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+ | ====== DEPRECATED ====== | ||
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+ | **IMPORTANT NOTE**: This page is deprecated, updated documentation can be found [[install_drivers|here]] | ||
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====== rt2570 ====== | ====== rt2570 ====== | ||
- | You need at least the [[http://switch.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/rt2400/rt2570-1.1.0-b2.tar.gz|rt2570 v1.1.0-b2]] or the [[http:// | + | It is highly recommended to use a enhanced and patched driver from [[http://homepages.tu-darmstadt.de/~p_larbig/wlan/]] instead of [[http:// |
- | But you should better use a specially patched one from [[http:// | + | |
ifconfig rausb0 down | ifconfig rausb0 down | ||
rmmod rt2570 | rmmod rt2570 | ||
- | wget http:// | + | wget http:// |
- | tar -xvjf rt2570-k2wrlz-1.5.1.tar.bz2 | + | tar -xvjf rt2570-k2wrlz-1.6.3.tar.bz2 |
- | cd rt2570-k2wrlz-1.5.1/Module | + | cd rt2570-k2wrlz-1.6.3/Module |
make && make install | make && make install | ||
modprobe rt2570 | modprobe rt2570 | ||
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===== Troubleshooting Tips ===== | ===== Troubleshooting Tips ===== | ||
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+ | Make sure you have the newest version 1.6.3 installed. It has fixes for the new kernel version 2.6.27. | ||
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+ | Note that this driver currently does not work on big endian systems, such as the PowerPC. Attempting to run " | ||
There are reports of the aircrack-ng tools freezing and/or stop working. | There are reports of the aircrack-ng tools freezing and/or stop working. | ||
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* Disable USB Legacy support in BIOS | * Disable USB Legacy support in BIOS | ||
* Use the newest kernel you can get | * Use the newest kernel you can get | ||
- | * Do NOT use the SMP version of this kernel | + | * Try to use a non SMP version of your kernel |
- | * Use the newest 1.5.1 driver | + | * If the hardware totally loses its function: Use the oven method to get it back to life: http://forum.aircrack-ng.org/ |
- | * If the hardware totally loses its function: Use the oven method to get it back to live: http://tinyshell.be/ | + | |
+ | ===== When to use this driver? ===== | ||
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+ | See this [[http:// | ||
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+ | If you have a Ralink chip in an USB device and that chip is a RT2570 or RT73 (RT73 is also known as RT2571 and RT2573), you need the " | ||
+ | Using legacy drivers (or ASPj mods) interface name is ra0 for PCI/PCMCIA and rausb0 for USB devices, if you have wlan0 and wmaster0 interfaces, then you are using new rt2x00 driver (rt2x00 has various modules, for USB devices they are " |
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