RT3290 has stopped working permanently on Ubuntu 18.04

Asked by Sayan Nandan

Kernel Version: 4.18.0-20-generic
Arch: x86_64
Ubuntu Version: 18.04.2

Issue description:
The Ralink RT3290 Card worked perfectly on 4.13.0-36-generic, however, after upgrading to 4.18.0-20-generic as a result of upgrading to 18.04.2. The newer kernel no longer allows the RT3290 Wi-Fi card to be used.
When checked using rfkill, rfkill provides output that phy0 (inteface) is hard blocked

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Sayan Nandan (sayann) said :
#1

Output of lsmod:
```
Module Size Used by
option 53248 0
usb_wwan 20480 1 option
usbserial 45056 2 usb_wwan,option
cdc_ether 16384 0
usbnet 45056 1 cdc_ether
uvcvideo 94208 0
videobuf2_vmalloc 16384 1 uvcvideo
videobuf2_memops 16384 1 videobuf2_vmalloc
videobuf2_v4l2 24576 1 uvcvideo
videobuf2_common 40960 2 videobuf2_v4l2,uvcvideo
videodev 188416 3 videobuf2_v4l2,uvcvideo,videobuf2_common
media 40960 2 videodev,uvcvideo
nls_iso8859_1 16384 1
snd_hda_codec_hdmi 49152 1
amdgpu 2924544 0
snd_hda_codec_realtek 106496 1
snd_hda_codec_generic 73728 1 snd_hda_codec_realtek
chash 16384 1 amdgpu
gpu_sched 24576 1 amdgpu
hp_wmi 16384 0
gpio_ich 16384 0
sparse_keymap 16384 1 hp_wmi
wmi_bmof 16384 0
intel_rapl 20480 0
x86_pkg_temp_thermal 16384 0
intel_powerclamp 16384 0
coretemp 16384 0
kvm_intel 208896 0
snd_hda_intel 40960 3
snd_hda_codec 126976 4 snd_hda_codec_generic,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec_realtek
kvm 626688 1 kvm_intel
snd_hda_core 81920 5 snd_hda_codec_generic,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_codec_realtek
snd_hwdep 20480 1 snd_hda_codec
irqbypass 16384 1 kvm
snd_pcm 98304 4 snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_core
arc4 16384 2
crct10dif_pclmul 16384 0
crc32_pclmul 16384 0
snd_seq_midi 16384 0
rt2800pci 16384 0
ghash_clmulni_intel 16384 0
rt2800mmio 16384 1 rt2800pci
cryptd 24576 1 ghash_clmulni_intel
intel_cstate 20480 0
rt2800lib 114688 2 rt2800mmio,rt2800pci
radeon 1458176 1
intel_rapl_perf 16384 0
rt2x00pci 16384 1 rt2800pci
snd_seq_midi_event 16384 1 snd_seq_midi
i915 1740800 18
rt2x00mmio 16384 2 rt2800mmio,rt2800pci
snd_rawmidi 32768 1 snd_seq_midi
rt2x00lib 53248 5 rt2x00mmio,rt2x00pci,rt2800mmio,rt2800pci,rt2800lib
ttm 110592 2 amdgpu,radeon
mac80211 802816 3 rt2x00pci,rt2x00lib,rt2800lib
joydev 24576 0
drm_kms_helper 172032 3 amdgpu,radeon,i915
input_leds 16384 0
serio_raw 16384 0
drm 458752 11 gpu_sched,drm_kms_helper,amdgpu,radeon,i915,ttm
snd_seq 65536 2 snd_seq_midi,snd_seq_midi_event
cfg80211 667648 2 rt2x00lib,mac80211
i2c_algo_bit 16384 3 amdgpu,radeon,i915
snd_seq_device 16384 3 snd_seq,snd_seq_midi,snd_rawmidi
snd_timer 32768 2 snd_seq,snd_pcm
fb_sys_fops 16384 1 drm_kms_helper
syscopyarea 16384 1 drm_kms_helper
eeprom_93cx6 16384 1 rt2800pci
lpc_ich 24576 0
mei_me 40960 0
sysfillrect 16384 1 drm_kms_helper
snd 81920 17 snd_hda_codec_generic,snd_seq,snd_seq_device,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hwdep,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_timer,snd_pcm,snd_rawmidi
mei 98304 1 mei_me
sysimgblt 16384 1 drm_kms_helper
soundcore 16384 1 snd
wmi 24576 2 hp_wmi,wmi_bmof
hp_accel 28672 0
lis3lv02d 20480 1 hp_accel
input_polldev 16384 1 lis3lv02d
hp_wireless 16384 0
video 45056 1 i915
mac_hid 16384 0
sch_fq_codel 20480 3
parport_pc 36864 0
ppdev 20480 0
lp 20480 0
parport 49152 3 parport_pc,lp,ppdev
ip_tables 28672 0
x_tables 40960 1 ip_tables
autofs4 40960 2
uas 24576 0
usb_storage 69632 1 uas
psmouse 151552 0
ahci 40960 2
r8169 86016 0
libahci 32768 1 ahci
mii 16384 2 r8169,usbnet
```

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Sayan Nandan (sayann) said :
#2

Output of rfkill list all:

0: phy0: Wireless LAN
 Soft blocked: no
 Hard blocked: yes

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said :
#3

What is the output of:

sudo lshw -C network; lsb_release -a; uname -a

Thanks

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Sayan Nandan (sayann) said :
#4

Output of 'sudo lshw -C network':
  *-network DISABLED
       description: Wireless interface
       product: RT3290 Wireless 802.11n 1T/1R PCIe
       vendor: Ralink corp.
       physical id: 0
       bus info: pci@0000:07:00.0
       logical name: wlo1
       version: 00
       serial: 70:18:8b:19:40:79
       width: 32 bits
       clock: 33MHz
       capabilities: pm msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list ethernet physical wireless
       configuration: broadcast=yes driver=rt2800pci driverversion=4.18.0-20-generic firmware=N/A latency=0 link=no multicast=yes wireless=IEEE 802.11
       resources: irq:16 memory:c3510000-c351ffff
  *-network
       description: Ethernet interface
       product: RTL810xE PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller
       vendor: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
       physical id: 0
       bus info: pci@0000:08:00.0
       logical name: eno1
       version: 07
       serial: a4:5d:36:82:ff:34
       width: 64 bits
       clock: 33MHz
       capabilities: pm msi pciexpress msix vpd bus_master cap_list rom ethernet physical
       configuration: broadcast=yes driver=r8169 latency=0 multicast=yes
       resources: irq:17 ioport:3000(size=256) memory:c3404000-c3404fff memory:c3400000-c3403fff memory:c3410000-c341ffff

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Sayan Nandan (sayann) said :
#5

Output of 'uname -a':
Linux workstation 4.18.0-20-generic #21~18.04.1-Ubuntu SMP Wed May 8 08:43:37 UTC 2019 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

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Sayan Nandan (sayann) said :
#6

Output of 'lsb_release -a':

Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS
Release: 18.04
Codename: bionic

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Sayan Nandan (sayann) said :
#7

All output as requested has been uploaded

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said :
#8

Does the system have a make and model?

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