reopen 523570 thanks I think You are wrong for close bug
1. Driver wants absent binary file with '.dat' extencion in /etc directory (see FHS http://www.pathname.com/fhs/pub/fhs-2.3.html#ETCHOSTSPECIFICSYSTEMCONFIGURATION) quote: No binaries may be located under /etc. 2. Driver does not work (assotiate or not assotiate - both cases have not differences) On 13:03 Sat 11 Apr , Debian Bug Tracking System wrote: DBTS> This is an automatic notification regarding your Bug report DBTS> which was filed against the linux-2.6 package: DBTS> #523570: rt2860sta is searching something in /etc DBTS> It has been closed by Ben Hutchings <b...@decadent.org.uk>. DBTS> Their explanation is attached below along with your original report. DBTS> If this explanation is unsatisfactory and you have not received a DBTS> better one in a separate message then please contact Ben Hutchings <b...@decadent.org.uk> by DBTS> replying to this email. DBTS> -- DBTS> 523570: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=523570 DBTS> Debian Bug Tracking System DBTS> Contact ow...@bugs.debian.org with problems DBTS> Date: Sat, 11 Apr 2009 13:56:05 +0100 DBTS> From: Ben Hutchings <b...@decadent.org.uk> DBTS> To: 523570-d...@bugs.debian.org DBTS> Subject: Re: Bug#523570: rt2860sta is searching DBTS> something in /etc DBTS> X-Mailer: Evolution 2.22.3.1 DBTS> On Fri, 2009-04-10 at 23:36 +0400, Dmitry E. Oboukhov wrote: DBTS> [...] >> The module does not apply any parameters, example: >> >> nba:[/home/dimka]# iwconfig ra0 essid test >> nba:[/home/dimka]# iwconfig >> lo no wireless extensions. >> >> eth0 no wireless extensions. >> >> ra0 RT2860 Wireless ESSID:"" Nickname:"RT2860STA" >> Mode:Auto Frequency=2.422 GHz Access Point: Not-Associated DBTS> It will apply ESSID changes but won't report them back until it's DBTS> associated. Also, the driver cannot associate with networks that don't DBTS> broadcast ESSID. >> Bit Rate:1 Mb/s >> RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off >> Encryption key:off >> Link Quality=50/100 Signal level:0 dBm Noise level:-97 dBm >> Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0 >> Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0 >> >> I think that If the module needs in firmware, then it must be placed >> into /lib/firmware/. DBTS> Firmare is currently built into the driver, but this bug will be fixed DBTS> shortly in Debian. >> I am in some doubt that file RT2860STA.dat is a config file. DBTS> It is, but it's optional. DBTS> Ben. DBTS> Date: Fri, 10 Apr 2009 23:36:43 +0400 DBTS> From: "Dmitry E. Oboukhov" <un...@debian.org> DBTS> To: sub...@debian.org DBTS> Subject: rt2860sta is searching something in /etc DBTS> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.18 (2008-05-17) DBTS> Package: linux-2.6 DBTS> Severity: grave DBTS> Version: 2.6.29-2 DBTS> I have an ASUS 1000H with the WiFi: DBTS> 01:00.0 Network controller: RaLink RT2860 DBTS> When I tried to use this card with kernel 2.6.29, my attempt did not DBTS> lead me to success. DBTS> I installed the module rt2860sta and tried to apply a few DBTS> WiFi-parameters (essid). The module answered me: DBTS> [27377.884113] RX DESC f2b46000 size = 2048 DBTS> [27377.884941] <-- RTMPAllocTxRxRingMemory, Status=0 DBTS> [27377.888709] --> Error 2 opening /etc/Wireless/RT2860STA/RT2860STA.dat DBTS> [27377.888723] 1. Phy Mode = 0 DBTS> [27377.888730] 2. Phy Mode = 0 DBTS> [27377.917121] 3. Phy Mode = 0 DBTS> [27377.939971] MCS Set = 00 00 00 00 00 DBTS> [27377.941644] <==== RTMPInitialize, Status=0 DBTS> [27377.941724] 0x1300 = 00073200 DBTS> Debian does not contain any files/directories with path /etc/Wireless: DBTS> nba:[/home/dimka]# apt-file search /etc/Wireless|wc -l DBTS> 0 DBTS> The module does not apply any parameters, example: DBTS> nba:[/home/dimka]# iwconfig ra0 essid test DBTS> nba:[/home/dimka]# iwconfig DBTS> lo no wireless extensions. DBTS> eth0 no wireless extensions. DBTS> ra0 RT2860 Wireless ESSID:"" Nickname:"RT2860STA" DBTS> Mode:Auto Frequency=2.422 GHz Access Point: Not-Associated DBTS> Bit Rate:1 Mb/s DBTS> RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off DBTS> Encryption key:off DBTS> Link Quality=50/100 Signal level:0 dBm Noise level:-97 dBm DBTS> Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0 DBTS> Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0 DBTS> I think that If the module needs in firmware, then it must be placed DBTS> into /lib/firmware/. I am in some doubt that file RT2860STA.dat is a DBTS> config file. -- ... mpd paused: Accept - Winter Dreams . ''`. Dmitry E. Oboukhov : :’ : email: un...@debian.org jabber://un...@uvw.ru `. `~’ GPGKey: 1024D / F8E26537 2006-11-21 `- 1B23 D4F8 8EC0 D902 0555 E438 AB8C 00CF F8E2 6537
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