I need help with WUSB600N!

**scarob995** · March 30th, 2009

I need help with getting a WUSB600N wireless device to work with Ubuntu. ty

**z.s.tar.gz** · April 20th, 2009

Do this to make it work:

Originally Posted by mizunoX

I've noticed a few posts from people frustrated with the WUSB600N and the lack of support for it in Ubuntu/Linux so I thought I'd set the record straight for those searching the forums for answers.

The Linksys WUSB600N doesn't work in Ubuntu out of the box (current as of the release of Ibex)
Also it does not play nice with ndiswrapper (frequent disconnects, no 5Ghz support, no WPA2 support)

I was able to get it working with 5ghz and WPA2 by following steps that I found here:
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/45440
Credit goes to the original author.

I've downloaded and modified the driver source for your convenience.

Step 1 - Download the modified driver source here: http://rapidshare.com/files/160951015/WUSB600N.tar
Step 2 - Extract WUSB600N.tar to a folder
Step 3 - Open a terminal and navigate to the newly created WUSB600N folder
Step 4 - type "sudo make" without quotes
Step 5 - Copy the file:

sudo mkdir /etc/Wireless
sudo mkdir /etc/Wireless/RT2870STA
sudo cp RT2870STA.dat /etc/Wireless/RT2870STA/RT2870STA.dat

Step 6 - open the WUSB600N/os/linux folder and type "sudo insmod rt2870sta.ko" again without quotes.

The wireless card should now be working.

Then do this to make it perminent:

Originally Posted by mizunoX

Okay here's what I've found (and anyone with more linux knowledge is free to correct me if there's a better way).

Copy the .ko file to the kernel modules folder:

Code:

sudo mkdir /lib/modules/<kernel version>/wireless
sudo cp rt2870sta.ko /lib/modules/<kernel version>/wireless

Edit the modules list

Code:

sudo gedit /etc/modules

Add the following to the bottom:

Code:

rt2870sta

Edit the startup script:

Code:

sudo gedit /etc/rc.local

Add this near the end but before "exit 0"

Code:

sudo insmod /lib/modules/<kernel version>/wireless/rt2870sta.ko

I'm at work so I'm going to have to try this later when I get home.

I didn't make this, but I know it works.

**RegPerrin** · January 7th, 2010

All I get when I try to 'make' is the following error:
Desktop/WUSB600N/os/linux/../../os/linux/rt_profile.c:1594: error: ‘struct task_struct’ has no member named ‘fsgid’

Can anyone help?
I am using Ubuntu 9.1 64-bit

**Claymore2106** · February 8th, 2010

Yea, I'm having the same problem as RegPerrin. This is my first time using any Linux based OS, so I'm completely lost as to what I'm supposed to do in this situation.

**brendshav** · February 10th, 2010

Bumping for same problem. I just switched to Ubuntu; I used Fedora a couple years ago. This is awfully frustrating. I've done almost everything a forum post told me to do for 2 days.

**brendshav** · February 11th, 2010

Well, solved that problem. Used my netbook as a wireless bridge and just used the ndisgtk frontend and for some reason that worked. Now my problem is that it is only connecting at G and it should be connecting at N. Really slowing down my speeds and I'd like to stream my Highdef again. Any ideas on that?