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rt2570 [2008/11/19 14:45] – Upgraded to 1.6.3 aspjrt2570 [2017/01/09 21:31] (current) – Mark page as deprecated. mister_x
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 +**IMPORTANT NOTE**: This page is deprecated, updated documentation can be found [[install_drivers|here]]
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 ====== rt2570 ====== ====== rt2570 ======
  
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   * Use the newest kernel you can get   * Use the newest kernel you can get
   * Try to use a non SMP version of your kernel   * Try to use a non SMP version of your kernel
-  * If the hardware totally loses its function: Use the oven method to get it back to life: http://tinyshell.be/aircrackng/forum/index.php?topic=233.msg6371#msg6371 +  * If the hardware totally loses its function: Use the oven method to get it back to life: http://forum.aircrack-ng.org/index.php?topic=233.msg6371#msg6371
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 ===== When to use this driver? ===== ===== When to use this driver? =====
  
-See this [[http://tinyshell.be/aircrackng/forum/index.php?topic=2306.msg12907#msg12907|message]].+See this [[http://forum.aircrack-ng.org/index.php?topic=2306.msg12907#msg12907|message]].
  
 If you have a Ralink chip in an USB device and that chip is a RT2570 or RT73 (RT73 is also known as RT2571 and RT2573), you need the "rt2570" or "rt73" driver. The "rt2500" driver is only for PCI/PCMCIA devices. If you have a Ralink chip in an USB device and that chip is a RT2570 or RT73 (RT73 is also known as RT2571 and RT2573), you need the "rt2570" or "rt73" driver. The "rt2500" driver is only for PCI/PCMCIA devices.
  
 Using legacy drivers (or ASPj mods) interface name is ra0 for PCI/PCMCIA and rausb0 for USB devices, if you have wlan0 and wmaster0 interfaces, then you are using new rt2x00 driver (rt2x00 has various modules, for USB devices they are "rt2x00lib", "rt2x00usb" and "rt2500usb", unload them and load "rt2570" if you want to use the other driver). Using legacy drivers (or ASPj mods) interface name is ra0 for PCI/PCMCIA and rausb0 for USB devices, if you have wlan0 and wmaster0 interfaces, then you are using new rt2x00 driver (rt2x00 has various modules, for USB devices they are "rt2x00lib", "rt2x00usb" and "rt2500usb", unload them and load "rt2570" if you want to use the other driver).
rt2570.1227102329.txt.gz · Last modified: 2008/11/19 14:45 by aspj