opensuse 11.1 versus Linksys WUSB600n

[lwfinger]

cepiolidus wrote:
> ok, so I installed a fresh copy of opensuse 11.1 32bit Installed the
> rpm's as mentioned and both installed correctly. When I go to network
> settings now the wireless device appears on my list. then I select it,
> hit edit, select dhcp, next, typed my ESSID, select authentication
> method, typed my password, next, then ok.
>
> after loading all the stuff, the led on the usb blinks abut 4 times
> every 30 seconds, but there is no connection.
>
> I went to settings again and tried scanning, but it blinks the same way
> and only shows a partial list of the signals available. if I hit scan
> again, some of the other signals appear on the list, but not all of them
> at the same time.

If you scan as an unprivileged user, then the utility only gets what is in the
buffers at the time. If you scan as root, then an active scan is done and you
are more likely to get all the AP's; however, if they don't respond, they do not
show up.

> went to console and did iwconfig and this came out
>
> -linux-4p7s:/home/gussy # iwconfig
> lo no wireless extensions.
>
> eth0 no wireless extensions.
>
> eth1 no wireless extensions.
>
> wmaster0 no wireless extensions.
>
> wlan0 IEEE 802.11abgn ESSID:"linksys"
> Mode:Managed Frequency:5.795 GHz Access Point:
> Not-Associated
> Tx-Power=4 dBm
> Retry min limit:7 RTS thrff Fragment thr=2352 B
> Encryption keyff
> Power Managementff
> Link Quality:0 Signal level:0 Noise level:0
> Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
> Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0
> -
>
>
> I apologize for upsetting you, but I'm a newbie. I'm not a linux fan
> boy. I got so upset with windows that decided to give it a try to linux,
> but I'm clueless about this. I'm just learning. but if getting upset
> with linux ignorants like me, is the way to reach more frustrated
> windows user and bring them to linux world, that is not goint to work!!
>
> I hope that you can be of more assistance in my need!
> Thank you

Just like in the Windows world, you need to configure the interface, which you
have not done.

The only problem I have with you is your attitude. If you ask good questions,
read the provided materials, and don't blame us for your ignorance, we will get
along just fine.

[cepiolidus]

Ok, I tried to scan as root, and it does the same thing.
so leaving aside differences, how do i configure the driver? is it through network settings on yast?

[lwfinger]

cepiolidus wrote:
> Ok, I tried to scan as root, and it does the same thing.
> so leaving aside differences, how do i configure the driver? is it
> through network settings on yast?

Yes, if you use the traditional ifup method. If you use NetworkManager, use the
network applet on the desktop and click the New Connection.

Do the readers of the list get as tired of reading the above paragraph as I am
of writing it?

[cepiolidus]

I tried setting the wireless the traditional way. It did not work, so I switche to NetworkManager and after setting it up it did not work either. this is what the networkManager notification says:

Network device removed
NetworkManager is connecting
NetworkManager is now connected
NetworkManager is now disconnected
New network device found
New wireless network found
Switched to offline mode
Wireless network dissapeared

It's like the wireless device turns on for a second and then goes off again.

I have a windows partition in my PC and the wireless adapter is working perfectly in there, so I know is not a hardware problem.

Any other suggestions?

[cepiolidus]

First I undid everything I had tried to start from scratch.

I READ THE WHOLE THREAD CAREFULLY AND DID AS YOU SAID

then I get to this point

Jupp, that was worth a shot, but the new driver does not seem to be ready for use yet.

So remove the compat-wireless and try the rt2870-packages, that should at least give you a wireless interface to work with.

how do I install rt2870-packages?

[cepiolidus]

Has anybody successfully installed this driver?
Can anybody please help us with this?

[deltaflyer44]

rt2870 from webpin
Akoellh's repo

Andy

[cepiolidus]

rt2870 from webpin
Akoellh's repo

Andy

Thank you. I will try it again and tell you how it went!

[cepiolidus]

Ok so I installed the two packages as suggested:

uname -a
Linux linux-12c2 2.6.27.21-0.1-pae #1 SMP 2009-03-31 14:50:44 +0200 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux

rpm -qa "*compat-wireless*" "*ralink*" "*rt*70*"
rt2870sta-kmp-pae-2.1.1.0_2.6.27.21_0.1-1.1
ralink-firmware-1.1-13.1

then

iwconfig
lo        no wireless extensions.

eth0      no wireless extensions.

eth1      no wireless extensions.

so I did this:

modprobe -rv rt2870sta ; modprobe -v rt2870sta
insmod /lib/modules/2.6.27.21-0.1-pae/updates/rt2870sta.ko

iwconfig

lo        no wireless extensions.

eth0      no wireless extensions.

eth1      no wireless extensions.

I don't even get the led light to turn on.

just in case:

dmesg|tail -n 30


SFW2-INext-DROP-DEFLT IN=eth1 OUT= MAC=01:00:5e:00:00:01:00:21:29:d8:0b:40:08:00 SRC=192.168.1.1 DST=224.0.0.1 LEN=28 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=1 ID=0 DF PROTO=2
SFW2-INext-DROP-DEFLT IN=eth1 OUT= MAC=00:16:ec:4a:23:84:00:21:29:d8:0b:40:08:00 SRC=189.78.241.35 DST=192.168.1.110 LEN=116 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x20 TTL=113 ID=19649 PROTO=UDP SPT=32930 DPT=15043 LEN=96
SFW2-INext-DROP-DEFLT IN=eth1 OUT= MAC=00:16:ec:4a:23:84:00:21:29:d8:0b:40:08:00 SRC=189.78.241.35 DST=192.168.1.110 LEN=116 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x20 TTL=113 ID=19655 PROTO=UDP SPT=32930 DPT=15043 LEN=96
SFW2-INext-DROP-DEFLT IN=eth1 OUT= MAC=00:16:ec:4a:23:84:00:21:29:d8:0b:40:08:00 SRC=189.78.241.35 DST=192.168.1.110 LEN=116 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x20 TTL=113 ID=19668 PROTO=UDP SPT=32930 DPT=15043 LEN=96
SFW2-INext-DROP-DEFLT IN=eth1 OUT= MAC=01:00:5e:00:00:01:00:21:29:d8:0b:40:08:00 SRC=192.168.1.1 DST=224.0.0.1 LEN=28 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=1 ID=0 DF PROTO=2
SFW2-INext-DROP-DEFLT IN=eth1 OUT= MAC=01:00:5e:00:00:fb:00:40:f4:e7:3f:2b:08:00 SRC=192.168.1.109 DST=224.0.0.251 LEN=32 TOS=0x00 PREC=0xC0 TTL=1 ID=0 DF OPT (94040000) PROTO=2
SFW2-INext-DROP-DEFLT IN=eth1 OUT= MAC=00:16:ec:4a:23:84:00:21:29:d8:0b:40:08:00 SRC=189.55.204.237 DST=192.168.1.110 LEN=122 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x20 TTL=113 ID=41799 PROTO=UDP SPT=45058 DPT=15043 LEN=102
SFW2-INext-DROP-DEFLT IN=eth1 OUT= MAC=00:16:ec:4a:23:84:00:21:29:d8:0b:40:08:00 SRC=189.55.204.237 DST=192.168.1.110 LEN=122 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x20 TTL=113 ID=41801 PROTO=UDP SPT=45058 DPT=15043 LEN=102
SFW2-INext-DROP-DEFLT IN=eth1 OUT= MAC=00:16:ec:4a:23:84:00:21:29:d8:0b:40:08:00 SRC=189.55.204.237 DST=192.168.1.110 LEN=122 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x20 TTL=113 ID=41803 PROTO=UDP SPT=45058 DPT=15043 LEN=102
SFW2-INext-DROP-DEFLT IN=eth1 OUT= MAC=01:00:5e:00:00:01:00:21:29:d8:0b:40:08:00 SRC=192.168.1.1 DST=224.0.0.1 LEN=28 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=1 ID=0 DF PROTO=2
SFW2-INext-DROP-DEFLT IN=eth1 OUT= MAC=01:00:5e:00:00:fb:00:40:f4:e7:3f:2b:08:00 SRC=192.168.1.109 DST=224.0.0.251 LEN=32 TOS=0x00 PREC=0xC0 TTL=1 ID=0 DF OPT (94040000) PROTO=2
SFW2-INext-DROP-DEFLT IN=eth1 OUT= MAC=00:16:ec:4a:23:84:00:21:29:d8:0b:40:08:00 SRC=189.78.241.35 DST=192.168.1.110 LEN=116 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x20 TTL=113 ID=20228 PROTO=UDP SPT=32930 DPT=15043 LEN=96
SFW2-INext-DROP-DEFLT IN=eth1 OUT= MAC=00:16:ec:4a:23:84:00:21:29:d8:0b:40:08:00 SRC=189.78.241.35 DST=192.168.1.110 LEN=116 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x20 TTL=113 ID=20239 PROTO=UDP SPT=32930 DPT=15043 LEN=96
SFW2-INext-DROP-DEFLT IN=eth1 OUT= MAC=00:16:ec:4a:23:84:00:21:29:d8:0b:40:08:00 SRC=189.78.241.35 DST=192.168.1.110 LEN=116 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x20 TTL=113 ID=20262 PROTO=UDP SPT=32930 DPT=15043 LEN=96
SFW2-INext-DROP-DEFLT IN=eth1 OUT= MAC=00:16:ec:4a:23:84:00:21:29:d8:0b:40:08:00 SRC=189.55.204.237 DST=192.168.1.110 LEN=122 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x20 TTL=113 ID=42012 PROTO=UDP SPT=45058 DPT=15043 LEN=102
SFW2-INext-DROP-DEFLT IN=eth1 OUT= MAC=00:16:ec:4a:23:84:00:21:29:d8:0b:40:08:00 SRC=189.55.204.237 DST=192.168.1.110 LEN=122 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x20 TTL=113 ID=42013 PROTO=UDP SPT=45058 DPT=15043 LEN=102
SFW2-INext-DROP-DEFLT IN=eth1 OUT= MAC=00:16:ec:4a:23:84:00:21:29:d8:0b:40:08:00 SRC=189.55.204.237 DST=192.168.1.110 LEN=122 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x20 TTL=113 ID=42014 PROTO=UDP SPT=45058 DPT=15043 LEN=102
SFW2-INext-DROP-DEFLT IN=eth1 OUT= MAC=01:00:5e:00:00:01:00:21:29:d8:0b:40:08:00 SRC=192.168.1.1 DST=224.0.0.1 LEN=28 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=1 ID=0 DF PROTO=2
SFW2-INext-DROP-DEFLT IN=eth1 OUT= MAC=01:00:5e:00:00:fb:00:40:f4:e7:3f:2b:08:00 SRC=192.168.1.109 DST=224.0.0.251 LEN=32 TOS=0x00 PREC=0xC0 TTL=1 ID=0 DF OPT (94040000) PROTO=2
rtusb init --->
usbcore: registered new interface driver rt2870
SFW2-INext-DROP-DEFLT IN=eth1 OUT= MAC=01:00:5e:00:00:01:00:21:29:d8:0b:40:08:00 SRC=192.168.1.1 DST=224.0.0.1 LEN=28 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=1 ID=0 DF PROTO=2
SFW2-INext-DROP-DEFLT IN=eth1 OUT= MAC=01:00:5e:00:00:fb:00:1e:e5:dd:f0:b5:08:00 SRC=192.168.1.112 DST=224.0.0.251 LEN=32 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=1 ID=15293 OPT (94040000) PROTO=2
SFW2-INext-DROP-DEFLT IN=eth1 OUT= MAC=00:16:ec:4a:23:84:00:21:29:d8:0b:40:08:00 SRC=189.55.204.237 DST=192.168.1.110 LEN=122 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x20 TTL=113 ID=42252 PROTO=UDP SPT=45058 DPT=15043 LEN=102
SFW2-INext-DROP-DEFLT IN=eth1 OUT= MAC=00:16:ec:4a:23:84:00:21:29:d8:0b:40:08:00 SRC=189.55.204.237 DST=192.168.1.110 LEN=122 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x20 TTL=113 ID=42253 PROTO=UDP SPT=45058 DPT=15043 LEN=102
SFW2-INext-DROP-DEFLT IN=eth1 OUT= MAC=00:16:ec:4a:23:84:00:21:29:d8:0b:40:08:00 SRC=189.55.204.237 DST=192.168.1.110 LEN=122 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x20 TTL=113 ID=42259 PROTO=UDP SPT=45058 DPT=15043 LEN=102
SFW2-INext-DROP-DEFLT IN=eth1 OUT= MAC=00:16:ec:4a:23:84:00:21:29:d8:0b:40:08:00 SRC=189.78.241.35 DST=192.168.1.110 LEN=116 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x20 TTL=113 ID=21106 PROTO=UDP SPT=32930 DPT=15043 LEN=96
SFW2-INext-DROP-DEFLT IN=eth1 OUT= MAC=00:16:ec:4a:23:84:00:21:29:d8:0b:40:08:00 SRC=189.78.241.35 DST=192.168.1.110 LEN=116 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x20 TTL=113 ID=21112 PROTO=UDP SPT=32930 DPT=15043 LEN=96
SFW2-INext-DROP-DEFLT IN=eth1 OUT= MAC=01:00:5e:00:00:01:00:21:29:d8:0b:40:08:00 SRC=192.168.1.1 DST=224.0.0.1 LEN=28 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=1 ID=0 DF PROTO=2
SFW2-INext-DROP-DEFLT IN=eth1 OUT= MAC=01:00:5e:00:00:fb:00:40:f4:e7:3f:2b:08:00 SRC=192.168.1.109 DST=224.0.0.251 LEN=32 TOS=0x00 PREC=0xC0 TTL=1 ID=0 DF OPT (94040000) PROTO=2

I already read this whole thread abou three times, to see if I was doing anything wrong. and I honestly can't find it.

does anybody understand what am I doing wrong and can give me a hand with this?

[cepiolidus]

I finally got this driver to work, and successfully tried it in two different computers with the same usb linksys adapter.

The instructions given in this thread are good but incomplete.

This might not be the most orthodox way to do it, but it worked for me perfectly, and I have tested it for two solid weeks of uninterrupted connection!!

As I said before I'm new in linux so I used my common sense and intuition to get it to work. Hopefully this will work for many more, but I have to warn you once again... I don't know if this is the best way to do this!!! try it at your own risk (even thou is not that risky!!)

This is how I got it to work (you don't have to do everything I did, just the last part, I'm just explaining how I found the solution):

I noticed that there was a thread in an Ubuntu forum explaining how to get the driver to work, so after three weeks frustrated with opensuse, and total silence in this thread, I tried ubuntu. After following some simple directions the driver worked perfectly. I checked all the files that where used and made copies of them.
Since I prefer the look and the overall feeling of openSUSE I installed it again and followed all the steps in this thread paying attention to the differences with ubuntu, and noticed that there was a .dat file missing in the installation of the RPMs suggested here. so I manually created the folder where the missing file was supposed to be and reseted my network, and it worked.

5 pages of threads did not resolve this situation, but here are 5 clean steps to get it to work:

**BEFORE YOU START MAKE SURE YOU DOWNLOAD THE FILES THAT MATCH YOUR KERNEL AND PAY ATTENTION TO THE CAPS** (something I did not do the first time and pissed Akoellh off)

1. remove:

compat-wireless-kmp-pae-*some-version*-i586.rpm
rt3070sta-kmp-pae-*some-version*.i586.rpm

using yast or konsole.

2. Install:

rt2870sta-kmp-pae-*some-version*.i586.rpm

that can be found at Index of /repositories/home:/Akoellh/openSUSE_11.1_Update/i586

and also install:

ralink-firmware-1.1-*something*.noarch.rpm

that can be found at Index of /repositories/home:/Akoellh/openSUSE_11.1_Update/noarch

as suggested by Akoellh (here is your credit)

3. Download this file:

RapidShare: Easy Filehosting

file uploaded by the EVIL people of Ubuntu!! (here is their credit)

once you download it uncompress it somewhere and using konsole, log in as root using su, and create this folder:

mkdir /etc/Wireless
mkdir /etc/Wireless/RT2870STA

then copy rt2870sta.dat (the missing file) into the just created folder:

cp /folder_where_you uncompressed_rta2870sta.dat/rt2870sta.dat /etc/Wireless/RT2870STA/

4. Restart your computer and set your network settings either using the traditional method or NetworkManager.

5. Enjoy!!!

...and if this worked for you please post a response so I can feel better knowing that an Ignorant like me was able to help somebody, and it also would feed my HUGE ego!

if it does not work... post a response... I don't know much but I just spent my last three weeks resolving this problem, so I might be able to help some more!!