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[Solved] ralink usb wifi adator not working

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pppqq:
hello,
I am running TinyCore 14.1 on a pi 2 model B vs 1.1
I am trying to get a ralink adaptor to work, however no wlan0 shows up for ifconfig -a

The tc modules loaded on boot are:

--- Code: ---
openssh.tcz
wifi.tcz
firmware-ralinkwifi.tcz
firmware-rpi-wifi.tcz
nano.tcz
curl.tcz
filesystems-6.1.68-piCore-v7.tcz
alsa.tcz
alsa-utils.tcz
ffmpeg.tcz
usbutils.tcz


--- End code ---

Running lsusb gives me

--- Code: ---Bus 001 Device 007: ID 148f:5370 Ralink Technology, Corp. RT5370 Wireless Adapter

--- End code ---

Running dmesg gives me

--- Code: ---[  696.854513] usb 1-1.2: USB disconnect, device number 4
[  699.457226] usb 1-1.2: new high-speed USB device number 7 using dwc_otg
[  699.604912] usb 1-1.2: New USB device found, idVendor=148f, idProduct=5370, bcdDevice= 1.01
[  699.604967] usb 1-1.2: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
[  699.604989] usb 1-1.2: Product: 802.11 n WLAN
[  699.605006] usb 1-1.2: Manufacturer: Ralink
[  699.605022] usb 1-1.2: SerialNumber: 1.0

--- End code ---

As far as can see, the device is recognised but nothing is loaded to service it. I have the correct firmware module "firmware-ralinkwifi.tcz"

( I am using TinyCore 14.1 because 15.0 does not work properly with the pi zero W )

Juanito:
Is wireless-KERNEL loaded?

Note that it needs to be loaded after the firmware.

Paul_123:
I'm not an Ralink user, but wouldn't the 5370 chipset fall in the experimental drivers that are not enabled?

Rich:
Hi Paul_123
It is marked as experimental, but appears to be
enabled and built in:

--- Code: ---CONFIG_RT2800USB_RT53XX=y
--- End code ---

pppqq:
Adding wireless-KERNEL to the mix has solved the problem.
Thanks very much.

This is my onboot.lst..... ignore nano,curl,ffmpeg and alsa


--- Code: ---openssh.tcz
wifi.tcz
firmware-ralinkwifi.tcz
firmware-rpi-wifi.tcz
wireless-KERNEL
nano.tcz
curl.tcz
filesystems-6.1.68-piCore-v7.tcz
alsa.tcz
alsa-utils.tcz
ffmpeg.tcz
usbutils.tcz
wireless-6.1.68-piCore-v7.tcz


--- End code ---

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