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rt2570 [2008/07/27 01:39] – Updated to 1.6.2 aspjrt2570 [2008/11/19 14:45] – Upgraded to 1.6.3 aspj
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   ifconfig rausb0 down   ifconfig rausb0 down
   rmmod rt2570   rmmod rt2570
-  wget http://homepages.tu-darmstadt.de/~p_larbig/wlan/rt2570-k2wrlz-1.6.2.tar.bz2 +  wget http://homepages.tu-darmstadt.de/~p_larbig/wlan/rt2570-k2wrlz-1.6.3.tar.bz2 
-  tar -xvjf rt2570-k2wrlz-1.6.2.tar.bz2 +  tar -xvjf rt2570-k2wrlz-1.6.3.tar.bz2 
-  cd rt2570-k2wrlz-1.6.2/Module+  cd rt2570-k2wrlz-1.6.3/Module
   make && make install   make && make install
   modprobe rt2570   modprobe rt2570
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 Make sure to load the driver with modprobe (not insmod). Make sure to load the driver with modprobe (not insmod).
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 ===== Troubleshooting Tips ===== ===== Troubleshooting Tips =====
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 +Make sure you have the newest version 1.6.3 installed. It has fixes for the new kernel version 2.6.27.
  
 Note that this driver currently does not work on big endian systems, such as the PowerPC. Attempting to run "ifconfig rausb0 up" will cause ifconfig to use 100% CPU power, bringing your system to a crawl and never actually working. Note that this driver currently does not work on big endian systems, such as the PowerPC. Attempting to run "ifconfig rausb0 up" will cause ifconfig to use 100% CPU power, bringing your system to a crawl and never actually working.
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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
-  * Use the newest 1.6.1 driver 
   * 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://tinyshell.be/aircrackng/forum/index.php?topic=233.msg6371#msg6371
  
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