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Ralink RT2501USB/RT2571W (RT73) devices
This page describes how to enable support for WiFi devices based on the Ralink RT2501USB chipset on Debian systems.
Contents
Drivers
The Ralink RT2501USB wireless LAN chipset is supported by three native drivers:
rt73 (Legacy driver)
- Released by Ralink under the GPL.
- Not generally recommended for use.
- rt73 (Enhanced legacy driver)
- Previously maintained by the rt2x00 project.
Source previously packaged in rt73-source, removed from Debian to resolve bug 563432.
rt73usb (Next-generation driver)
- The recommended driver to use.
Source previously packaged in rt2x00-source, removed from Debian to resolve bug 474189.
- Introduced in Linux 2.6.24.
The next-generation driver is maintained by the rt2x00 project. Supported devices are listed at the end of this page.
This page only details installation of the next-generation driver (rt73usb). It requires non-free firmware for device operation, which can be provided by installing the firmware-ralink package.
The RT2501USB is not to be confused with the RT2500USB, which is supported by different drivers.
Ralink 802.11n USB devices are supported by the rt2870sta driver.
Installation
As drivers from the rt2x00 project are included in the mainline Linux kernel, the rt73usb driver is present on your system.
Firmware is required to be installed prior to device operation:
Add a "non-free" component to /etc/apt/sources.list for your Debian version. For example:
# Debian Squeeze/6.0 deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian squeeze main contrib non-free
or
# Debian Lenny/5.0 deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian lenny main contrib non-free
Update the list of available packages, then install the firmware-ralink and wireless-tools packages:
aptitude update aptitude install firmware-ralink wireless-tools
- If not already performed, connect the device to your system.
The necessary kernel module should be automatically loaded. If necessary, it can be manually loaded via:
modprobe rt73usb
Verify your device has an available interface:
iwconfig
Raise the interface to activate the radio, for example:
ifconfig wlan0 up
Configure your wireless interface as appropriate.
Troubleshooting
Examine the kernel ring buffer (dmesg(1)) to verify the required firmware files are being loaded by the driver. Lack of firmware is the usual reason for the "SIOCSIFFLAGS: No such file or directory" error message.
Ensure the firmware-ralink package is installed.
Supported Devices
The page HowToIdentifyADevice/USB explains how to identify a USB device.
The following list is based on the alias fields of modinfo rt73usb in Debian 2.6.32 (2.6.32-30) kernel images.
USB: 0411:00D8 MelCo., Inc. WLI-U2-SG54HP USB: 0411:00F4 MelCo., Inc. (Device name unknown) USB: 0411:0116 MelCo., Inc. (Device name unknown) USB: 0411:0119 MelCo., Inc. (Device name unknown) USB: 0471:200A Philips (or NXP) Wireless Network Adapter USB: 04BB:093D I-O Data Device, Inc. (Device name unknown) USB: 04E8:4471 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd (Device name unknown) USB: 050D:7050 Belkin Components F5D7050 Wireless G Adapter v1000/v2000 [Intersil ISL3887] USB: 050D:705A Belkin Components F5D7050 Wireless G Adapter v3000 [Ralink RT2573] USB: 050D:905B Belkin Components F5D9050 Wireless G+ MIMO Network Adapter v3000 [Ralink RT2573] USB: 050D:905C Belkin Components F5D9050 Wireless G+ MIMO Network Adapter v4000 [Ralink RT2573] USB: 0586:3415 ZyXEL Communications Corp. G-210H 802.11g Wireless Adapter USB: 06F8:E002 Guillemot Corp. (Device name unknown) USB: 06F8:E010 Guillemot Corp. HWGUSB2-54-LB USB: 06F8:E020 Guillemot Corp. HWGUSB2-54V2-AP USB: 0769:31F3 Surecom Technology Corp. RT2573 USB: 07AA:002E Corega K.K. (Device name unknown) USB: 07B8:B21B AboCom Systems Inc HWU54DM USB: 07B8:B21C AboCom Systems Inc RT2573 USB: 07B8:B21D AboCom Systems Inc RT2573 USB: 07B8:B21E AboCom Systems Inc RT2573 USB: 07B8:B21F AboCom Systems Inc WUG2700 USB: 07D1:3C03 D-Link System AirPlus G DWL-G122 Wireless Adapter(rev.C1) [Ralink RT73] USB: 07D1:3C04 D-Link System WUA-1340 USB: 07D1:3C06 D-Link System (Device name unknown) USB: 07D1:3C07 D-Link System Wireless G DWA-110 Adapter USB: 08DD:0120 Billionton Systems, Inc. (Device name unknown) USB: 0B05:1723 ASUSTek Computer, Inc. WL-167G v2 802.11g Adapter [Ralink RT73] USB: 0B05:1724 ASUSTek Computer, Inc. RT2573 USB: 0CDE:001C Z-Com 802.11b/g Wireless Network Adapter USB: 0DB0:4600 Micro Star International 802.11b/g Turbo Wireless Adapter USB: 0DB0:6874 Micro Star International RT2573 USB: 0DB0:6877 Micro Star International RT2573 USB: 0DB0:A861 Micro Star International RT2573 USB: 0DB0:A874 Micro Star International RT2573 USB: 0DF6:0024 Sitecom Europe B.V. (Device name unknown) USB: 0DF6:0027 Sitecom Europe B.V. (Device name unknown) USB: 0DF6:002F Sitecom Europe B.V. (Device name unknown) USB: 0DF6:90AC Sitecom Europe B.V. WL-172 Wireless Network USB Adapter 54g Turbo USB: 0DF6:9712 Sitecom Europe B.V. WL-113 rev 2 Wireless Network USB Adapter USB: 0EB0:9021 NovaTech RT2573 USB: 1044:8008 Chu Yuen Enterprise Co., Ltd GN-WB01GS USB: 1044:800A Chu Yuen Enterprise Co., Ltd GN-WI05GS USB: 1371:9022 CNet Technology Inc. CWD-854 [RT2573] USB: 1371:9032 CNet Technology Inc. CWD-854 rev F USB: 13B1:0020 Linksys WUSB54GC v1 802.11g Adapter [Ralink RT73] USB: 13B1:0023 Linksys WUSB54GR USB: 13B1:0028 Linksys (Device name unknown) USB: 1472:0009 Huawei-3Com Aolynk WUB320g USB: 148F:2573 Ralink Technology, Corp. RT2501/RT2573 Wireless Adapter USB: 148F:2671 Ralink Technology, Corp. RT2601/RT2671 Wireless Adapter USB: 148F:9021 Ralink Technology, Corp. RT2501USB Wireless Adapter USB: 14B2:3C10 Ralink Technology, Corp. (Device name unknown) USB: 14B2:3C22 Ralink Technology, Corp. rt73 802.11g WLAN USB: 15A9:0004 Gemtek WUBR177G USB: 1631:C019 Good Way Technology RT2573 USB: 1690:0722 Askey Computer Corp. [hex] RT2573 USB: 1740:3701 Senao EUB-3701 EXT 802.11g Wireless Adapter [Ralink RT2571W] USB: 1740:7100 Senao (Device name unknown) USB: 18C5:0002 AMIT Technology, Inc. CG-WLUSB2GO USB: 18E8:6196 Qcom RT2573 USB: 18E8:6229 Qcom RT2573 USB: 18E8:6238 Qcom (Device name unknown) USB: 1B75:7318 Ovislink Corp. (Device name unknown) USB: 2019:AB01 PLANEX GW-US54HP USB: 2019:AB50 PLANEX GW-US54Mini2 USB: 6933:5001 (Vendor name unknown) (Device name unknown) USB: 7167:3840 (Vendor name unknown) (Device name unknown) USB: 7392:7318 Edimax Technology Co., Ltd (Device name unknown) USB: 7392:7618 Edimax Technology Co., Ltd (Device name unknown)
See Also
WiFi/rt2500 - Ralink RT2500/RT2560 devices
rt2500usb - Ralink RT2500USB/RT2571 devices
rt61pci - Ralink RT2501/RT2561, RT2600/RT2661 (RT61) devices
External Links
http://rt2x00.serialmonkey.com/ - rt2x00 project homepage.