If you look in the README file in the Module directory for Ralink's drivers they give instructions on how to configure it using the rt61sta.dat file. You'll be particularly interested in the AuthMode and EncrypType entries, though you need to fill out the other relevant sections (WPA key, SSID, etc).
As for the link not ready error, I noticed something strange. While the compat-wireless drivers were working fine, I started getting the same error again after a power outage made me reboot my PC. If I blacklist the driver(s) (rt61 if you have it installed and rt61pci), reboot so the driver isn't loaded, comment out the rt61pci entry in the blacklist and insert the driver I connect without a problem. I guess the reason why it worked fine the first time I tried it was because I already had the rt61pci driver blacklisted so I could use the rt61 legacy driver, and since I uninstalled the legacy driver my system was "clean". I'm still not sure why the driver doesn't work if it loads at boot time, though... As for the debug configs, it doesn't create any extra error messages. If you have a debugfs mounted somewhere (I added an fstab entry to mount it at /sys/kernel/debug) there is extra debug information the driver makes available, the most notable of which are the card's registers. IvD has an updated script that dumps the registers on the rt2x00 forums at http://rt2x00.serialmonkey.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=4660 -- rt61pci fails to locate wireless networks https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/222963 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