ralink usb wireless not found or installed Help

JohnT · 2017-09-22 02:37

lsusb shows Bus 006 Device 091: ID 148f:7601 Ralink Technology, Corp.

I don't know how to get this adapter working. Any suggestion would be appreciated.
I'm working on another computer along side linux machine and it is hardwired to the internet.

John

q4osteam · 2017-09-22 13:39

Please run in terminal:
$ reportq4
and attach generated file here, or send it via e-mail support@q4os.org to analyze

This link could be helpful as well:
https://askubuntu.com/questions/457061/ … stallation

JohnT · 2017-09-23 00:58

Thank you
file:///home/john/Documents/qreport.tar.gz

q4osteam · 2017-09-23 09:16

It's not possible to download the file using the link above. Please add attachment by 'post reply -> choose file'

JohnT · 2017-09-23 11:54

Sorry, Here is the reportq4 file

Thanks again

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qreport.tar.gz, Size: 107.53 KiB, Downloads: 889

JohnT · 2017-09-26 13:26

Looking for help setting up usb wireless

Dai_trying · 2017-09-26 20:31

It looks like it is a MT7601 chip, if it is I also have one but have not got it working yet, although I have not really had much time to look into it. I just bought it as a cheap spare and was hoping it would work... I should have some free time tomorrow and will see what I can sort out with it.
Could you post the output of inxi -N after inserting the wifi dongle (you may need to install inxi first sudo apt-get install inxi)

Last edited by Dai_trying (2017-09-26 20:31)

JohnT · 2017-09-27 13:25

Thanks Here is the output

Network: Card-1: Intel 82566DM-2 Gigabit Network Connection driver: e1000e
Card-2: Ralink driver: mt7601u

q4osteam · 2017-09-27 13:58

It looks like the MT7601 chip is not supported in Debian Jessie / Q4OS Orion. It should be possible to build driver from source, please see https://askubuntu.com/questions/457061/ … stallation , or use backported Linux kernel 4.9. You can install the kernel in terminal:
$ qinst-kernel-bpo
The old 3.16 kernel will be still available to boot into after installation.

Dai_trying · 2017-09-27 16:53

I am using scorpion and so didn't need to worry about backport kernels etc, but I had to edit /etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf (as root or with sudo) and add this to the bottom of that file

[device]
wifi.scan-rand-mac-address=no

After a reboot I can now connect, before this I could see the networks available but when trying to connect I was getting the Network Manager spinning icon and then it failed.

HTH

P.s. I am now posting from a machine with this device working.
P.p.s. I also changed a setting on my router between doing various tests to use WPA/WPA2-PSK (Mixed Mode) as it was set on WPA2-PSK (AES) before and this may also have had an effect. But the end result is the device now works...

JohnT · 2017-09-28 13:10

I installed the back ported Kernel now what?

Dai_trying · 2017-09-28 19:26

Did you edit your NetworkManager.conf file?

JohnT · 2017-09-29 03:08

Im a newbe Can you tell me the commands needed to edit the network manager file

Dai_trying · 2017-09-29 03:38

You can use the command

sudo nano /etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf

You will need to enter your user password.
When you have added the two lines to the bottom press Ctrl x (that is the Ctrl button and the x button on the keyboard) then press y and then press enter.

JohnT · 2017-09-29 04:44

Thanks for your help and patience however I can't even see any wireless connection. I only see the wired connection. Do you know of any other wireless usb adapters which are recognized by Q4OS?

Dai_trying · 2017-09-29 04:49

There are many that will work, but often there is a tweak to be made or a driver to install, Q4OS ships with most firmware to run different chipsets but sometimes you might need to manually adjust something.
Did you try re-booting your computer after making the changes to NetworkManager.conf?

JohnT · 2017-09-29 11:43

I did. It looks like network manager does not even recognize the USB adapter. Thanks again

q4osteam · 2017-09-29 13:05

We could try to check your system once again, as you have upgraded kernel to 4.9. There might be some easier solution available. Please run in terminal:
$ reportq4
and attach generated file here 'post reply -> choose file'

Dai_trying · 2017-09-29 15:11

I just looked at the old q4report file and your sources list contains Ubuntu ppa's, I think that maybe something there has messed up your system, as my mt7601u device works as expected.

JohnT · 2017-09-29 22:32

How can I correct or should I just reinstall Q4Os?

Dai_trying · 2017-09-29 22:46

Personally I would recommend re-installing as you cannot be sure what the ppa's have installed, and tracing it would be a nightmare.
I would also recommend installing Q4OS Scorpion, it is still the testing version but I have been using it for over a year now and it has been very stable for me.
I would also recommend using the live-cd for the install as you can test it to make sure it is compatible with your system first, and then you can install easily enough.

Remember though you will need to make an alteration to your NetworkManager.conf (stated in #10)and restart the network service (sudo service network-manager restart from a terminal) before the usb wifi adaptor will work, this should work from the live session although I have not tested it.

crosscourt · 2017-09-30 00:49

Wasnt there another post onsite that dealt with ralink usb wireless that was solved by using the 4.10 or newer kernel?
Definitely reinstall as Dai recommends.

JohnT · 2017-09-30 03:35

I did install q4os scorpion and added the device to the bottom of NetworkManage and then rebooted.

When i look in the tray on the bottom all it shows is the wired connection.

I have attached the qreport.tar.gz file

Thanks again for your support.

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Dai_trying · 2017-09-30 09:14

@JohnT
If you hover over the Connect to new network from the network manager icon does it show your local access points?

@crosscourt
I got my device working with the 4.9 kernel and once I found the fix it was an easy one

q4osteam · 2017-09-30 11:27

Most probably, your MT7601 chip revision has an unsupported EEPROM version by the 'mt7601u.bin' firmware, please see 'dmesg' output:

...
[  112.520390] mt7601u 5-1:1.0: firmware: direct-loading firmware mt7601u.bin
[  112.520398] mt7601u 5-1:1.0: Firmware Version: 0.1.00 Build: 7640 Build time: 201302052146____
[  112.915893] mt7601u 5-1:1.0: Warning: unsupported EEPROM version 0d
...

You could try to grab a copy of the firmware from the vendor driver, please see section 'Vendor driver' of the link below, and copy file 'mt7601u.bin' to '/lib/firmware/' directory.
https://github.com/kuba-moo/mt7601u

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