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Manufacturer of wireless cards and chipsets. Very commonly found in laptops and desktops. Ralink has been merged with MediaTek Inc. in March 2011. See also http://www.mediatek.com/

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Why Wifi is not working in this Asus laptop of Ubuntu 16.04?

My Asus laptop wifi is listed as hard block on rfkill and unblock all does nothing. I dual boot with Windows 10. The wifi works fine on Windows. I have tried a live USB of Fedora and the wifi cannot ...
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Ubuntu 14.04 WiFi Hard Blocked - Ralink RT3290 - HP sleekbook

I had a dual boot system, W8 and Ubuntu 14.04.1 on my computer. WiFi worked just fine (bluetooth not). Computer broke, and I had it a couple of months without use. After I fixed it (changed ...
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RT3290 Ralink driver in Ubuntu 20.04 not working

I have recently upgraded my system from Ubuntu 18.04 to 20.04. After the upgrade my Bluetooth driver stopped working. Earlier I had made it working in 18.04 following the post RT3290 Ralink driver in ...
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rt3290 wireless not working on Ubuntu 20.04

I have a HP ProBook 4540s laptop that uses a Ralink RT3290 Wireless adapter. It barely works with Ubuntu. If it does connect, the signal strength is very weak with a very slow Link speed of 6MB/sec, ...
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Wi-fi hard blocked in Ubuntu 16.04

after some update approximately a year ago, my wi-fi became hard-blocked. I've tried countless tutorials solving similar problem but nothing has helped me, so I'm finally desperate enough to ask by ...
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Wi-Fi connection problems with Ubuntu 17.04 and RT3290 wireless card

I have recently installed Ubuntu 17.04 in a dual-boot with Windows 8 (in case it matters). I have a problem with wireless connection. It works in general, but when I download large files the ...
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Ralink RT3290 Bluetooth drivers (14.04)

So, has anybody gotten the RA3290 Bluetooth adapter working [for 14.04]? I've seen plenty of posts here, and tried all of them, and nothing works. Interestingly enough, I had the damn thing working ...
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Unstable wireless Ubuntu 14.04

The internet connection is relatively stable however it seems to drop every few minutes for 10-20 seconds. Panda Ultra Wireless N Unstable Connection http://www.amazon.com/Panda-Ultra-Wireless-...
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Wireless suddenly dropping with a Ralink RT2870

I have a Linksys WUSB600N v1 Dual-Band Wireless-N Network Adapter Ralink RT2870 USB dongle that worked flawlessly in 11.10. Since upgrading, I can't keep a connection for more than five minutes. The ...
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Why is my WiFi connection slow on Ubuntu 20.04? The same adapter is fine in 18.04 on a worse PC

My new PC has poor Internet speeds. It's only a cheap WiFi dongle, but when I use the same WiFi dongle on the same network in my old, worse PC, then I get a faster speed than the new PC. So I think ...
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Ralink RT2870/mt7601u Wifi Dongle not working

so... my problem is with this little guy that turned into a big headache. I tried EVERY forum post and countless Linux Distributions and i had the same problem, i cant make this Ralink wifi dongle to ...
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Wifi keeps dropping frequently Ubuntu 17.10, RT3290 802.11n

I use college WiFi and my connection frequently drops while Windows users use WiFi smoothly. I get this output on running sudo lshw -C network
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I am having huge problems installing Ralink RT5390 Wi-Fi drivers

I have read many articles and nothing really helped. I am running UBUNTU 16.04. For 2 days I've tried to install my Wi-Fi driver(Ralink RT5390) for my HP Pavilion dv7 and havent accomplished anything ...
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How to install Ralink RT5390 wireless adaptor driver in ubuntu 16.04

My version of ubuntu mate is 16.04. Wireless adaptor : Ralink RT5390 The Wifi suddenly stopped working one fine day and the network panel would say "device not ready". I tried solutions given online,...
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Edimax (7392:c711) Wifi Adapter - Driver needed for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

I'm having problems to find drivers for my Devolo Wifi Stick ac, which is displayed as Edimax Technology Co., Ltd (Vendor-ID: 7392) and the Device-ID c711. When I plugin the Stick, it gets displayed ...
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WiFi much slower on Ubuntu 14.04 than Windows 10 using RT2561/RT61 802.11g PCI

I recently installed Ubuntu MATE 14.04 and I can no longer connect to the WiFi from down the hall from where my router is. I moved my desktop closer to the router (now a few feet away) and the ...
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Problem with Ralink Wifi Adapter

I basically need to create a wifi hotspot, with a Ralink Usb Network Adapter (Ubuntu Xenial 16.04 LTS). The results from lsusb are the following: Bus 002 Device 003: ID 148f:7601 Ralink Technology, ...
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Bad WIFI Connection (Ralink RT3090)

Linux newbie here. I've tried looking at other threads, but haven't been able to figure this out. I just installed Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (32 Bit) on an Asus 1015PEM netbook with a Ralink RT3090 wifi card....
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Asus Usb AC51 Can't contact

I tried Asus USB ac 51 with driver which is in the CD on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS ,but I got error 2 After that, I used the driver https://github.com/likwidoxigen/mt7610u_wifi ,and I got a Can't use message ...
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Ralink RT3090 wifi hard-blocked on IdeaPad S205

I am trying to install Ubuntu 14.04.3 on someone's IdeaPad S205. Ever since booting from live USB, WiFi wasn't available, saying it was "disabled by hardware switch". Yes, I have rebooted a couple of ...
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I have a Ralink Wireless Lan USB Adapter that I can't get to work no matter what I try

I am new to linux so there are many things that I may or may not have done correctly, but I have gone through many solutions on installing this driver for the USB adapter, however, I never have the ...
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TOTOLINK N150UA wireless USB adapter unable to install in ubuntu 14.04 LTS

I have installed Ubuntu 14.04 LTS alongside my windows 7 on my PC(CPU INTEL i686 Mainboard is MS-7519). The wireless works flawless on windows but there is no sign of it on Ubuntu. Any help to fix ...
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Problems with unstable wireless (Ralink RT5392)

I am having trouble fixing an unusably slow wireless network on a new PC with Ubuntu 14.04 LTS installed. After a while I have no network connection. It works if I restart my computer (still slow), ...
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Failling install Ralink RT5592 driver on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

My problem concerns the installation of a wi-fi driver (RT5592) for my new wi-fi adapter (PCE-N53) on my newly built computer. Basically, I don't manage to get the driver installed and therefore I ...
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WiFi disconnect frequently on Ubuntu 14.04 (Ralink RT3290)

I have a problem with my WiFi Ralink RT3290. I followed all the instructions according to "Ralink rt3290 wifi driver is not working in Ubuntu 14.04". Now that my WiFi works, but every hour it happens ...
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Ralink USB Wifi completely Locks up System

Using Ubuntu 12.04 After about 5 to 10 minutes of transferring files over rsync, my computer locks up completely. It happens everytime. The syslog repeats the error below dozens of times. kernel: [...
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The device bluetooth ralink rt3290 is not recognized on my laptop hp pavilion g4-2240br

OS: Ubuntu 13.04. Laptop: hp pavilion g4-2240br. Device Bluetooth: Ralink rt3290. The device Bluetooth ralink rt3290 is not recognized on my laptop hp pavilion g4-2240br ,the wireless device works ...
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Ralink RT3573 chipset not working with Ralink linux driver for that chipset. What now?

So I have a netgear n900 usb adapter I wanted to use to obtain a wireless connection in the latest ubuntu system. I followed some instructions that I will post below in order to download a Ralink ...
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How do I get the Ralink wireless controller working on an HP Envy 7212nr?

The output of lshw -C network reads as follows: WARNING: you should run this program as super-user. *-network UNCLAIMED description: Network controller product: Ralink corp. ...
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Ubuntu 20.04LTS: Ralink RT2561/RT61 keeps deauthenticating

Recently backed up the home folder from a 16.04 LTS install, wiped the disk and did a fresh install of 20.04 LTS, and restored the home folder from the backup. Since then, wifi connects but is slow ...
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How can I fix drivers for Ralink RT3290 WiFI and Bluetooth on Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS?

I have a fresh install of Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS. The WiFi driver is unstable, sometimes it dips the upload/download rate to nearly 0 and recovers after a few minutes, The Bluetooth is not recognized in ...
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No Bluetooth Found - even if laptop has inbuild bluetooth

I have HP Envy 15-j171nr Laptop. I have installed Ubuntu 18.04.3 LTS and it auto installed most of the driver except the Bluetooth. From the hp site I can only discovered that it has Broadcom ...
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WiFi disconnecting repeatedly with Ralink rt3920

I have two pretty old laptops one is Asus x200ca and another is HP 240. I decided to give them a new life by installing Kubuntu 20.04(as it is good looking and light on resources). Both have the same ...
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Ubuntu Wireless adapter not found (Ralink Corp. Device [1814: 539a])

I just switched from Windows 10 to Linux. I am using HP Probook 4540s and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS with Kernel 5.3.0-46-generic x86_64. I am facing problems with the driver the driver of wireless card. I am ...
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Ubuntu Ralink RT5390 Help

just installed Ubuntu 19.10. I can't get my wireless adapter to work. I have an ASUS X54C, which uses the Ralink RT5390 PCI Wireless card. Can anyone help ?
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Ubuntu 18.04 not working with Panda Wireless PAU09 on USB 3.0

Recently received a Panda Wireless PAU09. It works fine on any of the computer's USB 2.0 ports, but not USB 3.0 ports. USB 3.0 ports are functional, as they can connect to other USB devices. lsusb ...
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TP-Link Archer T2U wifi is not working

Still no luck to install the driver for TP-LINK Archer T2U on fresh installed Ubuntu 18.10. I checked and tried all other posts in here, but I had no luck. The installation process was like this: # ...
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Ralink USB Wi-fi Dongle

I'm very new to ubuntu. I use Ubuntu 18.04. After update from software updater my wireless usb won't work anymore. But through usb ethernet it's working. I'm really sad. I tried sudo apt update, sudo ...
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No Wi-Fi Adapter Found Ubuntu 18.04 on Desktop

First of all it is not duplicated I tried other solutions but not working. OS: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Output of lsusb: Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub Bus 001 Device 004: ...
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RT5390 WiFi Card Suddenly Stopped Working Ubuntu 18.04

Spent a few hours on this one and it's driving me crazy. My dad has been running Ubuntu 14.04, 16.04 and now 18.04 on his laptop for ages and had no issues with the RT5390 WiFi Adapter. It was ...
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USB Wireless Not Working TP-LINK T2U (AC-600) on Ubuntu 17.10

i have read topic from here: https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2367163&highlight=Mt7610u But i think that i have other situation. I will post many outputs of commands from that thread ...
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I am unable to connect to wifi. Settings > Wi-Fi shows "No adapter found" in 18.04 UBUNTU. Using an hp pavilion g6 2313ax

As most of the questions start with "I am new to Ubuntu". I am not so new to Ubuntu, familiar since 16.04 now recently upgraded to 18.04 and my WiFi is not working properly ever since,I freshly ...
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Install Driver Software for 802.11n USB WiFi adapter in Ubuntu 14

I am trying to install a device driver for a RaLink USB WiFi adapter (ID 148f:7601 Ralink Technology, Corp.). The instructions are incomprehensible. Finally figured out the instructions (complicated)...
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Ubuntu 17.10 Wifi disconnecting - Ralink corp. RT2561/RT61 802.11g PCI

Good evening, I just installed Ubuntu 17.10 on an old computer I had laying around to bring it back to life and do some python development on that as I don't want to dual boot my work machine. There ...
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Ralink Bluetooth adapter is not detecting Ubuntu 17.10

I have a problem with my ASUS k550DP and my integrated Bluetooth Ralink device, with Ubuntu 17.10, the rfkill list all command does not show me the Bluetooth device yuliand@yuliand-X550DP:~$ rfkill ...
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Ubuntu 16.04 Weak WiFi Signal after dual boot Ralink Rt3290

I am new to Ubuntu. For the last 3 complete days I have been looking for a solution to this problem with no luck. I have read almost all the similar question posted on Ask Ubuntu but there is no ...
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Wifi drops and unable to reconnect RTL8821ae ubuntu 16.04

I have an Asus F555L with the RTL8821ae wireless card. My wifi continually drops even within feet of of the router and attempting to reconnect fails. A different laptop, also running ubuntu 16.04 does ...
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Can't View Wi-fi Networks in Ubuntu 16.04

Let me first say I have tried different things before posting.After installing Ubuntu 16.04 LTS the wifi was totally disabled. It showed Wi-fi disabled. After trying the all solutions in this ...
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Error on installing RT3290 bluetooth driver Ubuntu 16.10

Hi guys I am Ubuntu beginner and I faced a problem with bluetooth device. My laptop is HP Pavilion G6 2316sx and my blutooth model is RT3290. Ubuntu 16.10 Note: my wifi is working but bluetooth does ...
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Weak Wi-Fi signal on Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS. Works great on windows 8

Experiencing poor wifi signal on Ubuntu 16.04. I tried other linux too. It is the same there as well. I have installed the compatible driver for my system, but still with no luck. Here is the result ...
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