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charetjc
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 Posted: Sat May 05, 2012 9:45 pm Post subject: [solved] kernel 3.2.12 - cannot find ralink usb wifi drivers |
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I'm trying to compile the module to use an Asus USB-N13 wifi adapter.
I have gentoo-sources-3.2.12 installed and a kernel compiled and running.
Does any know where the Ralink RT2870 drivers went?
Using 'make menuconfig', I've searched under:
device drivers --> staging drivers,
device drivers --> network device support --> wireless lan, and
device drivers --> network device support --> usb network adapters
My wireless LAN section only contains:
| Code: | --- Wireless LAN
< > Cisco/Aironet 34X/35X/4500/4800 ISA and PCI cards
< > Atmel at76c50x chipset 802.11b support
< > Intersil Prism GT/Duette/Indigo PCI/Cardbus (DEPRECATED)
< > USB ZD1201 based Wireless device support
< > Wireless RNDIS USB support
< > Atheros Wireless Cards --->
< > IEEE 802.11 for Host AP (Prism2/2.5/3 and WEP/TKIP/CCMP)
< > Intel PRO/Wireless 2100 Network Connection
< > Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG and 2915ABG Network Connection
< > Marvell 8xxx Libertas WLAN driver support
< > Hermes chipset 802.11b support (Orinoco/Prism2/Symbol)
< > Marvell WiFi-Ex Driver |
I've searched for similar problems, but every forum post I find related to linux 3.2.12 and rt2870 says that the module was found under wireless lan, but instead had problems with firmware.
Update: I've also tried enabling experimental drivers in menu config.
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NeddySeagoon
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| Posted: Sat May 05, 2012 10:17 pm Post subject: |
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charetjc,
The help on <M> Ralink driver support ---> says | Code: |
CONFIG_RT2X00: │
│ │
│ This will enable the support for the Ralink drivers, │
│ developed in the rt2x00 project <http://rt2x00.serialmonkey.com>. │
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│ These drivers make use of the mac80211 stack. │
│ │
│ When building one of the individual drivers, the rt2x00 library │
│ will also be created. That library (when the driver is built as │
│ a module) will be called rt2x00lib. │
│ │
│ Additionally PCI and USB libraries will also be build depending │
│ on the types of drivers being selected, these libraries will be │
│ called rt2x00pci and rt2x00usb. │
│ │
│ Symbol: RT2X00 [=m] │
│ Type : tristate │
│ Prompt: Ralink driver support │
│ Defined at drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/Kconfig:1 │
│ Depends on: NETDEVICES [=y] && WLAN [=y] && MAC80211 [=y] │
│ Location: │
│ -> Device Drivers │
│ -> Network device support (NETDEVICES [=y]) │
│ -> Wireless LAN (WLAN [=y]) |
You are probably missing one or more of the Depends on: items.
The option is hidden until all of the depends are satisfied.
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charetjc
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| Posted: Sat May 05, 2012 10:22 pm Post subject: |
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Solved. I started digging around the Kconfig files and found the Ralink options. They have a dependency on MAC80211, without which the Ralink drivers are not shown in menuconfig.
Solution: in menuconfig
go to Networking support --> Wireless
select Generic IEEE 802.11 Networking Stack (mac80211)
profit
The Ralink drivers are now visible under:
device drivers --> network device support -> wireless lan --> ralink driver support
I must say I'm a little disappointed that these drivers are hidden at all. I noticed that another option, when selected, will enable options it depends on.
Update: NeddySeagoon's reply shows two other dependencies (NETDEVICES and WLAN) I did not mention in my solution. Use menuconfig's search option (type /NETDEVICES) to find the locations for these other two options if you don't have them selected already. Thanks for your post, Neddy. |
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