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== Drivers ==
The Ralink RT2500 802.11g wireless LAN chipset is supported by three native drivers:
 * [[http://www.ralinktech.com/support.php?s=2|rt2500]] (Legacy driver)
  * Released by Ralink under the GPL.
  * Not generally recommended for use.
 * rt2500 (Enhanced legacy driver)
  * Previously maintained by the rt2x00 project.
  * Source previously packaged in [[DebianPts:rt2500|rt2500-source]], removed from Debian to resolve bug DebianBug:563429.
 * [[#rt2500pci|rt2500pci]] (Next-generation driver)
  * The recommended driver to use.
  * Included in the mainline kernel starting from 2.6.24.
  * Source previously packaged in [[DebianPts:rt2x00|rt2x00-source]], removed from Debian to resolve bug DebianBug:474189.		 The Ralink RT2500 802.11g wireless LAN chipset is supported by the rt2500pci Linux kernel driver, introduced at Linux 2.6.24. [[#supported-devices|Supported devices]] are listed at the end of this page.
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The next-generation driver is maintained by the [[http://rt2x00.serialmonkey.com/|rt2x00 project]]. [[#supported-devices|Supported devices]] are listed at the end of this page.

This page only details installation of the next-generation driver (rt2500pci). No firmware from userspace is required.		 No firmware from userspace is required.
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The rt2500pci driver is included in the mainline Linux kernel since version 2.6.24. It is included as a module in Debian kernel images.

 1. Install the DebianPkg:wireless-tools package: {{{
aptitude install wireless-tools
}}}
 1. The necessary kernel module should be [[Modules|automatically loaded]]. If necessary, it can be manually loaded via: {{{
modprobe rt2500pci
}}}
 1. Verify your device has an available interface: {{{
iwconfig
}}}
 1. Raise the interface to activate the radio, for example: {{{
ifconfig wlan0 up
}}}		  1. Connect the device to your system. The rt2500pci kernel module is [[Modules|automatically loaded]] for supported devices.
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The following list is based on the ''alias'' fields of {{{modinfo rt2500pci}}} in Debian 2.6.32 (2.6.32-30) kernel images. The following list is based on the ''alias'' fields of {{{modinfo rt2500pci}}} in Debian 3.2.0 (3.2.41-2) kernel images.
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##TAG:LIST_1_START
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PCI: 1814:0201 RaLink RT2500 802.11g PCI: 1814:0201 Ralink corp. RT2500 Wireless 802.11bg
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##TAG:LIST_1_END

Translation(s): English - Français

Ralink RT2500/RT2560 devices

This page describes how to enable support for WiFi devices based on the Ralink RT2500 (non-USB) chipset on Debian systems.

Contents

  1. Ralink RT2500/RT2560 devices
    1. Installation
    2. Supported Devices
    3. See Also
    4. External Links

The Ralink RT2500 802.11g wireless LAN chipset is supported by the rt2500pci Linux kernel driver, introduced at Linux 2.6.24. Supported devices are listed at the end of this page.

No firmware from userspace is required.

Installation

  1. Connect the device to your system. The rt2500pci kernel module is automatically loaded for supported devices.

  2. Configure your wireless interface as appropriate.

Supported Devices

The page HowToIdentifyADevice/PCI explains how to identify a PCI device.

The following list is based on the alias fields of modinfo rt2500pci in Debian 3.2.0 (3.2.41-2) kernel images. 

  • PCI: 1814:0201 Ralink corp. RT2500 Wireless 802.11bg

See Also

CategoryHardware | CategoryWireless