Feature Request: wifi driver rt73 (Ralink device) in Gutsy runs only with the rt73-cvs-2007072709 version from CVS
Bug #134344 reported by
Carlos Menezes
This bug report is a duplicate of:
Bug #134660: Ralink rt2400 / rt2500 / rt2570 / rt61 / rt73 do not work out of the box in Gutsy/Hardy.
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Bug Description
Please, this is a Feature Request.
In my notebook there is a Ralink wlan device.
In Gutsy and Feisty, driver fails; I did it works only with rt73-cvs-2007072709 version from CVS.
It seems Network Manager applet is uncompatible with this driver. NM is compatible just with the new version of this driver, rt2x00, but it fails with my hardware.
Could you update it in Gutsy, to this version?
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Thanks in advance
Carlos Menezes
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The Original newest driver from the RaLink site works for me
(Ubuntu feisty 64-bit)
http:// www.ralinktech. com/ralink/ Home/Support/ Linux.html
There and then the newest driver
If you install it you first must run make configure (or make config) and set the path to your kernel sources (it defaults to a wrong directory)
and then just follow the manual
then if you make it and pit the etc/Wireless/ RT73STA firmware and its config file in place it should work
network manager then at least sees your card (as a wired link but it at least works)
then you can set your SSID etc in etc/Wireless/ RT73STA/ rt73sta. dat
scanning works only with iwpriv "sudo iwpriv rausb0 get_site_survey"
then set the good ssid in the config file and there you go
just click the unknown usb wired device in network manager
The CVS from rt2x00 dont work for me
so I hope ubuntu puts this driver in gutsy, with this dirver being able to compile for 32 and 64-bit
and if then its nicely integrated in the network manager then rt73 user dont have such a hassle getting this wlan card to work
I could write a Java program to front a GUi for scanning for networks and connecting to them, but that would be less nice since all other cards work with network manager. And since im not that good with C to change the driver so it works with the network manager i Hope someone from ubuntu can do it
And i know its possible cause PCLINIXOS supports this driver out of the box
(Just see this as the 2nd reply as a feature request)
Sincerely, Bram