Ralink T2501USB not detected

InNewtonITrust · October 28, 2009, 7:47pm

Hi, all.

Just discovering Linux. Couldn’t expect everything to work right away, of course. I has some issues with the x11 (the GUI wouldn’t show itself), but have gotten around that.
Next is WLAN. I have a Motorola USB stick whose chipset i’ve identified as the Ralink T2501.

It won’t show up in YAST as a WLAN adapter, but does in the USB devices attached. I’ve procured what the sticky advised, and this is it:

40: USB 00.0: 0000 Unclassified device [Created at usb.122]
UDI: /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_148f_9021_noserial_if0
Unique ID: CiZ2.Q1gxt8A0_KF
Parent ID: uIhY.3f5c44ENLJ9
SysFS ID: /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:13.2/usb3/3-3/3-3:1.0
SysFS BusID: 3-3:1.0
Hardware Class: unknown
Model: "Ralink 802.11 bg WLAN"
Hotplug: USB
Vendor: usb 0x148f "Ralink Technology, Corp."
Device: usb 0x9021 "802.11 bg WLAN"
Revision: "0.01"
Speed: 480 Mbps
Module Alias: "usb:v148Fp9021d0001dc06dsc02dp00icFFiscFFipFF" 
Config Status: cfg=no, avail=yes, need=no, active=unknown
Attached to: #39 (Hub)

Now, this means there’s the lack of a driver, doesn’t it? Strange, because the Network Adapters Compatibilty page [ says my device should work ‘out of the box’.

Anyway, i’ve downloaded the necessary driver (rt73), but don’t want to leap into installing it before i consult you guys. Where do i go from here?](http://en.opensuse.org/HCL/Network_Adapters_(Wireless))

lwfinger · October 28, 2009, 11:22pm

InNewtonITrust wrote:
> Hi, all.
>
> Just discovering Linux. Couldn’t expect everything to work right away,
> of course. I has some issues with the x11 (the GUI wouldn’t show
> itself), but have gotten around that.
> Next is WLAN. I have a Motorola USB stick whose chipset i’ve identified
> as the Ralink T2501.
>
> It won’t show up in YAST as a WLAN adapter, but does in the USB devices
> attached. I’ve procured what the sticky advised, and this is it:
> 40: USB 00.0: 0000 Unclassified device [Created at usb.122]
> UDI: /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_148f_9021_noserial_if0
> Unique ID: CiZ2.Q1gxt8A0_KF
> Parent ID: uIhY.3f5c44ENLJ9
> SysFS ID: /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:13.2/usb3/3-3/3-3:1.0
> SysFS BusID: 3-3:1.0
> Hardware Class: unknown
> Model: “Ralink 802.11 bg WLAN”
> Hotplug: USB
> Vendor: usb 0x148f “Ralink Technology, Corp.”
> Device: usb 0x9021 “802.11 bg WLAN”
> Revision: “0.01”
> Speed: 480 Mbps
> Module Alias: “usb:v148Fp9021d0001dc06dsc02dp00icFFiscFFipFF”
> Config Status: cfg=no, avail=yes, need=no, active=unknown
> Attached to: #39 (Hub)
>
> Now, this means there’s the lack of a driver, doesn’t it? Strange,
> because the Network Adapters Compatibilty page
> [ says my
> device should work ‘out of the box’.
>
> Anyway, i’ve downloaded the necessary driver (rt73), but don’t want to
> leap into installing it before i consult you guys. Where do i go from
> here?

You didn’t say which version of openSUSE that you are using. In any
case, there is not a driver for your kernel, but there is for later
versions. Assuming that you are using 11.1, you should install the
compat-wireless package for your kernel. You will find it in the
repository at

http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/Akoellh/openSUSE_11.1_Update/

If you do not know how to select the correct package for your kernel,
then consult

http://forums.opensuse.org/new-user-how-faq-read-only/unreviewed-how-faq/414765-choosing-correct-kmp-package-your-installation.html
](http://en.opensuse.org/HCL/Network_Adapters_(Wireless))

Akoellh · October 29, 2009, 7:51am

Just FYI, my repos have been deleted (by myself), so the OP will have to use compat-wireless from another repo.

Use

Software.openSUSE.org

or

Webpin

to search for alternative packages.

Either the “stable” (backport from 2.6.30.x) or the “bleeding edge” snapshots will support the device ID.

/lib/modules/2.6.27.37-0.1-default/updates/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt73usb.ko
alias:          usb:v148Fp9021d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*

lwfinger · October 29, 2009, 4:30pm

Akoellh wrote:
> lwfinger;2056986 Wrote:
>> ‘Index of /repositories/home:/Akoellh/openSUSE_11.1_Update’
>> (http://tinyurl.com/arav7l)
>
> Just FYI, my repos have been deleted (by myself), so the OP will have
> to use compat-wireless from another repo.
>
> Use
>
> ‘Software.openSUSE.org’ (http://software.opensuse.org/search)
>
> or
>
> ‘Webpin’ (http://packages.opensuse-community.org/)
>
> to search for alternative packages.
>
> Either the “stable” (backport from 2.6.30.x) or the “bleeding edge”
> snapshots will support the device ID.
>
>
> Code:
> --------------------
> /lib/modules/2.6.27.37-0.1-default/updates/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt73usb.ko
> alias: usb:v148Fp9021ddcdscdpiciscip*
> --------------------

Sorry about getting that wrong again. I did search trying to get it right.

Those links are not quite as handy as having a repo for installation
from YaST, but better than building from source.

Akoellh · October 29, 2009, 4:42pm

The problem (which is beyond my responsibility) is, that the directory structure with all (now empty) subdirectories was preserved as I could not delete the project due to some other OBS user having linked against one of my packages.
Interestingly, I deleted that package before, so I don’t know what OBS is still complaining about, but I have no influence on this.

InNewtonITrust · October 29, 2009, 10:56pm

Sorry, Iwfinger. You’re right, i’ve just downloaded 11.1.

Right.
So i downloaded the correct compat-wireless package from Software.openSUSE.org (Gosh, your stickies are bang on!), and opened the file with ‘Software Installer’. Checked the/lib… directory, and the exact path Akoellh mentioned had been created.

‘/lib/modules/2.6.27.37-0.1-default/updates/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt73usb’

So, driver installed.

Yet, (after rebooting) the Hardware Info yeilds this:

24: **udi = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_148f_2578_noserial_if0'**
info.subsystem = 'usb'

  usb.linux.sysfs_path = '/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:13.2/usb3/3-3/3-3:1.0'
usb.speed = 480.000
  **info.linux.driver = 'usb-storage'**
  usb.interface.class = 8 (0x8)
  usb.device_revision_bcd = 1 (0x1)
  usb.device_protocol = 0 (0x0)
  usb.interface.subclass = 6 (0x6)
  info.product = 'USB Mass Storage Interface'
  usb.configuration_value = 1 (0x1)
  usb.version = 2.00000
  usb.interface.protocol = 80 (0x50)
  info.udi = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_148f_2578_noserial_if0'
  usb.max_power = 400 (0x190)
  usb.vendor_id = 5263 (0x148f)
  usb.num_configurations = 1 (0x1)
  usb.is_self_powered = false
  usb.num_ports = 0 (0x0)
  usb.product_id = 9592 (0x2578)
  linux.sysfs_path = '/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:13.2/usb3/3-3/3-3:1.0'
  usb.num_interfaces = 1 (0x1)
  usb.can_wake_up = false
  info.parent = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_148f_2578_noserial'
  usb.linux.device_number = 4 (0x4)
  **usb.vendor = 'Ralink Technology, Corp.'**
  usb.device_class = 0 (0x0)
  usb.bus_number = 3 (0x3)
  usb.product = 'USB Mass Storage Interface'
  linux.hotplug_type = 2 (0x2)
  usb.device_subclass = 0 (0x0)
  usb.interface.number = 0 (0x0)
  linux.subsystem = 'usb'

  25: **udi = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_148f_2578_noserial'**
  info.subsystem = 'usb_device'
  info.linux.driver = 'usb'
  usb_device.linux.sysfs_path = '/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:13.2/usb3/3-3'
  usb_device.device_revision_bcd = 1 (0x1)
  usb_device.configuration_value = 1 (0x1)
  **info.product = '802.11 bg WLAN'**
  usb_device.max_power = 400 (0x190)
  usb_device.num_configurations = 1 (0x1)
  usb_device.num_ports = 0 (0x0)
  info.udi = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_148f_2578_noserial'
  usb_device.num_interfaces = 1 (0x1)
  usb_device.linux.device_number = 4 (0x4)
  usb_device.device_class = 0 (0x0)
  usb_device.device_subclass = 0 (0x0)
  usb_device.speed = 480.000
  linux.sysfs_path = '/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:13.2/usb3/3-3'
  usb_device.device_protocol = 0 (0x0)
  **info.vendor = 'Ralink Technology, Corp.'**
  usb_device.version = 2.00000
  info.parent = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_1d6b_2_0000_00_13_2'
  usb_device.vendor_id = 5263 (0x148f)
  usb_device.is_self_powered = false
  usb_device.product_id = 9592 (0x2578)
  usb_device.can_wake_up = false
  usb_device.vendor = 'Ralink Technology, Corp.'
  usb_device.bus_number = 3 (0x3)
  linux.hotplug_type = 2 (0x2)
  usb_device.product = '802.11 bg WLAN'
  linux.subsystem = 'usb'
  linux.device_file = '/dev/bus/usb/003/004'

I’ve posted both these outputs, cause both fit the device’s description. Why 2 seperate ones, one a usb storage device and the other an adapter show up, i’m still too inexperienced to know.

Anyway, ‘/lsusb’ yeilds:

Bus 003 Device 004: ID 148f:2578 Ralink Technology, Corp.

‘dmesg | grep firmware’ NOTHING,

and ‘iwconfig’ this:


lo        no wireless extensions.


eth0      no wireless extensions.

So, it seems to me, that firmware is not (yet) my problem.
The device is just not available to be configured in the Network Settings menu in YaST.

What now?

lwfinger · October 30, 2009, 3:20am

On 10/29/2009 05:06 PM, InNewtonITrust wrote:
>
> lwfinger Wrote:
>> You didn’t say which version of openSUSE that you are using.
> Sorry, Iwfinger. You’re right, i’ve just downloaded 11.1.
>
> Right.
> So i downloaded the correct compat-wireless package from
> ‘Software.openSUSE.org’ (http://software.opensuse.org/search/) (Gosh,
> your stickies are bang_on!), and opened the file with ‘Software
> Installer’. Checked the/lib… directory, and the exact path Akoellh
> mentioned had been created.
>
> ‘/lib/modules/2.6.27.37-0.1-default/updates/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt73usb’

I hope that is a typo and that you have …/rt73usb.ko. If not, the
driver is not installed.

> So, driver installed.
>
> Yet, (after rebooting) the Hardware Info yeilds this:
>
> Code:
> --------------------
> 24: udi = ‘/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_148f_2578_noserial_if0’
> info.subsystem = ‘usb’
>
> usb.linux.sysfs_path = ‘/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:13.2/usb3/3-3/3-3:1.0’
> usb.speed = 480.000
> info.linux.driver = ‘usb-storage’
> usb.interface.class = 8 (0x8)
> usb.device_revision_bcd = 1 (0x1)
> usb.device_protocol = 0 (0x0)
> usb.interface.subclass = 6 (0x6)
> info.product = ‘USB Mass Storage Interface’
> usb.configuration_value = 1 (0x1)
> usb.version = 2.00000
> usb.interface.protocol = 80 (0x50)
> info.udi = ‘/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_148f_2578_noserial_if0’
> usb.max_power = 400 (0x190)
> usb.vendor_id = 5263 (0x148f)
> usb.num_configurations = 1 (0x1)
> usb.is_self_powered = false
> usb.num_ports = 0 (0x0)
> usb.product_id = 9592 (0x2578)
> linux.sysfs_path = ‘/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:13.2/usb3/3-3/3-3:1.0’
> usb.num_interfaces = 1 (0x1)
> usb.can_wake_up = false
> info.parent = ‘/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_148f_2578_noserial’
> usb.linux.device_number = 4 (0x4)
> usb.vendor = ‘Ralink Technology, Corp.’
> usb.device_class = 0 (0x0)
> usb.bus_number = 3 (0x3)
> usb.product = ‘USB Mass Storage Interface’
> linux.hotplug_type = 2 (0x2)
> usb.device_subclass = 0 (0x0)
> usb.interface.number = 0 (0x0)
> linux.subsystem = ‘usb’
>
> 25: udi = ‘/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_148f_2578_noserial’
> info.subsystem = ‘usb_device’
> info.linux.driver = ‘usb’
> usb_device.linux.sysfs_path = ‘/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:13.2/usb3/3-3’
> usb_device.device_revision_bcd = 1 (0x1)
> usb_device.configuration_value = 1 (0x1)
> info.product = ‘802.11 bg WLAN’
> usb_device.max_power = 400 (0x190)
> usb_device.num_configurations = 1 (0x1)
> usb_device.num_ports = 0 (0x0)
> info.udi = ‘/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_148f_2578_noserial’
> usb_device.num_interfaces = 1 (0x1)
> usb_device.linux.device_number = 4 (0x4)
> usb_device.device_class = 0 (0x0)
> usb_device.device_subclass = 0 (0x0)
> usb_device.speed = 480.000
> linux.sysfs_path = ‘/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:13.2/usb3/3-3’
> usb_device.device_protocol = 0 (0x0)
> info.vendor = ‘Ralink Technology, Corp.’
> usb_device.version = 2.00000
> info.parent = ‘/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_1d6b_2_0000_00_13_2’
> usb_device.vendor_id = 5263 (0x148f)
> usb_device.is_self_powered = false
> usb_device.product_id = 9592 (0x2578)
> usb_device.can_wake_up = false
> usb_device.vendor = ‘Ralink Technology, Corp.’
> usb_device.bus_number = 3 (0x3)
> linux.hotplug_type = 2 (0x2)
> usb_device.product = ‘802.11 bg WLAN’
> linux.subsystem = ‘usb’
> linux.device_file = ‘/dev/bus/usb/003/004’
>
> --------------------
>
>
> I’ve posted both these outputs, cause both fit the device’s
> description. Why 2 seperate ones, one a usb storage device and the other
> an adapter show up, i’m still too inexperienced to know.
>
> Anyway, ‘/lsusb’ yeilds:
>
> Code:
> --------------------
> Bus 003 Device 004: ID 148f:2578 Ralink Technology, Corp.
>
>
> --------------------
>
>
> ‘dmesg | grep firmware’ NOTHING,
>
> and ‘iwconfig’ this:
>
> Code:
> --------------------
>
> lo no wireless extensions.
>
>
> eth0 no wireless extensions.
>
>
> --------------------
>
>
> So, it seems to me, that firmware is not (yet) my problem.
> The device is just not available to be configured in the Network
> Settings menu in YaST.

Your first post listed “UDI:
/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_148f_9021_noserial_if0”. Now
your posting has the USB ID of 148f:2578. Unless lsusb shows the
148f:9021, your wireless driver will not be loaded.

InNewtonITrust · October 30, 2009, 1:13pm

Whoa. Im LOST.
I searched the Hardware Information text for ‘9021’, and couldn’t find it anywhere.
The USB ID has changed, or has disappeared, if that makes sense.

Also, yes, it is ‘rt73usb.ko’.

InNewtonITrust · November 4, 2009, 6:54pm

Guys? Akoellh? Iwfinger?

Pardon my impatience, but my situation yet desires your expertise…!

lwfinger · November 4, 2009, 7:26pm

On 11/04/2009 11:56 AM, InNewtonITrust wrote:
>
> Guys? Akoellh? Iwfinger?
>
> Pardon my impatience, but my situation yet desires your expertise…!

Until this morning, I had no idea why your device changed its ID, but
then the wireless mailing list had a discussion of mode switching,
which is discussed at http://www.draisberghof.de/usb_modeswitch/. The
utility usb_modeswitch is an openSUSE package, at least on 11.2. You
will need to learn how to configure it.

Just to fill in the blanks, some SB wlan devices operate in 2 modes.
When first plugged in, they look like a USB storage device on which is
stored the Windows driver. After Windows installs the driver, it
switches the device to the other mode. On subsequent reboots, that
switching is done automatically, but the Linux kernel knows nothing of
this - thus an external utility is needed.

InNewtonITrust · November 5, 2009, 6:40pm

Your’e right. When i plugged in the stick while running Windows, a storage device popped up in my external media list (in ‘My Computer’). It had an ‘autorun.exe’ in it, which led to a “Do you Wish to install?” sequence, and when the driver finished instaliing, the device disappeared from the storage media list.

I’ll look around for what can be done in 11.1. But be prepared to see more of me!

InNewtonITrust · November 6, 2009, 11:09pm

Right. Went through the page you suggested.
The program these guys offer to download is brand new, with a very small (though growing) number of users. Activating it is quite an intricate game, but i’ve managed (they’ve taken pains to give you lotsa info). But then, the terminal gives me an error. Ouch. Posted the details on their forum (hail, forums! I love Open Source!).
So, that’s where i’m at now. Will keep you up to posted (oh nice. A pun!).

InNewtonITrust · November 20, 2009, 10:10pm

Right.

I had a nice experience with the usb_modeswitch guys. Figured out a number of ways to switch the device id- apart from using the software. The simplest one was to simply ‘eject’ the device. It disappears from “plugged in devices”, and lsusb yeilds ‘148f:9021 Ralink Technologies’. Just what i wanted.

Then, just configuration. Authentication simple, pings showed all ok, but konqueror couldn’t find requested server. So, i turned once again to the sticky, turned off IPv6, and i was online!

Thanks are in order! Or maybe, were in order…

After spending a happy 2 weeks online (sorry i didn’t update you guys during this time), along came 11.2, and i installed it (not ‘Upgrade’, but ‘Fresh Installation’. I have no idea why).

Positives- It had the driver & firmware for my device pre-installed, unlike 11.1.
Negatives- Well. Everything seems fine. At least, according to the sticky. Yet, i can’t connect. I’ve posted terminal results as proof:

uname -r:

2.6.31.5-0.1-desktop

iwconfig:

                                                        
lo        no wireless extensions.                                               

eth0      no wireless extensions.

wmaster0  no wireless extensions.

wlan0     IEEE 802.11bg  ESSID:"In The Buddha We Trust"  
          Mode:Managed  Frequency:2.412 GHz  Access Point: 00:24:93:04:49:F0   
          Bit Rate=54 Mb/s   Tx-Power=20 dBm                                   
          Retry  long limit:7   RTS thr:off   Fragment thr:off                 
          Encryption key:{you know} [2]                                                    
          Power Management:on                                                   
          Link Quality=42/70  Signal level=-68 dBm                              
          Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0              
          Tx excessive retries:0  Invalid misc:0   Missed beacon:0

/sbin/ifconfig:

wlan0     Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:D0:41:B5:96:C3  
          inet addr:192.168.1.35  Bcast:255.255.255.255  Mask:255.255.255.0
          inet6 addr: fe80::2d0:41ff:feb5:96c3/64 Scope:Link               
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1               
          RX packets:1108 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0            
          TX packets:637 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0           
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000                                     
          RX bytes:116223 (113.4 Kb)  TX bytes:82739 (80.7 Kb)

ping -c 5 192.168.1.1:

PING 192.168.1.1 (192.168.1.1) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from 192.168.1.1: icmp_seq=1 ttl=255 time=2.54 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.1: icmp_seq=2 ttl=255 time=2.00 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.1: icmp_seq=3 ttl=255 time=2.58 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.1: icmp_seq=4 ttl=255 time=2.47 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.1: icmp_seq=5 ttl=255 time=2.14 ms

--- 192.168.1.1 ping statistics ---
5 packets transmitted, 5 received, 0% packet loss, time 4001ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 2.002/2.350/2.580/0.234 ms

ping -c 5 66.70.73.150

PING 66.70.73.150 (66.70.73.150) 56(84) bytes of data.

--- 66.70.73.150 ping statistics ---
5 packets transmitted, 0 received, 100% packet loss, time 3999ms
Okay, what's this?

ping -c 5 www.samba.org

PING fn.samba.org (216.83.154.106) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from fn.samba.org (216.83.154.106): icmp_seq=1 ttl=39 time=202 ms
64 bytes from fn.samba.org (216.83.154.106): icmp_seq=2 ttl=39 time=202 ms
64 bytes from fn.samba.org (216.83.154.106): icmp_seq=3 ttl=39 time=212 ms
64 bytes from fn.samba.org (216.83.154.106): icmp_seq=4 ttl=39 time=202 ms
64 bytes from fn.samba.org (216.83.154.106): icmp_seq=5 ttl=36 time=203 ms

--- fn.samba.org ping statistics ---
5 packets transmitted, 5 received, 0% packet loss, time 4000ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 202.313/204.767/212.475/3.905 ms

/usr/sbin/iwconfig wlan0 | grep Mb:

Bit Rate=54 Mb/s   Tx-Power=20 dBm

Also tried " /usr/sbin/iwconfig wlan0 rate 24M", and then " /usr/sbin/iwconfig wlan0 rate 54M". No luck.

So, where to now?

InNewtonITrust · December 14, 2009, 1:40am

I’ve run the diagnostic script the sticky mentioned. Here are the results. Hope this info, along with that in my previous entry, can help locate the problem.


collectNWData.sh V0.6.1.25 (Rev: 1.185, Build: 2009/12/04 21:05:21 UTC)
--- Which type of your network connection should be tested?
--- (2) Wireless connection (WLAN)
--- What's the type of networktopology?
--- (1) WLAN access point <---> LinuxClient
--- On which host is the script executed?
--- (1) LinuxClient
======
*** uname -a
Linux linux-3scc 2.6.31.5-0.1-desktop #1 SMP PREEMPT 2009-10-26 15:49:03 +0100 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
==================================================================================================================
*** cat /etc/*-_]release || cat /etc/*-_]version
/etc/SuSE-release
openSUSE 11.2 (x86_64)
VERSION = 11.2
==================================================================================================================
*** cat /etc/resolv | grep -vi "search"
nameserver 192.168.1.1
==================================================================================================================
*** cat /etc/hosts
127.0.0.1       localhost
127.0.0.2       linux-3scc.site linux-3scc
==================================================================================================================
*** cat /etc/HOSTNAME
linux-3scc.site
==================================================================================================================
*** route
Kernel IP routing table
Destination     Gateway         Genmask         Flags Metric Ref    Use Iface
192.168.1.0     0.0.0.0         255.255.255.0   U     0      0        0 wlan0
169.254.0.0     0.0.0.0         255.255.0.0     U     0      0        0 wlan0
127.0.0.0       0.0.0.0         255.0.0.0       U     0      0        0 lo
0.0.0.0         192.168.1.1     0.0.0.0         UG    0      0        0 wlan0
==================================================================================================================
*** ifconfig
eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr ##:##:##:##:##:#1  
          UP BROADCAST MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 
          RX bytes:0 (0.0 b)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)
          Interrupt:20 Base address:0x4c00 
lo        Link encap:Local Loopback  
          inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
          inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
          UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:16436  Metric:1
          RX packets:349 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:349 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 
          RX bytes:28592 (27.9 Kb)  TX bytes:28592 (27.9 Kb)
**wlan0     Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr ##:##:##:##:##:#2  
          inet addr:192.168.1.35  Bcast:%%%.%%%.%%%.%%1  Mask:255.255.255.0
          inet6 addr: fe80::2d0:41ff:feb5:96c3/64 Scope:Link
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:1686 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:311 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 
          RX bytes:185634 (181.2 Kb)  TX bytes:51252 (50.0 Kb)**
wmaster0  Link encap:UNSPEC  HWaddr 00-D0-41-B5-96-C3-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00  
          UP RUNNING  MTU:0  Metric:1
          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 
          RX bytes:0 (0.0 b)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)
===============
***** ping tests
Ping of 195.135.220.3 OK
Ping of www.suse.de OK
==================================================================================================================
*** dhcpcd-test
wlan0: DHCP server available**
=================
*** lsusb
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
**Bus 001 Device 002: ID 148f:9021 Ralink Technology, Corp. RT2501USB Wireless Adapter**
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 093a:2500 Pixart Imaging, Inc. USB Optical Mouse
==================================================================================================================
*** hwinfo --netcard # (filtered)
23: PCI 205.0: 0200 Ethernet controller
  Model: "Realtek RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+"
  Vendor: pci 0x10ec "Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd."
  Device: pci 0x8139 "RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+"
  SubVendor: pci 0x103c "Hewlett-Packard Company"
  SubDevice: pci 0x2a31 
  Driver: "8139too"
  Driver Modules: "8139too"
  Device File: eth0
  Link detected: no
    Driver Status: 8139too is active
    Driver Activation Cmd: "modprobe 8139too"
    Driver Status: 8139cp is active
    Driver Activation Cmd: "modprobe 8139cp"
    Driver Status: epl is active
    Driver Activation Cmd: "modprobe epl"
**28: USB 00.0: 0282 WLAN controller
  Model: "Ralink 802.11 bg WLAN"
  Vendor: usb 0x148f "Ralink Technology, Corp."
  Device: usb 0x9021 "802.11 bg WLAN"
  Driver: "rt73usb"
  Driver Modules: "rt73usb"
  Device File: wlan0
  Link detected: yes
    Driver Status: rt73usb is active
    Driver Activation Cmd: "modprobe rt73usb"**
==========
*** lsmod # (filtered)
| 8139cp          | 8139too         | aead            | aes_generic     | aes_x86_64      | af_packet       | arc4             |
| ata_generic     | atiixp          | cfg80211        | crc16           | crc_itu_t       | cryptd          | crypto_algapi    |
| crypto_blkcipher| crypto_hash     | crypto_wq       | cryptomgr       | ecb             | edd             | epl              |
| ext4            | fuse            | i2c_piix4       | ide_cd_mod      | ide_core        | ide_gd_mod      | ide_pci_generic  |
| ieee1394        | input_polldev   | jbd2            | mac80211        | ohci1394        | pata_atiixp     | pci_hotplug      |
| pcompress       | pcspkr          | ppdev           | rfkill          | rt2x00lib       | rt2x00usb       | rt73usb          |
| sata_sil        | sg              | shpchp          | snd_hda_codec   | snd_hda_codec_realtek| snd_hda_intel   | snd_hwdep        |
| snd_page_alloc  | snd_pcm         | snd_seq_device  | snd_timer       | sr_mod          | st              | thermal          |
| thermal_sys     |
==============
*** cat /etc/sysconfig/network/ifcfg-[earwd]* | egrep -v ".*=''"
=============
***** cat /etc/sysconfig/network/ifcfg-wlan0
BOOTPROTO='dhcp'
NAME='802.11 bg WLAN'
STARTMODE='hotplug'
USERCONTROL='no'
WIRELESS_AUTH_MODE='psk'
WIRELESS_BITRATE='auto'
WIRELESS_DEFAULT_KEY='@@@@@@'
WIRELESS_ESSID='I# #h# #u#d#a#W# #r#s#'
WIRELESS_KEY_LENGTH='@@@@@@'
WIRELESS_MODE='Managed'
WIRELESS_POWER='yes'
WIRELESS_WPA_PSK='@@@@@@'**
=========
*** iwconfig
lo        no wireless extensions.
eth0      no wireless extensions.
wmaster0  no wireless extensions.
**wlan0     IEEE 802.11bg  ESSID:"I# #h# #u#d#a#W# #r#s#"  
          Mode:Managed  Frequency:2.412 GHz  Access Point: ##:##:##:##:##:#3   
          Bit Rate=36 Mb/s   Tx-Power=20 dBm   
          Retry  long limit:7   RTS thr:off   Fragment thr:off
          Encryption key:@@ @@@-@@@@-@@@@-@@@@-@@@@-@@@@@@@ [2]
          Power Management:on
          Link Quality=42/70  Signal level=-68 dBm  
          Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0
          Tx excessive retries:0  Invalid misc:0   Missed beacon:0**
==================================================================================================================
*** Actual date for bias of following greps
19:16:47 2009-12-13
==================================================================================================================
*** grep -i radio /var/log/boot.msg | tail -n 5
<6>    7.147928] Registered led device: rt73usb-phy0::radio
==================================================================================================================
*** dmesg | grep -i radio | tail -n 5
    7.147928] Registered led device: rt73usb-phy0::radio
==================================================================================================================
*** tail -n 300 /var/log/messages* | /usr/bin/grep -i firmware | tail -n 5
Dec 13 18:43:24 linux-3scc kernel:   261.996040] rt73usb 1-3:1.0: firmware: requesting rt73.bin
Dec 13 18:51:18 linux-3scc kernel:    32.948565] rt73usb 1-3:1.0: firmware: requesting rt73.bin
==================================================================================================================
*** ls /lib/firmware/*
| 2.6.31.5-0.1-desktop    | 3com                    | LICENCE.agere           | LICENCE.atheros_firmware |
| LICENCE.i2400m          | LICENCE.iwlwifi_firmware| LICENCE.libertas        | LICENCE.mwl8k            |
| LICENCE.qla2xxx         | LICENCE.ralink-firmware.txt| LICENCE.xc5000          | acenic                   |
| adaptec                 | advansys                | agere_ap_fw.bin         | agere_sta_fw.bin         |
| ar9170-1.fw             | ar9170-2.fw             | atmsar11.fw             | av7110                   |
| bnx2                    | bnx2x-e1-4.8.53.0.fw    | bnx2x-e1h-4.8.53.0.fw   | cis                      |
| cpia2                   | cxgb3                   | dabusb                  | dsp56k                   |
| dvb-fe-xc5000-1.6.114.fw| e100                    | edgeport                | emi26                    |
| emi62                   | ess                     | i2400m-fw-usb-1.3.sbcf  | i2400m-fw-usb-1.4.sbcf   |
| intelliport2.bin        | iwlwifi-1000-3.ucode    | iwlwifi-3945-2.ucode    | iwlwifi-4965-2.ucode     |
| iwlwifi-5000-1.ucode    | iwlwifi-5000-2.ucode    | iwlwifi-5150-2.ucode    | kaweth                   |
| keyspan                 | keyspan_pda             | korg                    | libertas                 |
| mts_cdma.fw             | mts_edge.fw             | mts_gsm.fw              | mwl8k                    |
| myricom                 | ositech                 | ql2100_fw.bin           | ql2200_fw.bin            |
| ql2300_fw.bin           | ql2322_fw.bin           | ql2400_fw.bin           | ql2500_fw.bin            |
| qlogic                  | rt2561.bin              | rt2561s.bin             | rt2661.bin               |
| rt2860.bin              | rt2870.bin              | **rt73.bin**                | sb16                     |
| slicoss                 | sun                     | sxg                     | tehuti                   |
| ti_3410.fw              | ti_5052.fw              | tigon                   | tr_smctr.bin             |
| ttusb-budget            | usbdux                  | usbdux_firmware.bin     | usbduxfast_firmware.bin  |
| v4l-cx231xx-avcore-01.fw| v4l-cx23418-apu.fw      | v4l-cx23418-cpu.fw      | v4l-cx23418-dig.fw       |
| v4l-cx23885-avcore-01.fw| v4l-cx23885-enc.fw      | v4l-cx25840.fw          | vicam                    |
| whiteheat.fw            | whiteheat_loader.fw     | yam                     | yamaha                   |
==================================================================================================================
*** ndiswrapper -l
No ndiswrapper module loaded
==================================================================================================================
*** Active processes
wpa_supplicant:YES knetworkmanager:NO nm-applet:NO
==================================================================================================================
*** grep NETWORKMANAGER /etc/sysconfig/network/config
NETWORKMANAGER="no"
==================================================================================================================
*** grep -i persistent /etc/sysconfig/network/config
==================================================================================================================
*** grep 'eth|ath|wlan|ra' /etc/udev/rules.d/*net_persistent* /etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net
/usr/bin/egrep: /etc/udev/rules.d/*net_persistent*: No such file or directory
/etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules:SUBSYSTEM=="net", ACTION=="add", DRIVERS=="?*", ATTR{address}=="##:##:##:##:##:#2", ATTR{type}=="1", KERNEL=="wlan*", NAME="wlan0"
/etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules:SUBSYSTEM=="net", ACTION=="add", DRIVERS=="?*", ATTR{address}=="##:##:##:##:##:#1", ATTR{type}=="1", KERNEL=="eth*", NAME="eth0"
==================================================================================================================
*** grep -r 'eth[0-10]|ath[0-10]|wlan[0-10]|ra[0-10]' /etc/modprobe.*
==================================================================================================================
*** iwlist scanning
                    **Channel:1
                    Quality=40/70  Signal level=-70 dBm  
                    Encryption key:on
                    ESSID:"I# #h# #u#d#a#W# #r#s#"
                    IE: IEEE 802.11i/WPA2 Version 1
                    IE: WPA Version 1**
                    Channel:6
                    Quality=48/70  Signal level=-62 dBm  
                    Encryption key:on
                    ESSID:"W#r#l#s#"
                    IE: WPA Version 1
                    Channel:12
                    Quality=30/70  Signal level=-80 dBm  
                    Encryption key:on
                    ESSID:"N#S#n#F#l"
                    IE: WPA Version 1
==================================================================================================================
*** NWEliza states
IF:eth0  IM:1
IF:wlan0  IM:2
DI:2 dI:1 NIC:0 cNiC:2:0 NI:0 cNI:0 PNG:0 DNS:0 MTU:0 NISS:0 IP6:0 KM:0 WLW: 0 AP:1

InNewtonITrust · December 14, 2009, 1:47am

I should also mention: My device was not detecting any wireless SSID. iwconfig yeilded “no wireless interface- network is down”.

I opened up Yast package manager, glanced through the network-based packages, saw “smpppd”, and installed it. Probably because i saw Yast Network Settings say “setting up smpppd” or something. Stupid, i know, i was just messing around. But, since then, scanning for networks has yeilded results…

What is smpppd? Has it really had the influence i suspect it has? If yes, why was i not prompted to install it?

lwfinger · December 14, 2009, 2:03am

The script says that wlan0 is working. What is the problem?
>

InNewtonITrust · December 14, 2009, 12:15pm

Browser(s) yeild “Page not found”.

lwfinger · December 14, 2009, 6:23pm

On 12/14/2009 05:16 AM, InNewtonITrust wrote:
>
> Browser(s) yeild “Page not found”.

Yet the script says

> *** PING TESTS
> PING OF 195.135.220.3 OK
> PING OF WWW.SUSE.DE OK

These mean the routing and DNS are both working. Please try the
following commands:

ping -c 3 192.168.1.1
ping -c 3 195.135.220.3
ping -c 3 www.suse.de

Did all 3 of those work? If not, what is different than when you ran
the script?

InNewtonITrust · December 14, 2009, 8:31pm

All 3 work fine.

All browsers say “loading” for a while, then “server not found”.

Could it be the firewall? What’s up?

PS- Why is KnetworkManager so irritating? Doesn’t associate automatically with SSID until a new connection is created. Each time. This is secondary, though…

InNewtonITrust · December 14, 2009, 9:17pm

OK, i’m online.
BUT ONLY if i use Opera. Also, browsing is far, far slower than what i’m used to.

Kupdate Applet can’t connect, neither can i download more plasma themes directly…

Was being stupid with Network Manager, btw. Figured that out.

WHHHAT’S up?? Throughput so low, that updates etc are being timed out?