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I can't get lsusb or even dmesg to show any traces of my Belkin G+ USB adapter. There is a similar (and solved) topic about same issue on https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=30697, but even I followed steps on that one, it didn't help. Anything I could do? Kernel version I'm using is 3.1.5-1. I'm also hoping I could get this USB dongle to work without using ndiswrapper, if it's possible.
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Some of these Belkin dongles indeed do work without ndiswrapper. But we can't know that without the output of lsusb. Does lsusb show absolutely nothing, or does it show a device with a blank name? And absolutely nothing in dmesg, not even a "new usb device"? That would be weird, the kernel should at least acknowledge that a device was plugged in. Can you test on another machine that the device actually works?
Then there's the extreme method: From the stuff I'm reading about these things, I'd suggest you dump it and buy a new dongle. Preferably one that uses the ath9k_htc driver, those have a good track record of working.
Edit: Ok, try this: Blacklist rt2500usb and reboot, see if it works now. If not, unblacklist rt2500usb and blacklist rndis_wlan, reboot and check again if things work. If still not, use the extreme method described above. And if you're interested in what the deal is, Belkin has the, umm, "interesting" habit of releasing devices with the same usb-id but different chipsets!!
Last edited by Gusar (2011-12-21 16:54:23)
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Some of these Belkin dongles indeed do work without ndiswrapper. But we can't know that without the output of lsusb. Does lsusb show absolutely nothing, or does it show a device with a blank name? And absolutely nothing in dmesg, not even a "new usb device"? That would be weird, the kernel should at least acknowledge that a device was plugged in. Can you test on another machine that the device actually works?
Nope, I don't see a blank device, neither any new notifications in dmesg. I see a led to blink when I connect it to the USB port thou, but not sure does it mean anything. I don't have any other device around to test, does it really work.
Then there's the extreme method: From the stuff I'm reading about these things, I'd suggest you dump it and buy a new dongle. Preferably one that uses the ath9k_htc driver, those have a good track record of working.
Yupp, maybe that could be a good idea.
Edit: Ok, try this: Blacklist rt2500usb and reboot, see if it works now. If not, unblacklist rt2500usb and blacklist rndis_wlan, reboot and check again if things work. If still not, use the extreme method described above. And if you're interested in what the deal is, Belkin has the, umm, "interesting" habit of releasing devices with the same usb-id but different chipsets!!
I tried, or I used rmmod, not full reboot. Yes, that indeed sound some really interesting habit. Maybe I should go with that extreme method. Still don't know when this one broke, if it's broke, used it with XP a while ago.
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