Public bug reported: The provided driver in both Jaunty and Karmic is old and needs to be updated. The current provided driver version is 1.4.0.0. Since that release there has been at four versions posted on ralink's website http://www.ralinktech.com/support.php?s=2 . The current release is 2.2.0.0.
lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 9.10 Release: 9.10 [V2.2.0.0] 1. Fixed issue of showing wrong statistics value. 2. Fixed problem of showing wrong SNR in wireless extension scan list. 3. Support Client WDS. [V2.1.2.0] 1. Short GI sampling improvement. 2. Support Linux Kernel 2.6.29 [V2.1.1.0] 1. Fixed that Enqueue command to command thread would fail when HAS_KTHREAD_SUPPORT=n in config.mk. 2. Fixed driver would send zero IWEVASSOCREQIE to Native WpaSupplicant. 3. Fixed driver would send non-zero BSSID to Navtive WpaSupplicant when STA disconnecting to AP. [V2.1.0.0] 1. New generation schema for multiple OS porting. 2. Fixed Ad-hoc ping failed in noisy environment. (Probe Response has too many retry packet then cause "not enough space in MgmtRing"). 3. Fixed WPS failed with D-Link DIR-628 in 5GHz. 4. Change FastRoaming in DAT file to AutoRoaming. 5. Support kthread. 6. Add New A band channel list region 15 contains the whole channels in the A band region and the new CE channel 167,169,171,173. 7. New IEEE802.11r functionality. modinfo rt2870sta filename: /lib/modules/2.6.31-14-generic/kernel/drivers/staging/rt2870/rt2870sta.ko version: 1.4.0.0 license: GPL description: RT2870 Wireless Lan Linux Driver author: Paul Lin <paul_...@ralinktech.com> srcversion: E5C45807808E721690B4101 alias: usb:v1737p0071d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip* alias: usb:v7392p7717d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip* alias: usb:v0789p0164d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip* alias: usb:v0789p0163d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip* alias: usb:v0789p0162d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip* alias: usb:v5A57p0282d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip* alias: usb:v5A57p0280d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip* alias: usb:v7392p7711d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip* alias: usb:v07B8p2770d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip* alias: usb:v07B8p2870d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip* alias: usb:v07B8p3071d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip* alias: usb:v07B8p3070d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip* alias: usb:v04E8p2018d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip* alias: usb:v14B2p3C09d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip* alias: usb:v1482p3C09d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip* alias: usb:v050Dp805Cd*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip* alias: usb:v157Ep300Ed*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip* alias: usb:v129Bp1828d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip* alias: usb:v0E66p0003d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip* alias: usb:v0E66p0001d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip* alias: usb:v15C5p0008d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip* alias: usb:v083Ap6618d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip* alias: usb:v13D3p3247d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip* alias: usb:v14B2p3C25d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip* alias: usb:v0471p200Fd*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip* alias: usb:v1740p9702d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip* alias: usb:v1740p9701d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip* alias: usb:v0CDEp0025d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip* alias: usb:v0586p3416d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip* alias: usb:v0CDEp0022d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip* alias: usb:v083Ap7522d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip* alias: usb:v083ApA618d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip* alias: usb:v083ApB522d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip* alias: usb:v15A9p0006d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip* alias: usb:v1044p800Bd*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip* alias: usb:v18C5p0012d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip* alias: usb:v07AAp003Fd*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip* alias: usb:v07AAp003Cd*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip* alias: usb:v07AAp002Fd*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip* alias: usb:v14B2p3C27d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip* alias: usb:v14B2p3C23d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip* alias: usb:v050Dp815Cd*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip* alias: usb:v050Dp8053d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip* alias: usb:v14B2p3C12d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip* alias: usb:v14B2p3C07d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip* alias: usb:v07D1p3C11d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip* alias: usb:v07D1p3C09d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip* alias: usb:v2019pAB25d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip* alias: usb:v2019pED14d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip* alias: usb:v2019pED06d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip* alias: usb:v14B2p3C28d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip* alias: usb:v14B2p3C06d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip* alias: usb:v0DF6p003Fd*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip* alias: usb:v0DF6p0039d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip* alias: usb:v0DF6p002Dd*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip* alias: usb:v0DF6p002Cd*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip* alias: usb:v0DF6p002Bd*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip* alias: usb:v0DF6p0017d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip* alias: usb:v0B05p1742d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip* alias: usb:v0B05p1732d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip* alias: usb:v0B05p1731d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip* alias: usb:v148Fp3070d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip* alias: usb:v148Fp2870d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip* alias: usb:v1737p0070d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip* alias: usb:v1737p0071d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip* alias: usb:v148Fp2770d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip* depends: staging: Y vermagic: 2.6.31-14-generic SMP mod_unload modversions parm: mac:rt28xx: wireless mac addr (charp) ** Affects: linux (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- rt2870sta version bump to 2.2.0.0 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/460436 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs