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• Started 11 years ago by michaelbischof
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   michaelbischof
   

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   Hi,
   I use an USB-WLAN-device. But it does not connect.

   The hardware autodetection tool recognizes for it 2 drivers:
   rt2870sta
   rt2800usb
   With lsusb I get:
   Bus 001 Device 004: ID 148f:3070
   Wireless tools and firmware is installed.

   root@slitaz:/home/tux# lsmod | grep rt
   rt2870sta 316830 0
   rt2800usb 7855 0
   rt2800lib 24574 1 rt2800usb
   rt2x00usb 5720 1 rt2800usb
   rt2x00lib 20851 3 rt2800usb,rt2800lib,rt2x00usb
   mac80211 145388 3 rt2800lib,rt2x00usb,rt2x00lib
   cfg80211 99896 2 rt2x00lib,mac80211
   parport_pc 16061 0
   parport 20983 1 parport_pc
   agpgart 18221 2 intel_agp,intel_gtt

   With tazpanel it scans, but it does not connect then.

   Posted 11 years ago #
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   mojo
   

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   rt2800usb is loaded and conflicts with rt2870sta on Slitaz-4.0 2.6.37 kernel
   Stop networking:
   # /etc/init.d/network.sh stop
   Unload both wireless modules:
   # modprobe -r rt2800usb
   # modprobe -r rt2870sta
   Load the correct module:
   # modprobe rt2870sta
   Start networking:
   # /etc/init.d/network.sh start

   Posted 11 years ago #
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   michaelbischof
   

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   Thanks a lot, Mojo, for such a damned quick response. But it doesn't work:
   root@slitaz:/home/tux# lsmod | grep rt
   rt2870sta 316830 0
   parport_pc 16061 0
   parport 20983 1 parport_pc
   agpgart 18221 2 intel_agp,intel_gtt

   root@slitaz:/home/tux# /etc/init.d/network.sh start
   Configuring wlan0... [ OK ]
   Starting udhcpc client on: wlan0...
   udhcpc (v1.18.4) started
   ifconfig: SIOCSIFFLAGS: Operation not permitted
   Sending discover...
   udhcpc: sendto: Network is down
   Read error: Network is down, reopening socket
   Sending discover...
   udhcpc: sendto: Network is down
   Read error: Network is down, reopening socket
   Sending discover...
   udhcpc: sendto: Network is down
   Read error: Network is down, reopening socket
   No lease, forking to background

   Posted 11 years ago #
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   mojo
   

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   Post output:
   ls /sys/class/net
cat /etc/network.conf
uname -a
   Verify firmware is good with repack:
   tazpkg repack firmware-rt2x00

   Posted 11 years ago #
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   michaelbischof
   

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   root@slitaz:/home/tux/Desktop# ls /sys/class/net
   dummy0 eth0 lo wlan0

   I do not want to repeat myself - lightning speed! ;-)

   root@slitaz:/home/tux/Desktop# cat /etc/network.conf
   # /etc/network.conf: SliTaz system wide networking configuration.
   # Config file used by: /etc/init.d/network.sh
   #

   # Set default interface.
   INTERFACE="eth0"

   # Dynamic IP address.
   # Enable/disable DHCP client at boot time.
   DHCP="yes"

   # Static IP address.
   # Enable/disable static IP at boot time.
   STATIC="no"

   # Set IP address and netmask for a static IP.
   IP="192.168.0.6"
   NETMASK="255.255.255.0"

   # Set route gateway for a static IP.
   GATEWAY="192.168.0.1"

   # Set DNS server for a static IP.
   DNS_SERVER="192.168.0.1"

   # Wifi connection.
   # Enable/disable wireless connection at boot time.
   WIFI="yes"

   # Wifi interface (iwconfig) and ESSID.
   WIFI_INTERFACE="wlan0"
   WIFI_ESSID="WLANMB"
   WIFI_MODE="managed"
   WIFI_KEY="key - of WLANMB"
   WIFI_KEY_TYPE="on"
   WPA_DRIVER=""
   WIFI_CHANNEL=""
   WIFI_IWCONFIG_ARGS=""
   root@slitaz:/home/tux/Desktop# uname -a
   Linux slitaz 2.6.37-slitaz #2 SMP Wed Mar 7 10:36:39 CET 2012 i686 GNU/Linux

   root@slitaz:/home/tux/Desktop# tazpkg repack firmware-rt2x00

   Repacking : firmware-rt2x00-20120227.tazpkg
   ================================================================================
   Can't repack, firmware-rt2x00 files have been modified by:
   rt61-firmware
   rt73-firmware
   rt2870usb-firmware

   May be the last detail shows the problem?

   Posted 11 years ago #
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   mojo
   

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   Edit and save:
   # leafpad /etc/network.conf
   INTERFACE=wlan0
   WIFI_KEY_TYPE="any"

   Your install of firmware-rt2x00 is broken.
   # tazpkg remove firmware-rt2x00
   # tazpkg -gi firmware-rt2x00

   Make sure you download/install a fresh copy of firmware-rt2x00 verify it can be repacked.
   root@slitaz:/home/tux# tazpkg repack firmware-rt2x00

   Repacking : firmware-rt2x00-20120227.tazpkg
   ================================================================================
   Package firmware-rt2x00 repacked successfully.
   Size : 16.0K firmware-rt2x00-20120227.tazpkg

   # /etc/init.d/network.sh stop
   # modprobe -r rt2870sta
   # modprobe rt2870sta
   # /etc/init.d/network.sh start

   Posted 11 years ago #
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   michaelbischof
   

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   HI mojo,

   it worked straight as you prescribed, but finally it did not connect:

   wlan0 Ralink STA ESSID:"" Nickname:"RT2870STA"
   Mode:Auto Frequency=2.412 GHz Access Point: Not-Associated
   Bit Rate:1 Mb/s
   RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
   Encryption key:off
   Link Quality=10/100 Signal level:0 dBm Noise level:-105 dBm
   Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
   Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0

   Of course after having started the thread one wants to bring it to a successful end. This usb-Wlan-stick works straight under win XP, it is not defect therefore. For an old Linuxer this is humiliating, though. ;-)

   Posted 11 years ago #
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   mojo
   

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   Post output:
   iwlist wlan0 scan

   Posted 11 years ago #
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   michaelbischof
   

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   root@slitaz:/home/tux/Desktop/grub2.from.ClI# iwlist wlan0 scan
   wlan0 Scan completed :

   Cell 02 - Address: 00:1A:4F:99:DD:79
   Protocol:802.11b/g
   ESSID:"WLANMB"
   Mode:Managed
   Channel:11
   Quality:100/100 Signal level:-50 dBm Noise level:-105 dBm
   Encryption key:on
   Bit Rates:22 Mb/s

   The other cells are different WLAN-networks. This here is mine.
   In addition I saw:
   root@slitaz:/home/tux/Desktop/grub2.from.ClI# /etc/init.d/network.sh start
   Configuring wlan0... [ OK ]
   Starting wpa_supplicant for any key type...
   Starting udhcpc client on: wlan0...
   Selected interface 'wlan0'
   root@slitaz:/home/tux/Desktop/grub2.from.ClI# ifconfig

   wlan0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 78:44:76:7D:6F:B8
   UP BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
   RX packets:722 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
   TX packets:682 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
   collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
   RX bytes:153421 (149.8 KiB) TX bytes:48928 (47.7 KiB)

   Posted 11 years ago #
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    mojo
    

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    The wireless adapters radio is working but it's not associating.
    iwlist wlan0 scan should have IE: info transmitted from each wifi router at the bottom which is missing.
    For example:
    IE: WPA Version 1
    Group Cipher : TKIP
    Pairwise Ciphers (2) : CCMP TKIP
    Authentication Suites (1) : PSK

    IE: IEEE 802.11i/WPA2 Version 1
    Group Cipher : CCMP
    Pairwise Ciphers (1) : CCMP
    Authentication Suites (1) : PSK

    The builtin wifi (broadcom)on my Dell laptop will associate but stalls on getting an i.p. address from my newest wifi router when running WinXP or Windows 7
    If I boot the laptop with Slitaz-4.0 or cooking it associates and gets i.p. address within 5 seconds.

    Posted 11 years ago #
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    michaelbischof
    

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    Ok, thanks again. This means that this usb-Wlan-card then will not work here, yes? I have a Netgear WG511 pcmcia card here and have to try this. A pity because this usb-card has a high sensitivity. Any issuses known for this netgear thing?

    As it works with winXP: shall I try it using ndiswrapper or something like this?

    Regards,

    Michael

    Posted 11 years ago #
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    michaelbischof
    

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    Ok, I now tried it with slitaz 3.2-slitaz rolling.
    Here everything is fine - but the module rt2870 from /lib/firmware cannot be inserted. ,,Wrong formate"...

    root@slitaz:/lib/firmware# insmod rt2870sta
    insmod: ERROR: could not insert module rt2870sta: Invalid module format

    Posted 11 years ago #
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    mojo
    

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    rt2870sta found in Linux kernels: 2.6.29–2.6.31
    slitaz 3.2-slitaz rolling 148f:3070 ralink chipset: rt2800usb
    modprobe rt2800usb

    Posted 11 years ago #
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    michaelbischof
    

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    Thanks again, mojo!

    root@slitaz:~# iwlist wlan0 scanning
    wlan0 Scan completed :
    Cell 01 - Address: 00:1A:4F:99:DD:79
    Channel:11
    Frequency:2.462 GHz (Channel 11)
    Quality=60/70 Signal level=-50 dBm
    Encryption key:on
    ESSID:"WLANMB"
    Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 22 Mb/s
    Bit Rates:6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s
    36 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
    Mode:Master
    Extra:tsf=0000143aacf18ceb
    Extra: Last beacon: 778ms ago
    IE: Unknown: 0006574C414E4D42
    IE: Unknown: 010582848B962C
    IE: Unknown: 03010B
    IE: Unknown: 2A0107
    IE: Unknown: 32080C1218243048606C
    IE: Unknown: DD0A0800280101000200FF0F

    And as you may see here the module is installed and seems to work:

    root@slitaz:~# lsmod | grep rt
    rt2800usb 10549 0
    rt2x00usb 6148 1 rt2800usb
    rt2800lib 31732 1 rt2800usb
    rt2x00lib 24616 3 rt2800usb,rt2x00usb,rt2800lib
    mac80211 162879 3 rt2x00usb,rt2800lib,rt2x00lib
    cfg80211 117056 2 rt2x00lib,mac80211
    agpgart 17720 2 intel_agp,intel_gtt
    parport_pc 14653 0
    parport 21411 2 ppdev,parport_pc

    So again the problem that it is not associated.
    Therefore my question again: shall I try ndiswrapper?
    (On Debian Squeeze the same problem occurs with this USB-WLAN-Stick; however it works with the Netgear WG511/v2 pcmcia-card).

    Regards,

    Michael

    Posted 11 years ago #
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    mojo
    

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    Hi Michael !
    Ndiswrapper works for me with an old ACX111 chipset pci wireless card on SliTaz-4.0
    I have not tested ndiswrapper on cooking yet.
    Maybe ndiswrapper will work for you?

    Posted 11 years ago #

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