The WLI-UC-GN adapter is not functional in Ubuntu 9.10 beta with Linux 2.6.31.11.22. USB details:
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0411:015d MelCo., Inc.
With either the live cd or installing, a wireless network does not appear in NetworkManager. It is not clear the support status of this adapter or what driver should be used. Google suggests anything from Ralink 2800 to 3070 drivers. The provided modules do not detect an interface. Building the 2009_0820_RT2870_Linux_STA_V2.2.0.0 drivers fails due to API changes in the Linux kernel. Patching the changes for the new API creates a driver that can be loaded, appears in ifconfig and iwconfig but does not appear in NetworkManager. Running wpa_supplicant makes a "wireless network" heading appear in NetworkManager but other than that is non-functional for scanning networks or joining a network.
ra0 Ralink STA ESSID:"gogo no ocha" Nickname:"RT2870STA"
Mode:Auto Frequency=2.412 GHz Access Point: Not-Associated
Bit Rate:1 Mb/s
RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Link Quality=10/100 Signal level:0 dBm Noise level:-97 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0
Trying to use ndisgtk on the bundled Windows driver CD fails due to not detecting the adapter. However the CD lists what would appear a different product "UCGN" and that gives an error about unable to determine whether an adapter can be detected. Using the ndiswrapper command line shows that the adapter can be detected. Running the ndiswrapper shows a runtime link error due to an undefined function:
[ 2337.937589] ndiswrapper version 1.55 loaded (smp=yes, preempt=no)
[ 2338.249902] ndiswrapper (import:242): unknown symbol: ntoskrnl.exe:'MmGetSystemRoutineAddress'
[ 2338.250459] ndiswrapper (load_sys_files:206): couldn't prepare driver 'netucgn'
[ 2338.251437] ndiswrapper (load_wrap_driver:108): couldn't load driver netucgn; check system log for messages from 'loadndisdriver'
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ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
AudioDevicesInUse:
USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
/dev/snd/controlC0: shirley 1517 F.... pulseaudio
CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
Card0.Amixer.info:
Card hw:0 'I82801DBICH4'/'Intel 82801DB-ICH4 with AD1981B at irq 11'
Mixer name : 'Analog Devices AD1981B'
Components : 'AC97a:41445374'
Controls : 26
Simple ctrls : 18
Date: Sun Oct 4 15:17:00 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=d3ba4c62-5290-4d55-88a7-88729dbf9bfa
Lsusb:
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0411:015d MelCo., Inc.
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 1c4f:0003 SiGma Micro
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
MachineType: TOSHIBA Satellite A10
Package: linux-image-2.6.31-11-generic 2.6.31-11.38
PccardctlIdent:
Socket 0:
no product info available
PccardctlStatus:
Socket 0:
no card
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-11-generic root=UUID=c290075b-f3a3-4155-8d9c-d450d268c26a ro quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
LANG=en_HK.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-11.38-generic
RelatedPackageVersions:
linux-backports-modules-2.6.31-11-generic N/A
linux-firmware 1.20
RfKill:
SourcePackage: linux
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-11-generic i686
dmi.bios.date: 09/02/2003
dmi.bios.vendor: TOSHIBA
dmi.bios.version: Version 1.30
dmi.board.name: Portable PC
dmi.board.vendor: TOSHIBA
dmi.board.version: Version A0
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: 0000000000
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: TOSHIBA
dmi.chassis.version: Version 1.0
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnTOSHIBA:bvrVersion1.30:bd09/02/2003:svnTOSHIBA:pnSatelliteA10:pvrPSA10U-01SV67:rvnTOSHIBA:rnPortablePC:rvrVersionA0:cvnTOSHIBA:ct10:cvrVersion1.0:
dmi.product.name: Satellite A10
dmi.product.version: PSA10U-01SV67
dmi.sys.vendor: TOSHIBA
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