It's time to get your geek on. This will get a bit difficult, but I will try to explain everything carefully. If in doubt, stop and ask.
With your internet connection going, do:
Code:
sudo apt-get install build-essential linux-headers-generic
This assumes that, when you run:...that you are running a generic kernel. If in doubt, ask.
Next, go here and download 2010_0915_RT3572_Linux_STA_v2.4.0.2.tar.bz2.
http://www.ralinktech.com/support.php?s=2
Detach your Linksys G.
By default, downloads go to a directory called Downloads. Open it and right-click the file and select 'Extract here.' Open the 2010_0915_RT3572_Linux_STA_v2.4.0.2 folder and then navigate to os/linux/config.mk and change 'HAS_WPA_SUPPLICANT=y' and 'HAS_NATIVE_WPA_SUPPLICANT_SUPPORT=y'. Change them from =n to =y. Proofread, save and close the text editor.
Next, edit /include/os/linux_rt.h to change the two functions usb_buffer_alloc and usb_buffer_free to be renamed to usb_alloc_coherent and usb_free_coherent, respectively. DO NOT replace the instances of rausb_buffer_alloc and rausb_free_coherent. Proofread, save and close the text editor.
Now edit common/rtusb_dev_id.c. Add your device as follows:
Code:
/* module table */
USB_DEVICE_ID rtusb_dev_id[] = {
#ifdef RT2870
{USB_DEVICE(0x148F,0x2770)}, /* Ralink */
{USB_DEVICE(0x148F,0x2870)}, /* Ralink */
{USB_DEVICE(0x07B8,0x2870)}, /* AboCom */
{USB_DEVICE(0x07B8,0x2770)}, /* AboCom */
{USB_DEVICE(0x13B1,0x002F)}, /* Linksys */
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It doesn't matter whether you add your device first, second, twelfth, etc. Proofread, save and close the text editor.
Open a terminal and do:Note any errors and post them here. If there are warnings only and no errors, proceed.
Code:
sudo make install
sudo modprobe rt3572sta
iwconfig
Is your device running?
ff Fragment thr
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