[Bug 496093] Re: [lucid] rt2860 frequently fails to connect to mixed mode WPA/WPA2 secured wireless networks

[Timo Ströhlein]

Hi,

thank you for instructions.

Driver update has solved the problem for me.

One minor correction to instructions:
- change "sudo apt-get install build-essential" to *"sudo aptitude install
linux-headers-`uname -r` build-essential"*

Br,
Timo

2010/5/11 Stephen Tanner <stephen at stephentanner.com>

> I found it really easy just to install the updated driver from ralink.
> Here are my steps thanks to post #25:
>
> First download the new driver from ralink:
>
> http://bit.ly/bpzQRQ
>
> While you still have inter-tubes access, make sure you install build-
> essential so you can compile the driver
>
> sudo apt-get install build-essential
>
> Next untar it somewhere in your home dir.
>
> edit this file in the folder you just untared ./os/linux/config.mk and
> make it look like this:
> (I found this step necessary. I tested it without these changes and it
> still fails to connect)
>
> HAS_WPA_SUPPLICANT=y
> ...
> ...
> HAS_NATIVE_WPA_SUPPLICANT_SUPPORT=y
>
>
> turn off your wifi card
>
> sudo ifconfig <ra0, eth1, wlan0> down
>
> unload the kernel module
>
> sudo rmmod rt2860sta
>
> rename the old module in:
> (this is done *just in case* AFAICT)
>
>  /lib/modules/2.6.*/kernel/drivers/staging/rt2860/ from <filename>.ko to
> <filename>.ko_old
>
> cd into the folder you untared if your not already there
>
> make
> sudo make install
>
> sudo depmod -a
>
> now either reboot or load it manually with
>
> sudo modeprobe rt2860sta
> sudo ifconfig ra0 up
> (my wireless card started out as wlan0 and after the driver update showed
> up as ra0)
>
> If some one knows a way I can turn this into a dkms package and put it
> in a ppa, I will gladly do that later this week (after finals)
>
> --
> [lucid] rt2860 frequently fails to connect to mixed mode WPA/WPA2 secured
> wireless networks
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/496093
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>
> Status in The Linux Kernel: Invalid
> Status in Ubuntu Release Notes: New
> Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu: Triaged
> Status in “linux” source package in Lucid: Triaged
>
> Bug description:
> The rt2860sta module, included with Ubuntu Lucid Lynx (10.04) cannot
> connect to mixed WPA/WPA2 networks.
> This driver is used in most EeePCs.
> This issue is fixed in the 2.6.33 kernel, unfortunately this kernel is not
> yet available in Lucid.
>
> Symptoms are: connection works once but disconnects rapidly and then gets
> stuck in a connect/ask password cycle, or cannot connect at all.
>
> There are two known fixes at the moment:
> [1]: Ricardo Salveti maintains a 2.6.32 kernel with the fix backported (See
> comment #80)
> [2]: Installing the official drivers from RaLink also solves the issue for
> some. (See comment #107).
>
> To check if your wireless chipset is indeed the RaLink chipset that is
> affected by this driver, execute the "lspci -vnn | grep RaLink" command.
> It should display something close to the following:
>
> $ lspci -vnn | grep RaLink
> 01:00.0 Network controller [0280]: RaLink RT2860 [1814:0781]
>  Subsystem: RaLink Device [1814:2790]
>
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