My hair is almost gone now 
lol, hell bent on getting this thing to work. I hope BabyStuey doesn't mind me posting this, seems to have everyone up and running but me. Can't get past the first step. Anyone else having problems?
WUSB600N v2 Quickstart Guide for Linux
A present for everyone having trouble with the Cisco/Linksys Wireless-N USB Network Adapter with Dual-Band Version 2 (aka WUSB600N v2)!
NOTE: The code for the Ralink driver is currently NOT 64-bit clean, so any success compiling and installing on a 64-bit kernel (amd64, x86_64, etc.) is pure fluke. If anyone has any luck getting the adapter to work in a 64-bit environment, please let me know! These instructions are proven only for 32-bit environments.
NOTE: These were the steps required to install the driver on a system running Debian GNU/Linux 2.6.26-2-686, installed from the 5.0.4 (lenny) i386 image available at: http://www.debian.org/CD/
They were revised to be clearer for users running different distributions, including Ubuntu and Fedora. Others may require minor tweaks, but should work as well.
Additional Tests Performed:
Fedora 12 (2.6.31.5-127.fc12.i686.PAE)
Installed from: Desktop Edition i686 Live CD
http://download.fedoraproject.org/pu...-i686-Live.iso
Result: EASY! No added packages were required. Only requires you compile and install the driver - no additional tweaks necessary.
Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx (2.6.32-21-generic)
Installed from: PC (Intel x86) desktop CD image, ubuntu-10.04-desktop-i386.iso
http://www.ubuntulinux.org/getubuntu/download
Result: Pretty easy. No added packages were required. Follow the instructions and it should work.
NOTE: pico and nano are command-line text editors. If nano doesn't work in the commands below, try pico. You can always link one to the other by making a link: Code:
# ln /usr/bin/nano /usr/bin/pico
which will run nano whenever you (accidentally) type pico.
NOTE: Ubuntu users, please read: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RootSudo for information running commands as the super-user.
NOTE: Fedora users are able to ignore the prerequisites, perform Steps 0 through 6, 11 and 12, skipping steps 7 through 10 completely.
WUSB600N v2
Quickstart Guide for Linux
Debian Prerequisites (mostly precautionary):
- Plug into a wired connection and do a full update with System > Administration > Update Manager.
- Load Synaptic Package Manager
- You will have have "linux-image-${VERSION}" installed
- ...where ${VERSION} is the output from the command `uname -r`. For example: linux-headers-2.6.26-2-686.
- Make sure you have "linux-headers-${VERSION}" installed
- Make sure you have "linux-source-${VERSION}" installed
- Install "build-essential" (and also possibly "kernel-package", "kbuild", "linux-kbuild-${VERSION}", "linux-support-${VERSION}", though I doubt if these were actually required)
Step 0.
Stop pretending ndiswrapper will work reliably! lol.
Step 1.
Download the correct chipset driver from Ralink: Step 2.
Unpack the tarball {DATE}_RT3572_LinuxSTA_{VERSION}.tar.bz2 to a location where you can find it (home folder, Desktop, etc.) All paths listed below are in reference to the folder you just unpacked, for example ${BASE} actually refers to the folder: "/home/username/Desktop/2009_1214_RT3572_LinuxSTA_V2.3.0.0/" (or similar)
Step 3.
From the command line, run lsusb. You should get some output that looks like this: "ID 1737:0079 Linksys WUSB600N Wireless-N USB Network Adapter with Dual-Band ver. 2"
Step 4.
- Open the file ${BASE}/common/rtusb_devid.c
- Line 103 shows the device id for WUSB600N Version 1: {USB_DEVICE(0x1737,0x0071)}, /* Linksys WUSB600N */
- We need to tell the driver to work with Version 2.
- At line 119, add (which should match your output from Step 3): {USB_DEVICE(0x1737,0x0079)}, /* Linksys WUSB600N v2 */
- Like so:
Code:
#ifdef RT35xx {USB_DEVICE(0x148F,0x3572)}, /* Ralink 3572 */ ... {USB_DEVICE(0x167B,0x4001)}, /* 3572 */ {USB_DEVICE(0x1737,0x0079)}, /* Linksys WUSB600N v2 */ #endif // RT35xx // { }/* Terminating entry */
Step 5.
As per the ${BASE}/README_STA file's instructions, change the two values in ${BASE}/os/linux/config.mk from =n to =y:
- HAS_WPA_SUPPLICANT=y
- HAS_NATIVE_WPA_SUPPLICANT_SUPPORT=y
Step 6. --- more on this step below in post #13.
Compile the driver:
- cd to the driver's home folder ${BASE}
$ cd ${BASE}
$ make
- Deal with any missing package and/or configuration issues that may be displayed.
- Once the driver compiles correctly, install it as the superuser: $ sudo make install
OR $ su
# make install
Step 7.
If you scroll waaaay to the bottom of ${BASE}/README_STA, you'll see some confusing instructions. What they are trying to say is:
- As the superuser, open /etc/modules$ sudo nano /etc/modules
OR $ su
# nano /etc/modules
- In Ubuntu, add the lines:
rt3572sta # Ubuntu only!
alias ra0 rt3572sta
- In Debian, add only the line:
alias ra0 rt3572sta
Step 8.
If you want your driver module to load at startup (and this you do)...
- As the superuser, open /etc/network/interfaces
$ sudo nano /etc/network/interfaces
OR$ su
# nano /etc/network/interfaces
- Update the line that starts with "auto" to include "ra0", for example:
auto lo ra0
and add the line:
allow-hotplug ra0
- For more information on this step, type the command:
man 5 interfaces
Step 9.
Blacklist the alternate drivers:
- As the superuser, open /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist or blacklist.conf (whichever you have)$ sudo nano /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf
OR$ su
# nano /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist
- Add the lines:
Code:
#default WUSB600 staging drivers blacklist rt2870sta blacklist rt2800usb
Step 9 Troubleshooting:
You may have to also blacklist a selection of additional drivers that come with your kernel. For example, the default Ubuntu 2.6.32-21-generic installation may require the following:
Code:
blacklist rt2860sta blacklist rt2870sta blacklist rt3090sta blacklist rt2x00usb blacklist rt2500usb blacklist rt2800usb blacklist rt73usb
If you do a module listing, you can see the kernel object modules attached to your kernel:
Code:
modprobe -l
This is a pretty long list, so let's shorten it to see what we want. One of these should do the trick:
Code:
modprobe -l | grep wireless modprobe -l | grep sta.ko modprobe -l | grep usb.ko
Look for any drivers that match rtXXXXsta.ko or rtXXXXusb.ko that are NOT rt3572sta.ko and try blacklisting them as well (minus the .ko extension).
Step 10.
Reboot.
Step 11.
Open up your favourite network manager and configure your wireless connection.
If you're still not getting a connection, repeat Step 3 to ensure your adapter is present. If it does not show, unplug it and reinsert. lsusb should now show your adapter and you should be able to connect.
If you're STILL not getting a connection, Consider installing "Wicd", an alternative network manager. You will need to manually input "ra0" as your "Wireless interface in the Preferences pane.
Step 12.
Happy surfing, dude(tte)! 
Last edited by BabyStuey; 05-01-2010 at 04:38 PM.
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