Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2008 15:16:54 -0400
From: Forest Bond <forest@alittletooquiet.net>
To: Ivo van Doorn <ivdoorn@gmail.com>
Cc: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Are these Ralink chips supported?
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Hi,

On Wed, Aug 06, 2008 at 10:14:10AM +0200, Ivo van Doorn wrote:
> On Tuesday 05 August 2008, Forest Bond wrote:
> > I'm having a hard time figuring out if the following wireless chips are
> > supported:
> >=20
> >  * RT2770 + RT2720
>=20
> I *think* this is the rt2870 driver. The in-kernel driver is under develo=
pment

Okay, the RT2870 driver from Ralink works with this device, but it seems to=
 be a
bit quirky:

 * The device has to be brought up and down a few times before NetworkManag=
er
   sees it.  I'm not sure what NetworkManager is cueing off of.

 * I was unable to get the thing to associate and come up using
   iwconfig/ifconfig.  Might have been my range on that AP, though, since I=
 was
   shooting for an unencrypted network that is a not the closest network in=
 my
   building.

 * Usual odd bits with vendor drivers like odd build system subtleties and
   seemingly unnecessary configuration files (does anyone really care to fi=
ddle
   with those, or doesn't everyone just want things to work with the standa=
rd
   configuration mechanisms like I do?).

Is there an effort to move this driver in-tree?  The license is GPL.

Thanks,
Forest
--=20
Forest Bond
http://www.alittletooquiet.net
http://www.pytagsfs.org

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