Re: USB WiFi adapter doesn't work with Wheezy (but does work with Ubuntu)
On 28/02/14 07:13, Klaus wrote:
> On 27/02/14 16:53, dclinton wrote:
>>
>> I copied that file over to my Debian machine
>>
>> Error: could not insert module rt5572sta.ko: Invalid module format
>
>
> As you found by trial and error, you can't just copy kernel modules
> between kernel versions.
> As you also found out, your Debian installation on the Intel Galileo
> board (did I guess this right?) runs a kernel version that has no
> support for the Ralink chip in your wifi dongle.
> As I can see it (but I'm by a long way no kernel expert), you've got few
> options:
>
> -- upgrade to a newer kernel (probably 3.12 or newer). Is there anything
> available for your board?
>
> -- download the source for the driver and compile it. On Stackexchange I
> found this
> <http://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/55987/ralink-rt5370-wireless-usb-dongle-not-working>
> (although strictly speaking that artcle was about a different dongle):
> <quote>
> Anyhow, with ralink there are two ways to get your hardware to work. You
> can use the kernel driver (rt2800usb) or build the staging driver
> (ralink's version) with the source code from the website.
> <\quote>
>
>
> From having scanned through a few links, the "sta" part of the module on
> your Ubuntu machine say it's a "staging" driver, i.e. something that
> hasn't made it into the main kernel code yet. Whether or nor that
> indicates it was compiled from the Ralink source or whether it came with
> the kernel (where its source would have been in the staging tree) I
> cannot tell.
>
> Anybody more knowledgeable here able to chip in?
>
>
More knowledgeable? No.
But my google-fu feels strong ;)
http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/wireless-internet/161550-rt3070sta-module-license-unspecified-taints-kernel-solved.html
Kind regards
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