:00:00
Sending on   LPF/rausb0/00:00:00:00:00:00
Sending on   Socket/fallback
DHCPDISCOVER on rausb0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 7
DHCPDISCOVER on rausb0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 8
DHCPDISCOVER on rausb0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 15
DHCPDISCOVER on rausb0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 1
No DHCPOFFERS received.
No working leases in persistent database - sleeping.
                                                                         [ OK ]

What is all this "Network is down"?? I can assure that the AP is working properly as I have an XP box right next to me and I can plug this same USB wireless on that machine, works just fine.

I get no blinking lights on the device.

No iwpriv commands will work on the device, it says "Network is down" as well as this command

Code:

wpa_supplicant -w -Dwext -iath0 -c/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf

I also have to reboot my system after plugging in the USB device, as it creates some overall stability problems.

Can anyone please give me some advice!!

Thanks

**bobulator** · April 25th, 2008

[SOLVED]

The error was due to the USB ports on the side of my computer (which I usually use) working with other devices, but strangely, the wifi coonector did not register.(must get that sorted out sometime)

**FSHero** · June 3rd, 2008

Hello all, I recently got a Ralink-chipset wireless NIC card working; please read http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=5105680.

@th3p4yn3: I haven't ever tried WPA on my network, only ever WEP

However, I have got the errors:

Code:

No DHCPOFFERS received.
No working leases in persistent database - sleeping.

previously. I think this was when I manually loaded my rt2570 module using insmod. Does your driver load automatically at system startup, or are you "insmod"-ing it? Perhaps you should do "depmod -a" then add "rt2570" to your /etc/modules, then restart your machine and try again. Note that this is entirely empirical -- I'm only suggesting what I have read from other posts/threads!