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Hello.
I've installed Arch Linux today, some hours ago. I've also installed Ndiswrapper, Ndiswrapper-utils and Wireless-tools from the CD, during the installation of Arch.
I've blacklisted the driver rt2870sta, and configured the /etc/rc.conf file in this way:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Wi … atic_setup
Well, I did this in Linux Mint 10 (by a GUI), and it worked (blacklisting rt2870sta first). But not in Arch Linux. I've tried a lot of things: blacklist rt2800usb, rt2800lib, rt2x00usb & rt2x00lib too, unblacklist rt2870sta, and no blacklisted modules, and nothing works.
What can I do? I only can connect to Internet by an USB, and I can't install anything.
Last edited by Ignatius881 (2011-03-03 01:25:06)
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You might want to post some more details about your setup, like your wireless card, what errors you get (if any), output of ifconfig -a etc...
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Yes. My USB is a Conceptronic c150ru. When I write lsusb, this appears:
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 148f:3070 Ralink Technology, Corp. RT2870 Wireless Adapter
There are no errors that appear, only the absence of connection. When I write ifconfig, wlan0 is... well, it shows this:
wlan0 IEEE 802.11bgn Mode:Managed Access Point: Not-Associated
TX-Power=0 dBm
Retry long limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Power Management:on
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There are a heap of threads on this, please search before posting.
Start here: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=103708
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You might want to follow along here as well: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=114272
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Thanks so much. I've blacklisted only rt2800usb, rt2x00usb & rt2x00lib. And when I write iwconfig, appears this, more or less:
wlan0 Ralink STA ESSID:"WLAN_92" Nickname:"RT2870STA"
Mode:Managed Frequency=2.422 GHz Access Point: 00:1A:2B:05:69:89
Bit Rate=54 Mb/s
RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Link Quality=100/100 Signal level:-61 dBm Noise level:-83 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0
Almost the same thing which appears in Linux Mint, where I've Internet
But Internet doesn't work yet. And at the start, when it says "Network connection [BUSY]", an error message appears about WEP key. I can't read it because it disappears very quickly.
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OK, I've found the differences.
Linux Mint (where I have Internet):
wlan0 Ralink STA ESSID:"WLAN_92" Nickname:"RT2870STA"
Mode:Managed Frequency=2.422 GHz Access Point: 00:1A:2B:05:69:89
Bit Rate=54 Mb/s
RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Link Quality=100/100 Signal level:-61 dBm Noise level:-83 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0]
Arch Linux:
wlan0 Ralink STA ESSID:"WLAN_92" Nickname:"RT2870STA"
Mode:Managed Frequency=2.422 GHz Access Point: 00:1A:2B:05:69:89
Bit Rate=54 Mb/s
RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Encryption key:off
Link Quality=100/100 Signal level:-61 dBm Noise level:-83 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0]
And at start, where it says Configuring network [BUSY], the error says that WEP key has no security, and [BUSY] changes to [FAIL].
EDIT: The complete message says:
Starting network [BUSY]
...IFFLAGS: No such file or directory
...for wireless request "Set Encode" (0B2A) :
Set failed on device wlan0 ; Invalid argument.
Could not associate wlan0 - try increasing WIRELESS_TIMEOUT and check is WEP or has no security
[FAIL]
The dots are because I don't know what there was.
Last edited by Ignatius881 (2011-03-01 21:12:33)
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OK, I've reinstalled Arch Linux with ndiswrapper, ndiswrapper-utils, netcfg, sudo, wireless-tools & wireless-netdb packages. I've blacklisted rt2800usb, rt2x00usb & rt2x00lib modules.
So, I've followed this tutorial: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Ne … figuration
I've written INTERFACE=wlan0, ESSID=WLAN_92, KEY=************* in the directory /etc/network.d/wlan92/wireless-wep
But when I write
# netcfg wlan92
it says that the profile "wlan92" does not exist.
What is wrong?
EDIT: I was wrong :S
Well, I've done everything OK, I've written netcfg mynetwork, and it answers to me:
:: wlan up [BUSY]
Line 6: Invalid WEP key 0 '*************'.
Line 6: failed to parse wep_key0 '*************'.
Line 8: failed to parse network block.
Failed to read or parse configuration '/tmp/wpa.wlan0/wpa.conf'.
> wpa_supplicant did not start, possible configuration error
[FAIL]
But WEP key is correct, I don't know why the error.
Last edited by Ignatius881 (2011-03-02 21:21:54)
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Ok, the WEP key must be in ascii, not in hex. So, KEY='s:*************'.
Solved.
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