Also, this is what dmesg shows: ======================================= ohci_hcd: 2005 April 22 USB 1.1 'Open' Host Controller (OHCI) Driver (PCI) Loading module: rt73usb - CVS (N/A) by http://rt2x00.serialmonkey.com. wmaster0: Failed to select rate control algorithm wmaster0: Failed to initialize rate control algorithm rt73usb->rt73usb_alloc_dev: Error - Failed to initialize device. rt73usb->rt73usb_probe: Error - Failed to allocate device. usbcore: registered new driver rt73usb =======================================
On Monday 23 October 2006 14:20, Mick wrote: > Hi All, > > A friend gave me a Belkin F5D7050 USB wifi adaptor which I am struggling to > get going. I checked the Wiki which describes how to use ndiswrapper but > it also mentions that there are drivers in portage for this purpose. > > http://gentoo-wiki.com/Belkin_F5D7050 > > I opted for the latter, set the rt73usb USE flag and emerged the rt2x00 > drivers. > > However I still cannot see my new device as a network interface. Can you > help? > > Supporting info below: > =============================================== > Bus 002 Device 003: ID 050d:7050 Belkin Components F5D7050 ver 1000 WiFi > Device Descriptor: > bLength 18 > bDescriptorType 1 > bcdUSB 2.00 > bDeviceClass 0 (Defined at Interface level) > bDeviceSubClass 0 > bDeviceProtocol 0 > bMaxPacketSize0 64 > idVendor 0x050d Belkin Components > idProduct 0x7050 F5D7050 ver 1000 WiFi > bcdDevice 0.01 > iManufacturer 1 Belkin > iProduct 2 Belkin 54g USB Network Adapter > iSerial 0 > bNumConfigurations 1 > Configuration Descriptor: > bLength 9 > bDescriptorType 2 > wTotalLength 32 > bNumInterfaces 1 > bConfigurationValue 1 > iConfiguration 0 > bmAttributes 0x80 > MaxPower 300mA > Interface Descriptor: > bLength 9 > bDescriptorType 4 > bInterfaceNumber 0 > bAlternateSetting 0 > bNumEndpoints 2 > bInterfaceClass 255 Vendor Specific Class > bInterfaceSubClass 255 Vendor Specific Subclass > bInterfaceProtocol 255 Vendor Specific Protocol > iInterface 0 > Endpoint Descriptor: > bLength 7 > bDescriptorType 5 > bEndpointAddress 0x81 EP 1 IN > bmAttributes 2 > Transfer Type Bulk > Synch Type None > Usage Type Data > wMaxPacketSize 0x0040 1x 64 bytes > bInterval 0 > Endpoint Descriptor: > bLength 7 > bDescriptorType 5 > bEndpointAddress 0x01 EP 1 OUT > bmAttributes 2 > Transfer Type Bulk > Synch Type None > Usage Type Data > wMaxPacketSize 0x0040 1x 64 bytes > bInterval 0 > Device Qualifier (for other device speed): > bLength 10 > bDescriptorType 6 > bcdUSB 2.00 > bDeviceClass 0 (Defined at Interface level) > bDeviceSubClass 0 > bDeviceProtocol 0 > bMaxPacketSize0 64 > bNumConfigurations 1 > =============================================== > > =============================================== > # ifconfig -a > dummy0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 3A:6B:52:36:4D:99 > BROADCAST NOARP 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:0 > RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b) > > eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:02:A5:B6:A1:8F > 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:16436 Metric:1 > RX packets:8 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 > TX packets:8 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 > collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 > RX bytes:400 (400.0 b) TX bytes:400 (400.0 b) > =============================================== > > PS. The eth0 above is my NIC not the Belkin adaptor. -- Regards, Mick
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