Install linux drivers for ralink rt2870

[AlanRick]

Just to say that I finally got this working by installing WICD and under preferences setting the wireless connection to ra0.

[jellylogix]

I am forever in your debt!

Worked perfectly!!

[mexus]

Add

{USB_DEVICE(0x0411,0x012e)}, /* Buffalo */		\

for Buffalo WLI-UC-AG300N

[mexus]

This installs the driver, but cannot connect to a wireless network. It also stopped mad-wifi from connecting with my other wirless adapter AR5007EG....

[Brausepaul]

Hi,

this description works like a charm with one exception for me: after a reboot I have to run sudo insmod rt2870sta.ko manually for my WLAN device to work and to show wireless networks. Any idea what causes this or how I can automate this?

[wangsuda]

Hi,

this description works like a charm with one exception for me: after a reboot I have to run sudo insmod rt2870sta.ko manually for my WLAN device to work and to show wireless networks. Any idea what causes this or how I can automate this?

to load the module automatically on each reboot, add rt2860sta to /etc/modules

sudo gedit /etc/modules

- add the following line to the end of the /etc/modules file:
rt2860sta

- reboot and retest wireless

[wangsuda]

There is another way to install Ralink drivers, and this is the one that I used. Works great!

- Download rt2860-source_1.8.0.0-3_all.deb from

http://packages.debian.org/sid/all/r...ource/download

wget http://http.us.debian.org/debian/poo....0.0-3_all.deb

- install source .deb:

sudo dpkg -i rt2860-source_1.8.0.0-3_all.deb

- compile

sudo aptitude install debhelper module-assistant

sudo module-assistant auto-install rt2860

- install the module

sudo modprobe rt2860sta

this should activate the new wireless interface without reboot

[Brausepaul]

wangsuda, right now my /etc/modules contains

alias ra0 rt2870sta

This should work the same way like your proposal, or am I wrong? Or do you want me to add your line in addition?

[wangsuda]

wangsuda, right now my /etc/modules contains

alias ra0 rt2870sta

This should work the same way like your proposal, or am I wrong? Or do you want me to add your line in addition?

All you need is the name of the driver module for it to boot automatically, hence just

rt2860sta

added to the /etc file.

[Brausepaul]

I changed my /etc/modules file to

fuse
lp
rtc
#alias ra0 rt2870sta
rt2860sta

but I still have to run sudo insmod rt2870sta.ko manually to get my wireless to work.