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  1. #1
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    RaLink USB rt2570 driver install

    Hey everyone,
    I'm relatively new to Linux. Recently I bought a D-Link DWL-G122 to work alongside my built in wireless card. I found the driver that I need from here: http://homepages.tu-darmstadt.de/~p_larbig/wlan/#rt2570
    I realize that I cannot install a compressed file like these, so I was wondering if someone could explain to me how to install this driver once I have extracted the files to another location.
    Thanks!

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    Re: RaLink USB rt2570 driver install

    I was trying to use the same adapter myself few months ago and if I remember correctly you don't need to install new driver at all. The problem is that ubuntu is loading wrong driver rt2500usb instead of rt2570sta. You just need to blacklist rt2500usb (it will prevent it loading) and it will use rt2570sta automatically.
    To blacklist a driver open for editing:
    sudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist

    In the file add a line:
    blacklist rt2500usb

    Save and close the file. Reboot.

    You can check which driver your card is using by right clicking the networking icon in the top right of the desktop, then selecting Connection Information. It usually shows the driver used.
    Darko.
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    Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 64bit & Windows 10 Pro 64bit

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    Re: RaLink USB rt2570 driver install

    Thanks for the reply. I was able to get the device working, but I need to run a modified driver from that website. Currently the file is a tar.bz2
    Im not sure how to get it to install once I have saved and extracted the files.

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    Re: RaLink USB rt2570 driver install

    *bump*

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