On 28/02/14 07:13, Klaus wrote: > On 27/02/14 16:53, dclinton wrote: >> >> I copied that file over to my Debian machine >> >> Error: could not insert module rt5572sta.ko: Invalid module format > > > As you found by trial and error, you can't just copy kernel modules > between kernel versions. > As you also found out, your Debian installation on the Intel Galileo > board (did I guess this right?) runs a kernel version that has no > support for the Ralink chip in your wifi dongle. > As I can see it (but I'm by a long way no kernel expert), you've got few > options: > > -- upgrade to a newer kernel (probably 3.12 or newer). Is there anything > available for your board? > > -- download the source for the driver and compile it. On Stackexchange I > found this > <http://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/55987/ralink-rt5370-wireless-usb-dongle-not-working> > (although strictly speaking that artcle was about a different dongle): > <quote> > Anyhow, with ralink there are two ways to get your hardware to work. You > can use the kernel driver (rt2800usb) or build the staging driver > (ralink's version) with the source code from the website. > <\quote> > > > From having scanned through a few links, the "sta" part of the module on > your Ubuntu machine say it's a "staging" driver, i.e. something that > hasn't made it into the main kernel code yet. Whether or nor that > indicates it was compiled from the Ralink source or whether it came with > the kernel (where its source would have been in the staging tree) I > cannot tell. > > Anybody more knowledgeable here able to chip in? > > More knowledgeable? No. But my google-fu feels strong ;)
http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/wireless-internet/161550-rt3070sta-module-license-unspecified-taints-kernel-solved.html Kind regards -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/530fad39.1050...@gmail.com
