Comments on: Using the Linksys WUSB54G (v1 or v4) With Ubuntu Gutsy http://blog.eksfiles.net/2008/01/05/using-the-linksys-wusb54g-v1-or-v4-with-ubuntu-gutsy/ Dave puts the "Ek" in "Geek" Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:33:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: ade http://blog.eksfiles.net/2008/01/05/using-the-linksys-wusb54g-v1-or-v4-with-ubuntu-gutsy/#comment-1473 ade Tue, 01 Jul 2008 23:15:41 +0000 http://blog.eksfiles.net/2008/01/05/using-the-linksys-wusb54g-v1-or-v4-with-ubuntu-gutsy/#comment-1473 Brian, I have the same problem (adapter is v4.3)please let me know if you have any luck! Dave, Do you have any suggestions? Ade Brian,
I have the same problem (adapter is v4.3)please let me know if you have any luck!

Dave,
Do you have any suggestions?

Ade

]]> By: Brian http://blog.eksfiles.net/2008/01/05/using-the-linksys-wusb54g-v1-or-v4-with-ubuntu-gutsy/#comment-1466 Brian Mon, 30 Jun 2008 03:21:19 +0000 http://blog.eksfiles.net/2008/01/05/using-the-linksys-wusb54g-v1-or-v4-with-ubuntu-gutsy/#comment-1466 Wow. Thanks for the quick response, I did in fact receive your suggestion the day after you wrote it but simply have not had the time yet to write back. It turns out my adapter is a refurbished version of the WUSB54G ver.4 adapter. (in fact my driver CD for it labels the adapter as the WUSB54G-RM ver. 4.3) This perhaps explains why it has differently named, mixed and matched drivers. If you or anyone else has any experience with the RM version of the adapter (possibly to designate ReMade, ReManufactured or ReModeled?)please let me know any info you've got on it, but something tells me I am out of luck on this one. Again, thanks a bunch, Brian Wow. Thanks for the quick response, I did in fact receive your suggestion the day after you wrote it but simply have not had the time yet to write back. It turns out my adapter is a refurbished version of the WUSB54G ver.4 adapter. (in fact my driver CD for it labels the adapter as the WUSB54G-RM ver. 4.3) This perhaps explains why it has differently named, mixed and matched drivers. If you or anyone else has any experience with the RM version of the adapter (possibly to designate ReMade, ReManufactured or ReModeled?)please let me know any info you’ve got on it, but something tells me I am out of luck on this one. Again, thanks a bunch,

Brian

]]> By: Dave http://blog.eksfiles.net/2008/01/05/using-the-linksys-wusb54g-v1-or-v4-with-ubuntu-gutsy/#comment-1424 Dave Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:36:04 +0000 http://blog.eksfiles.net/2008/01/05/using-the-linksys-wusb54g-v1-or-v4-with-ubuntu-gutsy/#comment-1424 Hi Brian, Not sure what's causing your problem. I wouldn't think it'd be the different files, but maybe you can download the latest driver files from Linksys and try that. Before you do that, open the rt2500usb.inf file with a text editor and make sure that any references to the .cat and .sys files use the correct case for the filenames (since filenames are case-sensitive in linux). Hi Brian,

Not sure what’s causing your problem. I wouldn’t think it’d be the different files, but maybe you can download the latest driver files from Linksys and try that. Before you do that, open the rt2500usb.inf file with a text editor and make sure that any references to the .cat and .sys files use the correct case for the filenames (since filenames are case-sensitive in linux).

]]> By: Brian http://blog.eksfiles.net/2008/01/05/using-the-linksys-wusb54g-v1-or-v4-with-ubuntu-gutsy/#comment-1418 Brian Fri, 20 Jun 2008 05:44:16 +0000 http://blog.eksfiles.net/2008/01/05/using-the-linksys-wusb54g-v1-or-v4-with-ubuntu-gutsy/#comment-1418 Hey Dave, first off thank you so much for this post. If it weren't for this post I wouldn't have even gotten as far as I have with my current wireless adapter. I am running ubuntu linux 7.10 (gutsy) and own the Linksys WUSB54G ver. 4 adapter. The first thing I wanted to comment on is the fact that in order to install the two ndiswrapper files off of the CD I first had to go to the 'edit' menu in the synaptic package manager and select 'Add CD-ROM...' before it would let me install the files. Before that it would just give me an error telling me essentially that I (obviously) am not connected to the internet and can not access the online files. Perhaps it was unusual that I had to do this, perhaps my downloaded cd was accidentally named something different from what the package manager recognized? Anyway if this is a common neccesity you might think about adding it as a step or something. After I figured that out and once I got the ndiswrapper files 'ndiswrapper-common' and 'ndiswrapper-utils- 1.9' installed things went quite well until step 8. It returned a response stating: "brian@brian-desktop-linux:~$ ndiswrapper -l rt2500usb : invalid driver!" I did notice earlier that the version 4 files on my Linksys CD are not all exactly the same as the files you stated; my files are as follows: rt2500usb.cat, rt2500usb.inf, and rt2500usb.sys The only one that is different is the .cat file, do you know if my tweaked files are what's causing the problem? If so do you think my adapter would still work if I used someone elses drivers or if I simply changed the .cat file name to match your directions? Then again perhaps I just made a simple mistake in the previous steps that is glaringly obvious to you right away, but perhaps that is just being a little too hopeful. ;) Any advice, help or directions you can give me or refer me would be much appreciated. Thanks a bunch, Brian Hey Dave, first off thank you so much for this post. If it weren’t for this post I wouldn’t have even gotten as far as I have with my current wireless adapter.

I am running ubuntu linux 7.10 (gutsy) and own the Linksys WUSB54G ver. 4 adapter.

The first thing I wanted to comment on is the fact that in order to install the two ndiswrapper files off of the CD I first had to go to the ‘edit’ menu in the synaptic package manager and select ‘Add CD-ROM…’ before it would let me install the files. Before that it would just give me an error telling me essentially that I (obviously) am not connected to the internet and can not access the online files. Perhaps it was unusual that I had to do this, perhaps my downloaded cd was accidentally named something different from what the package manager recognized? Anyway if this is a common neccesity you might think about adding it as a step or something.

After I figured that out and once I got the ndiswrapper files ‘ndiswrapper-common’ and ‘ndiswrapper-utils- 1.9′ installed things went quite well until step 8. It returned a response stating: “brian@brian-desktop-linux:~$ ndiswrapper -l
rt2500usb : invalid driver!”

I did notice earlier that the version 4 files on my Linksys CD are not all exactly the same as the files you stated; my files are as follows:
rt2500usb.cat,
rt2500usb.inf, and
rt2500usb.sys
The only one that is different is the .cat file, do you know if my tweaked files are what’s causing the problem? If so do you think my adapter would still work if I used someone elses drivers or if I simply changed the .cat file name to match your directions?

Then again perhaps I just made a simple mistake in the previous steps that is glaringly obvious to you right away, but perhaps that is just being a little too hopeful. ;)

Any advice, help or directions you can give me or refer me would be much appreciated. Thanks a bunch,

Brian

]]> By: journey http://blog.eksfiles.net/2008/01/05/using-the-linksys-wusb54g-v1-or-v4-with-ubuntu-gutsy/#comment-1300 journey Fri, 30 May 2008 15:29:47 +0000 http://blog.eksfiles.net/2008/01/05/using-the-linksys-wusb54g-v1-or-v4-with-ubuntu-gutsy/#comment-1300 Thanks ! This tutorial helps a lot to setup my wireless network with linksys WUSB54gv4 Thanks ! This tutorial helps a lot to setup my wireless network with linksys WUSB54gv4

]]> By: bammy http://blog.eksfiles.net/2008/01/05/using-the-linksys-wusb54g-v1-or-v4-with-ubuntu-gutsy/#comment-1283 bammy Mon, 26 May 2008 22:24:14 +0000 http://blog.eksfiles.net/2008/01/05/using-the-linksys-wusb54g-v1-or-v4-with-ubuntu-gutsy/#comment-1283 Thanks, I have been struggling to get this working for months on an old computer, I gave up on linux until an easier way of getting my wireless working, Now I am back. much appreciated Thanks, I have been struggling to get this working for months on an old computer, I gave up on linux until an easier way of getting my wireless working, Now I am back.

much appreciated

]]> By: Steven http://blog.eksfiles.net/2008/01/05/using-the-linksys-wusb54g-v1-or-v4-with-ubuntu-gutsy/#comment-838 Steven Sun, 30 Mar 2008 19:56:15 +0000 http://blog.eksfiles.net/2008/01/05/using-the-linksys-wusb54g-v1-or-v4-with-ubuntu-gutsy/#comment-838 I tried everything described above, but nothing works. The system did acknowledge my wireless adapter, but when I tried to have it pull up some web pages they all came up blank. Sometimes the adapter is acknowledged by the Network Manager and other times it is not. Any assistance would be appreciated. Thanks ahead of time. The following is what I get from the terminal: steven@family:~$ $ndiswrapper -l bash: -l: command not found steven@family:~$ ndiswrapper -l rt2500usb : driver installed device (13B1:000D) present (alternate driver: rt2500usb) steven@family:~$ iwconfig lo no wireless extensions. eth0 no wireless extensions. eth1 no wireless extensions. wmaster0 no wireless extensions. rausb0 IEEE 802.11g ESSID:"" Mode:Managed Frequency:2.437 GHz Access Point: Not-Associated Retry min limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr=2346 B Link Quality:0 Signal level:0 Noise level:0 Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0 Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0 steven@family:~$ lsusb -v | more Bus 005 Device 002: ID 13b1:000d Linksys Device Descriptor: bLength 18 bDescriptorType 1 bcdUSB 2.00 bDeviceClass 0 (Defined at Interface level) bDeviceSubClass 0 bDeviceProtocol 0 bMaxPacketSize0 64 idVendor 0x13b1 Linksys idProduct 0x000d bcdDevice 0.04 iManufacturer 1 iProduct 2 iSerial 0 bNumConfigurations 1 Configuration Descriptor: bLength 9 bDescriptorType 2 wTotalLength 32 bNumInterfaces 1 bConfigurationValue 1 can't get device qualifier: Operation not permitted can't get debug descriptor: Operation not permitted cannot read device status, Operation not permitted (1) --More--can't get hub descriptor: Operation not permitted can't get device qualifier: Operation not permitted can't get debug descriptor: Operation not permitted cannot read device status, Operation not permitted (1) can't get hub descriptor: Operation not permitted cannot read device status, Operation not permitted (1) can't get hub descriptor: Operation not permitted cannot read device status, Operation not permitted (1) can't get hub descriptor: Operation not permitted cannot read device status, Operation not permitted (1) can't get hub descriptor: Operation not permitted cannot read device status, Operation not permitted (1) I tried everything described above, but nothing works. The system did acknowledge my wireless adapter, but when I tried to have it pull up some web pages they all came up blank. Sometimes the adapter is acknowledged by the Network Manager and other times it is not. Any assistance would be appreciated. Thanks ahead of time.

The following is what I get from the terminal:
steven@family:~$ $ndiswrapper -l
bash: -l: command not found
steven@family:~$ ndiswrapper -l
rt2500usb : driver installed
device (13B1:000D) present (alternate driver: rt2500usb)
steven@family:~$ iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.

eth0 no wireless extensions.

eth1 no wireless extensions.

wmaster0 no wireless extensions.

rausb0 IEEE 802.11g ESSID:”"
Mode:Managed Frequency:2.437 GHz Access Point: Not-Associated
Retry min limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr=2346 B
Link Quality:0 Signal level:0 Noise level:0
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0

steven@family:~$ lsusb -v | more

Bus 005 Device 002: ID 13b1:000d Linksys
Device Descriptor:
bLength 18
bDescriptorType 1
bcdUSB 2.00
bDeviceClass 0 (Defined at Interface level)
bDeviceSubClass 0
bDeviceProtocol 0
bMaxPacketSize0 64
idVendor 0×13b1 Linksys
idProduct 0×000d
bcdDevice 0.04
iManufacturer 1
iProduct 2
iSerial 0
bNumConfigurations 1
Configuration Descriptor:
bLength 9
bDescriptorType 2
wTotalLength 32
bNumInterfaces 1
bConfigurationValue 1
can’t get device qualifier: Operation not permitted
can’t get debug descriptor: Operation not permitted
cannot read device status, Operation not permitted (1)
–More–can’t get hub descriptor: Operation not permitted
can’t get device qualifier: Operation not permitted
can’t get debug descriptor: Operation not permitted
cannot read device status, Operation not permitted (1)
can’t get hub descriptor: Operation not permitted
cannot read device status, Operation not permitted (1)
can’t get hub descriptor: Operation not permitted
cannot read device status, Operation not permitted (1)
can’t get hub descriptor: Operation not permitted
cannot read device status, Operation not permitted (1)
can’t get hub descriptor: Operation not permitted
cannot read device status, Operation not permitted (1)

]]> By: Pham http://blog.eksfiles.net/2008/01/05/using-the-linksys-wusb54g-v1-or-v4-with-ubuntu-gutsy/#comment-686 Pham Sat, 22 Mar 2008 06:37:51 +0000 http://blog.eksfiles.net/2008/01/05/using-the-linksys-wusb54g-v1-or-v4-with-ubuntu-gutsy/#comment-686 Thank you sir. This was of great help. It worked when I used the live CD. Here's hoping that it works when I fresh install. Any idea why the card doesn't get detected in Gutsy but does in Feisty? Thank you sir. This was of great help. It worked when I used the live CD. Here’s hoping that it works when I fresh install. Any idea why the card doesn’t get detected in Gutsy but does in Feisty?

]]> By: Martyn http://blog.eksfiles.net/2008/01/05/using-the-linksys-wusb54g-v1-or-v4-with-ubuntu-gutsy/#comment-580 Martyn Sun, 16 Mar 2008 19:59:05 +0000 http://blog.eksfiles.net/2008/01/05/using-the-linksys-wusb54g-v1-or-v4-with-ubuntu-gutsy/#comment-580 Finally!! Been looking all over the net for some instructions that working, most sites were instructions for V4 when I've got a V1. Much appreciated :o) Finally!! Been looking all over the net for some instructions that working, most sites were instructions for V4 when I’ve got a V1. Much appreciated :o)

]]> By: Nick Newman http://blog.eksfiles.net/2008/01/05/using-the-linksys-wusb54g-v1-or-v4-with-ubuntu-gutsy/#comment-458 Nick Newman Wed, 12 Mar 2008 03:19:07 +0000 http://blog.eksfiles.net/2008/01/05/using-the-linksys-wusb54g-v1-or-v4-with-ubuntu-gutsy/#comment-458 Dave, Thank you so much for posting this. It worked perfectly. Nick Dave,

Thank you so much for posting this. It worked perfectly.

Nick

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