Install Asus N13-usb adapter on 10.04

[phuc06]

I have a Asus N13-usb adapter and i am running ubuntu 10.04 on my desktop. I tried all those commands that you have posted but it led me nowhere. I was wondering if you can help me start off from scratch. I am new to ubuntu and linux commands. Please let me know if you can help or recommend me to someone else.

I have typed lsub and it showed the device.

I followed this thread http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1444746&page=1
and i did it up the part where you downloaded the driver. but i was not able to go further once i typed in the command :
cd Downloads
tar -xvzf

[phuc06]

ubuntu@ubuntu-desktop:~$ lsusb
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 046d:c00c Logitech, Inc. Optical Wheel Mouse
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 413c:2003 Dell Computer Corp. Keyboard
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 001 Device 006: ID 0b05:1784 ASUSTek Computer, Inc.
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
ubuntu@ubuntu-desktop:~$ iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.

eth0 no wireless extensions.

[chili555]

Maybe we can find a shortcut. Please open a terminal and do:

sudo gedit /etc/udev/rules.d/network_drivers.rules

If you had previously created such a file, we are going to amend it. If not, we are going to write one from scratch. Add just one long line:

ACTION=="add", SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="0b05", ATTR{idProduct}=="1784", RUN+="/sbin/modprobe -qba rt2870sta"

Proofread carefully, save and close gedit. If you had previously created such a file, all you need to do, aside from proofreading, is change rt3070sta to rt2870sta.

Now do:

/etc/modprobe.d/network_drivers.conf

Add one long line:

install rt2870sta /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install rt2870sta $CMDLINE_OPTS; /bin/echo "0b05 1784" > /sys/bus/usb/drivers/rt2870/new_id

Proofread carefully, save and close gedit. If you had previously created such a file, all you need to do, aside from proofreading, is change rt3070sta to rt2870sta in both places.

Now do:

sudo su
echo rt2870sta >> /etc/modules
modprobe rt2870sta
exit
iwconfig

Do you now have a wireless interface?

[phuc06]

it gave me a permission denied when i entered in the second command.


ubuntu@ubuntu-desktop:~$ sudo gedit /etc/udev/rules.d/network_drivers.rules
[sudo] password for ubuntu:

ubuntu@ubuntu-desktop:~$
ubuntu@ubuntu-desktop:~$ /etc/modprobe.d/network_drivers.conf
bash: /etc/modprobe.d/network_drivers.conf: Permission denied

[chili555]

$ /etc/modprobe.d/network_drivers.conf
bash: /etc/modprobe.d/network_drivers.conf: Permission denied

Sorry abot that! That's what happens when I eat lunch, watch a Blu-Ray and answer a few posts all at the same time. Mistakes...

I meant:

sudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/network_drivers.conf

Please excuse me and try again.

[phuc06]

It now shows i have a wireless adapter. what do i do now? Thanks.

ubuntu@ubuntu-desktop:~$ sudo su
root@ubuntu-desktop:/home/ubuntu# echo rt2870sta >> /etc/modules
root@ubuntu-desktop:/home/ubuntu# modprobe rt2870sta
root@ubuntu-desktop:/home/ubuntu# exit
exit
ubuntu@ubuntu-desktop:~$ iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.

eth0 no wireless extensions.

wlan0 RTxx70 Wireless ESSID:"" Nickname:"RT3070STA"
Mode:Auto Frequency=2.412 GHz Access Point: Not-Associated
Bit Rate:1 Mb/s
RTS thrff Fragment thrff
Link Quality=10/100 Signal level:0 dBm Noise level:-87 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0