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Can't install driver for Ralink? USB wifi adapter - bgaulke - 09-20-2015
I have Linux Lite 2.6 installed on an old IBM ThinkPad A31p which doesn't have an internal wireless adapter, so I purchased a cheap USB adapter on Amazon, brand unknown. It came with a CD with the driver, but I don't know how to install the driver from the CD. I have tried to use the GDebi package installer, but got this error:
dpkg: error processing archive firmware-ralink_0.43_all.deb (--install):
trying to overwrite '/lib/firmware/rt3290.bin', which is also in package linux-firmware 1.127.15
Errors were encountered while processing:
firmware-ralink_0.43_all.deb
Can anyone help me? Thanks
Re: Can't install driver for Ralink? USB wifi adapter - Wirezfree - 09-20-2015
[size=1em]Hi,
Mediatek don't appear to list a Linux driver, maybe they did at some point..??[/size]
[size=1em]But if you look at this post, 2nd post down, somebody posted a solution,[/size]
[size=1em]with a link to a driver, and a number of people confirmed/said it worked.[/size]
[size=1em]This needs verifying by a LL techy bod, I don't know enough techy stuff...[/size]
[size=1em]GL...[/size]
Re: Can't install driver for Ralink? USB wifi adapter - torreydale - 09-20-2015
You should open a terminal and run the following command. Then post the output, so we can know for sure what type of no-name wifi usb network interface card you purchased.
Code:
inxi -FxxRe: Can't install driver for Ralink? USB wifi adapter - Valtam - 09-20-2015
Error suggests you already have the driver in your system.
Re: Can't install driver for Ralink? USB wifi adapter - rokytnji - 09-21-2015
(09-20-2015, 08:02 PM)Jerry link Wrote: Error suggests you already have the driver in your system.
Something previously discussed at
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-newbie-8/usb-wireless-adapter-installation-in-linux-lite-4175553470/
I suggested he take his problem here as patches were suggested which applied to Lubuntu but I was pretty sure not applicable to Linux-Lite.
I figured the experts here would show him how to get his working. Mine was a Out of the box enabled after switching out usb wireless "G" for a usb wireless "N"
on mine. All I had to do was change wireless interface preferences from wlan0 to what the current one was showing in
Code:
sudo ifconfig -aThe OP has the cd that came with usb. Just in case his chip is not supported by firmware in Linux-Lite. I could not tell with the distractions coming in from other members
suggesting what worked for them on other distros.
So here is hoping the team and I get this poor soul wireless on line.
Re: Can't install driver for Ralink? USB wifi adapter - bgaulke - 09-21-2015
(09-20-2015, 07:46 PM)torreydale link Wrote: You should open a terminal and run the following command. Then post the output, so we can know for sure what type of no-name wifi usb network interface card you purchased.
Code:inxi -Fxx
Here's the result:
brian@brian-laptop:~$ inxi -Fxx
System: Host: brian-laptop Kernel: 3.13.0-24-generic i686 (32 bit, gcc: 4.8.2)
Desktop: Xfce 4.11.8 (Gtk 2.24.23) dm: lightdm Distro: Ubuntu 14.04 trusty
Machine: Mobo: IBM model: 2653GU7 Bios: IBM version: 1NET08WW (1.02 ) date: 11/29/2002
CPU: Single core Mobile Intel Pentium 4 - M CPU (-UP-) cache: 512 KB flags: (pae sse sse2) bmips: 2398.03 clocked at 1200.00 MHz
Graphics: Card: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] RV200/M7 GL [Mobility FireGL 7800] bus-ID: 01:00.0 chip-ID: 1002:4c58
X.Org: 1.15.1 drivers: ati,radeon (unloaded: fbdev,vesa) Resolution: [email protected]
GLX Renderer: Mesa DRI R100 (RV200 4C58) x86/MMX/SSE2 TCL DRI2 GLX Version: 1.3 Mesa 10.1.3 Direct Rendering: Yes
Audio: Card: Intel 82801CA/CAM AC'97 Audio Controller
driver: snd_intel8x0 ports: 1c00 18c0 bus-ID: 00:1f.5 chip-ID: 8086:2485
Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture ver: k3.13.0-24-generic
Network: Card-1: Intel 82801CAM (ICH3) PRO/100 VE (LOM) Ethernet Controller
driver: e100 ver: 3.5.24-k2-NAPI port: 8000 bus-ID: 02:08.0 chip-ID: 8086:1031
IF: eth0 state: up speed: 100 Mbps duplex: full mac: 00:02:8a:35:ff:07
Card-2: Ralink usb-ID: 002-002 chip-ID: 148f:7601
IF: N/A state: N/A speed: N/A duplex: N/A mac: N/A
Drives: HDD Total Size: 40.0GB (12.7% used)
1: id: /dev/sda model: IC25N040ATCS05 size: 40.0GB serial: CLP425F4GHR53A
Partition: ID: / size: 36G used: 4.7G (14%) fs: ext4 ID: /boot size: 236M used: 45M (20%) fs: ext2
ID: swap-1 size: 0.53GB used: 0.15GB (27%) fs: swap
RAID: System: supported: N/A
No RAID devices detected - /proc/mdstat and md_mod kernel raid module present
Unused Devices: none
Sensors: System Temperatures: cpu: 54.0C mobo: 25.0C
Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: 3356
Info: Processes: 165 Uptime: 6 min Memory: 311.8/494.8MB Runlevel: 2 Gcc sys: 4.8.4
Client: Shell (bash 4.3.11 running in x-terminal-emul) inxi: 1.9.17
brian@brian-laptop:~$
As you can see, it says Ralink usb.
Re: Can't install driver for Ralink? USB wifi adapter - bgaulke - 09-21-2015
(09-20-2015, 08:02 PM)Jerry link Wrote: Error suggests you already have the driver in your system.
If so, why do I not see any wireless networks? What else do I need to do?
Re: Can't install driver for Ralink? USB wifi adapter - rokytnji - 09-21-2015
Throw out a
Code:
sudo ifconfig -aRe: Can't install driver for Ralink? USB wifi adapter - bgaulke - 09-21-2015
(09-20-2015, 06:43 PM)Wirezfree link Wrote: [size=1em]Hi,
Mediatek don't appear to list a Linux driver, maybe they did at some point..??[/size]
[size=1em]But if you look at this post, 2nd post down, somebody posted a solution,[/size]
[size=1em]with a link to a driver, and a number of people confirmed/said it worked.[/size]
[size=1em]This needs verifying by a LL techy bod, I don't know enough techy stuff...[/size]
[size=1em]GL...[/size]
I tried to extract using sudo tar and got this:
brian@brian-laptop:~/Downloads$ sudo tar -xzvf rt3290sta-2.6.0.0.dkms.tar /usr/src/
[sudo] password for brian:
gzip: stdin: not in gzip format
tar: Child returned status 1
tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now
brian@brian-laptop:~/Downloads$
What is the correct command?
Thanks
Re: Can't install driver for Ralink? USB wifi adapter - bgaulke - 09-21-2015
(09-21-2015, 12:19 AM)rokytnji link Wrote: [quote author=Jerry link=topic=2294.msg17358#msg17358 date=1442779353]
Error suggests you already have the driver in your system.
Mine was a Out of the box enabled after switching out usb wireless "G" for a usb wireless "N"
on mine. All I had to do was change wireless interface preferences from wlan0 to what the current one was showing in
Code:
sudo ifconfig -a[/quote]
Hi rokytnji.
What does this tell me relative to what you say you did?
brian@brian-laptop:~$ sudo ifconfig -a
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:02:8a:35:ff:07
inet addr:192.168.2.11 Bcast:192.168.2.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
inet6 addr: fd00::202:8aff:fe35:ff07/64 Scope:Global
inet6 addr: fd00::3852:dcf4:96ae:26f2/64 Scope:Global
inet6 addr: fe80::202:8aff:fe35:ff07/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:12941 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:11107 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:10519770 (10.5 MB) TX bytes:1636689 (1.6 MB)
irda0 Link encap:IrLAP HWaddr 00:00:00:00
NOARP MTU:2048 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:8
RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)
lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:65536 Metric:1
RX packets:836 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:836 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:99502 (99.5 KB) TX bytes:99502 (99.5 KB)
brian@brian-laptop:~$
Nothing stands out as wireless related to me.
Thanks