No internet connection with WUSB54Gv4 ...

saz · 2008-09-28 22:40:19

Hi guys!

I've recently installed arch on another machine, that uses a Linksys WUSB54Gv4 for wireless connection.

The device gets recognized by "ifconfig -a" and supports scanning with "iwlist wlan0 scan", however I get no internet connection!

When I try do "dhcpcd wlan0" it times out.... I've also tried with a static ip, but no internet too...

Here i leave my rc.conf, it looks to me that everything is correct... (essid, key, and gateway too...)

# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
# HARDWARE
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
#
# MOD_AUTOLOAD: Allow autoloading of modules at boot and when needed
# MOD_BLACKLIST: Prevent udev from loading these modules
# MODULES: Modules to load at boot-up. Prefix with a ! to blacklist.
#
# NOTE: Use of 'MOD_BLACKLIST' is deprecated. Please use ! in the MODULES array.
#
MOD_AUTOLOAD="yes"
#MOD_BLACKLIST=() #deprecated
MODULES=(forcedeth rt2500usb rt2x00lib rt2x00usb snd-mixer-oss snd-pcm-oss snd-seq-oss snd-seq-device snd-seq-midi-event snd-seq snd-hwdep snd-page-alloc snd-pcm snd-rawmidi snd-timer snd snd-mpu401-uart snd-opl3-lib snd-cmipci soundcore)

# Scan for LVM volume groups at startup, required if you use LVM
USELVM="no"

# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
# NETWORKING
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
#
# HOSTNAME: Hostname of machine. Should also be put in /etc/hosts
#
HOSTNAME="Thorn"

# Use 'ifconfig -a' or 'ls /sys/class/net/' to see all available interfaces.
#
# Interfaces to start at boot-up (in this order)
# Declare each interface then list in INTERFACES
#   - prefix an entry in INTERFACES with a ! to disable it
#   - no hyphens in your interface names - Bash doesn't like it
# 
# DHCP:     Set your interface to "dhcp" (eth0="dhcp")
# Wireless: See network profiles below
#
eth0="dhcp"
wlan0="dhcp"
wlan_wlan0="wlan0 essid lisandro key bae067db54edfca9d8497e2eff"
INTERFACES=(!eth0 wlan0)

# Routes to start at boot-up (in this order)
# Declare each route then list in ROUTES
#   - prefix an entry in ROUTES with a ! to disable it
#
gateway="default gw 192.168.1.1"
ROUTES=(!gateway)
 
# Enable these network profiles at boot-up.  These are only useful
# if you happen to need multiple network configurations (ie, laptop users)
#   - set to 'menu' to present a menu during boot-up (dialog package required)
#   - prefix an entry with a ! to disable it
#
# Network profiles are found in /etc/network.d
#
# This now requires the netcfg package
#
#NETWORKS=(main)

# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
# DAEMONS
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
#
# Daemons to start at boot-up (in this order)
#   - prefix a daemon with a ! to disable it
#   - prefix a daemon with a @ to start it up in the background
#
DAEMONS=(syslog-ng network netfs crond)

ninian · 2008-09-28 22:52:26

This doesn't need the rt73 driver by any chance?
The rt drivers within the kernel and Ralink's own drivers caused me nothing but trouble, but the rt73 legacy driver from the rt2x00 site works great (with WPA too). (See my post at http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php? … 9#p337559)

saz · 2008-09-29 21:47:59

Is that worth a try? because the especific drivers for my device is the rt2500usb... I just don't want to screw things up and then have to do a fresh install... -.-' But if you really think it's worth I'll give it a try... I have to download then from the rt2x00 site?

ninian · 2008-09-29 22:08:03

Did a few quick searches and from http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=588045 it looks like your best bet would be the rt2570 CVS driver from http://rt2x00.serialmonkey.com/rt2570-cvs-daily.tar.gz (I don't think the rt73 applies to you - see http://ralink.rapla.net/ and http://gentoo-wiki.com/Rt2x00).

Then, you may have to blacklist the other rt* drivers in rc.conf.

saz · 2008-09-30 20:34:19

definately not a solution, after reboot I get not a wireless device but a new ethernet device (eth1)! Well, I must admit, I had never seen that one before!

I'll have to do a fresh install, those drivers completely messed up my devices!

I'll keep trying other solutions, although I can't imagine why I won't get the internet connection...

Pls keep helping..

pyther · 2008-09-30 21:53:16

There is a good chance that the eth1 is your wireless device. Try connecting using eth1 (via wireless methods) and see what happens.

saz · 2008-10-01 13:34:30

still no internet.... I find this so strange... It finds the device, finds the wlan but doesn't connect...

cwjiof · 2008-10-02 02:42:43

Rt2500 module in the kernel supports PCI and CardBus wireless network cards with the Ralink RT2500 or RT5200 chipset. While rt2500usb module in the kernel supports USB wireless network cards with the Ralink RT2500USB chipset (RT2570, USB).

WUSB54Gv4 uses the RT2500USB chipset, so your driver is OK. However, I think you have to install a firmware package rt2x00-rt61-fw via pacman, to make the device really work. If it doesn't work, then uninstall it, and maybe you need rt2x00-rt71w-fw package. Just try.

Last edited by cwjiof (2008-10-02 02:55:58)

saz · 2008-10-05 19:37:52

cwjiof wrote:

Rt2500 module in the kernel supports PCI and CardBus wireless network cards with the Ralink RT2500 or RT5200 chipset. While rt2500usb module in the kernel supports USB wireless network cards with the Ralink RT2500USB chipset (RT2570, USB).
WUSB54Gv4 uses the RT2500USB chipset, so your driver is OK. However, I think you have to install a firmware package rt2x00-rt61-fw via pacman, to make the device really work. If it doesn't work, then uninstall it, and maybe you need rt2x00-rt71w-fw package. Just try.

I had tried all that already... I gave up, I did a fresh install and managed to get it working with ndiswrapper.... but now, although I can connect to the internet, sometimes I lose the connection and the only way to revert that is rebooting... which is really boring because sometimes I'm in the middle of things...

saz · 2008-10-06 17:48:20

well I've managed to conclude that most of the times that the connection is lost, is when I'm receiving some kind of streaming media (video/audio/downloads).

any ideas?

ralvez · 2008-10-06 18:11:32

saz,

The problem you are experiencing is due to ndiswrapper and the new kernel.
I had it too (even with the latest ndiswrapper version) and fixed it with the patch provided in this link: http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=54224
Specifically, I used this:

pacman -U  http://nrk.cc/arch/ndiswrapper-1.52-2-i686.pkg.tar.gz http://nrk.cc/arch/ndiswrapper-utils-1.52-1-i686.pkg.tar.gz

to fix the problem. It works fantastic!!

Give it a try.

R.

saz · 2008-10-07 18:48:47

ok... just installed the patch... going for a reboot... now we'll just have to wait!

saz · 2008-10-11 10:13:06

Hi guys!

I think the patch was working because in the last days the connection didn't drop again. However I think I screwed up because yesterday I updated the system (including ndiswrapper) and since then It already droped 5 times...

Should I use the same patch again? or there will be a new patch for this new version of ndiswrapper?

saz · 2008-10-11 10:16:03

Oh now I see... sorry for my stupidity.... of course I'll use the same patch... the update I did was back for the 1.53 version... I'll just downgrade it again and see what happens!

EDIT:

done... now just have to wait and see again if it will work...

also added ignorepkg to my pacman.conf, to avoid screwing things up again...

and again sorry for my newbiety...

Last edited by saz (2008-10-11 10:32:26)

ralvez · 2008-10-11 14:34:48

saz,

To avoid having to downgrade every time you do a pacman -Syu you have to edit /etc/pacman.conf and add look for the line labeled
#IgnorePkg =, then uncomment (remove the #) and after the = sign add "ndiswrapper ndiswrapper-utils" and you do not have to worry about them until the problem is finally fixed. Then you remove them and they will be upgraded to the "working" version.

In conclusion the line should read:

IgnorePkg = ndiswrapper ndiswrapper-utils

Have fun.

R

saz · 2008-10-22 14:21:39

well it was definetly that, it worked like a charm for the past weeks...

but...

updated the kernel and now module is not being found... tried uninstalling and installing with pacman but still no success... tried to complie but got error on "make" (few arguments)...

Last edited by saz (2008-10-22 15:38:44)

saz · 2008-10-22 16:15:31

well as I had no success with v1.52-2 I installed the v1.53-2, that bug was with v1.53-1, let's see if it's solved... I'll be out now, but at night I'll give some feedback...

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