How to set up GW-USMicroN for XLink Kai on Ubuntu 12.04

Kai Regular Joined: 02 Jan 2006 Posts: 83

This is short guide of "How to set up GW-USMicroN for XLink Kai on Ubuntu 12.04".
Ubuntu 12.04 includes the Linux kernel 3.2. Starting with Linux kernel 3.0, you can use a kernel module "rt2800usb" to use GW-USMicroN.
It is not necessary for you to build the driver from source code. I have confirmed that it works in the following environment.

DISCLAIMER:
If you try any methods used on this guide you do so at your own risk.

INSTRUCTIONS:
Get the device information about GW-USMicroN:

Code:

lsusb

Code:

Bus 001 Device 002: ID 2019:ed14 PLANEX GW-USMicroN

Create a new file to have GW-USMicroN detect automatically,

Code:

sudo vi /etc/modprobe.d/gw-usmicron.conf

and add the following line:

Code:

install rt2800usb /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install rt2800usb; /bin/echo "2019 ed14" > /sys/bus/usb/drivers/rt2800usb/new_id

Configure your Linux to have rt2800usb load automatically,

Code:

sudo vi /etc/modules

and add the following line:

Code:

rt2800usb

It is necessary to install the firmware "/lib/firmware/rt2870.bin" for rt2800usb:

Code:

sudo apt-get install ralink-firmware

Load kernel module:

Code:

sudo modprobe rt2800usb

Make sure it has loaded correctly:

Code:

lsmod | grep rt2800usb

Code:

rt2800usb 22684 0
rt2800lib 58925 1 rt2800usb
rt2x00usb 20762 1 rt2800usb
rt2x00lib 55301 3 rt2800usb,rt2800lib,rt2x00usb

Code:

modinfo rt2800usb | head -10

Code:

filename: /lib/modules/3.2.0-24-generic/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800usb.ko
license: GPL
firmware: rt2870.bin
description: Ralink RT2800 USB Wireless LAN driver.
version: 2.3.0
...

Configure an interface to connect GW-USMicroN to PSP:

Code:

sudo ifconfig wlan0 down
sudo iwconfig wlan0 mode ad-hoc
sudo iwconfig wlan0 channel 1
sudo iwconfig wlan0 essid PSP_AULJM05800_L_MHP3Q000
sudo iwconfig wlan0 retry 0
sudo ifconfig wlan0 up

Make sure it has configured correctly:

Code:

sudo ifconfig wlan0

Code:

wlan0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:90:cc:89:7b:ec
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:2614 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:5885 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:554728 (554.7 KB) TX bytes:1300599 (1.3 MB)

Get more information about "wlan0":

Code:

sudo iwconfig wlan0

Code:

wlan0 IEEE 802.11bgn ESSID:"PSP_AULJM05800_L_MHP3Q000"
Mode:Ad-Hoc Frequency:2.412 GHz Cell: 02:29:F9:12:F8:91
Tx-Power=20 dBm
Retry limit:0 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Power Management:on

Configure the value of kaiAdapter in XLink Kai user configuration file:

Code:

sudo vi kaiUserConfig.txt

Code:

...
# Network adapter (!=autodetect)
kaiAdapter=wlan0
...

Thanks

Team XLink Moderator Joined: 27 Feb 2011 Posts: 1201

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