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Mic32768

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Registered: 2009-07-05

Posts: 3

Problem loading wifi driver

Hello,

I just did a default basic arch64 installation(base packages). My problem is that I need to load my usb wifi driver, which is using the rt3070sta module. After I login, I can't modprobe rt3070sta(module doesn't exist).
Did I have to install a specific package at installation? What do I have to do to load this module?(I can't have wired internet).

Thanks!

kaszak696

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Registered: 2009-05-26

Posts: 543

Re: Problem loading wifi driver

Ralink provides linux drivers on their site: http://eng.ralinktech.com.tw/support.php?s=2
You can look for PKGBUILD in AUR or build that driver by yourself.

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voice

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Registered: 2009-06-09

Posts: 8

Re: Problem loading wifi driver

Hi.

I don't know surely, but as I understand, you have to install one of next packages:

$ sudo yaourt -Ss ralink 
aur/netcfg-rt73 0.1-1 (16)
    Ralink wireless support for netcfg2 with WPA support
aur/rt2870usb 2.2.0.0-1 (Out of Date) (0)
    Kernel module and firmware for RaLink RT2870USB (RT2870/RT2770) WiFi adapter
aur/rt3070ap 2.4.0.1-1 (0)
    driver for RaLink RT3070USB WiFi adapter with access point support
aur/rt3070usb 2.3.0.4-1 (Out of Date) (4)
    Kernel module and firmware for RaLink RT3070USB WiFi adapter
aur/rt61_wpa 1.2.1-1 (9)
    Drivers Ralink RT61 + WPA_Supplicant - Bundle/Puñetero Edition
aur/rt73-k2wrlz 3.0.3-1 (25)
    RaLink RT73 USB Enhanced Drivers

And after you can run modprobe command. If you want to load this module at boot time you can add it into /etc/rc.conf file (in modules list).
Something like

MODULES=(... rt3070sta ...)

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zebulon

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Registered: 2008-10-20

Posts: 358

Re: Problem loading wifi driver

Don't you need core/linux-firmware ?

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Re: Problem loading wifi driver

If the AUR package needs linux-firmware, it will pull it in upon installation (if the AUR package has the correct dependencies, that is ).

Either way, the firmware package does not provide drivers, so it wouldn't help him.

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oupsemma

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Registered: 2010-01-01

Posts: 70

Re: Problem loading wifi driver

Ralink 802.11n USB devices are supported by the rt2870sta driver:
http://wiki.debian.org/rt2870sta
If it's a n device you've got; then modprobing rt2870sta should work.
Don't forget to blacklist all the rt modules in your /etc/rc.conf, like:
MODULES=(!rt2800pci !rt61pci !rt2x00pci !rt2800usb !rt2800lib !rt2x00usb !rt2x00lib)