Ralink usb wifi support ever?


dibad0011

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Just need to ask if there is a possiblity of adding support on Ralink usb wifi adapters such as RT2800 and/or RT2870. I already know most Realtek adapters work out of the box (I have one) but still it would be great adding greater external usb-wifi compatibility. Hope anyone is interested in doing it.
 
Sometimes, it's just a missing firmware that you can take from a Linux PC or on the Ralink website.


What dmesg reports when you activate them ?
 
Here is lsusb:


Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub


Bus 001 Device 002: ID 203d:14a9


Here is dmesg:


[ 298.598266] usb usb1: New USB device found, idVendor=1d6b, idProduct=0002


[ 298.598297] usb usb1: New USB device strings: Mfr=3, Product=2, SerialNumber=1


[ 298.598297] usb usb1: Product: OMAP-EHCI Host Controller


[ 298.598327] usb usb1: Manufacturer: Linux 3.2.30 ehci_hcd


[ 298.598327] usb usb1: SerialNumber: ehci-omap.0


[ 298.600158] hub 1-0:1.0: USB hub found


[ 298.600219] hub 1-0:1.0: 3 ports detected


[ 299.020050] usb 1-2: new high-speed USB device number 2 using ehci-omap


[ 299.195556] usb 1-2: New USB device found, idVendor=203d, idProduct=14a9


[ 299.195556] usb 1-2: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3


[ 299.195556] usb 1-2: Product: 802.11 n WLAN


[ 299.195587] usb 1-2: Manufacturer: Ralink


[ 299.195587] usb 1-2: SerialNumber: 1.0


[ 299.392852] cfg80211: Calling CRDA to update world regulatory domain


[ 299.629150] usb 1-2: reset high-speed USB device number 2 using ehci-omap


[ 299.828582] ieee80211 phy0: Selected rate control algorithm 'pid'


[ 299.830017] Registered led device: rt2800usb-phy0::radio


[ 299.830230] Registered led device: rt2800usb-phy0::assoc


[ 299.830413] Registered led device: rt2800usb-phy0::quality


[ 299.831420] usbcore: registered new interface driver rt2800usb


[ 300.217620] udev: renamed network interface wlan0 to wlan2


[ 361.129577] phy0 -> rt2x00lib_request_firmware: Error - Failed to request Firmware.


[ 422.129486] phy0 -> rt2x00lib_request_firmware: Error - Failed to request Firmware.
 
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I followed this other thread which helped me a lot. Now what I don't know is how do I copy the .bin firmware inside lib/firmware inside my pandora. pardon my linux newbieness. I can't move it from a sd card to the directory in mention (I guess I have no permissions).


boards.openpandora.org/index.php?/topic/9645-usb-wifi-rt5370-driver-help/
 
By the way, Thanks Linux-Swat for all your support (specially with newbies like me). Do you have a paypal account to receive donations?Haven't tried your slackware port yet.
 
Open a terminal.


You will use sudo and cp.


sudo allows you to execute commands as root (administrator), and cp copies.


So you have to type:



Code:
sudo cp /media/name_of_your_card/path_to_the_firmware/name_of_the_firmware /lib/firmware/

I'll set a paypal soon. So much people want to donate, i'd be crazy to refuse ^^. Especially as i'm currently unemployed.


Check this thread for more info:
 
Thanks, now my usb Ralink adapter works on ny Pandora!./myaddrproxy.php/http/boards.openpandora.org/public/style_emoticons/default/smile.png
 
Hi, I was wondering if anyone could help me setup the Ralink RT2870 drivers on the Pandora..
 
Ok I think I just have to copy the rt2870.bin file to my lib/firmware folder, how do I do that? i'm not to experienced with linux.. the file is on my sd card (mmcblk1p1)
 
You have to write as an administrator (root) to do that, so you'll use the sudo command.


And to copy, the cp command, so it will look like that:


sudo cp /media/name_of_your_card/firmware_name /lib/firmware/
 
Awesome thanks! Works great, Now I just have to figure out how to get this to work on android :)
 
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