wireless usb adapter freezing computer WUSB54GCv3

Let me start by saying that with the previous kernel 2.6.31.5 when I opened network configuration, it didnt even recognize my card when i’d go to modules. After I updated to 2.6.31.8 it didnt recognize it until I installed the ralink-firmware 1.1.3.5. After that I could configure it using rt2870sta setting in modules. But once I restarted it would freeze after a few seconds after I could see the desktop on startup. I reconfigured the card to be ‘manually’ powered, but now it just freezes when I click on the access point I want to connect to. When it freezes the caps lock and scroll lock start blinking and the only way to turn off is holding the power

On 02/01/2010 09:36 AM, AFI420 wrote:
>
> Let me start by saying that with the previous kernel 2.6.31.5 when I
> opened network configuration, it didnt even recognize my card when i’d
> go to modules. After I updated to 2.6.31.8 it didnt recognize it until I
> installed the ralink-firmware 1.1.3.5. After that I could configure it
> using rt2870sta setting in modules. But once I restarted it would freeze
> after a few seconds after I could see the desktop on startup. I
> reconfigured the card to be ‘manually’ powered, but now it just freezes
> when I click on the access point I want to connect to. When it freezes
> the caps lock and scroll lock start blinking and the only way to turn
> off is holding the power

2.6.31.8 has a known bug that causes this problem with rt2860 and rt2870
devices. These devices are reported to work with 2.6.31.5. Downgrade your kernel.

when I downgrade my kernel I dont have an option in the modules section, like it doesnt recognize it. with the new kernel I actually can see that my wireless card is scanning. I got this card working on ubuntu back in november, but have since moved to opensuse for a class im taking. Ive read a bunch about blacklisting and installing the drivers, but I cant seem to get it working on suse due to the fact that I cant seem to gather the instructions in an organized fashion.

On 02/01/2010 11:26 AM, AFI420 wrote:
>
> when I downgrade my kernel I dont have an option in the modules section,
> like it doesnt recognize it. with the new kernel I actually can see that
> my wireless card is scanning. I got this card working on ubuntu back in
> november, but have since moved to opensuse for a class im taking. Ive
> read a bunch about blacklisting and installing the drivers, but I cant
> seem to get it working on suse due to the fact that I cant seem to
> gather the instructions in an organized fashion.

The rt2870 driver in the 2.6.31.5 kernel should work. You should not have to
blacklist or install anything.

hmm. so should a reinstall work? Im installing over http using my wired connection, will this affect anything? should I have the dongle plugged in the whole time?

On 02/01/2010 11:56 AM, AFI420 wrote:
>
> hmm. so should a reinstall work? Im installing over http using my wired
> connection, will this affect anything? should I have the dongle plugged
> in the whole time?

You should have all the hardware plugged in when you do the install, but a
reinstall should not be necessary.

Please post the output of ‘hwinfo --wlan’ and ‘lsmod’, or go to

http://www.linux-tips-and-tricks.de/index.php/Download-document/44-collectNWData.sh.html

and download the collectNWData.sh script and post its output.


collectNWData.sh V0.6.2.0 (Rev: 1.193, Build: 2010/01/20 21:22:30 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
!!! CND0120E: Network card wlan0 has no IP address
!!! CND0380E: No WLANs detected on interface wlan0. Hardware and/or driver not configured properly
!!! CND0240E: knetworkmanager for network configuration enabled but a YAST network card configuration for wlan0 exist
--- Go to http://www.linux-tips-and-tricks.de/CND#English to get more detailed instructions about the error/warning messages and how to fix the problems on your own
--- Place the contents of file collectNWData.txt in the net (see http://www.linux-tips-and-tricks.de/CND_UPL#English for links) and then paste the nopaste link on your favorite Linux forum.
==================================================================================================================
==================================================================================================================
*** uname -a
Linux LogansLinux 2.6.31.5-0.1-default #1 SMP 2009-10-26 15:49:03 +0100 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux
==================================================================================================================
*** cat /etc/*-_]release || cat /etc/*-_]version
/etc/SuSE-release
openSUSE 11.2 (i586)
VERSION = 11.2
==================================================================================================================
*** cat /etc/resolv | grep -i "nameserver"
==================================================================================================================
*** cat /etc/hosts
127.0.0.1       localhost
127.0.0.2       LogansLinux.site LogansLinux
==================================================================================================================
*** route
Kernel IP routing table
Destination     Gateway         Genmask         Flags Metric Ref    Use Iface
127.0.0.0       0.0.0.0         255.0.0.0       U     0      0        0 lo
==================================================================================================================
*** 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)
lo        Link encap:Local Loopback  
          inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
          UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:16436  Metric:1
          RX packets:10 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:10 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 
          RX bytes:500 (500.0 b)  TX bytes:500 (500.0 b)
wlan0     Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr ##:##:##:##:##:#2  
          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)
wmaster0  Link encap:UNSPEC  HWaddr 00-23-69-09-24-71-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00  
          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
connect: Network is unreachable
Ping of 195.135.220.3 failed
ping: unknown host www.suse.de
Ping of www.suse.de failed
==================================================================================================================
*** dhcpcd-test
wlan0: No DHCP server detected
==================================================================================================================
*** lspci
01:08.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Intel Corporation 82562EZ 10/100 Ethernet Controller [8086:1050] (rev 02)
==================================================================================================================
*** lsusb
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 005: ID 1737:0077 Linksys 
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 046d:c041 Logitech, Inc. G5 Laser Mouse
Bus 003 Device 003: ID 045e:001c Microsoft Corp. Internet Keyboard Pro
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 004 Device 002: ID 043d:007a Lexmark International, Inc. Generic Hub
Bus 004 Device 003: ID 413c:5105 Dell Computer Corp. AIO Printer A920
Bus 004 Device 004: ID 413c:5106 Dell Computer Corp. 
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
==================================================================================================================
*** hwinfo (filtered)
25: PCI 108.0: 0200 Ethernet controller
  Model: "Intel 82562EZ 10/100 Ethernet Controller"
  Vendor: pci 0x8086 "Intel Corporation"
  Device: pci 0x1050 "82562EZ 10/100 Ethernet Controller"
  SubVendor: pci 0x1028 "Dell"
  SubDevice: pci 0x0174 
  Driver: "e100"
  Driver Modules: "e100"
  Device File: eth0
  Link detected: no
    Driver Status: e100 is active
    Driver Activation Cmd: "modprobe e100"
43: USB 00.0: 0282 WLAN controller
  Model: "Ralink 802.11 g WLAN"
  Vendor: usb 0x1737 "Ralink"
  Device: usb 0x0077 "802.11 g WLAN"
  Driver: "rt2800usb"
  Driver Modules: "rt2800usb"
  Device File: wlan0
  Link detected: yes
    Driver Status: rt2800usb is active
    Driver Activation Cmd: "modprobe rt2800usb"
==================================================================================================================
*** lsmod # (filtered)
| ac97_bus        | aead            | af_packet       | ahci            | arc4             |
| ata_piix        | cfg80211        | crc16           | crc_ccitt       | dcdbas           |
| drm             | e100            | ecb             | edd             | ehci_hcd         |
| floppy          | fuse            | hid             | hwmon           | i2c_algo_bit     |
| i2c_core        | i2c_i801        | i915            | input_polldev   | intel_agp        |
| iTCO_vendor_support| iTCO_wdt        | jbd2            | led_class       | libata           |
| mac80211        | microcode       | output          | pci_hotplug     | pcompress        |
| piix            | ppdev           | rfkill          | rt2800usb       | rt2x00lib        |
| rt2x00usb       | sg              | shpchp          | snd_ac97_codec  | snd_intel8x0     |
| snd_seq_device  | sr_mod          | thermal         | thermal_sys     | uhci_hcd         |
| usblp           | video           |
==================================================================================================================
*** cat /etc/sysconfig/network/ifcfg-wlan0 | egrep -v ".*=''"
BOOTPROTO='dhcp'
NAME='802.11 g WLAN'
STARTMODE='hotplug'
USERCONTROL='yes'
WIRELESS_AUTH_MODE='psk'
WIRELESS_BITRATE='auto'
WIRELESS_DEFAULT_KEY='0'
WIRELESS_ESSID='l#n#s#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 802.11bgn  ESSID:""  
          Mode:Managed  Frequency:2.412 GHz  Access Point: Not-Associated   
          Tx-Power=8 dBm   
          Retry  long limit:7   RTS thr:off   Fragment thr:off
          Encryption key:off
          Power Management:on
          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
==================================================================================================================
*** Actual date for bias of following greps
15:53:48 2010-02-01
==================================================================================================================
*** grep -i radio /var/log/messages* | tail -n 5
Jan 29 17:23:43 LogansLinux kernel:   239.513878] Registered led device: rt2800usb-phy0::radio
Jan 29 17:26:02 LogansLinux kernel:   378.834800] Registered led device: rt2800usb-phy1::radio
Jan 29 21:12:38 LogansLinux kernel:   848.080315] Registered led device: rt2800usb-phy0::radio
Jan 29 21:17:10 LogansLinux kernel:  1120.282607] Registered led device: rt2800usb-phy1::radio
Jan 29 22:03:18 LogansLinux kernel:   288.030336] Registered led device: rt2800usb-phy0::radio
==================================================================================================================
*** dmesg | grep -i radio | tail -n 5
   11.729258] Registered led device: rt2800usb-phy0::radio
==================================================================================================================
*** tail -n 300 /var/log/messages* | /usr/bin/grep -i firmware | tail -n 5
Feb  1 15:48:33 LogansLinux kernel:    21.304655] platform microcode: firmware: requesting intel-ucode/0f-02-09
Feb  1 15:48:33 LogansLinux firmware.sh[1357]: Cannot find  firmware file 'intel-ucode/0f-02-09'
Feb  1 15:50:35 LogansLinux kernel:   143.238664] rt2800usb 1-6:1.0: firmware: requesting rt2870.bin
==================================================================================================================
*** ls /lib/firmware/*
| 2.6.31.5-0.1-default    | 3com                    | 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                | LICENCE.agere            |
| LICENCE.atheros_firmware| LICENCE.i2400m          | LICENCE.iwlwifi_firmware| LICENCE.libertas         |
| LICENCE.mwl8k           | LICENCE.qla2xxx         | LICENCE.ralink-firmware.txt| LICENCE.xc5000           |
| LICENSE.ralink-firmware.txt| 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                  | usbduxfast_firmware.bin  |
| usbdux_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:YES
==================================================================================================================
*** egrep -i "persistent|networkmanager" /etc/sysconfig/network/config | grep -v "^#|^$"
NETWORKMANAGER="yes"
==================================================================================================================
*** grep 'eth|ath|wlan|ra' /etc/udev/rules.d/*net_persistent* /etc/udev/rules.d/*persistent-net*
/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
No WLANs found
==================================================================================================================
*** NWElizaStates
IF:eth0 IM:1 IF:wlan0 IM:2 DI:2 AP:0 dI:0 NIC:1 cNiC:2:1 NI:2 cNI:2 NIW:wlan0-1 NDIS:0 NIWL:0 CM:0 IP6:0 KM:1 WLW:0 RTDT:SuSE 


collectNWData.sh V0.6.2.0 (Rev: 1.193, Build: 2010/01/20 21:22:30 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
!!! CND0120E: Network card wlan0 has no IP address
!!! CND0380E: No WLANs detected on interface wlan0. Hardware and/or driver not configured properly
!!! CND0230W: IPV6 enabled
!!! CND0240E: knetworkmanager for network configuration enabled but a YAST network card configuration for wlan0,eth0 exist
!!! CND0360E: Wireless connection tested with an existing wired connection on interface eth0. Unplug the cable and execute the script again
--- Go to http://www.linux-tips-and-tricks.de/CND#English to get more detailed instructions about the error/warning messages and how to fix the problems on your own
--- Place the contents of file collectNWData.txt in the net (see http://www.linux-tips-and-tricks.de/CND_UPL#English for links) and then paste the nopaste link on your favorite Linux forum.
==================================================================================================================
==================================================================================================================
*** uname -a
Linux linux-7gse 2.6.31.5-0.1-default #1 SMP 2009-10-26 15:49:03 +0100 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux
==================================================================================================================
*** cat /etc/*-_]release || cat /etc/*-_]version
/etc/SuSE-release
openSUSE 11.2 (i586)
VERSION = 11.2
==================================================================================================================
*** cat /etc/resolv | grep -i "nameserver"
nameserver %%%.%%.%%%.%%1
nameserver %.%.%.2
==================================================================================================================
*** cat /etc/hosts
127.0.0.1       localhost
127.0.0.2       linux-7gse.site linux-7gse
==================================================================================================================
*** 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     1      0        0 eth0
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 eth0
==================================================================================================================
*** ifconfig
eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr ##:##:##:##:##:#1  
          inet addr:192.168.1.102  Bcast:192.168.1.255  Mask:255.255.255.0
          inet6 addr: fe80::20c:f1ff:fee5:fe82/64 Scope:Link
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:30 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:64 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 
          RX bytes:2968 (2.8 Kb)  TX bytes:11996 (11.7 Kb)
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:18 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:18 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 
          RX bytes:1060 (1.0 Kb)  TX bytes:1060 (1.0 Kb)
wlan0     Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr ##:##:##:##:##:#2  
          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)
wmaster0  Link encap:UNSPEC  HWaddr 00-23-69-09-24-71-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00  
          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: No DHCP server detected
==================================================================================================================
*** lspci
01:08.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Intel Corporation 82562EZ 10/100 Ethernet Controller [8086:1050] (rev 02)
==================================================================================================================
*** lsusb
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 005: ID 1737:0077 Linksys 
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 046d:c041 Logitech, Inc. G5 Laser Mouse
Bus 003 Device 003: ID 045e:001c Microsoft Corp. Internet Keyboard Pro
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 004 Device 002: ID 043d:007a Lexmark International, Inc. Generic Hub
Bus 004 Device 003: ID 413c:5105 Dell Computer Corp. AIO Printer A920
Bus 004 Device 004: ID 413c:5106 Dell Computer Corp. 
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
==================================================================================================================
*** hwinfo (filtered)
25: PCI 108.0: 0200 Ethernet controller
  Model: "Intel 82562EZ 10/100 Ethernet Controller"
  Vendor: pci 0x8086 "Intel Corporation"
  Device: pci 0x1050 "82562EZ 10/100 Ethernet Controller"
  SubVendor: pci 0x1028 "Dell"
  SubDevice: pci 0x0174 
  Driver: "e100"
  Driver Modules: "e100"
  Device File: eth0
  Link detected: yes
    Driver Status: e100 is active
    Driver Activation Cmd: "modprobe e100"
43: USB 00.0: 0282 WLAN controller
  Model: "Ralink 802.11 g WLAN"
  Vendor: usb 0x1737 "Ralink"
  Device: usb 0x0077 "802.11 g WLAN"
  Driver: "rt2800usb"
  Driver Modules: "rt2800usb"
  Device File: wlan0
  Link detected: yes
    Driver Status: rt2800usb is active
    Driver Activation Cmd: "modprobe rt2800usb"
==================================================================================================================
*** lsmod # (filtered)
| ac97_bus        | aead            | af_packet       | ahci            | arc4             |
| ata_piix        | cfg80211        | crc16           | crc_ccitt       | dcdbas           |
| drm             | e100            | ecb             | edd             | ehci_hcd         |
| floppy          | fscache         | fuse            | hid             | hwmon            |
| i2c_algo_bit    | i2c_core        | i2c_i801        | i915            | input_polldev    |
| intel_agp       | ip6t_LOG        | ip6t_REJECT     | iptable_raw     | iTCO_vendor_support |
| iTCO_wdt        | jbd2            | led_class       | libata          | mac80211         |
| microcode       | nf_conntrack_ipv4| nf_conntrack_netbios_ns| output          | pci_hotplug      |
| pcompress       | piix            | ppdev           | rfkill          | rt2800usb        |
| rt2x00lib       | rt2x00usb       | sg              | shpchp          | snd_ac97_codec   |
| snd_intel8x0    | snd_seq_device  | sr_mod          | thermal         | thermal_sys      |
| uhci_hcd        | usblp           | video           | xt_limit        | xt_NOTRACK       |
| xt_pkttype      | xt_state        | xt_tcpudp       |
==================================================================================================================
*** cat /etc/sysconfig/network/ifcfg-eth0 /etc/sysconfig/network/ifcfg-wlan0 | egrep -v ".*=''"
BOOTPROTO='dhcp4'
LLADDR='##:##:##:##:##:#1'
STARTMODE='auto'
NAME='82562EZ 10/100 Ethernet Controller'
BOOTPROTO='dhcp4'
NAME='802.11 g WLAN'
STARTMODE='hotplug'
USERCONTROL='no'
WIRELESS_AUTH_MODE='psk'
WIRELESS_BITRATE='auto'
WIRELESS_DEFAULT_KEY='0'
WIRELESS_ESSID='l#n#s#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 802.11bgn  ESSID:""  
          Mode:Managed  Frequency:2.412 GHz  Access Point: Not-Associated   
          Tx-Power=8 dBm   
          Retry  long limit:7   RTS thr:off   Fragment thr:off
          Encryption key:off
          Power Management:on
          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
==================================================================================================================
*** Actual date for bias of following greps
22:25:33 2010-02-01
==================================================================================================================
*** grep -i radio /var/log/messages* | tail -n 5
==================================================================================================================
*** dmesg | grep -i radio | tail -n 5
   11.716426] Registered led device: rt2800usb-phy0::radio
==================================================================================================================
*** tail -n 300 /var/log/messages* | /usr/bin/grep -i firmware | tail -n 5
Feb  1 22:19:32 linux-7gse kernel:    21.265331] platform microcode: firmware: requesting intel-ucode/0f-02-09
Feb  1 22:19:32 linux-7gse firmware.sh[1212]: Cannot find  firmware file 'intel-ucode/0f-02-09'
Feb  1 22:19:55 linux-7gse kernel:    44.847604] rt2800usb 1-6:1.0: firmware: requesting rt2870.bin
==================================================================================================================
*** ls /lib/firmware/*
| 2.6.31.5-0.1-default    | 3com                    | 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                | LICENCE.agere            |
| LICENCE.atheros_firmware| LICENCE.i2400m          | LICENCE.iwlwifi_firmware| LICENCE.libertas         |
| LICENCE.mwl8k           | LICENCE.qla2xxx         | LICENCE.ralink-firmware.txt| LICENCE.xc5000           |
| 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                  | usbduxfast_firmware.bin | usbdux_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                   |
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*** ndiswrapper -l
No ndiswrapper module loaded
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*** Active processes
wpa_supplicant:YES knetworkmanager:NO nm-applet:YES
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*** egrep -i "persistent|networkmanager" /etc/sysconfig/network/config | grep -v "^#|^$"
NETWORKMANAGER="yes"
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*** grep 'eth|ath|wlan|ra' /etc/udev/rules.d/*net_persistent* /etc/udev/rules.d/*persistent-net*
/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"
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*** grep -r 'eth[0-10]|ath[0-10]|wlan[0-10]|ra[0-10]' /etc/modprobe.*
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*** iwlist scanning
No WLANs found
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*** NWElizaStates
IF:eth0 IM:1 IF:wlan0 IM:2 DI:2 AP:0 dI:0 NIC:1 cNiC:2:1 NI:2 cNI:2 NIW:wlan0-1 NDIS:0 NIWL:0 CM:0 IP6:1 KM:1 WLW:eth0 1 RTDT:SuSE 

I don’t see any reason for you to not see a scan.

Perhaps you should go to

http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/Kernel:/HEAD/openSUSE_Factory/i586/

and download

kernel-default-2.6.33-rc6.6.1.i586.rpm

Install this with

sudo rpm -iv kernel-default-2.6.33-rc6.6.1.i586.rpm

This way you will have both the 2.6.31 and the 2.6.33 kernels available.

why is it trying to use rt2800 when it should be rt2870 or rt3070?

http://forums.opensuse.org/network-internet/wireless/425528-linksys-wireless-adapter-not-working-11-2-a.html

On 02/02/2010 08:46 AM, AFI420 wrote:
>
> why is it trying to use rt2800 when it should be rt2870 or rt3070?

Good catch. It should be rt2860. Those USB IDs (1737:0077) are listed for both
the rt2800usb and rt2860 drivers. Does your device work if you do the following?

sudo /sbin/modprobe -rv rt2800usb
sudo /sbin/modprobe -v rt2860

If that allows it to work, then you will need to blacklist rt2800usb by adding
the line

blacklist rt2800usb

to the bottom of /etc/modprobe.d/50-blacklist.conf

now im looking at 2860? the last time i got it working on ubuntu i used the 3070 drivers. Windows uses 2870. when I blacklist rt2800 it doesnt give me another option to use when selecting the module.

THANKS SOO MUCH!

once I added the other kernel i restarted and was given the option of rt2870sta or rt2800usb under modules. i selected rt2870sta saved and am now writing this using my wireless connection. Are there any updates that I should avoid?

On 02/03/2010 08:56 AM, AFI420 wrote:
>
> THANKS SOO MUCH!
>
> once I added the other kernel i restarted and was given the option of
> rt2870sta or rt2800usb under modules. i selected rt2870sta saved and am
> now writing this using my wireless connection. Are there any updates
> that I should avoid?

The problem with 2.6.31.8 was introduced by Novell, and was not in the mainline
kernels. I am having zero problems with the 2.6.33-rc6 kernel, and I would
expect none for you. In addition, any kernel updates in openSUSE 11.2 will be
for 2.6.31. The change to 2.6.33 will occur with 11.3.

so I should only log into the new kernel? can I get rid of the old?

On 02/03/2010 11:16 AM, AFI420 wrote:
>
> so I should only log into the new kernel? can I get rid of the old?

I would keep the old one around, but modify GRUB to boot the new one by default.
I almost never boot the openSUSE kernel version as I do testing of not yet
released kernels, but I keep theirs around just in case.

Note: You boot a kernel, not log into it. You log into a desktop.

ya I know, just meant that at grub I now have 2 opensuses, 2 failsafe opensuse, and 2 for my windows partitions. Ill clear it up later. thanks

BTW: what changed in the kernel that makes my card work?

On 02/03/2010 12:16 PM, AFI420 wrote:
>
> ya I know, just meant that at grub I now have 2 opensuses, 2 failsafe
> opensuse, and 2 for my windows partitions. Ill clear it up later. thanks
>
> BTW: what changed in the kernel that makes my card work?

Progress. Between 2.6.31 and 2.6 33 have been a lot of changes. As I do not
follow the rt28X0 drivers, I could not point to any specific change; however,
when a vendor driver is placed in staging, there are usually a lot of changes
that follow.

been getting this error when using YAST

y2base: /usr/include/boost/smart_ptr/intrusive_ptr.hpp:149: T* boost::intrusive_ptr<T>::operator->() const [with T = const zypp::target::rpm::RpmHeader]: Assertion `px != 0’ failed.
YaST got signal 6 at YCP file PackagesUI.ycp:280
/sbin/yast2: line 454: 4421 Aborted $ybindir/y2base $module “$@” “$SELECTED_GUI” $Y2_GEOMETRY $Y2UI_ARGS

On 02/03/2010 07:16 PM, AFI420 wrote:
>
> been getting this error when using YAST
>
> y2base: /usr/include/boost/smart_ptr/intrusive_ptr.hpp:149: T*
> boost::intrusive_ptr<T>::operator->() const [with T = const
> zypp::target::rpm::RpmHeader]: Assertion `px != 0’ failed.
> YaST got signal 6 at YCP file PackagesUI.ycp:280
> /sbin/yast2: line 454: 4421 Aborted $ybindir/y2base
> $module “$@” “$SELECTED_GUI” $Y2_GEOMETRY $Y2UI_ARGS

It is not a wireless problem.