Bug#411790: [Fwd: Re: RFH: rt2570 -- RT2570 wireless network drivers]

[steef <steefvanduin@zonnet.nl>]

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: 	Re: RFH: rt2570 -- RT2570 wireless network drivers
Date: 	Fri, 09 Nov 2007 08:14:51 +0000
From: 	steef <steefvanduin@zonnet.nl>
Reply-To: 	steefvanduin@zonnet.nl
To: 	debian <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
References: 	<[🔎] 1194567067.7104.10.camel@deadeye.i.decadent.org.uk>



Ben Hutchings wrote:
> You wrote:
>   
> > Ben Hutchings wrote:
> >         Development of the rt2570 driver is nearly dead upstream - it is
> >         replaced by the rt2x00 drivers, but they may not yet work as well for
> >         everyone.  There are unlikely to be any more official, well-tested,
> >         releases.
> >         
> >         None of the developers currently in the pkg-ralink group have access to
> >         devices supported by the rt2570 driver.  So we need some users of this
> >         driver to test new versions of the package before we upload them.  If
> >         you are willing to do this, please respond to this bug.
> >         
> >         Ben.
> >         
> > this chip is of the 'ralink' type like on (some??) asus wireless
> > cards??
> >     
>
> Yes.  The rt2570 driver is for Ralink's RT2500USB chipset.  If you have
> an Asus card with USB id 0b05:1706 or 0b05:1707 then it should work with
> rt2570.
>
> Ben.
>
>   
ok, ben. i'll do that when i put my other (lenny) box online again. i'll 
let you know the results. cannot say now when i'll be able to do that. 
kind of busy.

regards,

steef