On 1/19/2010 3:24 PM, Raymond Norton wrote:
> I have Ubuntu 1.8.10 server with X and gnome installed. I am attempting
> to get my USB wireless adapter working on it.
>
>
>
> Here is the output from lsusb:
> Bus 001 Device 006: ID 050d:705a Belkin Components F5D7050A Wireless Adapter
>
> The messages log shows the following:
>
> an 17 15:52:14 imac kernel: [14186.584008] usb 1-2: new full speed USB
> device using ohci_hcd and address 6
> Jan 17 15:52:14 imac kernel: [14186.643967] usb 1-2: configuration #1
> chosen from 1 choice
> Jan 17 15:52:16 imac kernel: [14187.872641] usbcore: registered new
> interface driver rt2500usb
> Jan 17 15:52:17 imac kernel: [14188.509399] usbcore: registered new
> interface driver rt73usb
>
> Iwconfig shows:
>
> o wireless extensions.
>
> eth1      no wireless extensions.
>
> pan0      no wireless extensions.
>
> wmaster0  no wireless extensions.
>
> wlan0     IEEE 802.11g  ESSID:
>             Mode:Managed  Channel:0  Access Point: Not-Associated
>             Tx-Power=0 dBm
>             Retry min limit:7   RTS thr:off   Fragment thr=2352 B
>             Encryption key:off
>             Link Quality:0  Signal level:0  Noise level:0
>             Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0
>             Tx excessive retries:0  Invalid misc:0   Missed beacon:0
>
>
> Ifconfig wlan0 up shows:
> root at imac:~# ifconfig wlan0 up
> SIOCSIFFLAGS: No such file or directory
>
>
>
>
> I have tried adding necessary info to /etc/network/interfaces, but no
> go. Wi-fi radar does not work. Ndiswrapper will not work on this
> architecture, and iwlist wlan0 scan does not work.
>
> The adapter works fine on my Linux Mint laptop.
>
> Any idea what steps I need to follow to get this adapter working?
>

Probably missing the ralink firmware as is the usual suspect for this 
error. You could probably confirm by looking at the syslog when you try 
to bring this adapter up.

Ensure you have firmware-ralink installed and try again. Hopefully this 
works ;-)

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