[rt2x00-users] problem with rt2800usb module on Linksys NSLU2 running Debian - SOLVED

[mick]

On Tue, 15 Nov 2011 21:09:04 +0100
Gertjan van Wingerde <gwingerde at gmail.com> allegedly wrote:
> 
> OK. You might still run into issues due to the old kernel (2.6.32)
> that you are using. I do not know how to get around that. Since that
> kernel version a lot of APIs have changed inside the kernel, and it
> may be that it is simply impossible to get a recent version of rt2x00
> compiled on that version.
> 
> ---

Gertjan

Problem solved.  I'm posting to the list so that any other users with
the same problem can find the answer.

You were correct in your surmise that the age of the kernel was the
main problem. I tried a couple of versions of the compat-wireless code
and gave up after failing consistently. The cure came by upgrading
the NSLU2 (slug) to Debian testing (wheezy). That uses kernel 3.0

(uname -a  
Linux mug 3.0.0-1-ixp4xx #1 Sun Aug 28 09:09:57 UTC 2011 armv5tel
GNU/Linux)

and modinfo rt2800usb shows:

filename:       /lib/modules/3.0.0-1-ixp4xx/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800usb.ko
license:        GPL
firmware:       rt2870.bin
description:    Ralink RT2800 USB Wireless LAN driver.
version:        2.3.0
 
Many thanks for your time and advice.

Regards

Mick

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