1737:0070 Linksys WUSB100 not enabled by rt2870 driver.

Bug #350695 reported by Bradley Ridnour
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Bug Description

This bug is similar in nature to the one reported in bug #323473, except that it affects the Linksys WUSB100 wireless adapter.

The lsusb listing for this device is:

Bus 001 Device 003: ID 1737:0070 Linksys

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Paul Dufresne (paulduf) wrote :

Does this means that you have recompiled a modified version of the driver and that it works?

description: updated
Changed in linux:
status: New → Incomplete
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Bradley Ridnour (bradley-ridnour) wrote :

Yes. I now have a working driver.

I added the following line to drivers/staging/rt2870/rt2870.h:

        {USB_DEVICE(0x1737,0x0070)}, /* Linksys */

[I ended up recompiling the entire kernel using the instructions found in the community documentation (https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Kernel/Compile) to get the modified version of the driver. I don't know if there was a quicker/easier way; but, it worked.]

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Bradley Ridnour (bradley-ridnour) wrote :

By the way, I just remembered the disclaimer on the Kernel Compile Page. Thus, I wanted to mention that I performed the kernel rebuild after I filed the bug report. (And then, I only did so in order to verify that the one line fix would work.)

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Ikuya Awashiro (ikuya-fruitsbasket) wrote :

Similar situation has on my wireless adapter.
Please add as same as:
 {USB_DEVICE(0x2019,0xED14)}, /* Planex Communications, Inc. */

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Paul Dufresne (paulduf) wrote :

Hi Ikuya.
So, you did recompile the rt2870 driver and tested it with this change?

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Ikuya Awashiro (ikuya-fruitsbasket) wrote :

Yes and it works.

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Paul Dufresne (paulduf) wrote :

Confirming bug (against kernel team bug policy, since I judge it does not need it the usual info).

Changed in linux:
status: Incomplete → Confirmed
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n0yd (d-harkleroad) wrote :

Any update on this? Having to recompile my kernel for every update is becoming a pain.

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FAJALOU (fajalou) wrote :

Same thing here: the usb adapter is showing up only as "Linksys" in lsusb....
Can someone fix this please? If it was as easy as it is in bug #323473, it should be no problem to fix...... Thanks.

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FAJALOU (fajalou) wrote :

Edit: I am running the card through ndiswrapper with the rt2870 drivers and forced it with option -a and supplying the devid for the usb card.

Something that you might wanna try is not using the usb cable and holder that the actual usb adapter comes with; I think that may have caused some major problems.

I am now using the card just fine by (as I just said) using the ndiswrapper -a option and removing the usb cable.

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Dominik Tritscher (dominik-tritscher) wrote :

It's the same with WSUSB100v2, the USB-ID is missing in the driver. In that case, the ID is 1737:0078
I added the ID manually, just as in comment #2 and compiled the kernel on my own and now the adapter is working just fine.
Would be great to have these IDs added in time for karmic.

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FAJALOU (fajalou) wrote :

So has there been any movement on FIXING this error? It seems like a rather easy bug to fix by adding that one simple line to the kernel. This would be extremely nice to get fixed!!!!

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imailyouback (imailyouback-deactivatedaccount) wrote :

I am having the same problem. Adjusting the driver source and re-compiling it does not solve the problem.

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imailyouback (imailyouback-deactivatedaccount) wrote :

Sorry, pls discard this and above post, still testing. Above comment might be wrong, and it might work puttin more effort in. Sry.

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imailyouback (imailyouback-deactivatedaccount) wrote :

I do not know if it helps fixing the bug, but

echo 'install rt2870sta modprobe --ignore-install rt2870sta ; /bin/echo "1737 0078" > /sys/bus/usb/drivers/rt2870/new_id' | sudo tee /etc/modprobe.d/rt2870sta.conf

Gets the device up and running for me. With the driver that comes with 2.6.32-19-generic, no re-compilation of kernel or driver src.

Best regards,
GrandTheft

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Dustin Kirkland  (kirkland) wrote :

I can confirm that the instructions in comment #15 solved the problem for me. Prior to that, Network Manager could see wireless networks, but could not connect to any of them (open or password-protected). After making the changes suggested in Comment #15 and rebooting, I was able to establish a wireless connection.

The device or driver does seem a little flaky, having dropped the connection from time to time, so the driver is far from perfect.

But at least the above gets some wireless connectivity.

Changed in linux (Ubuntu):
assignee: nobody → Jeremy Foshee (jeremyfoshee)
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Dustin Kirkland  (kirkland) wrote :

JFo,

Sending this bug your way... By way of a friend, I have confirmed this bug, and at least the solution purported in Comment #15, on an Ubuntu 10.10 system. Any chance we could get this fixed(ish) in Natty?

Dustin

tags: added: kernel-key
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Jeremy Foshee (jeremyfoshee) wrote :

dropped myself as the assignee as this is now on my hotlist.

~JFo

Changed in linux (Ubuntu):
assignee: Jeremy Foshee (jeremyfoshee) → nobody
Changed in linux (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Medium
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Joseph Salisbury (jsalisbury) wrote :

There have not been any comments in this bug in a while. Can folks affected by this bug report if it still exists?

tags: removed: kernel-key
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penalvch (penalvch) wrote :

Bradley Ridnour, this bug was reported a while ago and there hasn't been any activity in it recently. We were wondering if this is still an issue? Can you try with the latest development release of Ubuntu? ISO CD images are available from http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/ .

If it remains an issue, could you run the following command in the development release from a Terminal (Applications->Accessories->Terminal). It will automatically gather and attach updated debug information to this report.

apport-collect -p linux <replace-with-bug-number>

Also, if you could test the latest upstream kernel available that would be great. It will allow additional upstream developers to examine the issue. Refer to https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelMainlineBuilds . Please do not test the kernel in the daily folder, but the one all the way at the bottom. Once you've tested the upstream kernel, please remove the 'needs-upstream-testing' tag. This can be done by clicking on the yellow pencil icon next to the tag located at the bottom of the bug description and deleting the 'needs-upstream-testing' text. As well, please comment on which kernel version specifically you tested.

If this bug is fixed in the mainline kernel, please add the following tag 'kernel-fixed-upstream'.

If the mainline kernel does not fix this bug, please add the tag: 'kernel-bug-exists-upstream'.

If you are unable to test the mainline kernel, for example it will not boot, please add the tag: 'kernel-unable-to-test-upstream', and comment as to why specifically you were unable to test it.

Please let us know your results. Thanks in advance.

summary: - Linksys WUSB100 not enabled by rt2870 driver.
+ 1737:0070 Linksys WUSB100 not enabled by rt2870 driver.
tags: added: needs-upstream-testing
Changed in linux (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Incomplete
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

[Expired for linux (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]

Changed in linux (Ubuntu):
status: Incomplete → Expired
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