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148f:3070 Ralink Technology, Corp wireless USB device not working in Ubuntu 9.10

Asked by Mohamed Kikia

I running Ubuntu 9.10 on my laptop & Desktop. My laptop (3 year old Fujitsu Siemens with built in wireless) works fine with my ADSL wireless router.

I am using a Ralink USB wirelss adapter on my desktop PC (Core 2 Quad processor). I created a new network connection called "Home". When I move my mouse pointer to the the icon in the top right hand corner, the dialog box says "Wireless network connection 'Home' active", however i cannot connect to the internet. If I double click on the connection properties it shows the driver as RT2800. There is no communication with the ADSL router. When I re-boot It looks like the wireless connection does not function at all, the dialog box says " no active wireless network connections" (or something like that!). Does anyone have any idea as to what the problem is. I am currently using an ethernet cable connection to the router. The USB adapter works fine in Windows XP.

Regards

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Boran Basar (boranbasar) said : 		#1

Could you please post the outputs of following commands:
ifconfig
iwconfig
lspci -v

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Mohamed Kikia (moki) said : 		#2

moki@moki-desktop:~$ lsusb

Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub

Bus 004 Device 002: ID 03f0:4f11 Hewlett-Packard OfficeJet 5600 (USBHUB)

Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub

Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub

Bus 005 Device 002: ID 09da:000a A4 Tech Co., Ltd Port Mouse

Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub

Bus 001 Device 023: ID 148f:3070 Ralink Technology, Corp.

Bus 001 Device 003: ID 05e3:0608 Genesys Logic, Inc. USB-2.0 4-Port HUB

Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

moki@moki-desktop:~$ ifconfig

eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:24:1d:b0:cd:4f

          UP BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1

          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0

          TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0

          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000

          RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)

          Interrupt:27

lo Link encap:Local Loopback

          inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0

          inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host

          UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1

          RX packets:78 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0

          TX packets:78 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0

          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0

          RX bytes:9394 (9.3 KB) TX bytes:9394 (9.3 KB)

wlan0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:0d:09:30:22:c7

          inet addr:10.42.43.1 Bcast:10.42.43.255 Mask:255.255.255.0

          inet6 addr: fe80::20d:9ff:fe30:22c7/64 Scope:Link

          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1

          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0

          TX packets:31 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0

          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000

          RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:4980 (4.9 KB)

wmaster0 Link encap:UNSPEC HWaddr 00-0D-09-30-22-C7-33-30-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00

          UP RUNNING MTU:0 Metric:1

          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0

          TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0

          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000

          RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)

moki@moki-desktop:~$ iwconfig

lo no wireless extensions.

eth0 no wireless extensions.

wmaster0 no wireless extensions.

wlan0 IEEE 802.11bgn ESSID:"HOME"

          Mode:Ad-Hoc Frequency:2.412 GHz Cell: 3E:A7:DC:2E:0E:CD

          Tx-Power=15 dBm

          Retry long limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off

          Power Management:off

          Link Quality:0 Signal level:0 Noise level:0

          Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0

          Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0

moki@moki-desktop:~$ lspci -v

00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 82G33/G31/P35/P31 Express DRAM Controller (rev 10)

 Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology Device 5000

 Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0

 Capabilities: <access denied>

 Kernel driver in use: agpgart-intel

 Kernel modules: intel-agp

00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 82G33/G31 Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 10)

 Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology Device d000

 Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 26

 Memory at f0200000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=512K]

 I/O ports at e000 [size=8]

 Memory at e0000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]

 Memory at f0000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1M]

 Capabilities: <access denied>

 Kernel driver in use: i915

 Kernel modules: i915

00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) High Definition Audio Controller (rev 01)

 Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology Device a002

 Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 16

 Memory at f0280000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]

 Capabilities: <access denied>

 Kernel driver in use: HDA Intel

 Kernel modules: snd-hda-intel

00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 1 (rev 01)

 Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0

 Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=01, sec-latency=0

 I/O behind bridge: 0000c000-0000cfff

 Capabilities: <access denied>

 Kernel driver in use: pcieport-driver

 Kernel modules: shpchp

00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 2 (rev 01)

 Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0

 Bus: primary=00, secondary=02, subordinate=02, sec-latency=0

 I/O behind bridge: 0000d000-0000dfff

 Memory behind bridge: f0100000-f01fffff

 Capabilities: <access denied>

 Kernel driver in use: pcieport-driver

 Kernel modules: shpchp

00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 01)

 Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology Device 5004

 Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 23

 I/O ports at e100 [size=32]

 Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd

00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 01)

 Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology Device 5004

 Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 19

 I/O ports at e200 [size=32]

 Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd

00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 01)

 Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology Device 5004

 Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 18

 I/O ports at e300 [size=32]

 Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd

00:1d.3 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4 (rev 01)

 Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology Device 5004

 Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 16

 I/O ports at e400 [size=32]

 Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd

00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 01) (prog-if 20)

 Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology Device 5006

 Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 23

 Memory at f0284000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1K]

 Capabilities: <access denied>

 Kernel driver in use: ehci_hcd

00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 PCI Bridge (rev e1) (prog-if 01)

 Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0

 Bus: primary=00, secondary=03, subordinate=03, sec-latency=32

 I/O behind bridge: 0000b000-0000bfff

 Capabilities: <access denied>

00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801GB/GR (ICH7 Family) LPC Interface Bridge (rev 01)

 Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology Device 5001

 Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0

 Capabilities: <access denied>

 Kernel modules: iTCO_wdt, intel-rng

00:1f.2 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801GB/GR/GH (ICH7 Family) SATA IDE Controller (rev 01) (prog-if 80 [Master])

 Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology Device b002

 Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 19

 I/O ports at 01f0 [size=8]

 I/O ports at 03f4 [size=1]

 I/O ports at 0170 [size=8]

 I/O ports at 0374 [size=1]

 I/O ports at f000 [size=16]

 Capabilities: <access denied>

 Kernel driver in use: ata_piix

00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) SMBus Controller (rev 01)

 Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology Device 5001

 Flags: medium devsel, IRQ 11

 I/O ports at 0500 [size=32]

 Kernel modules: i2c-i801

02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Attansic Technology Corp. Atheros AR8132 / L1c Gigabit Ethernet Adapter (rev c0)

 Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology Device e000

 Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 27

 Memory at f0100000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256K]

 I/O ports at d000 [size=128]

 Capabilities: <access denied>

 Kernel driver in use: atl1c

 Kernel modules: atl1c

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Mark Rijckenberg (markrijckenberg) said : 		#3

Your pc is experiencing this bug:

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/460323

which is confirmed here:

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/460323/comments/11

Solution is here:

https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-nettool/+question/87970

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Mohamed Kikia (moki) said : 		#4

I blacklisted rt2800. Now when I boot up the wireless icon is visible (with 1 bar only!) - the ADSL router is approx 2 meters away.Pointing the mouse on the icon, I get "Wireless network connection "HOME" active: HOME (10%)" Still no coms with the router. Clicking on connection properties gives me the following:

HOME

Interface: 802.11 WiFi (raO)
Hardware address: 00:0D:09:30:22:C7
Driver: USB
Speed 1Mb/s
Security WPA/WPA2

IP Address 10:42:43:1
Broadcast address 10:42:43:255
Subnet Mask 255:255:255:0

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Mohamed Kikia (moki) said : 		#5

Thanks for all the help. I did manage to get it to work eventually. After blacklisting, I clicked on the wireless icon and from the list of available wireless connections, I selected wlan-ap. It worked instantly. I now have "Auto wlan-ap" as my default network connection with 100% signal strength. Don't know why, but it works!! Once again, many thanks. The blacklisting solution works.

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Mohamed Kikia (moki) said : 		#6

I just discovered that my wired connection no longer works! It worked before I blacklisted rt2800. So now my wireless connection works fine, but the wired connection no longer works.

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Best Mark Rijckenberg (markrijckenberg) said : 		#7

That's a totally different issue. Blacklisting the rt2800 wireless drivers has nothing to do with your wired connection. Please keep this thread in status 'solved', as your wireless issue is solved.

Please create a separate thread for the wired connection issue using this link:

https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+addquestion

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Mohamed Kikia (moki) said : 		#8

Thanks Mark Rijckenberg, that solved my question.