Re: [ubuntu-uk] Wireless USB Dongle Help

2009-07-27 Thread Jon Reynolds
OK I am still working on this. got as far today as: sudo modprobe rt73 then a restart with it plugged in. it booted up with the dongle alive (a first) also found wireless networks in network-manager (a first) but trying to connect and it just hangs whilst connecting... it never gets anywhere. No

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Wireless USB Dongle Help

2009-07-22 Thread Michael G Fletcher
On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 7:54 AM, Jon Reynolds wrote: > OK A bit more progress. I went to the Ralink (?) website and got hold of > a copy of the latest RT73 driver... Now that seemed to compile properly. > My problem now is getting it loaded and the old one (rt2500?) > disabled/removed. > > Somethi

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Wireless USB Dongle Help

2009-07-21 Thread Jon Reynolds
OK A bit more progress. I went to the Ralink (?) website and got hold of a copy of the latest RT73 driver... Now that seemed to compile properly. My problem now is getting it loaded and the old one (rt2500?) disabled/removed. Something making use of modprobe I think... Cheers Jon Reynolds On W

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Wireless USB Dongle Help

2009-07-21 Thread Sean Miller
Just checked - you're running the rt2500 driver, you need to be running rt73. Sean -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Wireless USB Dongle Help

2009-07-21 Thread Sean Miller
Sounds like the wrong driver. Switch tack - what are the errors when you try to compile the Linux drivers it came with? Sean On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 9:58 PM, Jon Reynolds wrote: > Ah, some more details... > > dmesg: > > [  607.768524] phy1 -> rt2x00usb_vendor_request: Error - Vendor Request > 0x

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Wireless USB Dongle Help

2009-07-21 Thread Jon Reynolds
Ah, some more details... dmesg: [ 607.768524] phy1 -> rt2x00usb_vendor_request: Error - Vendor Request 0x0a failed for offset 0x with error -19. [ 607.768558] phy1 -> rt2x00usb_vendor_request: Error - Vendor Request 0x0a failed for offset 0x with error -19. [ 607.768589] phy1 -> rt2x00

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Wireless USB Dongle Help

2009-07-21 Thread Jon Reynolds
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 ke

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Wireless USB Dongle Help

2009-07-21 Thread Jon Reynolds
Hi Rob, Model is EW-7318Ug (was in the link) I will try that command out when I get home later and let you know. Many thanks! 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 an

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Wireless USB Dongle Help

2009-07-21 Thread Rob Beard
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

[ubuntu-uk] Wireless USB Dongle Help

2009-07-21 Thread Jon Reynolds
Hi all, I have acquired an Edimax USB Wireless dongle, hoping it would just plug-n-play with Ubuntu but it hasn't, or at least not on the laptop I am trying to install it on, an old Dell Latitude. Here's the dongle: http://www.edimax.co.uk/en/produce_detail.php?pd_id=3&pl1_id=1&pl2_id=44 The lap