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Bumblebee23

Wifi problems with Ralink RT3290

Post by Bumblebee23 »

I know this specific card is buggy for most of linux distro but I found a lot of people solving their issues, yet mine persist.

I am posting here hoping someone might have something that will help me.

I am using Mint 17.2 with all updates currently available installed.

Sometimes internet works fine for hour or two, other times it keeps slowing down or randomly disconnects immediately reconnecting again or not until I restart wifi.

I tried multiple solutions, can't remember some of them now, but I disabled ipv6, deleted something that proved to be buggy but now I can't remember the name.

I know I am not giving much but any advice would be useful.

Here is output from command given in sticky post:

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* I. scanning WIFI PCI devices...
  -- Ralink corp. RT3290 Wireless 802.11n 1T/1R PCIe
      ==> PCI ID = 1814:3290
-------------------------
* II. querying ndiswrapper...
-------------------------
* III. querying iwconfig...
eth0      no wireless extensions.

wlan0     IEEE 802.11bgn  ESSID:"Vlasic"  
          Mode:Managed  Frequency:2.412 GHz  Access Point: 90:F6:52:EF:71:02   
          Bit Rate=120 Mb/s   Tx-Power=20 dBm   
          Retry short limit:7   RTS thr:off   Fragment thr:off
          Encryption key:off
          Power Management:off
          Link Quality=48/70  Signal level=-62 dBm  
          Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0
          Tx excessive retries:38  Invalid misc:59   Missed beacon:0

lo        no wireless extensions.

-------------------------
* IV. querying ifconfig...
eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr a4:5d:36:c6:a0:fe  
          UP BROADCAST MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 
          RX bytes:0 (0.0 B)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)

lo        Link encap:Local Loopback  
          inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
          UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:65536  Metric:1
          RX packets:5975 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:5975 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 
          RX bytes:835002 (835.0 KB)  TX bytes:835002 (835.0 KB)

wlan0     Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 0c:84:dc:92:ea:33  
          inet addr:192.168.0.105  Bcast:192.168.0.255  Mask:255.255.255.0
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:152232 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:109070 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 
          RX bytes:188284869 (188.2 MB)  TX bytes:17647553 (17.6 MB)

-------------------------
* V. querying DHCP...
RTNETLINK answers: File exists
-------------------------
* VI. querying nslookup google.com...
Server:		192.168.0.1
Address:	192.168.0.1#53

Non-authoritative answer:
Name:	google.com
Address: 77.77.193.154
Name:	google.com
Address: 77.77.193.163
Name:	google.com
Address: 77.77.193.187
Name:	google.com
Address: 77.77.193.165
Name:	google.com
Address: 77.77.193.159
Name:	google.com
Address: 77.77.193.152
Name:	google.com
Address: 77.77.193.155
Name:	google.com
Address: 77.77.193.166
Name:	google.com
Address: 77.77.193.148
Name:	google.com
Address: 77.77.193.176
Name:	google.com
Address: 77.77.193.144
Name:	google.com
Address: 77.77.193.181
Name:	google.com
Address: 77.77.193.177
Name:	google.com
Address: 77.77.193.185
Name:	google.com
Address: 77.77.193.170
Name:	google.com
Address: 77.77.193.174

and inxi -Fxz:

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System:    Host: ivan-HP-ProBook-470-G0 Kernel: 3.16.0-38-generic x86_64 (64 bit, gcc: 4.8.2) 
           Desktop: Cinnamon 2.6.11  Distro: Linux Mint 17.2 Rafaela
Machine:   System: Hewlett-Packard product: HP ProBook 470 G0 version: A2018CD200
           Mobo: Hewlett-Packard model: 1948 version: KBC Version 90.0C
           Bios: Hewlett-Packard version: 68IRF Ver. F.04 date: 06/24/2013
CPU:       Dual core Intel Core i3-3120M CPU (-HT-MCP-) cache: 3072 KB flags: (lm nx sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx) bmips: 9977.6 
           Clock Speeds: 1: 1291.210 MHz 2: 1228.222 MHz 3: 1211.523 MHz 4: 1502.148 MHz
Graphics:  Card-1: Intel 3rd Gen Core processor Graphics Controller bus-ID: 00:02.0 
           Card-2: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Mars [Radeon HD 8670A/8670M/8750M] bus-ID: 01:00.0 
           X.Org: 1.15.1 drivers: intel (unloaded: fbdev,vesa) Resolution: 1600x900@60.0hz 
           GLX Renderer: Mesa DRI Intel Ivybridge Mobile GLX Version: 3.0 Mesa 10.1.3 Direct Rendering: Yes
Audio:     Card: Intel 7 Series/C210 Series Family High Definition Audio Controller driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:1b.0 
           Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture ver: k3.16.0-38-generic
Network:   Card-1: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller 
           driver: r8169 ver: 2.3LK-NAPI port: 2000 bus-ID: 05:00.0
           IF: eth0 state: down mac: <filter>
           Card-2: Ralink RT3290 Wireless 802.11n 1T/1R PCIe driver: rt2800pci ver: 2.3.0 bus-ID: 04:00.0
           IF: wlan0 state: up mac: <filter>
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 500.1GB (7.3% used) 1: id: /dev/sda model: HGST_HTS545050A7 size: 500.1GB 
Partition: ID: / size: 455G used: 35G (8%) fs: ext4 ID: swap-1 size: 4.13GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap 
RAID:      No RAID devices detected - /proc/mdstat and md_mod kernel raid module present
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 54.0C mobo: 0.0C gpu: N/A 
           Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A 
Info:      Processes: 199 Uptime: 33 min Memory: 1704.8/3803.5MB Runlevel: 2 Gcc sys: 4.8.4 
           Client: Shell (bash 4.3.11) inxi: 1.9.17 
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Re: Wifi problems with Ralink RT3290

Post by JeremyB »

Open a terminal window and run this command

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wget -N -t 5 -T 10 https://github.com/UbuntuForums/wireless-info/raw/master/wireless-info && \
chmod +x wireless-info && \
./wireless-info
Then paste the contents of wireless-info.txt into your post, it should be in your home folder
Bumblebee23

Re: Wifi problems with Ralink RT3290

Post by Bumblebee23 »

Thank you for you time.

Here's result:

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########## wireless info START ##########

Report from: 08 Jul 2015 02:06 CEST +0200

Booted last: 08 Jul 2015 00:53 CEST +0200

Script from: 21 May 2015 09:10 UTC +0000

##### release ###########################

Distributor ID:	LinuxMint
Description:	Linux Mint 17.2 Rafaela
Release:	17.2
Codename:	rafaela

##### kernel ############################

Linux 3.16.0-38-generic #52~14.04.1-Ubuntu SMP Fri May 8 09:43:57 UTC 2015 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

Parameters: ro, quiet, splash, vt.handoff=7

##### desktop ###########################

Cinnamon

##### lspci #############################

04:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Ralink corp. RT3290 Wireless 802.11n 1T/1R PCIe [1814:3290]
	Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Ralink RT3290LE 802.11bgn 1x1 Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.0 Combo Adapter [103c:18ec]
	Kernel driver in use: rt2800pci

05:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller [10ec:8168] (rev 0c)
	Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:194b]
	Kernel driver in use: r8169

##### lsusb #############################

Bus 002 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 05c8:0359 Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd (Foxlink) 
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

##### PCMCIA card info ##################

##### rfkill ############################

0: phy0: Wireless LAN
	Soft blocked: no
	Hard blocked: no

##### lsmod #############################

hp_wmi                 14109  0 
sparse_keymap          13948  1 hp_wmi
rt2800pci              13630  0 
rt2800mmio             20986  1 rt2800pci
rt2800lib              89076  2 rt2800pci,rt2800mmio
rt2x00pci              13287  1 rt2800pci
rt2x00mmio             13603  2 rt2800pci,rt2800mmio
rt2x00lib              55307  5 rt2x00pci,rt2800lib,rt2800pci,rt2800mmio,rt2x00mmio
mac80211              652777  3 rt2x00lib,rt2x00pci,rt2800lib
cfg80211              494362  2 mac80211,rt2x00lib
eeprom_93cx6           13344  1 rt2800pci
crc_ccitt              12707  1 rt2800lib
wmi                    19193  1 hp_wmi

##### interfaces ########################

auto lo
iface lo inet loopback

##### ifconfig ##########################

eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr <MAC 'eth0' [IF]>  
          UP BROADCAST MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 
          RX bytes:0 (0.0 B)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)

wlan0     Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr <MAC 'wlan0' [IF]>  
          inet addr:192.168.0.105  Bcast:192.168.0.255  Mask:255.255.255.0
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:247961 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:141268 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 
          RX bytes:347489229 (347.4 MB)  TX bytes:16050685 (16.0 MB)

##### iwconfig ##########################

eth0      no wireless extensions.

lo        no wireless extensions.

wlan0     IEEE 802.11bgn  ESSID:"Vlasic"  
          Mode:Managed  Frequency:2.412 GHz  Access Point: <MAC 'Vlasic' [AC1]>   
          Bit Rate=60 Mb/s   Tx-Power=20 dBm   
          Retry short limit:7   RTS thr:off   Fragment thr:off
          Power Management:off
          Link Quality=46/70  Signal level=-64 dBm  
          Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0
          Tx excessive retries:853  Invalid misc:4164   Missed beacon:0

##### route #############################

Kernel IP routing table
Destination     Gateway         Genmask         Flags Metric Ref    Use Iface
0.0.0.0         192.168.0.1     0.0.0.0         UG    0      0        0 wlan0
192.168.0.0     0.0.0.0         255.255.255.0   U     9      0        0 wlan0

##### resolv.conf #######################

nameserver 127.0.1.1

##### network managers ##################

Installed:

	NetworkManager

Running:

root       879     1  0 00:53 ?        00:00:01 NetworkManager

##### NetworkManager info ###############

NetworkManager Tool

State: connected (global)

- Device: eth0 -----------------------------------------------------------------
  Type:              Wired
  Driver:            r8169
  State:             unavailable
  Default:           no
  HW Address:        <MAC 'eth0' [IF]>

  Capabilities:
    Carrier Detect:  yes

  Wired Properties
    Carrier:         off

- Device: wlan0  [Auto Vlasic] -------------------------------------------------
  Type:              802.11 WiFi
  Driver:            rt2800pci
  State:             connected
  Default:           yes
  HW Address:        <MAC 'wlan0' [IF]>

  Capabilities:
    Speed:           54 Mb/s

  Wireless Properties
    WEP Encryption:  yes
    WPA Encryption:  yes
    WPA2 Encryption: yes

  Wireless Access Points (* = current AP)
    c0eda8:          Infra, <MAC 'c0eda8' [AC9]>, Freq 2462 MHz, Rate 54 Mb/s, Strength 34 WPA WPA2
    4ef73e:          Infra, <MAC '4ef73e' [AC2]>, Freq 2412 MHz, Rate 54 Mb/s, Strength 30 WPA WPA2
    *Vlasic:         Infra, <MAC 'Vlasic' [AC1]>, Freq 2412 MHz, Rate 54 Mb/s, Strength 48 WPA WPA2
    x_home14:        Infra, <MAC 'x_home14' [AC4]>, Freq 2412 MHz, Rate 54 Mb/s, Strength 10 WPA
    c0edba:          Infra, <MAC 'c0edba' [AN5]>, Freq 2462 MHz, Rate 54 Mb/s, Strength 14 WPA WPA2
    dlink:           Infra, <MAC 'dlink' [AC11]>, Freq 2412 MHz, Rate 54 Mb/s, Strength 30 WPA WPA2
    9df66c:          Infra, <MAC '9df66c' [AC10]>, Freq 2462 MHz, Rate 54 Mb/s, Strength 34 WPA WPA2
    9dcdd4:          Infra, <MAC '9dcdd4' [AN8]>, Freq 2462 MHz, Rate 54 Mb/s, Strength 34 WPA WPA2
    ZyXEL5063mbw:    Infra, <MAC 'ZyXEL5063mbw' [AC8]>, Freq 2462 MHz, Rate 54 Mb/s, Strength 20 WPA
    0afec0:          Infra, <MAC '0afec0' [AN10]>, Freq 2412 MHz, Rate 54 Mb/s, Strength 7 WPA WPA2
    borke promijeni password: Infra, <MAC 'borke promijeni password' [AN11]>, Freq 2437 MHz, Rate 54 Mb/s, Strength 24
    Vesna:           Infra, <MAC 'Vesna' [AC3]>, Freq 2412 MHz, Rate 54 Mb/s, Strength 14 WPA2
    TelemachF6DE4:   Infra, <MAC 'TelemachF6DE4' [AN13]>, Freq 2437 MHz, Rate 54 Mb/s, Strength 7 WPA WPA2
    MREZA-8:         Infra, <MAC 'MREZA-8' [AC7]>, Freq 2447 MHz, Rate 11 Mb/s, Strength 7

  IPv4 Settings:
    Address:         192.168.0.105
    Prefix:          24 (255.255.255.0)
    Gateway:         192.168.0.1

    DNS:             192.168.0.1

##### NetworkManager.state ##############

[main]
NetworkingEnabled=true
WirelessEnabled=true
WWANEnabled=true
WimaxEnabled=true

##### NetworkManager.conf ###############

[main]
plugins=ifupdown,keyfile,ofono
dns=dnsmasq

[ifupdown]
managed=false

##### NetworkManager profiles ###########

[[/etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/Auto Vlasic]] (600 root)
[connection] id=Auto Vlasic | type=802-11-wireless
[802-11-wireless] ssid=Vlasic | mac-address=<MAC 'wlan0' [IF]>
[ipv4] method=auto
[ipv6] method=auto

[[/etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/Auto c0eda8]] (600 root)
[connection] id=Auto c0eda8 | type=802-11-wireless
[802-11-wireless] ssid=c0eda8 | mac-address=<MAC 'wlan0' [IF]>
[ipv4] method=auto
[ipv6] method=auto

##### iw reg get ########################

Region: Europe/Zagreb (based on set time zone)

country HR:
	(2402 - 2482 @ 40), (N/A, 20)
	(5170 - 5250 @ 40), (N/A, 20)
	(5250 - 5330 @ 40), (N/A, 20), DFS
	(5490 - 5710 @ 40), (N/A, 27), DFS
	(57240 - 65880 @ 2160), (N/A, 40), NO-OUTDOOR

##### iwlist channels ###################

eth0      no frequency information.

lo        no frequency information.

wlan0     13 channels in total; available frequencies :
          Channel 01 : 2.412 GHz
          Channel 02 : 2.417 GHz
          Channel 03 : 2.422 GHz
          Channel 04 : 2.427 GHz
          Channel 05 : 2.432 GHz
          Channel 06 : 2.437 GHz
          Channel 07 : 2.442 GHz
          Channel 08 : 2.447 GHz
          Channel 09 : 2.452 GHz
          Channel 10 : 2.457 GHz
          Channel 11 : 2.462 GHz
          Channel 12 : 2.467 GHz
          Channel 13 : 2.472 GHz
          Current Frequency:2.412 GHz (Channel 1)

##### iwlist scan #######################

eth0      Interface doesn't support scanning.

lo        Interface doesn't support scanning.

Channel occupancy:

      5   APs on   Frequency:2.412 GHz (Channel 1)
      1   APs on   Frequency:2.427 GHz (Channel 4)
      2   APs on   Frequency:2.447 GHz (Channel 8)
      3   APs on   Frequency:2.462 GHz (Channel 11)

wlan0     Scan completed :
          Cell 01 - Address: <MAC 'Vlasic' [AC1]>
                    Channel:1
                    Frequency:2.412 GHz (Channel 1)
                    Quality=55/70  Signal level=-55 dBm  
                    Encryption key:on
                    ESSID:"Vlasic"
                    Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s
                              9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s
                    Bit Rates:24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
                    Mode:Master
                    Extra:tsf=000002b792a53cea
                    Extra: Last beacon: 28ms ago
                    IE: IEEE 802.11i/WPA2 Version 1
                        Group Cipher : TKIP
                        Pairwise Ciphers (2) : CCMP TKIP
                        Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
                    IE: WPA Version 1
                        Group Cipher : TKIP
                        Pairwise Ciphers (2) : CCMP TKIP
                        Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
          Cell 02 - Address: <MAC '4ef73e' [AC2]>
                    Channel:1
                    Frequency:2.412 GHz (Channel 1)
                    Quality=20/70  Signal level=-90 dBm  
                    Encryption key:on
                    ESSID:"4ef73e"
                    Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s
                    Bit Rates:6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s
                              36 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
                    Mode:Master
                    Extra:tsf=000002c5055b5196
                    Extra: Last beacon: 292ms ago
                    IE: IEEE 802.11i/WPA2 Version 1
                        Group Cipher : TKIP
                        Pairwise Ciphers (2) : CCMP TKIP
                        Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
                    IE: WPA Version 1
                        Group Cipher : TKIP
                        Pairwise Ciphers (2) : CCMP TKIP
                        Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
          Cell 03 - Address: <MAC 'Vesna' [AC3]>
                    Channel:1
                    Frequency:2.412 GHz (Channel 1)
                    Quality=18/70  Signal level=-92 dBm  
                    Encryption key:on
                    ESSID:"Vesna"
                    Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s
                              9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s
                    Bit Rates:24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
                    Mode:Master
                    Extra:tsf=000000a506083a21
                    Extra: Last beacon: 28ms ago
                    IE: IEEE 802.11i/WPA2 Version 1
                        Group Cipher : TKIP
                        Pairwise Ciphers (2) : CCMP TKIP
                        Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
          Cell 04 - Address: <MAC 'x_home14' [AC4]>
                    Channel:1
                    Frequency:2.412 GHz (Channel 1)
                    Quality=18/70  Signal level=-92 dBm  
                    Encryption key:on
                    ESSID:"x_home14"
                    Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s
                              24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
                    Bit Rates:6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s
                    Mode:Master
                    Extra:tsf=000001439b750487
                    Extra: Last beacon: 320ms ago
                    IE: WPA Version 1
                        Group Cipher : CCMP
                        Pairwise Ciphers (1) : CCMP
                        Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
          Cell 05 - Address: <MAC '' [AC5]>
                    Channel:4
                    Frequency:2.427 GHz (Channel 4)
                    Quality=18/70  Signal level=-92 dBm  
                    Encryption key:off
                    ESSID:""
                    Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s
                              9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s
                    Bit Rates:24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
                    Mode:Master
                    Extra:tsf=000000158a89e184
                    Extra: Last beacon: 1572ms ago
          Cell 06 - Address: <MAC 'ZyXEL2010nss' [AC6]>
                    Channel:8
                    Frequency:2.447 GHz (Channel 8)
                    Quality=14/70  Signal level=-96 dBm  
                    Encryption key:on
                    ESSID:"ZyXEL2010nss"
                    Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s
                              18 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
                    Bit Rates:6 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s
                    Mode:Master
                    Extra:tsf=0000032b0bf2b19a
                    Extra: Last beacon: 884ms ago
                    IE: WPA Version 1
                        Group Cipher : TKIP
                        Pairwise Ciphers (2) : TKIP CCMP
                        Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
          Cell 07 - Address: <MAC 'MREZA-8' [AC7]>
                    Channel:8
                    Frequency:2.447 GHz (Channel 8)
                    Quality=14/70  Signal level=-96 dBm  
                    Encryption key:off
                    ESSID:"MREZA-8"
                    Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s
                    Mode:Master
                    Extra:tsf=000010ec5f6b72f4
                    Extra: Last beacon: 852ms ago
          Cell 08 - Address: <MAC 'ZyXEL5063mbw' [AC8]>
                    Channel:11
                    Frequency:2.462 GHz (Channel 11)
                    Quality=14/70  Signal level=-96 dBm  
                    Encryption key:on
                    ESSID:"ZyXEL5063mbw"
                    Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s
                              18 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
                    Bit Rates:6 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s
                    Mode:Master
                    Extra:tsf=00000007def5b18d
                    Extra: Last beacon: 476ms ago
                    IE: WPA Version 1
                        Group Cipher : TKIP
                        Pairwise Ciphers (2) : TKIP CCMP
                        Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
          Cell 09 - Address: <MAC 'c0eda8' [AC9]>
                    Channel:11
                    Frequency:2.462 GHz (Channel 11)
                    Quality=26/70  Signal level=-84 dBm  
                    Encryption key:on
                    ESSID:"c0eda8"
                    Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s
                    Bit Rates:6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s
                              36 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
                    Mode:Master
                    Extra:tsf=000000cefa24a784
                    Extra: Last beacon: 28ms ago
                    IE: IEEE 802.11i/WPA2 Version 1
                        Group Cipher : TKIP
                        Pairwise Ciphers (2) : CCMP TKIP
                        Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
                    IE: WPA Version 1
                        Group Cipher : TKIP
                        Pairwise Ciphers (2) : CCMP TKIP
                        Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
          Cell 10 - Address: <MAC '9df66c' [AC10]>
                    Channel:11
                    Frequency:2.462 GHz (Channel 11)
                    Quality=24/70  Signal level=-86 dBm  
                    Encryption key:on
                    ESSID:"9df66c"
                    Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s
                    Bit Rates:6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s
                              36 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
                    Mode:Master
                    Extra:tsf=0000000cff8bb272
                    Extra: Last beacon: 28ms ago
                    IE: IEEE 802.11i/WPA2 Version 1
                        Group Cipher : TKIP
                        Pairwise Ciphers (2) : CCMP TKIP
                        Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
                    IE: WPA Version 1
                        Group Cipher : TKIP
                        Pairwise Ciphers (2) : CCMP TKIP
                        Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
          Cell 11 - Address: <MAC 'dlink' [AC11]>
                    Channel:1
                    Frequency:2.412 GHz (Channel 1)
                    Quality=24/70  Signal level=-86 dBm  
                    Encryption key:on
                    ESSID:"dlink"
                    Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s
                              18 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
                    Bit Rates:6 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s
                    Mode:Master
                    Extra:tsf=000000028d59d15b
                    Extra: Last beacon: 392ms ago
                    IE: WPA Version 1
                        Group Cipher : TKIP
                        Pairwise Ciphers (2) : CCMP TKIP
                        Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
                    IE: IEEE 802.11i/WPA2 Version 1
                        Group Cipher : TKIP
                        Pairwise Ciphers (2) : CCMP TKIP
                        Authentication Suites (1) : PSK

##### module infos ######################

[rt2800pci]
filename:       /lib/modules/3.16.0-38-generic/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800pci.ko
license:        GPL
firmware:       rt2860.bin
description:    Ralink RT2800 PCI & PCMCIA Wireless LAN driver.
version:        2.3.0
author:         http://rt2x00.serialmonkey.com
srcversion:     E643C8F6A545F357EEB41AF
depends:        rt2x00lib,rt2800lib,rt2800mmio,rt2x00mmio,rt2x00pci,eeprom_93cx6
intree:         Y
vermagic:       3.16.0-38-generic SMP mod_unload modversions 
signer:         Magrathea: Glacier signing key
sig_key:        C2:84:ED:AC:CF:0B:47:36:52:C3:4D:23:BE:C3:56:94:42:36:E6:3B
sig_hashalgo:   sha512
parm:           nohwcrypt:Disable hardware encryption. (bool)

[rt2800mmio]
filename:       /lib/modules/3.16.0-38-generic/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800mmio.ko
license:        GPL
description:    rt2800 MMIO library
version:        2.3.0
author:         http://rt2x00.serialmonkey.com
srcversion:     4F1D9212CBFF4F4BE09171A
depends:        rt2800lib,rt2x00lib,rt2x00mmio
intree:         Y
vermagic:       3.16.0-38-generic SMP mod_unload modversions 
signer:         Magrathea: Glacier signing key
sig_key:        C2:84:ED:AC:CF:0B:47:36:52:C3:4D:23:BE:C3:56:94:42:36:E6:3B
sig_hashalgo:   sha512

[rt2800lib]
filename:       /lib/modules/3.16.0-38-generic/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800lib.ko
license:        GPL
description:    Ralink RT2800 library
version:        2.3.0
author:         http://rt2x00.serialmonkey.com, Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz
srcversion:     EDDCA794C9E4C3981037918
depends:        rt2x00lib,mac80211,crc-ccitt
intree:         Y
vermagic:       3.16.0-38-generic SMP mod_unload modversions 
signer:         Magrathea: Glacier signing key
sig_key:        C2:84:ED:AC:CF:0B:47:36:52:C3:4D:23:BE:C3:56:94:42:36:E6:3B
sig_hashalgo:   sha512

[rt2x00pci]
filename:       /lib/modules/3.16.0-38-generic/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00pci.ko
license:        GPL
description:    rt2x00 pci library
version:        2.3.0
author:         http://rt2x00.serialmonkey.com
srcversion:     7856EF56F97508465F566A2
depends:        rt2x00lib,mac80211
intree:         Y
vermagic:       3.16.0-38-generic SMP mod_unload modversions 
signer:         Magrathea: Glacier signing key
sig_key:        C2:84:ED:AC:CF:0B:47:36:52:C3:4D:23:BE:C3:56:94:42:36:E6:3B
sig_hashalgo:   sha512

[rt2x00mmio]
filename:       /lib/modules/3.16.0-38-generic/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00mmio.ko
license:        GPL
description:    rt2x00 mmio library
version:        2.3.0
author:         http://rt2x00.serialmonkey.com
srcversion:     37A76810C0FE9E4E11476DA
depends:        rt2x00lib
intree:         Y
vermagic:       3.16.0-38-generic SMP mod_unload modversions 
signer:         Magrathea: Glacier signing key
sig_key:        C2:84:ED:AC:CF:0B:47:36:52:C3:4D:23:BE:C3:56:94:42:36:E6:3B
sig_hashalgo:   sha512

[rt2x00lib]
filename:       /lib/modules/3.16.0-38-generic/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00lib.ko
license:        GPL
description:    rt2x00 library
version:        2.3.0
author:         http://rt2x00.serialmonkey.com
srcversion:     71EFA3CA86D02D0528C49EE
depends:        mac80211,cfg80211
intree:         Y
vermagic:       3.16.0-38-generic SMP mod_unload modversions 
signer:         Magrathea: Glacier signing key
sig_key:        C2:84:ED:AC:CF:0B:47:36:52:C3:4D:23:BE:C3:56:94:42:36:E6:3B
sig_hashalgo:   sha512

[mac80211]
filename:       /lib/modules/3.16.0-38-generic/kernel/net/mac80211/mac80211.ko
license:        GPL
description:    IEEE 802.11 subsystem
srcversion:     376BFDE8E6207B0AAA6339B
depends:        cfg80211
intree:         Y
vermagic:       3.16.0-38-generic SMP mod_unload modversions 
signer:         Magrathea: Glacier signing key
sig_key:        C2:84:ED:AC:CF:0B:47:36:52:C3:4D:23:BE:C3:56:94:42:36:E6:3B
sig_hashalgo:   sha512
parm:           max_nullfunc_tries:Maximum nullfunc tx tries before disconnecting (reason 4). (int)
parm:           max_probe_tries:Maximum probe tries before disconnecting (reason 4). (int)
parm:           beacon_loss_count:Number of beacon intervals before we decide beacon was lost. (int)
parm:           probe_wait_ms:Maximum time(ms) to wait for probe response before disconnecting (reason 4). (int)
parm:           ieee80211_default_rc_algo:Default rate control algorithm for mac80211 to use (charp)

[cfg80211]
filename:       /lib/modules/3.16.0-38-generic/kernel/net/wireless/cfg80211.ko
description:    wireless configuration support
license:        GPL
author:         Johannes Berg
srcversion:     33ED2C1448F5AEDBE7AF59E
depends:        
intree:         Y
vermagic:       3.16.0-38-generic SMP mod_unload modversions 
signer:         Magrathea: Glacier signing key
sig_key:        C2:84:ED:AC:CF:0B:47:36:52:C3:4D:23:BE:C3:56:94:42:36:E6:3B
sig_hashalgo:   sha512
parm:           ieee80211_regdom:IEEE 802.11 regulatory domain code (charp)
parm:           cfg80211_disable_40mhz_24ghz:Disable 40MHz support in the 2.4GHz band (bool)

##### module parameters #################

[rt2800pci]
nohwcrypt: N

[mac80211]
beacon_loss_count: 7
ieee80211_default_rc_algo: minstrel_ht
max_nullfunc_tries: 2
max_probe_tries: 5
probe_wait_ms: 500

[cfg80211]
cfg80211_disable_40mhz_24ghz: N
ieee80211_regdom: 00

##### /etc/modules ######################

lp
rtc

##### modprobe options ##################

[/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-ath_pci.conf]
blacklist ath_pci

[/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf]
blacklist evbug
blacklist usbmouse
blacklist usbkbd
blacklist eepro100
blacklist de4x5
blacklist eth1394
blacklist snd_intel8x0m
blacklist snd_aw2
blacklist i2c_i801
blacklist prism54
blacklist bcm43xx
blacklist garmin_gps
blacklist asus_acpi
blacklist snd_pcsp
blacklist pcspkr
blacklist amd76x_edac

[/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-rare-network.conf]
alias net-pf-3 off
alias net-pf-6 off
alias net-pf-9 off
alias net-pf-11 off
alias net-pf-12 off
alias net-pf-19 off
alias net-pf-21 off
alias net-pf-36 off

[/etc/modprobe.d/iwlwifi.conf]
options iwlwifi 11n_disable=1

[/etc/modprobe.d/mlx4.conf]
softdep mlx4_core post: mlx4_en

##### rc.local ##########################

exit 0

##### pm-utils ##########################

##### udev rules ########################

[/etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules]
# PCI device 0x10ec:0x8168 (r8169)
SUBSYSTEM=="net", ACTION=="add", DRIVERS=="?*", ATTR{address}=="<MAC 'eth0' [IF]>", ATTR{dev_id}=="0x0", ATTR{type}=="1", KERNEL=="eth*", NAME="eth0"
# PCI device 0x1814:0x3290 (rt2800pci)
SUBSYSTEM=="net", ACTION=="add", DRIVERS=="?*", ATTR{address}=="<MAC 'wlan0' [IF]>", ATTR{dev_id}=="0x0", ATTR{type}=="1", KERNEL=="wlan*", NAME="wlan0"

##### dmesg #############################

[ 2707.124235] ieee80211 phy0: rt2x00queue_flush_queue: Warning - Queue 0 failed to flush (repeated 3 times)

########## wireless info END ############
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Re: Wifi problems with Ralink RT3290

Post by Pjotr »

You could try this:
http://askubuntu.com/a/593018
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Re: Wifi problems with Ralink RT3290

Post by Bumblebee23 »

I actually already tried that before making this post but I get following error:
You can see actual error towards the end.

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make -C tools
make[1]: Entering directory `/home/ivan/Downloads/DPO_RT3290_LinuxSTA_V2600_20120508/tools'
gcc -g bin2h.c -o bin2h
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/ivan/Downloads/DPO_RT3290_LinuxSTA_V2600_20120508/tools'
/home/ivan/Downloads/DPO_RT3290_LinuxSTA_V2600_20120508/tools/bin2h
cp -f os/linux/Makefile.6 /home/ivan/Downloads/DPO_RT3290_LinuxSTA_V2600_20120508/os/linux/Makefile
make -C /lib/modules/3.16.0-38-generic/build SUBDIRS=/home/ivan/Downloads/DPO_RT3290_LinuxSTA_V2600_20120508/os/linux modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-3.16.0-38-generic'
  CC [M]  /home/ivan/Downloads/DPO_RT3290_LinuxSTA_V2600_20120508/os/linux/../../os/linux/rt_linux.o
/home/ivan/Downloads/DPO_RT3290_LinuxSTA_V2600_20120508/os/linux/../../os/linux/rt_linux.c: In function ‘duplicate_pkt’:
/home/ivan/Downloads/DPO_RT3290_LinuxSTA_V2600_20120508/os/linux/../../os/linux/rt_linux.c:508:3: warning: passing argument 1 of ‘memmove’ makes pointer from integer without a cast [enabled by default]
   NdisMoveMemory(skb->tail, pHeader802_3, HdrLen);
   ^
In file included from ./arch/x86/include/asm/string.h:4:0,
                 from include/linux/string.h:17,
                 from include/linux/bitmap.h:8,
                 from include/linux/cpumask.h:11,
                 from ./arch/x86/include/asm/cpumask.h:4,
                 from ./arch/x86/include/asm/msr.h:10,
                 from ./arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h:20,
                 from ./arch/x86/include/asm/thread_info.h:23,
                 from include/linux/thread_info.h:54,
                 from ./arch/x86/include/asm/preempt.h:6,
                 from include/linux/preempt.h:18,
                 from include/linux/spinlock.h:50,
                 from include/linux/seqlock.h:35,
                 from include/linux/time.h:5,
                 from include/linux/stat.h:18,
                 from include/linux/module.h:10,
                 from /home/ivan/Downloads/DPO_RT3290_LinuxSTA_V2600_20120508/include/os/rt_linux.h:18,
                 from /home/ivan/Downloads/DPO_RT3290_LinuxSTA_V2600_20120508/include/rtmp_os.h:42,
                 from /home/ivan/Downloads/DPO_RT3290_LinuxSTA_V2600_20120508/include/rtmp_comm.h:56,
                 from /home/ivan/Downloads/DPO_RT3290_LinuxSTA_V2600_20120508/os/linux/../../os/linux/rt_linux.c:35:
./arch/x86/include/asm/string_64.h:58:7: note: expected ‘void *’ but argument is of type ‘sk_buff_data_t’
 void *memmove(void *dest, const void *src, size_t count);
       ^
/home/ivan/Downloads/DPO_RT3290_LinuxSTA_V2600_20120508/os/linux/../../os/linux/rt_linux.c:510:3: warning: passing argument 1 of ‘memmove’ makes pointer from integer without a cast [enabled by default]
   NdisMoveMemory(skb->tail, pData, DataSize);
   ^
In file included from ./arch/x86/include/asm/string.h:4:0,
                 from include/linux/string.h:17,
                 from include/linux/bitmap.h:8,
                 from include/linux/cpumask.h:11,
                 from ./arch/x86/include/asm/cpumask.h:4,
                 from ./arch/x86/include/asm/msr.h:10,
                 from ./arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h:20,
                 from ./arch/x86/include/asm/thread_info.h:23,
                 from include/linux/thread_info.h:54,
                 from ./arch/x86/include/asm/preempt.h:6,
                 from include/linux/preempt.h:18,
                 from include/linux/spinlock.h:50,
                 from include/linux/seqlock.h:35,
                 from include/linux/time.h:5,
                 from include/linux/stat.h:18,
                 from include/linux/module.h:10,
                 from /home/ivan/Downloads/DPO_RT3290_LinuxSTA_V2600_20120508/include/os/rt_linux.h:18,
                 from /home/ivan/Downloads/DPO_RT3290_LinuxSTA_V2600_20120508/include/rtmp_os.h:42,
                 from /home/ivan/Downloads/DPO_RT3290_LinuxSTA_V2600_20120508/include/rtmp_comm.h:56,
                 from /home/ivan/Downloads/DPO_RT3290_LinuxSTA_V2600_20120508/os/linux/../../os/linux/rt_linux.c:35:
./arch/x86/include/asm/string_64.h:58:7: note: expected ‘void *’ but argument is of type ‘sk_buff_data_t’
 void *memmove(void *dest, const void *src, size_t count);
       ^
/home/ivan/Downloads/DPO_RT3290_LinuxSTA_V2600_20120508/os/linux/../../os/linux/rt_linux.c: In function ‘ClonePacket’:
/home/ivan/Downloads/DPO_RT3290_LinuxSTA_V2600_20120508/os/linux/../../os/linux/rt_linux.c:662:20: warning: assignment makes integer from pointer without a cast [enabled by default]
   pClonedPkt->tail = pClonedPkt->data + pClonedPkt->len;
                    ^
In file included from /home/ivan/Downloads/DPO_RT3290_LinuxSTA_V2600_20120508/include/rtmp_os.h:42:0,
                 from /home/ivan/Downloads/DPO_RT3290_LinuxSTA_V2600_20120508/include/rtmp_comm.h:56,
                 from /home/ivan/Downloads/DPO_RT3290_LinuxSTA_V2600_20120508/os/linux/../../os/linux/rt_linux.c:35:
/home/ivan/Downloads/DPO_RT3290_LinuxSTA_V2600_20120508/os/linux/../../os/linux/rt_linux.c: In function ‘RtmpOsPktInit’:
/home/ivan/Downloads/DPO_RT3290_LinuxSTA_V2600_20120508/include/os/rt_linux.h:992:34: warning: assignment makes integer from pointer without a cast [enabled by default]
   ((RTPKT_TO_OSPKT(_pkt))->tail) = (PUCHAR)((_start) + (_len))
                                  ^
/home/ivan/Downloads/DPO_RT3290_LinuxSTA_V2600_20120508/os/linux/../../os/linux/rt_linux.c:681:2: note: in expansion of macro ‘SET_OS_PKT_DATATAIL’
  SET_OS_PKT_DATATAIL(pRxPkt, pData, DataSize);
  ^
/home/ivan/Downloads/DPO_RT3290_LinuxSTA_V2600_20120508/os/linux/../../os/linux/rt_linux.c: In function ‘wlan_802_11_to_802_3_packet’:
/home/ivan/Downloads/DPO_RT3290_LinuxSTA_V2600_20120508/os/linux/../../os/linux/rt_linux.c:708:15: warning: assignment makes integer from pointer without a cast [enabled by default]
  pOSPkt->tail = pOSPkt->data + pOSPkt->len;
               ^
/home/ivan/Downloads/DPO_RT3290_LinuxSTA_V2600_20120508/os/linux/../../os/linux/rt_linux.c: In function ‘__RtmpOSFSInfoChange’:
/home/ivan/Downloads/DPO_RT3290_LinuxSTA_V2600_20120508/os/linux/../../os/linux/rt_linux.c:1136:20: error: incompatible types when assigning to type ‘int’ from type ‘kuid_t’
   pOSFSInfo->fsuid = current_fsuid();
                    ^
/home/ivan/Downloads/DPO_RT3290_LinuxSTA_V2600_20120508/os/linux/../../os/linux/rt_linux.c:1137:20: error: incompatible types when assigning to type ‘int’ from type ‘kgid_t’
   pOSFSInfo->fsgid = current_fsgid();
                    ^
make[2]: *** [/home/ivan/Downloads/DPO_RT3290_LinuxSTA_V2600_20120508/os/linux/../../os/linux/rt_linux.o] Error 1
make[1]: *** [_module_/home/ivan/Downloads/DPO_RT3290_LinuxSTA_V2600_20120508/os/linux] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-3.16.0-38-generic'
make: *** [LINUX] Error 2
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Re: Wifi problems with Ralink RT3290

Post by Pjotr »

Maybe the 3.16.x kernel is unfit for that how-to.... Install the latest kernel from the 3.13 series, reboot and boot from that older kernel (it's under the Grub menu item "Previous Linux versions").
https://sites.google.com/site/easylinux ... el-updates
(item 3, right column)

Then retry the how-to.

When successfully installed, reboot again and boot again with the 3.13.x kernel. Then try your wireless. If you have connection, remove the 3.16.x kernel.
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Re: Wifi problems with Ralink RT3290

Post by Bumblebee23 »

Sorry for late response, I was busy with some other things.

I tried booting in kernel 3.13.0-57 but problem persists.
Though, looking at these errors:

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error: incompatible types when assigning to type ‘int’ from type ‘kgid_t’
   pOSFSInfo->fsgid = current_fsgid();
It looks to me like I am missing some packages that are necessary for this to work. Does anyone have a clue?

Or any other advice?
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Re: Wifi problems with Ralink RT3290

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If you can change the wifi router settings, change it to channel 6 and change encryption to WPA2-AES or WPA2 only
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