ONLY TESTED ON RASPXBMC
1. - The package firmware-ralink from the Debian Squeeze install doesn't work - it doesn't contain the right firmware.
sudo wget http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian/pool/non-free/f/firmware-nonfree/firmware-ralink_0.28+squeeze1_all.deb
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sudo dpkg --install firmware-ralink_0.28+squeeze1_all.deb
5. Install package wpasupplicant & usb utils and wireless tools for lsusb and iwconfig
6. Create a config file:
with the following content - dont forget to change the SSID to your wireless network name and the PSK to your wireless password
NOTE: The critical change (for WPA-PSK) I had to make from those advised elsewhere was to change "proto=RSN" to "proto=WPA"
7. Modify the interfaces file:
to use the wpa configuration, like:
8 Then restart the interface:
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sudo apt-get install wpasupplicant usbutils wireless-tools
6. Create a config file:
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sudo nano /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf
with the following content - dont forget to change the SSID to your wireless network name and the PSK to your wireless password
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ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant
ctrl_interface_group=0
update_config=1
network={
ssid="network_id"
psk="password"
proto=WPA
key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
pairwise=TKIP
group=TKIP
id_str="Nickname"
}
NOTE: The critical change (for WPA-PSK) I had to make from those advised elsewhere was to change "proto=RSN" to "proto=WPA"
7. Modify the interfaces file:
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sudo nano /etc/network/interfaces
to use the wpa configuration, like:
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auto wlan0
iface wlan0 inet dhcp
wpa-conf /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf
8 Then restart the interface:
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sudo /etc/init.d/networking restart
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sudo /etc/init.d/networking restart
Cheers for doing all the hard work!!
ReplyDeleteEbay is saturated with the RT5370 chipset Wifi adaptors at low cost but I didn't want to buy without knowing if I could get it to work. So thanks to you, i'm going to buy one of these bad-boys!
Many Thanks
Brad
Thank you very much! I bought a cheap RT5370 on ebay and after spending hours trying to get it going. I found your website and after following your instructions, I had wifi working within minutes!!
ReplyDeleteCheers
Thanks for sharing this, very detailed how to. Any tips on how to configure WPA2-PSK[AES] on wpa_supplicant.conf? (tried a few different configurations without success).
ReplyDeleteCheers
Igor
I was really excited to se that you hade the same chipset issues. I cannot get it to work however.
ReplyDeletenetwork restart gives:
Cannot find device "wlan0"
Bind socket to interface: No such device
Failed to bring up wlan0.
done.
lsusb shows:
Bus 001 Device 007: ID 2001:3c15 D-Link Corp.
dmesg:
generic-usb 0003:2101:8501.0003: hiddev0: USB HID v1.11 Device [Action Star USB HID] on usb-bcm2708_usb-1.2.1/input0
usb 1-1.2.2: new high-speed USB device number 7 using dwc_otg
usb 1-1.2.2: New USB device found, idVendor=2001, idProduct=3c15
usb 1-1.2.2: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
usb 1-1.2.2: Product: 11n Adapter
usb 1-1.2.2: Manufacturer: D-Link
usb 1-1.2.2: SerialNumber: 1.0
bcm2708_i2c bcm2708_i2c.0: BSC0 Controller at 0x20205000 (irq 79) (baudrate 100k)
bcm2708_i2c bcm2708_i2c.1: BSC1 Controller at 0x20804000 (irq 79) (baudrate 100k)
Any ideas?
Seems like it is not picking up the correct driver. The card i use is a D-Link DWA-140 rev B3
I can't get mine to work on wheezy. If I install the firmware link above the drivers complain that they don't support the chip set. If I apt-get install firmware-ralink then I don't get complaints. wlan0 is created, but I can activate it.
ReplyDeleteYet to find out what's really wrong.
Richard
My RT5370 adapter is working without any problem, no problems with installing this adapter on Raspbmc what so ever.
ReplyDeleteWhat did i do:
- download the latest version of Raspbmc
- isntall the program-add on "Network-Manager"
- run the program "Network-Manager" and configure your Wifi network with just a few mouse clicks.
cant get mine to detect either I have 3 of these adapters.
ReplyDeletelatest raspbian seems to work now for this
ReplyDeleteThanks!
ReplyDeleteUsing a WiPi dongle from Element14 - worked with Openelec 3.2.2, but not with the latest Raspbian from NOOBS v1.3 :0
Your Blog saved me.