Bug 6081

Summary: Ralink wireless interface RT 5390 doesn't work
Product: Mageia Reporter: papoteur <yvesbrungard>
Component: RPM PackagesAssignee: Mageia Bug Squad <bugsquad>
Status: RESOLVED OLD QA Contact:
Severity: major    
Priority: Normal    
Version: 2   
Target Milestone: ---   
Hardware: i586   
OS: Linux   
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Description papoteur 2012-05-25 12:37:24 CEST 
Description of problem:
No netpoint is found.


lspcidrake -v (extract)
rts_pstor : Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.|RTS5116 PCI Express Card Reader (vendor:10ec device:5209 subv:103c subd:1672) (rev: 01) r8169 : Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.|RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller [NETWORK_ETHERNET] (vendor:10ec device:8136 subv:103c subd:1672) (rev: 05) rt2800pci : Ralink corp.|RT5390 Wireless 802.11n 1T/1R PCIe [NETWORK_OTHER] (vendor:1814 device:5390 subv:103c subd:1636)

 iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions. 
wlan0 IEEE 802.11bgn ESSID:off/any Mode:Managed Access Point: Not-Associated Tx-Power=off Retry long limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off Encryption key:off Power Management:off 
eth0 no wireless extensions. 

iwlist scan 
lo Interface doesn't support scanning. 
wlan0 Interface doesn't support scanning : Network is down 
eth0 Interface doesn't support scanning. 

Yves for loutch
http://www.mageialinux-online.org/forum/topic-12624-0-123581+pavilion-g7-et-configuration-wiffi.php#m123581
Comment 1 papoteur 2012-05-31 21:34:27 CEST 
The user has tried this commands:
root@localhost romuald]# rfkill unblock all
[root@localhost romuald]# rfkill list
3: phy3: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: yes
Comment 2 papoteur 2012-05-31 21:43:09 CEST 
Another user has the same problem with ralink-539f on a pavilion-dm1
http://www.mageialinux-online.org/forum/topic-12801+hp-pavillon-dm1-plus-de-wifi.php
Comment 3 papoteur 2012-06-16 07:27:50 CEST 
The user is still waiting for a soluce or a workaround.
He tried :
[root@localhost romuald]# rmmod -f rt2800pci
[root@localhost romuald]# rfkill unblock all
[root@localhost romuald]# modprobe rt2800pci
[root@localhost romuald]# rfkill list
3: phy3: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: yes

The card is recognized by LinuxMint. He  obtains in Mint:
iwconfig 

lo no wireless extensions.

wlan0 IEEE 802.11bgn ESSID:"NEUF_A0CC"
Mode:Managed Frequency:2.462 GHz Access Point: 00:17:33:1F:A0:D0
Bit Rate=54 Mb/s Tx-Power=20 dBm
Retry long limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Power Management:off
Link Quality=70/70 Signal level=-37 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:13 Invalid misc:80 Missed beacon:0

eth0 no wireless extensions.
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and 

lsmod |grep rt
rt2800pci 18715 0
rt2800lib 58925 1 rt2800pci
crc_ccitt 12667 1 rt2800lib
rt2x00pci 14577 1 rt2800pci
rt2x00lib 55301 3 rt2800pci,rt2800lib,rt2x00pci
mac80211 506816 3 rt2800lib,rt2x00pci,rt2x00lib
rts_pstor 445196 0
cfg80211 205544 2 rt2x00lib,mac80211
parport_pc 32866 0
parport 46562 3 parport_pc,ppdev,lp
eeprom_93cx6 12725 1 rt2800pci
Comment 4 Manuel Hiebel 2012-06-16 22:43:32 CEST 
[root@localhost romuald]# rfkill list
3: phy3: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: yes

his card seems off
Comment 5 Manuel Hiebel 2012-10-07 12:09:30 CEST 
http://www.mageialinux-online.org/forum/topic-12624-4+pavilion-g7-et-configuration-wiffi.php#m132346

juste en enlevant acpi=off de mon menu Ist le bouton de la touche wifi s'est mis au bleu et hop ça fonctionne ( il y a aussi eu 4 mises à jours )

> was working after 4 updates and with removing acpi=off in the grub, the other users never answer to forums contribs question

Status: NEW => RESOLVED
Resolution: (none) => OLD