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#1 2014-08-12 20:06:42
- xlaw
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Different woes with RT2500pci and ndiswrapper
Hello guys! I'm finally posting about this because I've just googled myself into a corner, the IRC channel, well, it just wasn't very helpful, and this is my last resort. I've recently compiled myself a new desktop computer (Asus A55BM-E Mother with AMD 5300 and 4G RAM, integrated video (for now) Radeon HD7480D), and dug out a couple old PCI wifi cards I had. Both of them appear to be the same chipset (RT2500) and, judging by the stickers on the back, assembled by the same Chinese factory.
First, I ran into problems with the opensource drivers. The top speed I got from the card, after trying to manually set the connection rate and whatnot, was 200kb/s, while the usual speed I get is 2.4Mb/s. The IRC people immediately recommended me to change my ISP, but thankfuly, before following their advice, I decided to try out with ndiswrapper, and that sort of help, and it leads to where I stand now:
- Although I have blacklisted rt2500pci, rt2x00pci, rt2x00mmio and rt2x00lib in /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist, they keep starting up. I understand that something might be making them start up, but I do not know how to find out.
- My internet connection works fine with ndiswrapper when I rmmod the conflicting modules, but for some reason, after a while, just becomes an infinite number of received 188B packets with no response from my computer. I suspect that there might be something putting the wifi card in powersaving mode (because there is an eeepc_wmi module there, too), but I bump.
Any and all constructive help will be appreciated. Here is my lsmod when the 188B packet phenomenon happens:
lsmod when the 188 bug is happening (meanwhile, nm-applet says it's trying to connect):
Module Size Used by
ndiswrapper 273825 0
kvm_amd 52987 0
asus_wmi 16605 0
kvm 408583 1 kvm_amd
radeon 1361721 9
mac80211 495361 0
ttm 67215 1 radeon
drm_kms_helper 39643 1 radeon
cfg80211 437959 1 mac80211
snd_hda_codec_realtek 54803 1
drm 244846 12 ttm,drm_kms_helper,radeon
mousedev 10912 0
sparse_keymap 3242 1 asus_wmi
crct10dif_pclmul 4714 0
crc32_pclmul 2955 0
crc32c_intel 14217 0
ghash_clmulni_intel 4362 0
aesni_intel 144871 0
aes_x86_64 7463 1 aesni_intel
lrw 3821 1 aesni_intel
gf128mul 6018 1 lrw
glue_helper 4737 1 aesni_intel
ablk_helper 2100 1 aesni_intel
cryptd 8537 3 ghash_clmulni_intel,aesni_intel,ablk_helper
led_class 3611 1 asus_wmi
k10temp 3242 0
ppdev 7278 0
snd_hda_codec_generic 56366 1 snd_hda_codec_realtek
eeprom_93cx6 2217 0
hwmon 3346 3 k10temp,radeon,asus_wmi
rfkill 15971 4 cfg80211,asus_wmi
microcode 17157 0
i2c_algo_bit 5480 1 radeon
i2c_piix4 10801 0
pcspkr 2059 0
r8169 59191 0
evdev 11784 8
mac_hid 3273 0
mii 4251 1 r8169
serio_raw 5073 0
shpchp 25706 0
snd_hda_intel 22831 1
snd_hda_controller 22975 1 snd_hda_intel
parport_pc 20023 0
snd_hda_codec 104665 4 snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_codec_generic,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_controller
i2c_core 41648 5 drm,i2c_piix4,drm_kms_helper,i2c_algo_bit,radeon
parport 31029 2 ppdev,parport_pc
snd_hwdep 6652 1 snd_hda_codec
snd_pcm 83207 3 snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_controller
snd_timer 19294 1 snd_pcm
snd 61276 9 snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hwdep,snd_timer,snd_pcm,snd_hda_codec_generic,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_intel
soundcore 5551 2 snd,snd_hda_codec
video 12057 1 asus_wmi
button 4765 0
wmi 8539 1 asus_wmi
acpi_cpufreq 10170 0
processor 25153 3 acpi_cpufreq
ext4 494420 4
crc16 1359 1 ext4
mbcache 9155 1 ext4
jbd2 82948 1 ext4
hid_generic 1217 0
usbhid 41250 0
hid 93052 2 hid_generic,usbhid
uas 17010 0
usb_storage 50327 1 uas
sd_mod 37554 7
crc_t10dif 1135 1 sd_mod
crct10dif_common 1436 2 crct10dif_pclmul,crc_t10dif
sr_mod 15026 0
cdrom 35191 1 sr_mod
atkbd 17006 0
libps2 4571 1 atkbd
ehci_pci 4152 0
ohci_pci 4192 0
ohci_hcd 35606 1 ohci_pci
ehci_hcd 64619 1 ehci_pci
i8042 13666 1 libps2
serio 11018 4 serio_raw,atkbd,i8042
usbcore 188509 8 uas,ndiswrapper,usb_storage,ohci_hcd,ohci_pci,ehci_hcd,ehci_pci,usbhid
usb_common 1712 1 usbcore
ahci 24299 5
libahci 21772 1 ahci
libata 174153 2 ahci,libahci
scsi_mod 138333 5 uas,usb_storage,libata,sd_mod,sr_modThis is iwconfig:
eth0 no wireless extensions.
lo no wireless extensions.
wlan0 IEEE 802.11g ESSID:"INFINITUM2A9B"
Mode:Managed Frequency:2.462 GHz Access Point: D0:58:2G:24:7A:60
Bit Rate=36 Mb/s Tx-Power:20 dBm Sensitivity=-121 dBm
RTS thr=2347 B Fragment thr=2346 B
Power Management:off
Link Quality:60/100 Signal level:-57 dBm Noise level:-96 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:11 Invalid misc:525 Missed beacon:0lsmod on startup:
Module Size Used by
rt2500pci 17492 0
rt2x00pci 2624 1 rt2500pci
rt2x00mmio 2961 1 rt2500pci
rt2x00lib 39175 3 rt2x00pci,rt2500pci,rt2x00mmio
mac80211 495361 2 rt2x00lib,rt2x00pci
radeon 1361721 2
eeepc_wmi 4712 0
asus_wmi 16605 1 eeepc_wmi
sparse_keymap 3242 1 asus_wmi
led_class 3611 2 rt2x00lib,asus_wmi
snd_hda_codec_realtek 54803 1
snd_hda_codec_generic 56366 1 snd_hda_codec_realtek
cfg80211 437959 2 mac80211,rt2x00lib
eeprom_93cx6 2217 1 rt2500pci
kvm_amd 52987 0
rfkill 15971 4 cfg80211,asus_wmi
r8169 59191 0
kvm 408583 1 kvm_amd
ppdev 7278 0
serio_raw 5073 0
ttm 67215 1 radeon
k10temp 3242 0
crct10dif_pclmul 4714 0
crc32_pclmul 2955 0
crc32c_intel 14217 0
ghash_clmulni_intel 4362 0
aesni_intel 144871 0
aes_x86_64 7463 1 aesni_intel
lrw 3821 1 aesni_intel
gf128mul 6018 1 lrw
glue_helper 4737 1 aesni_intel
ablk_helper 2100 1 aesni_intel
cryptd 8537 3 ghash_clmulni_intel,aesni_intel,ablk_helper
evdev 11784 9
snd_hda_intel 22831 1
mousedev 10912 0
snd_hda_controller 22975 1 snd_hda_intel
mac_hid 3273 0
snd_hda_codec 104665 4 snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_codec_generic,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_controller
microcode 17157 0
snd_hwdep 6652 1 snd_hda_codec
snd_pcm 83207 3 snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_controller
snd_timer 19294 1 snd_pcm
pcspkr 2059 0
mii 4251 1 r8169
snd 61276 9 snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hwdep,snd_timer,snd_pcm,snd_hda_codec_generic,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_intel
shpchp 25706 0
parport_pc 20023 0
parport 31029 2 ppdev,parport_pc
wmi 8539 1 asus_wmi
soundcore 5551 2 snd,snd_hda_codec
drm_kms_helper 39643 1 radeon
drm 244846 5 ttm,drm_kms_helper,radeon
video 12057 1 asus_wmi
hwmon 3346 3 k10temp,radeon,asus_wmi
i2c_piix4 10801 0
i2c_algo_bit 5480 1 radeon
i2c_core 41648 5 drm,i2c_piix4,drm_kms_helper,i2c_algo_bit,radeon
button 4765 0
acpi_cpufreq 10170 0
processor 25153 3 acpi_cpufreq
ndiswrapper 273825 0
ext4 494420 4
crc16 1359 1 ext4
mbcache 9155 1 ext4
jbd2 82948 1 ext4
hid_generic 1217 0
usbhid 41250 0
hid 93052 2 hid_generic,usbhid
sd_mod 37554 7
crc_t10dif 1135 1 sd_mod
crct10dif_common 1436 2 crct10dif_pclmul,crc_t10dif
sr_mod 15026 0
cdrom 35191 1 sr_mod
uas 17010 0
usb_storage 50327 1 uas
atkbd 17006 0
libps2 4571 1 atkbd
ahci 24299 5
libahci 21772 1 ahci
ohci_pci 4192 0
ohci_hcd 35606 1 ohci_pci
ehci_pci 4152 0
ehci_hcd 64619 1 ehci_pci
libata 174153 2 ahci,libahci
usbcore 188509 8 uas,ndiswrapper,usb_storage,ohci_hcd,ohci_pci,ehci_hcd,ehci_pci,usbhid
scsi_mod 138333 5 uas,usb_storage,libata,sd_mod,sr_mod
usb_common 1712 1 usbcore
i8042 13666 1 libps2
serio 11018 4 serio_raw,atkbd,i8042iwconfig right after startup:
eth0 no wireless extensions.
lo no wireless extensions.
wlan0 IEEE 802.11g ESSID:"INFINITUM"
Mode:Managed Frequency:2.462 GHz Access Point: D0:58:2G:24:7A:60
Bit Rate=36 Mb/s Tx-Power:20 dBm Sensitivity=-121 dBm
RTS thr=2347 B Fragment thr=2346 B
Power Management:off
Link Quality:60/100 Signal level:-57 dBm Noise level:-96 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:2 Missed beacon:0What else can I provide that would help?
Thanks in advance!
Last edited by xlaw (2014-08-12 20:08:10)
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