[SOLVED] Setting up RaLink RT5370 Wireless Adapter with wicd?

J93 · 2012-08-06 17:41:33

HI all,

I am trying to setup a RaLink RT5370 Wireless Adapter however wicd isn't identifying(?) It; It is listed under lsusb as:

Bus 001 Device 008: ID 148f:5370 Ralink Technology, Corp. RT5370 Wireless Adapter

In wicd I first tried wlan0 and then ra0; Neither of these work.

I've tried following a guide: http://wiki.debian.org/rt2800usb however None of this helped.

Can someone give me a guide which I can follow? or How to make it work.

Thanks,
J93.

SOLVED:
I used the BPO version and It works straight away.

Last edited by J93 (2012-08-07 09:04:13)

pidsley · 2012-08-06 17:42:54

Please post output of

uname -r

And you followed the instructions on this page: http://wiki.debian.org/rt2870sta ?

Did you receive any errors at any of the steps?

Last edited by pidsley (2012-08-06 17:44:06)

J93 · 2012-08-06 17:45:00

pidsley wrote:

Please post output of
uname -r

2.6.32-5-686

pidsley · 2012-08-06 17:46:16

OK, so you are using Squeeze.

pidsley wrote:

Did you follow the instructions on this page: http://wiki.debian.org/rt2870sta ?
Did you receive any errors at any of the steps?

J93 · 2012-08-06 17:52:15

pidsley wrote:

OK, so you are using Squeeze.
pidsley wrote:
Did you follow the instructions on this page: http://wiki.debian.org/rt2870sta ?
Did you receive any errors at any of the steps?

No errors; it is still unlisted in iwconfig.

pidsley · 2012-08-06 18:02:41

I don't have any other ideas, sorry.

J93 · 2012-08-06 19:25:31

pidsley wrote:

I don't have any other ideas, sorry.

I've taken the easy(?) option and I am now installing the BPO(?) of Crunchbang;
The livecd detected it so it should work when I install it fully(At this very moment), Will report back in a couple of minutes.

pidsley · 2012-08-06 19:27:08

That would have been my next suggestion, except I'd recommend you go right to Waldorf (the newest version).

J93 · 2012-08-06 19:29:12

pidsley wrote:

That would have been my next suggestion, except I'd recommend you go right to Waldorf (the newest version).

I've tried that before I got this new wireless USB; I feel it's a little too unstable for me but for the period I used it; It was great with the hot corners.

I will try when it is a little more stable.

machinebacon · 2012-08-07 11:36:04

^ Wheezy is now in frozen state, so there won't be that much more to stabilize smile

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