rt3572: Can't get WPA_supplicant to work

[ohmysql]

I just installed an rt3572sta driver, and I can't get the wpa_supplicant to work. Here are a few relevant lines from the syslog:

Oct 10 17:14:14 cool1-ubuntu wpa_supplicant[849]: Association request to the driver failed
Oct 10 17:14:14 cool1-ubuntu NetworkManager[808]: <info> (ra0): supplicant connection state:  scanning -> associating
Oct 10 17:14:14 cool1-ubuntu kernel: [31107.272402] ===>rt_ioctl_giwscan. 3(3) BSS returned, data->length = 625
Oct 10 17:14:14 cool1-ubuntu kernel: [31107.272785] ==>rt_ioctl_siwfreq::SIOCSIWFREQ(Channel=1)
Oct 10 17:14:14 cool1-ubuntu kernel: [31107.272996] ===>rt_ioctl_giwscan. 3(3) BSS returned, data->length = 625
Oct 10 17:14:15 cool1-ubuntu NetworkManager[808]: <warn> (ra0): link timed out.
Oct 10 17:14:19 cool1-ubuntu wpa_supplicant[849]: Authentication with 00:16:b6:b3:a0:10 timed out.
Oct 10 17:14:19 cool1-ubuntu NetworkManager[808]: <info> (ra0): supplicant connection state:  associating -> disconnected
Oct 10 17:14:19 cool1-ubuntu NetworkManager[808]: <info> (ra0): supplicant connection state:  disconnected -> scanning

When I installed rt3572, I changed the config.mk to look like this:

# Support Wpa_Supplicant
HAS_WPA_SUPPLICANT=y

# Support Native WpaSupplicant for Network Maganger
HAS_NATIVE_WPA_SUPPLICANT_SUPPORT=y

Any ideas? I'm using a Cisco AM10.

I'm able to scan for networks, but the system just repeatedly asks for my password. I'm not sure what wpa_supplicant needs from the card to function. But I know I have gotten the card to work in windows before with our router. Don't make me go back to Microsoft, I'm begging you!

OMS

[praseodym]

Do you use Wicd with the supplicant? In that case deactivate the network-manager in "autostart" and login again. Maybe uninstalling th NM helps, too.

[ohmysql]

Do you use Wicd with the supplicant? In that case deactivate the network-manager in "autostart" and login again. Maybe uninstalling th NM helps, too.

Good question. I don't use Wicd. Is that a suggestion, though?

[praseodym]

Give it a try (includes the "Add-On" from one of the developers for more and several encryption templates):

wget http://www.elektronenblitz63.de/down...don0144.tar.gz
sudo apt-get install --reinstall wicd
tar xvf wicd-1.6.x_addon0144.tar.gz
cd wicd-1.6.x_addon0144
sudo ./install_wicd_addon
sudo service network-manager stop
sudo service wicd restart

Choose "ra0" as interface name and "wext" as driver.

[ohmysql]

Give it a try (includes the "Add-On" from one of the developers for more and several encryption templates):

wget http://www.elektronenblitz63.de/down...don0144.tar.gz
sudo apt-get install --reinstall wicd
tar xvf wicd-1.6.x_addon0144.tar.gz
cd wicd-1.6.x_addon0144
sudo ./install_wicd_addon
sudo service network-manager stop
sudo service wicd restart

Choose "ra0" as interface name and "wext" as driver.

Hmm, it says I have a bad password. I'm almost positive my password is correct. Here is the message from syslog around that time:

Oct 10 22:46:31 cool1-ubuntu kernel: [  187.617137] (Efuse for 3062/3562/3572) Size=0x2d [2d0-2fc] 
Oct 10 22:46:31 cool1-ubuntu kernel: [  187.880823] RTMP_TimerListAdd: add timer obj ffffc9000dc4b638!
Oct 10 22:46:31 cool1-ubuntu kernel: [  187.880832] RTMP_TimerListAdd: add timer obj ffffc9000dc4b6b0!
Oct 10 22:46:31 cool1-ubuntu kernel: [  187.880838] RTMP_TimerListAdd: add timer obj ffffc9000dc4b728!
Oct 10 22:46:31 cool1-ubuntu kernel: [  187.880845] RTMP_TimerListAdd: add timer obj ffffc9000dc4b5c0!
Oct 10 22:46:31 cool1-ubuntu kernel: [  187.880851] RTMP_TimerListAdd: add timer obj ffffc9000dc4b458!
Oct 10 22:46:31 cool1-ubuntu kernel: [  187.880856] RTMP_TimerListAdd: add timer obj ffffc9000dc4b4d0!
Oct 10 22:46:31 cool1-ubuntu kernel: [  187.880861] RTMP_TimerListAdd: add timer obj ffffc9000dc15940!
Oct 10 22:46:31 cool1-ubuntu kernel: [  187.880866] RTMP_TimerListAdd: add timer obj ffffc9000dc045f8!
Oct 10 22:46:31 cool1-ubuntu kernel: [  187.880871] RTMP_TimerListAdd: add timer obj ffffc9000dc04678!
Oct 10 22:46:31 cool1-ubuntu kernel: [  187.880875] RTMP_TimerListAdd: add timer obj ffffc9000dc15ad0!
Oct 10 22:46:31 cool1-ubuntu kernel: [  187.880881] RTMP_TimerListAdd: add timer obj ffffc9000dc15850!
Oct 10 22:46:31 cool1-ubuntu kernel: [  187.880887] RTMP_TimerListAdd: add timer obj ffffc9000dc15a50!
Oct 10 22:46:31 cool1-ubuntu kernel: [  187.882257] -->RTUSBVenderReset
Oct 10 22:46:31 cool1-ubuntu kernel: [  187.882381] <--RTUSBVenderReset
Oct 10 22:46:31 cool1-ubuntu kernel: [  188.168711] CfgSetCountryRegion():CountryRegion in eeprom was programmed
Oct 10 22:46:31 cool1-ubuntu kernel: [  188.168730] CfgSetCountryRegion():CountryRegion in eeprom was programmed
Oct 10 22:46:31 cool1-ubuntu kernel: [  188.169298] Key1Str is Invalid key length(0) or Type(0)
Oct 10 22:46:31 cool1-ubuntu kernel: [  188.169342] Key2Str is Invalid key length(0) or Type(0)
Oct 10 22:46:31 cool1-ubuntu kernel: [  188.169386] Key3Str is Invalid key length(0) or Type(0)
Oct 10 22:46:31 cool1-ubuntu kernel: [  188.169431] Key4Str is Invalid key length(0) or Type(0)
Oct 10 22:46:31 cool1-ubuntu kernel: [  188.170274] 1. Phy Mode = 5
Oct 10 22:46:31 cool1-ubuntu kernel: [  188.170278] 2. Phy Mode = 5
Oct 10 22:46:31 cool1-ubuntu kernel: [  188.170283] NVM is Efuse and its size =2d[2d0-2fc] 
Oct 10 22:46:31 cool1-ubuntu kernel: [  188.218023] phy mode> Error! The chip does not support 5G band 8!
Oct 10 22:46:31 cool1-ubuntu kernel: [  188.218242] RTMPSetPhyMode: channel is out of range, use first channel=1 
Oct 10 22:46:31 cool1-ubuntu kernel: [  188.222273] (Efuse for 3062/3562/3572) Size=0x2d [2d0-2fc] 
Oct 10 22:46:31 cool1-ubuntu kernel: [  188.241135] 3. Phy Mode = 9
Oct 10 22:46:31 cool1-ubuntu kernel: [  188.262140] MCS Set = ff ff 00 00 01
Oct 10 22:46:31 cool1-ubuntu kernel: [  188.272863] <==== rt28xx_init, Status=0
Oct 10 22:46:31 cool1-ubuntu kernel: [  188.274383] 0x1300 = 00064300
Oct 10 22:46:33 cool1-ubuntu avahi-daemon[849]: Joining mDNS multicast group on interface ra0.IPv6 with address fe80::6a7f:74ff:fee3:f64b.
Oct 10 22:46:33 cool1-ubuntu avahi-daemon[849]: New relevant interface ra0.IPv6 for mDNS.

[praseodym]

Uninstall the network-manager completely:

sudo service network-manager stop
sudo apt-get remove --purge network-manager network-manager-gnome
sudo apt-get install --reinstall wicd
sudo service wicd restart

[ohmysql]

Uninstall the network-manager completely:

sudo service network-manager stop
sudo apt-get remove --purge network-manager network-manager-gnome
sudo apt-get install --reinstall wicd
sudo service wicd restart

I tried this. It said I still have a "bad password."

Now this morning I tried again and IT WORKS!!!

Do you know how to get wicd to appear on the top right hand side like Network Manager does?

I am writing you from a working AM10. I'll post again if this freezes. But I think this might just end up working!! Fingers crossed.

Like, Oh My SQL!!

PS I'll come back and mark this as solved in a few days if everything continues to work.

[praseodym]

Hm, I dont use Wicd, but you can try : Right click->Add applet or so and look if there is sth. to add.

[ohmysql]

Oh yeah, in 11.04 you don't really have applets in the same way. In fact, I'm really not sure how network manager got up there.

[jawilljr]

Oh yeah, in 11.04 you don't really have applets in the same way. In fact, I'm really not sure how network manager got up there.

You need to add Wicd to systray's whitelist...here is one way to do it

Jerry