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 > > > > > > > > -- > > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ > > -- > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
