[How-To] Enable Wireless

[takbal]

After a bit struggle, I compiled the RT3390 module for WarheadsSE's latest kernel sources on Ubuntu with the gnu-linux-gnueabi crosschain toolset. The trick was to add pci support to his this.config setup. Without that, although the module loads, but ifconfig ra0 up does nothing.

Binary is here:

http://www.2shared.com/file/3GAazB_1/rt3390stako.html

Copy it into /usr/lib/modules/2.6.31.6_SMP_820/kernel/drivers/net/wireless, then run depmod -a. Then I did the rest what is described at the beginning of the thread, and now have wifi working.

[Geoff]

Thank you for compiling the RT3390 module. I have tried it on my PogoPro, and I confirm that it works.

[sethjvm]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Geoff', 'T')hank you for compiling the RT3390 module. I have tried it on my PogoPro, and I confirm that it works.

[Geoff]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('sethjvm', 'D')id you use your method from page 3?

I must have screwed something up on my Pogoplug Pro because I don't have a /etc/conf.d/wireless file.

Here is the process I used on a fresh install of the rootfs (downloaded the latest, extracted to my drive and edited mac_addr, and booted up):

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('scorp', '
')$this->bbcode_second_pass_code('', '
pacman -S wifi-select

mkdir /tmp/ce

mount -t ubifs -o ro ubi0:rootfs /tmp/ce

mkdir /etc/Wireless

/bin/cp -rfv /tmp/ce/etc/Wireless/RT2860STA /etc/Wireless
')

[pepedog]

In archlinuxarm you can no longer blacklist modules in rc.conf with a !

[sethjvm]

Do you know if I will indeed have to blacklist that module in modprobe.d or can I just delete it from the Modules section.

[pepedog]

yes, blacklist in /etc/modprobe.d/
Don't forget filename has to end in .conf

[Geoff]

I'm not blacklisting any wireless modules these days. I think the need to do that went away a while back. Also, note that the method of setting wireless parameters using /etc/conf.d/wireless doesn't work if your SSID or password contains whitespace (blanks). There's no problem setting them in /etc/Wireless/RT2860STA/RT2860STA.dat though, even if they contain whitespace.

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Geoff', 'I')'m not blacklisting any wireless modules these days. I think the need to do that went away a while back. Also, note that the method of setting wireless parameters using /etc/conf.d/wireless doesn't work if your SSID or password contains whitespace (blanks). There's no problem setting them in /etc/Wireless/RT2860STA/RT2860STA.dat though, even if they contain whitespace.