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It is included in the mainline Linux kernel since version 2.6.33 and replaces the [[rt2860sta]] staging driver in [[DebianWheezy|Wheezy]] and later releases.<<FootNote([[http://packages.debian.org/changelogs/pool/main/l/linux-2.6/current/changelog#version2.6.35-1_experimental.3|Debian Changelog linux-2.6 (2.6.35-1~experimental.3)]])>> Firmware is required and available in the DebianPkg:firmware-ralink package (see also DebianBug:601416). It is included in the mainline Linux kernel since version 2.6.33 and replaces the [[rt2860sta]] staging driver in [[DebianWheezy|Wheezy]] and later releases.<<FootNote([[http://packages.debian.org/changelogs/pool/main/l/linux-2.6/current/changelog#version2.6.35-1_experimental.3|Debian Changelog linux-2.6 (2.6.35-1~experimental.3)]])>> Firmware is required and available in the DebianPkg:firmware-ralink package.

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Ralink RT2760, RT2790, RT2860, RT2890, RT3060, RT3062, RT3090, RT3091, RT3092, RT3390, RT3562, RT3592 devices (rt2800pci)

This page describes how to enable support for WiFi devices based on Ralink 802.11n PCI chipsets on Debian systems.

{i} Squeeze and Lenny users, see rt2860sta for device support.

rt2800pci is a driver produced by the rt2x00 project, supporting Ralink 802.11n PCI chipsets. Supported devices are listed at the end of this page.

It is included in the mainline Linux kernel since version 2.6.33 and replaces the rt2860sta staging driver in Wheezy and later releases.1 Firmware is required and available in the firmware-ralink package.

Experimental support for the RT3060, RT3062, RT3390, RT3562 and RT3592 chips was enabled in linux-2.6 2.6.38-5.

{i} Ralink 802.11n USB devices are supported by the rt2800usb driver.

Installation

Wheezy

  1. Add a "non-free" component to /etc/apt/sources.list, for example:

    # Debian Wheezy (testing)
    deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian wheezy main contrib non-free
  2. Update the list of available packages and install the firmware-ralink package:

    aptitude update && aptitude install firmware-ralink
  3. The necessary kernel module should be automatically loaded. If necessary, it can be manually loaded via:

    modprobe rt2800pci
  4. 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 rt2800pci in Debian 2.6.38 (2.6.38-5) kernel images.

  • PCI: 1432:7708 Edimax Computer Co. (Device name unknown)
    PCI: 1432:7711 Edimax Computer Co. (Device name unknown)
    PCI: 1432:7722 Edimax Computer Co. (Device name unknown)
    PCI: 1432:7727 Edimax Computer Co. (Device name unknown)
    PCI: 1432:7728 Edimax Computer Co. (Device name unknown)
    PCI: 1432:7738 Edimax Computer Co. (Device name unknown)
    PCI: 1432:7748 Edimax Computer Co. (Device name unknown)
    PCI: 1432:7758 Edimax Computer Co. (Device name unknown)
    PCI: 1432:7768 Edimax Computer Co. (Device name unknown)
    PCI: 1462:891A Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. (Device name unknown)
    PCI: 1814:0601 Ralink corp. RT2800 802.11n PCI
    PCI: 1814:0681 Ralink corp. RT2860 Wireless 802.11n PCIe
    PCI: 1814:0701 Ralink corp. RT2760 Wireless 802.11n 1T/2R Cardbus
    PCI: 1814:0781 Ralink corp. RT2860
    PCI: 1814:3060 Ralink corp. RT3060 Wireless 802.11n 1T/1R
    PCI: 1814:3062 Ralink corp. (Device name unknown)
    PCI: 1814:3090 Ralink corp. RT3090 Wireless 802.11n 1T/1R PCIe
    PCI: 1814:3091 Ralink corp. RT3091 Wireless 802.11n 1T/2R PCIe
    PCI: 1814:3092 Ralink corp. RT3092 Wireless 802.11n 2T/2R PCIe
    PCI: 1814:3390 Ralink corp. (Device name unknown)
    PCI: 1814:3562 Ralink corp. (Device name unknown)
    PCI: 1814:3592 Ralink corp. (Device name unknown)
    PCI: 1814:3593 Ralink corp. (Device name unknown)
    PCI: 1A3B:1059 AzureWave (Device name unknown)

See Also


CategoryHardware | CategoryWireless