Linksys WUSB54GC Problem

cesura · 2010-04-29 02:21:42

I have bought the linksys WUSB54GC usb wireless adapter. I attempted to use the following pages for help:
http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/RT73_Wireless
http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Usi … eta_driver
Both of them appear to not do it.

This is what I get after dhcpcd wlan0:

dhcpcd: wlan0: up_interface: No such file or directory
dhcpcd: wlan0: waiting for carrier
dhcpcd: timed out

What should I do?

cesura · 2010-04-29 02:50:04

Ok, I added the following to /etc/rc.conf in MODULES:

!rt2800pci !rt2x00pci !rt2800usb !rt2x00usb

Now, there is no error when I run ifconfig wlan0 up. dhcpcd doesn't give that "No such file or directory" error anymore. The only problem is dhcpcd keeps timing out

I get:

[root@localhost brad]# dhcpcd wlan0
dhcpcd: version 5.2.1 starting
dhcpcd: wlan0: broadcasting for a lease
dhcpcd: timed out

Last edited by cesura (2010-04-29 02:52:50)

cesura · 2010-04-29 04:04:16

After an update, dhcpcd does nothing at all. Now I can't even connect. I'll try it with ubuntu and see if it works there.

Last edited by cesura (2010-04-29 04:40:57)

jdn06 · 2010-04-29 15:34:27

You have to be connected before launching dhcpcd. What does iwconfig say?

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cesura · 2010-04-29 19:53:54

jdn06 wrote:

You have to be connected before launching dhcpcd. What does iwconfig say?

I know. I ran:

iwconfig wlan0 essid "myaccesspoint" key 1234567

It returns no errors

Last edited by cesura (2010-04-29 19:54:08)

cesura · 2010-04-29 22:51:03

Ok, I downloaded an ubuntu ISO and burned it to a DVD because ubuntu seems to recognize hardware out of the box. It recognized it, but just like arch, wouldn't let me connect to a network

jdn06 · 2010-04-30 06:36:51

What I was asking is the message you receive if you launch simply

iwconfig

a minute after your

iwconfig wlan0 essid "myaccesspoint" key 1234567

You can verify by this way you have a connection before launching dhcpcd.

Last edited by jdn06 (2010-04-30 08:30:59)

cesura · 2010-05-04 21:46:00

wlan1     IEEE 802.11bg  ESSID:"2WIRE167"  
          Mode:Managed  Access Point: Not-Associated   Tx-Power=0 dBm   
          Retry  long limit:7   RTS thr:off   Fragment thr:off
          Power Management:on

It has the network as I said before. I just can't use dhcpcd.

Should I try my luck with ndiswrapper? Which driver should I use?

schen · 2010-05-04 22:02:42

Instead of using dhcpcd, try using pump, dhclient, or udhcpc.

hokasch · 2010-05-04 22:08:57

wlan1 IEEE 802.11bg ESSID:"2WIRE167"
Mode:Managed Access Point: Not-Associated

dhcpcd is not the problem...

cesura · 2010-05-04 22:52:38

Would it be the fact that maybe my router is not Wireless G?....that would suck. I'll go and check

EDIT:
It is wireless G

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bds · 2010-05-05 03:27:25

Is your wireless network encrypted?

cesura · 2010-05-05 03:34:35

bds wrote:

Is your wireless network encrypted?

Yes, WEP

Firepower · 2010-05-05 03:48:36

hmm. I have exactly the same adaptor working.

firatly, run as root (sudo),

# ifconfig wlan0 up

then,

# iwconfig wlan0 essid "accesspoint" key 1234567890

and finally,

# dhcpcd wlan0

For iwconfig, the access point needs to be in quotes. and did you run ifconfig?. It should work.

cesura · 2010-05-05 03:51:13

Those are exactly the commands I ran.

ifconfig wlan0 up returns:

SIOCSIFFLAGS: No such file or directory

Problem there, I just don't know what is supposed to provide "SIOCSIFFLAGS"

EDIT: I think it's a problem with the firmware. Any recommendations? What driver do you use?

Last edited by cesura (2010-05-05 03:52:50)

Firepower · 2010-05-05 09:15:04

during install i just ticked the rt71 and rt61 wireless drivers, even though the chipset is rt73. i found that without those drivers, it cant run.

cesura · 2010-05-06 00:11:46

Firepower wrote:

during install i just ticked the rt71 and rt61 wireless drivers, even though the chipset is rt73. i found that without those drivers, it cant run.

I have both of these installed and I still get the error

Surgat_ · 2010-05-06 14:05:03

For RT73, you just need its firmware. Install the package rt2x00-rt71w-fw

Edit: I just saw that you backlisted some modules in your rc.conf. You can use those modules, as they are the open driver for ralink cards. Actually, the modules I use are:

$  lsmod | grep rt
rt73usb                20605  0 
rt2500usb              16250  0 
rt2x00usb               6540  2 rt73usb,rt2500usb
rt2x00lib              22084  3 rt73usb,rt2500usb,rt2x00usb

That's with a ralink rt73usb, so I don't know if I need rt2500usb, but it does no harm.

Last edited by Surgat_ (2010-05-06 14:08:26)

cesura · 2010-05-06 20:08:56

Surgat_ wrote:

For RT73, you just need its firmware. Install the package rt2x00-rt71w-fw
Edit: I just saw that you backlisted some modules in your rc.conf. You can use those modules, as they are the open driver for ralink cards. Actually, the modules I use are:
$  lsmod | grep rt
rt73usb                20605  0 
rt2500usb              16250  0 
rt2x00usb               6540  2 rt73usb,rt2500usb
rt2x00lib              22084  3 rt73usb,rt2500usb,rt2x00usb
That's with a ralink rt73usb, so I don't know if I need rt2500usb, but it does no harm.

Thanks I tried those modules and still got that error

Last edited by cesura (2010-05-06 20:09:10)

Surgat_ · 2010-05-07 11:20:45

With the firmware package installed? O_o I have only seen that error when trying to use the wifi card without the firmware...

cesura · 2010-05-07 20:01:06

Surgat_ wrote:

With the firmware package installed? O_o I have only seen that error when trying to use the wifi card without the firmware...

>>> sudo pacman -Qs rt2                                                     [~]
local/rt2x00-rt61-fw 1.2-4
    Firmware for the rt2x00 wireless drivers
local/rt2x00-rt71w-fw 1.8-4
    Firmware for the rt2x00 wireless drivers

Surgat_ · 2010-05-08 03:03:05

In that case, I'm out.

cesura · 2010-05-12 01:17:04

Ahh, I need to get this to work. Why is the firmware not found?!?

dmesg shows this:

rt2800usb 2-3:1.0: firmware: requesting rt2870.bin
phy1 -> rt2x00lib_request_firmware: Error - Failed to request Firmware.
rt2800usb 2-3:1.0: firmware: requesting rt2870.bin
phy1 -> rt2x00lib_request_firmware: Error - Failed to request Firmware.
rt2800usb 2-3:1.0: firmware: requesting rt2870.bin
phy1 -> rt2x00lib_request_firmware: Error - Failed to request Firmware.

EDIT: After this reading and attempting this (http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/16775), I get:

usb 2-3: USB disconnect, address 2
usb 2-3: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 3
phy2: Selected rate control algorithm 'minstrel'
Registered led device: rt2800usb-phy2::radio
Registered led device: rt2800usb-phy2::assoc
Registered led device: rt2800usb-phy2::quality
rt2800usb 2-3:1.0: firmware: requesting rt2870.bin
phy2 -> rt2x00lib_request_firmware: Error - Failed to request Firmware.
usb 2-3: USB disconnect, address 3
usb 2-3: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 4
phy3: Selected rate control algorithm 'minstrel'
Registered led device: rt2800usb-phy3::radio
Registered led device: rt2800usb-phy3::assoc
Registered led device: rt2800usb-phy3::quality
rt2800usb 2-3:1.0: firmware: requesting rt2870.bin
ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan1: link is not ready
wlan0: deauthenticating from 00:1b:5b:11:75:d1 by local choice (reason=3)

Last edited by cesura (2010-05-12 01:27:16)

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