Wifi RTL8188CUS works, but RA Link RT5370 and Atheros AR9271 does not #2200
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@Gord1 Ralink RT5370 according to web search requires Atheros AR9271 clearly covered by pre-installed So both should work out of the box. I read about possible conflicting drivers, but this should only be the case if drivers are compiled/installed manually besides other pre-installed package drivers. When disabling WiFi, DietPi disables known WiFi kernel modules, but this is reverted when enabling WiFi and the here mentioned Atheros and Ralink modules are not even included 😉: https://github.com/Fourdee/DietPi/blob/master/dietpi/func/dietpi-set_hardware#L1176-L1219 On Raspberry Pi the Perhaps NanoPi also comes with some default blacklisting? Could be checked: |
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Thanks for the reply. I don't see any wifi blacklisted. root@DietPi:~# ls /etc/modprobe.d root@DietPi:~# cat /etc/modprobe.d/* Gordon |
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@Gord1 Could you also check |
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Hi, [ 2.989311] hub 8-0:1.0: USB hub found I don't know what vcc3v0 and vcc5v0 is all about: Gordon |
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Hi Gordon,
I suspect these modules are not compiled in the provided FriendlyARM kernel used on the device. We can confirm this, for the 'RA Link RT5370': For the AR9271: |
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I tried purging the firmware-atheros and firmware-misc-nonfree drivers and installing them and no improvement. The funny thing is if I unplug the atheros or ralink dongle and plug in the realtek, the realtek's light comes on and wifi starts up immediately without any fuss or fiddle. It is just plug in and go. Gordon |
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after ralink installed and reboot So that is different. but I will try the same for the Atheros. |
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Got an error with the Atheros: root@DietPi:~# lsmod root@DietPi:~# modprobe ath9k_htc root@DietPi: Edit: |
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Hi, root@DietPi:~# lsusb For 148F devices shows that the 5370 is not listed But root@DietPi:~# cat /etc/debian_version Is this the reason that the dongle is not working. The 5370 is missing from the current module? Is there a way to get it to work? |
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Hi Gordon,
I suspect a disabled kernel compile option: The above must be enabled for Unfortunately, we are unable to offer custom kernels, due to time restraints. You would need to compile the kernel with that option enabled. |
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Hi, I've tried Armbian and both ralink and realtek dongles work. You can close this. |
Using Dietpi 6.17 on Nanopi Neo
I have 3 wifi dongles. 1 works out of the box, while 2 others don't.
RTL8188CUS works fine, but RA Link RT5370 and Atheros AR9271 does not
They all show up properly in lsusb, eg
root@DietPi:~# lsusb
Bus 008 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 004 Device 006: ID 148f:5370 Ralink Technology, Corp. RT5370 Wireless Adapter
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6
for the RTL8188CUS shows correctly
root@DietPi:~# lsmod
Module Size Used by
rtl8192cu 81920 0
rtl_usb 20480 1 rtl8192cu
rtl8192c_common 49152 1 rtl8192cu
rtlwifi 73728 3 rtl_usb,rtl8192c_common,rtl8192cu
nls_ascii 16384 1
rtc_ds1307 24576 0
g_mass_storage 16384 0
ip_tables 24576 0
x_tables 20480 1 ip_tables
But the 2 that don't work show:
root@DietPi:~# lsmod
Module Size Used by
nls_ascii 16384 1
rtc_ds1307 24576 0
g_mass_storage 16384 0
ip_tables 24576 0
x_tables 20480 1 ip_tables
And iwconfig shows no wlan0
root@DietPi:~# iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.
eth0 no wireless extensions.
I have the latest firmware for Atheros and Ralink
root@DietPi:~# apt-get upgrade firmware-atheros
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
firmware-atheros is already the newest version (20161130-3).
root@DietPi:~# apt-get install firmware-misc-nonfree
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
firmware-misc-nonfree is already the newest version (20161130-3).
I don't know why these 2 wifi adapters are not loading and working.
Gordon Williams
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