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* [gentoo-user] Help with Belkin wireless USB
@ 2006-10-23 13:20 Mick
  2006-10-23 15:55 ` [gentoo-user] " Mick
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 3+ messages in thread
From: Mick @ 2006-10-23 13:20 UTC (permalink / raw
  To: gentoo-user

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Hi All,

A friend gave me a Belkin F5D7050 USB wifi adaptor which I am struggling to 
get going.  I checked the Wiki which describes how to use ndiswrapper but it 
also mentions that there are drivers in portage for this purpose.  

http://gentoo-wiki.com/Belkin_F5D7050

I opted for the latter, set the rt73usb USE flag and emerged the rt2x00 
drivers.

However I still cannot see my new device as a network interface.  Can you 
help?

Supporting info below:
===============================================
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 050d:7050 Belkin Components F5D7050 ver 1000 WiFi
Device Descriptor:
  bLength                18
  bDescriptorType         1
  bcdUSB               2.00
  bDeviceClass            0 (Defined at Interface level)
  bDeviceSubClass         0 
  bDeviceProtocol         0 
  bMaxPacketSize0        64
  idVendor           0x050d Belkin Components
  idProduct          0x7050 F5D7050 ver 1000 WiFi
  bcdDevice            0.01
  iManufacturer           1 Belkin
  iProduct                2 Belkin 54g USB Network Adapter
  iSerial                 0 
  bNumConfigurations      1
  Configuration Descriptor:
    bLength                 9
    bDescriptorType         2
    wTotalLength           32
    bNumInterfaces          1
    bConfigurationValue     1
    iConfiguration          0 
    bmAttributes         0x80
    MaxPower              300mA
    Interface Descriptor:
      bLength                 9
      bDescriptorType         4
      bInterfaceNumber        0
      bAlternateSetting       0
      bNumEndpoints           2
      bInterfaceClass       255 Vendor Specific Class
      bInterfaceSubClass    255 Vendor Specific Subclass
      bInterfaceProtocol    255 Vendor Specific Protocol
      iInterface              0 
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength                 7
        bDescriptorType         5
        bEndpointAddress     0x81  EP 1 IN
        bmAttributes            2
          Transfer Type            Bulk
          Synch Type               None
          Usage Type               Data
        wMaxPacketSize     0x0040  1x 64 bytes
        bInterval               0
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength                 7
        bDescriptorType         5
        bEndpointAddress     0x01  EP 1 OUT
        bmAttributes            2
          Transfer Type            Bulk
          Synch Type               None
          Usage Type               Data
        wMaxPacketSize     0x0040  1x 64 bytes
        bInterval               0
Device Qualifier (for other device speed):
  bLength                10
  bDescriptorType         6
  bcdUSB               2.00
  bDeviceClass            0 (Defined at Interface level)
  bDeviceSubClass         0 
  bDeviceProtocol         0 
  bMaxPacketSize0        64
  bNumConfigurations      1
===============================================

===============================================
# ifconfig -a
dummy0    Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 3A:6B:52:36:4D:99  
          BROADCAST NOARP  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 
          RX bytes:0 (0.0 b)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)

eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:02:A5:B6:A1:8F  
          UP BROADCAST MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 
          RX bytes:0 (0.0 b)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)

lo        Link encap:Local Loopback  
          inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
          UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:16436  Metric:1
          RX packets:8 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:8 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 
          RX bytes:400 (400.0 b)  TX bytes:400 (400.0 b)
===============================================

PS.  The eth0 above is my NIC not the Belkin adaptor.

-- 
Regards,
Mick

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* [gentoo-user] Re: Help with Belkin wireless USB
  2006-10-23 13:20 [gentoo-user] Help with Belkin wireless USB Mick
@ 2006-10-23 15:55 ` Mick
  2006-10-29 10:08   ` Mick
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 3+ messages in thread
From: Mick @ 2006-10-23 15:55 UTC (permalink / raw
  To: gentoo-user

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Also, this is what dmesg shows:

=======================================
ohci_hcd: 2005 April 22 USB 1.1 'Open' Host Controller (OHCI) Driver (PCI)
Loading module: rt73usb - CVS (N/A) by http://rt2x00.serialmonkey.com.
wmaster0: Failed to select rate control algorithm
wmaster0: Failed to initialize rate control algorithm
rt73usb->rt73usb_alloc_dev: Error - Failed to initialize device.
rt73usb->rt73usb_probe: Error - Failed to allocate device.
usbcore: registered new driver rt73usb
=======================================

On Monday 23 October 2006 14:20, Mick wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> A friend gave me a Belkin F5D7050 USB wifi adaptor which I am struggling to
> get going.  I checked the Wiki which describes how to use ndiswrapper but
> it also mentions that there are drivers in portage for this purpose.
>
> http://gentoo-wiki.com/Belkin_F5D7050
>
> I opted for the latter, set the rt73usb USE flag and emerged the rt2x00
> drivers.
>
> However I still cannot see my new device as a network interface.  Can you
> help?
>
> Supporting info below:
> ===============================================
> Bus 002 Device 003: ID 050d:7050 Belkin Components F5D7050 ver 1000 WiFi
> Device Descriptor:
>   bLength                18
>   bDescriptorType         1
>   bcdUSB               2.00
>   bDeviceClass            0 (Defined at Interface level)
>   bDeviceSubClass         0
>   bDeviceProtocol         0
>   bMaxPacketSize0        64
>   idVendor           0x050d Belkin Components
>   idProduct          0x7050 F5D7050 ver 1000 WiFi
>   bcdDevice            0.01
>   iManufacturer           1 Belkin
>   iProduct                2 Belkin 54g USB Network Adapter
>   iSerial                 0
>   bNumConfigurations      1
>   Configuration Descriptor:
>     bLength                 9
>     bDescriptorType         2
>     wTotalLength           32
>     bNumInterfaces          1
>     bConfigurationValue     1
>     iConfiguration          0
>     bmAttributes         0x80
>     MaxPower              300mA
>     Interface Descriptor:
>       bLength                 9
>       bDescriptorType         4
>       bInterfaceNumber        0
>       bAlternateSetting       0
>       bNumEndpoints           2
>       bInterfaceClass       255 Vendor Specific Class
>       bInterfaceSubClass    255 Vendor Specific Subclass
>       bInterfaceProtocol    255 Vendor Specific Protocol
>       iInterface              0
>       Endpoint Descriptor:
>         bLength                 7
>         bDescriptorType         5
>         bEndpointAddress     0x81  EP 1 IN
>         bmAttributes            2
>           Transfer Type            Bulk
>           Synch Type               None
>           Usage Type               Data
>         wMaxPacketSize     0x0040  1x 64 bytes
>         bInterval               0
>       Endpoint Descriptor:
>         bLength                 7
>         bDescriptorType         5
>         bEndpointAddress     0x01  EP 1 OUT
>         bmAttributes            2
>           Transfer Type            Bulk
>           Synch Type               None
>           Usage Type               Data
>         wMaxPacketSize     0x0040  1x 64 bytes
>         bInterval               0
> Device Qualifier (for other device speed):
>   bLength                10
>   bDescriptorType         6
>   bcdUSB               2.00
>   bDeviceClass            0 (Defined at Interface level)
>   bDeviceSubClass         0
>   bDeviceProtocol         0
>   bMaxPacketSize0        64
>   bNumConfigurations      1
> ===============================================
>
> ===============================================
> # ifconfig -a
> dummy0    Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 3A:6B:52:36:4D:99
>           BROADCAST NOARP  MTU:1500  Metric:1
>           RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
>           TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
>           collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
>           RX bytes:0 (0.0 b)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)
>
> eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:02:A5:B6:A1:8F
>           UP BROADCAST MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
>           RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
>           TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
>           collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
>           RX bytes:0 (0.0 b)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)
>
> lo        Link encap:Local Loopback
>           inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
>           UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:16436  Metric:1
>           RX packets:8 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
>           TX packets:8 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
>           collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
>           RX bytes:400 (400.0 b)  TX bytes:400 (400.0 b)
> ===============================================
>
> PS.  The eth0 above is my NIC not the Belkin adaptor.

-- 
Regards,
Mick

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* [gentoo-user] Re: Help with Belkin wireless USB
  2006-10-23 15:55 ` [gentoo-user] " Mick
@ 2006-10-29 10:08   ` Mick
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 3+ messages in thread
From: Mick @ 2006-10-29 10:08 UTC (permalink / raw
  To: gentoo-user

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Having made some progress I thought I better answer my own post below for any 
Belkin users out there who would rather use Linux drivers:

On Monday 23 October 2006 16:55, Mick wrote:
> Also, this is what dmesg shows:
>
> =======================================
> ohci_hcd: 2005 April 22 USB 1.1 'Open' Host Controller (OHCI) Driver (PCI)
> Loading module: rt73usb - CVS (N/A) by http://rt2x00.serialmonkey.com.
> wmaster0: Failed to select rate control algorithm
> wmaster0: Failed to initialize rate control algorithm
> rt73usb->rt73usb_alloc_dev: Error - Failed to initialize device.
> rt73usb->rt73usb_probe: Error - Failed to allocate device.
> usbcore: registered new driver rt73usb
> =======================================
>
> On Monday 23 October 2006 14:20, Mick wrote:
> > Hi All,
> >
> > A friend gave me a Belkin F5D7050 USB wifi adaptor which I am struggling
> > to get going.  I checked the Wiki which describes how to use ndiswrapper
> > but it also mentions that there are drivers in portage for this purpose.
> >
> > http://gentoo-wiki.com/Belkin_F5D7050
> >
> > I opted for the latter, set the rt73usb USE flag and emerged the rt2x00
> > drivers.
> >
> > However I still cannot see my new device as a network interface.  Can you
> > help?
> >
> > Supporting info below:
> > ===============================================
> > Bus 002 Device 003: ID 050d:7050 Belkin Components F5D7050 ver 1000 WiFi
> > Device Descriptor:
> >   bLength                18
> >   bDescriptorType         1
> >   bcdUSB               2.00
> >   bDeviceClass            0 (Defined at Interface level)
> >   bDeviceSubClass         0
> >   bDeviceProtocol         0
> >   bMaxPacketSize0        64
> >   idVendor           0x050d Belkin Components
> >   idProduct          0x7050 F5D7050 ver 1000 WiFi
> >   bcdDevice            0.01
> >   iManufacturer           1 Belkin
> >   iProduct                2 Belkin 54g USB Network Adapter
> >   iSerial                 0
> >   bNumConfigurations      1
> >   Configuration Descriptor:
> >     bLength                 9
> >     bDescriptorType         2
> >     wTotalLength           32
> >     bNumInterfaces          1
> >     bConfigurationValue     1
> >     iConfiguration          0
> >     bmAttributes         0x80
> >     MaxPower              300mA
> >     Interface Descriptor:
> >       bLength                 9
> >       bDescriptorType         4
> >       bInterfaceNumber        0
> >       bAlternateSetting       0
> >       bNumEndpoints           2
> >       bInterfaceClass       255 Vendor Specific Class
> >       bInterfaceSubClass    255 Vendor Specific Subclass
> >       bInterfaceProtocol    255 Vendor Specific Protocol
> >       iInterface              0
> >       Endpoint Descriptor:
> >         bLength                 7
> >         bDescriptorType         5
> >         bEndpointAddress     0x81  EP 1 IN
> >         bmAttributes            2
> >           Transfer Type            Bulk
> >           Synch Type               None
> >           Usage Type               Data
> >         wMaxPacketSize     0x0040  1x 64 bytes
> >         bInterval               0
> >       Endpoint Descriptor:
> >         bLength                 7
> >         bDescriptorType         5
> >         bEndpointAddress     0x01  EP 1 OUT
> >         bmAttributes            2
> >           Transfer Type            Bulk
> >           Synch Type               None
> >           Usage Type               Data
> >         wMaxPacketSize     0x0040  1x 64 bytes
> >         bInterval               0
> > Device Qualifier (for other device speed):
> >   bLength                10
> >   bDescriptorType         6
> >   bcdUSB               2.00
> >   bDeviceClass            0 (Defined at Interface level)
> >   bDeviceSubClass         0
> >   bDeviceProtocol         0
> >   bMaxPacketSize0        64
> >   bNumConfigurations      1
> > ===============================================
> >
> > ===============================================
> > # ifconfig -a
> > dummy0    Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 3A:6B:52:36:4D:99
> >           BROADCAST NOARP  MTU:1500  Metric:1
> >           RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
> >           TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
> >           collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
> >           RX bytes:0 (0.0 b)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)
> >
> > eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:02:A5:B6:A1:8F
> >           UP BROADCAST MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
> >           RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
> >           TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
> >           collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
> >           RX bytes:0 (0.0 b)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)
> >
> > lo        Link encap:Local Loopback
> >           inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
> >           UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:16436  Metric:1
> >           RX packets:8 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
> >           TX packets:8 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
> >           collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
> >           RX bytes:400 (400.0 b)  TX bytes:400 (400.0 b)
> > ===============================================
> >
> > PS.  The eth0 above is my NIC not the Belkin adaptor.

There were two problems with the above set up, both module related:

The rt73usb was not suitable for my chip.  The 050d:7050 under lsusb is 
supposed to tell you that - but I only found conflicting and confusing info 
on Google.  This is because Belkin changed the chip without changing the 
model number; its pot luck which chip you may end up with and therefore trial 
and error is required to find out the driver that works for your USB chip.

So, I changed the USE flag for the next available (rt2500usb) and remerged  
net-wireless/rt2x00.  This was a mistake.  The new module conflicted with 
rt73usb which I could remove just by unmerging rt2x00.  I had to unmerge 
rt2x00, manually delete all items under /lib/modules/2.6.17-gentoo-r8/rt2x00/ 
and then emerge rt2x00 with the right flag (rt2500usb).

The next module problem had to do with rc80211_simple which rt2x00 requires to 
function properly.  Once modprobed and entered it
in /etc/modules.autoload.d/kernel-2.6 the adaptor showed up under iwconfig & 
ifconfig:
========================================================
# iwconfig wlan0
wlan0     IEEE 802.11g  ESSID:"3141 6404"  
          Mode:Managed  Frequency:2.442 GHz  Access Point: 00:0F:CC:66:12:C8   
          RTS thr:off   Fragment thr=2346 B   
          Encryption key:off

# ifconfig wlan0
wlan0     Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:11:50:18:55:3F  
          inet addr:192.168.1.38  Mask:255.255.255.0
          UP NOTRAILERS RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:12221 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:9665 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 
          RX bytes:11445153 (10.9 Mb)  TX bytes:1147251 (1.0 Mb)
          Base address:0xd000
========================================================

Thereafter, setting up a link in the init.d scripts is required: 
 # cd /etc/init.d && ln -s net.wlan0 net.lo

as well as configuring the /etc/conf.d/net for your access point, WEP key, 
etc.

Plugging in the USB adaptor should now automatically load the necessary 
driver, connect to your access point, run dhcpcd and get you on the 
Internet - all on its own ;-)

Some nuisances:  briefly unplugging the USB adaptor should not cause much of a 
problem, plug it back in and you're in business.  However, try running:
 # /etc/init.d/net.wlan0 restart
and a major crash is on the cards.  I haven't found a respectable way of 
shutting down the runaway processes and the ensuing kernel oops, (should file 
a bug soon).  Also, the driver does not offer much of a clue on the speed of 
the connection therefore there is not much point in running kwifimanager.

Other than that I have had no trouble with the connection in the first two 
days (only went down once).  Don't know how it performs with the 
wpa_supplicant yet.  That'll be my next challenge. 
-- 
Regards,
Mick

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