[ubuntu-uk] Wireless USB Dongle Help

[Jon Reynolds]

Ah, some more details...

dmesg:

[  607.768524] phy1 -> rt2x00usb_vendor_request: Error - Vendor Request
0x0a failed for offset 0x0000 with error -19.
[  607.768558] phy1 -> rt2x00usb_vendor_request: Error - Vendor Request
0x0a failed for offset 0x0000 with error -19.
[  607.768589] phy1 -> rt2x00usb_vendor_request: Error - Vendor Request
0x0a failed for offset 0x0000 with error -19.
[  613.008118] usb 1-1: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and
address 3
[  613.310683] usb 1-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
[  613.431044] phy2 -> rt2500usb_init_eeprom: Error - Invalid RT chipset
detected.
[  613.431057] phy2 -> rt2x00lib_probe_dev: Error - Failed to allocate
device.
[  613.713961] phy3: Selected rate control algorithm 'pid'
[  613.715685] Registered led device: rt73usb-phy3:radio
[  613.715716] Registered led device: rt73usb-phy3:assoc
[  613.715745] Registered led device: rt73usb-phy3:quality
[  613.730452] udev: renamed network interface wlan0 to wlan1

Hope that is meaningful...

Cheers,

Jon Reynolds

On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 09:50:30PM +0100, Jon Reynolds wrote:
> Results of /var/log/messages after plugging in dongle:
> 
> Jul 21 21:49:21 lisa-laptop kernel: [  613.008118] usb 1-1: new full
> speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 3
> Jul 21 21:49:21 lisa-laptop kernel: [  613.310683] usb 1-1:
> configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
> Jul 21 21:49:22 lisa-laptop kernel: [  613.715685] Registered led
> device: rt73usb-phy3:radio
> Jul 21 21:49:22 lisa-laptop kernel: [  613.715716] Registered led
> device: rt73usb-phy3:assoc
> Jul 21 21:49:22 lisa-laptop kernel: [  613.715745] Registered led
> device: rt73usb-phy3:quality
> Jul 21 21:49:22 lisa-laptop kernel: [  613.730452] udev: renamed network
> interface wlan0 to wlan1
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Jon Reynolds
> 
> On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 02:08:45PM +0100, Rob Beard wrote:
> > Jon Reynolds wrote:
> > > But I just need some pointers to the obvious steps to take to try and
> > > check whats working and whats not. It came with some linux drivers, but
> > > I just get errors when trying to compile them that I don't understand.
> > >   
> > 
> > 
> > Could you make sure the dongle is disconnected, open a terminal and then 
> > enter the command:
> > 
> > tail -f /var/log/messages
> > 
> > Then plug the USB dongle in and copy and paste what it says.  Hopefully 
> > it'll give pointers on if a driver is installed.
> > 
> > By the way, what is the model number of the dongle?
> > 
> > Ta,
> > 
> > Rob
> > 
> > 
> > 
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> > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
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