Compiling an RT3062 PCI Wireless Driver

Question

I have an Ralink wifi card installed. The driver shipped with ubuntu 11.10 does not appear to run my card.

On the ralink website there is a source download for compiling the driver but being new to linux i dont understand exactly what i am supposed to do, I understand that i need to use make to compile the driver.

What i dont understand is the files listed in the readme for the download. if i post the code from the two files it states to edit (they have stated its distributable) can somebody please take a look at it. or if you want to download the driver source and take a look yourself this is the link to it

http://www.ralinktech.com/en/04_support/license.php?sn=5019 (download form)

http://www.ralinktech.com/en/04_support/support.php?sn=501 (downloads list page) RT3062PCI/mPCI/CB/PCIe(RT3060/RT3062/RT3562/RT3592) specific driver

As you can see they have not made it simple there are several driver versions that can be compiles from this one package, and this is whats causing me the problems i know which version i need to use, 3062 but i dont know what to edit in the two files to compile that driver.

If you want me to post the code instead of downloading it reply and i will get back to you later this evening when i am back home.

Answer 1

Note, i have not gotten this working for the 3.0.0.17 kernel but does for the 3.0.0.16

Okay I have come back to this with a fresh set of eyes and no hangover. My Card is now working.

A quick recap follows to assist anybody who may need help with this card/chipset.

Download your driver from the ralink Website
If your downloads default to "Downloads" directory you should be able to just copy and paste the commands into the terminal unless the driver version you download has been updated in which case edits will need to be made.

This Guide is assuming a chipset of 3062 but will work just the same for any of the drivers in the source download.

Terminal (ctrl + alt + T)
tar -C Driver -zxvf ~/Downloads/DPO_RT3562_3592_3062_LinuxSTA_V2.4.1.1_20101217.tgz

cd Driver/DPO_RT3562_3592_3062_LinuxSTA_V2.4.1.1_20101217

gksu gedit Makefile may get password prompt
Check that the driver version is the version or your chipset eg: 3062. edit, save and close gedit.

gksu gedit os/linux/config.mk
Check the supplicant entries are set correctly, should read y for each. there are two of them. edit save and close gedit.

sudo make Make the driver

sudo make install Install the new driver

mkdir /etc/Wireless/RT2860STA If not existing

sudo cp RT2860STA.dat /etc/Wireless/RT2860STA/RT2860STA.dat copy the dat file over.

sudo modprobe rt3062sta start the module

sudo lspci -v check module is being used by card.

Blacklist Built in Mod
gksu gedit /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf

At end of the file add, save and exit.
// Default kernel module does not work
blacklist rt2800pci

Make Sure the module is known.
gksudo gedit /etc/initramfs-tools/modules

Edit (add module name only), save and Exit.
rt3062sta

This should be you finished here. If the driver is being used but the device has not come up then reboot the system. Good luck.

Answer 2

You are making things too difficult for yourself. You only need to follow the instructions in the readme to set up the SUPPLICANT parameters (there are two of them that need to be set to "Y"). Then run the "make" and "make install". You need to blacklist the rt2800pci stuff and add rt3562sta to your modules list. These are in /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf and /etc/initramfs-tools/modules, respectively.

You may need to copy RTA2860STA.dat to /etc/Wireless/RT2860STA/

Then run "modprobe rt3562sta" and your wireless should come up.

To verify, run "sudo lspci -v". It should show "Module in use: rt2860".

I know it is weird that your chip is 3062, the driver you install is rt3562sta, and the kernel module is rt2860, but I have the same card and that's the way it is. Good luck!