10.10 RNX-N250PC ralink chip rt3062 driver install need help

**interzoneuk** · March 8th, 2011

Hi

Does anyone know how to stop the ralink driver spamming dmesg ?

i'm getting lots of

[ 1235.011512] rt28xx_get_wireless_stats --->
[ 1235.011517] <--- rt28xx_get_wireless_stats
[ 1241.012140] MediaState is connected
[ 1241.012173] ==>rt_ioctl_giwmode(mode=2)
[ 1241.012189] ==>rt_ioctl_giwfreq 6
[ 1241.012226] rt28xx_get_wireless_stats --->
[ 1241.012230] <--- rt28xx_get_wireless_stats

(and I mean lots)

is there a way to install modules with less/no debugging ?

**jbrid** · August 27th, 2011

Chili if you are out there, I could really use your help. I know you will be able to solve this. I think it is trying to use the wrong driver. Here's some info.

Code:

$ uname -r
2.6.38-8-generic

Code:

$ lspci -nn | grep 0280
03:05.0 Network controller [0280]: Ralink corp. Device [1814:3062]

Code:

$ dmesg | grep -e rt2 -e rt3
[    8.811346] rt3562sta: module license 'unspecified' taints kernel.
[    8.820379] ===> rt2860_probe
[    8.820408] rt2860 0000:03:05.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 20 (level, low) -> IRQ 20
[    8.821677] @rt2860_probe MAC address: 00:1a:ef:1d:94:22
[    8.821678] <=== rt2860_probe
[    9.434123] <==== rt28xx_init, Status=0

relavent output from ifconfig:

Code:

ra0       Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:1a:ef:1d:94:22  
          inet6 addr: fe80::21a:efff:fe1d:9422/64 Scope:Link
          UP BROADCAST MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:4 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:42 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 
          RX bytes:536 (536.0 B)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)
          Interrupt:20

relavent output from iwconfig:

Code:

ra0       Ralink STA  ESSID:""  Nickname:"RT3562STA"
          Mode:Auto  Frequency=2.412 GHz  Access Point: Not-Associated   
          Bit Rate:1 Mb/s   
          RTS thr:off   Fragment thr:off
          Link Quality=10/100  Signal level:0 dBm  Noise level:0 dBm
          Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0
          Tx excessive retries:0  Invalid misc:0   Missed beacon:0

Code:

$ tail -10 /etc/modules
# /etc/modules: kernel modules to load at boot time.
#
# This file contains the names of kernel modules that should be loaded
# at boot time, one per line. Lines beginning with "#" are ignored.

lp
rtc
rt3562sta

Code:

$ tail -6  /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf

# for rosewill wiresless adapter
blacklist rt2800pci
blacklist rt2x00lib
blacklist rt2x00pci
blacklist rt2800lib

Code:

$ iwlist scanning
lo        Interface doesn't support scanning.

eth0      Interface doesn't support scanning.

ra0       Scan completed :
          Cell 01 - Address: 00:1F:90:D4:BC:74
                    Protocol:802.11b/g
                    ESSID:""
                    Mode:Managed
                    Frequency:2.437 GHz (Channel 6)
                    Quality:44/100  Signal level:-72 dBm  Noise level:-77 dBm
                    Encryption key:on
                    Bit Rates:54 Mb/s
                    IE: WPA Version 1
                        Group Cipher : CCMP
                        Pairwise Ciphers (1) : CCMP
                        Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
                    IE: IEEE 802.11i/WPA2 Version 1
                        Group Cipher : CCMP
                        Pairwise Ciphers (1) : CCMP
                        Authentication Suites (1) : PSK

Code:

$ lspci -v | tail -8

03:05.0 Network controller: Ralink corp. Device 3062
	Subsystem: Ralink corp. Device 3062
	Flags: bus master, slow devsel, latency 32, IRQ 20
	Memory at ff500000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K]
	Capabilities: <access denied>
	Kernel driver in use: rt2860
	Kernel modules: rt3562sta, rt2800pci

Code:

$ modinfo rt2800pci | grep 3062
alias:          pci:v00001814d00003062sv*sd*bc*sc*i*

Should it be using rt2860? I would think it should use rt3562sta. My only idea would be to blacklist rt2860 as well.

When I try to connect to my wireless network it just hangs and then fails to connect. I feel like I am close though.

**jbrid** · August 27th, 2011

Woo Hoo! I rebooted and re-entered my wireless credentials and it is working.

Sorry for the unessecary post.

**chili555** · August 27th, 2011

The module rt2860sta is not correct for your device:

Code:

chili@LAPTOP60:~$ modinfo rt2860sta | grep 3062
chili@LAPTOP60:~$

There is no result from this command because the rt2860sta module doesn't claim your device. Verify that it's not loaded:

Code:

lsmod | grep rt2

I see only three problems.

ra0 Scan completed :
Cell 01 - Address: 00:1F:90:D4:BC:74
Protocol:802.11b/g
ESSID:""
Mode:Managed
Frequency:2.437 GHz (Channel 6)
Quality:44/100 Signal level:-72 dBm Noise level:-77 dBm
Encryption key:on
Bit Rates:54 Mb/s
IE: WPA Version 1
Group Cipher : CCMP
Pairwise Ciphers (1) : CCMP
Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
IE: IEEE 802.11i/WPA2 Version 1
Group Cipher : CCMP
Pairwise Ciphers (1) : CCMP
Authentication Suites (1) : PSK

I don't know if it's Network Manager, wpa_supplicant or your driver, but you will probably never connect to a hidden ESSID. As well, you will have great difficulty connecting to a weak signal.

Do you have the option to set a non-hidden ESSID? Is there a strength setting in your router? Is it dialed up to the maximum? Please see attached.

Finally, can you choose WPA2 only and not mixed WPA and WPA2 mode?