linksys wusb100 problems

[flash63]

Hello,
a little Trick to add the ID 1737:0078 for the WUSB100v2 to the System and simply use the rt2870sta V1.4.0.0. that comes with the system if the new driver v2.3.0.0 or the rt3070 from Ralink don't work properly.

First remove the new compiled driver if necessary:

cd
cd RT2870_LinuxSTA_V2.3.0.0
sudo make uninstall

If you previously did not manually compile the driver from Ralink start here.

Add the ID:

echo 'install rt2870sta modprobe --ignore-install rt2870sta ; /bin/echo "1737 0078" > /sys/bus/usb/drivers/rt2870/new_id' | sudo tee /etc/modprobe.d/rt2870sta.conf
sudo modprobe -rf rt2870sta
sudo modprobe rt2870sta
dmesg | egrep 'rt28|usb|Phy'
iwconfig

The solution works? Ok, load the driver at startup

echo rt2870sta | sudo tee -a /etc/modules

alternativ automatic driver load when the stick was plugged in:

sudo gedit /etc/udev/rules.d/10-wusb100.rules

contents:

# UDEV-Rule for wusb-100v2 ID 1737:0078
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", SYSFS{idVendor}=="1737", SYSFS{idProduct}=="0078", RUN+="/sbin/modprobe rt2870sta"

make it ready to work

sudo service udev reload

.. or restart

Link: http://forum.ubuntuusers.de/topic/li.../#post-2264339

greetings and a happy new year

Rainer

[Jainith]

Thanks Flash63 your solution worked Great!!!

Add the ID:

echo 'install rt2870sta modprobe --ignore-install rt2870sta ; /bin/echo "1737 0078" > /sys/bus/usb/drivers/rt2870/new_id' | sudo tee /etc/modprobe.d/rt2870sta.conf
sudo modprobe -rf rt2870sta
sudo modprobe rt2870sta
dmesg | egrep 'rt28|usb|Phy'
iwconfig

[Jainith]

Hmm... I notice that the wireless didn't come up automatically.

I ran the last 3 lines again and it did. What would be the appropriate way to best have the system do this on startup?

[flash63]

Hello Jainith,
edit the file /etc/modules as root and add the drivermodul rt2870sta.

The same in one line:

echo rt2870sta | sudo tee -a /etc/modules

The required options to add the ID are already into the /etc/modprobe.d/rt2870.conf

[Jainith]

Thanks for getting back to me. I had already figured out to put the rt2870sta in /etc/modules. I also tried adding the 'iwconfig' to my startup applications. Interestingly if I go back to startup applications now, I do not see this entry.

Anyway, my connection is coming up automatically, but at somewhat of a delay (it doesn't get started until after gmail-notify so I get a no connection message.

If you can think of a way to better tune the startup so the wireless connection starts before gmail-notify, that would be great. If not, its ok, as it only takes an additional 30 seconds or so to startup.

-Jainith

[flash63]

I think gmail-notify starts before your WLAN-connection was established.

Delete gmail-notify from the autostart-menu and start it with the /etc/rc.local and a little delay.

...
sleep 20
gmail-notify
exit 0

[ralinkDebian]

I couldn't get WPA2 to with my wusb100 v2 until I recompiled wpa_supplicant with support for the Ralink driver. I'm using Debian and it seems that the wpa_supplicant that Debian uses doesn't have support for the Ralink driver.

[peepingtom]

Edit: gaah wrong thread. Thanks a lot for this, I knew there was a udev or sysfs solution to this USB Dev ID problem!

What's the point of running the install command at every boot? Would echoing the USB Dev ID to /sys/bus/usb/drivers/rt2870/new_id not work on its own?

[flash63]

Edit: gaah wrong thread. Thanks a lot for this, I knew there was a udev or sysfs solution to this USB Dev ID problem!

What's the point of running the install command at every boot? Would echoing the USB Dev ID to /sys/bus/usb/drivers/rt2870/new_id not work on its own?

Hello,
peepingtom, try the udev-rule if you won't load the module at startup.

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.p...48#post8591348

[GrandTheft]

Flash63, you made my day.

Thanks!

GT