Belkin F5D8053 on Windows 7-32&64Bit | RT2870 chipset

Kai Spammer Joined: 28 Jan 2009 Posts: 1794

Despite not being the cheapest adapter for Kai, Belkin's main advantage is its easy-to-find character. Understand that your local shopping mall might have some already. A bless for those who can't order through the Internet. It should cost you twenty dollars at max.

This guide can be applied with any adapter which supports the rt2870 chipset. Check if yours can or not here:
http://linux-wless.passys.nl/query_chipset.php?chipset=Ralink

The following is almost extracted from the Belkin's F5D7050 guide. As in, the method to set up both being exactly the same, only names vary in the various windows. However, finding their equivalents won't cause you any problem at all.

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In order to follow this guide properly, you are better off uninstalling the left-overs of your previous attempts to set up Kai to be able to start a new fresh installation.

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Uninstalling Kai: Start>Control Panel>Remove Program>Xlinkkai (double click on it).

Removing Kai's temporary folder: Follow this path : "C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\" then erase the Xlinkkai folder.

Uninstalling your adapter's suite: Start>Control Panel>Remove Program>(your adapter suite). This will uninstall both the utility and the adapter's driver.

And use Ccleaner (fix registry+cleaner) as the final touch.

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Part 1-Installing your adapter

Get on this page, click on USB (RT2870/blablabla) then click on "Accept" at the bottom of the page to launch the download of the driver's installer.

Don't run the installer yet.

Plug your adapter into one of the usb ports of your computer. As for now, you will never change the port used; it has to remain the same all time unless what you will have to repeat everything from the very beginning.

Now, as you can notice it, your computer will start to browse all your hard drive to find the drivers before asking Windows Update. Both of these steps shouldn't give you any results which brings you to this screen.

Get to the Ralink's set up you downloaded before and right click on it. Select properties, compatibility tab. Set it the same way as below.

Run it and install the driver only.

Keep on pressing Next.

Once the installation is over, press Windows+R (at the same time) on your keyboard. Type "devmgmt.msc" and press enter. You should see the devices manager appearing with your Belkin yet to be set up.

Right click on it, get into the properties and click on "update the driver".

They'll ask you how you want to set up the driver. Choose manually (second option).

It should automatically choose the right path of your driver. However and to be 100% safe, better getting at it by your own.

Click on display all devices (doesn't matter since you're about to select the drivers by yourself).

Click on "provided disc" or something.

Browse.

Now, you have to get straight to the driver. The complete path is:
C:/Windows/System32/Driverstore/FileRepository/rt2870.inf_amd64_neutral_ccf75c1dbf3a80c2‏/rt2870.inf

Now, here is the "entertaining" part: when you have to name your adapter. It will list you all the adapters which can under this rt2870.inf which means you can have the fancy to call your Belkin a Planex if you want. Pick any name at will.

Click on Next.

Get over the warning's message.

Now that you are done with the installation, get back to the devices manager window.

Get into the properties of your fresh adapter.

Get into the advanced tab, scroll down a bit and enable the Psp Xlink Mode.

Your adapter is all set as for now. Time to mess with Kai.

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Part 2-Installing and configuring Kai

http://www.mediafire.com/?kxpn76zmrwy0va6

Download Kai 7,3.

http://www.winpcap.org/install/bin/WinPcap_4_1_1.exe

Download Winpcap and install it with the Windows Xp Service Pack 2 compatibility and run as administrator pretty much the same way you installed the Ralink's drivers at the beginning (right click on it then properties...).

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It appeared that a very small amount of people see their Kai crashing as soon as they run it for using Winpcap. These people can switch to PSSDK without any worry. Actually, Winpcap helps some random Kai's glitches like the "Kai disables my SSIDs utility" one or that other which makes Kai crash as soon as it starts. But I figured these people whose Winpcap doesn't work with, never encounter these glitches. I can't tell what it could be because of, probably the Internet's provider I guess.

http://www.teamxlink.co.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=evo7:port_forwarding

Portforward by applying the first method of this guide. If you want to make sure that your UDP 30000 port is open, don't use VoIp since it's no longer supported. Use Portchecker instead.

Set your Kai's config the same way as above with your own Xtag and password of course.

For the final touch, you should disable any firewall, antivirus firewall or rotuer's firewall which can bock Kai or the port (if Portchecker keeps telling you the port is closed despite you are sure you opened it can be because of a bad firewall which is blocking it). Or try to let them go through as exceptions. At any rate, you definitely choose the first option: these things represent a nuisance for your games, no matter what.

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As a matter of fact, it appeared that the Windows firewall is the most troublesome for Kai but also is the one which people like to keep active. Using the firewall, you have to set three things as exceptions:
*Kai in itself: get into the firewall's config, exceptions tab, add program and tick its square.
*the port (UDP 30000): get into the firewall's config, exception's tab, add port, select UDP as the protocol, enter 30000 as the port's value.
*the adapter: get into the firewall's config, advanced tab and untick the square of the network connection which corresponds to the adapter.
Now, you can confirm everything and let the firewall active: it will let everything related to Kai go through as for now.

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Part 3-Setting your adapter

Right click on the network's icon and select "open network sharing center".

Click on "modify the adapter's properties" at the left.

Right click on your Belkin and then click on properties.

Click on TCP/IP protocal 4 then properties.

Set it as above then confirm everything.

As for the great final, get into the adhoc's screen of your game. Your Psp's SSID starts to be broadcast. You can pick it up in your Belkin's Wlan Autoconfig utility: click on the same network's icon as before in the toolbar then select it.

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You should be good to play now. Just run Kai (by clicking on "start Kai") and get into your game's arena.

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Credits go to Shenfae for figuring out the RT2870 chipset was compatible with Kai and written the former guide this one was based on.

Kai Beginner Joined: 12 Jan 2011 Posts: 11

when i go to download the driver the ralink website doesnt work. it sais "error file not found". is there somewhere else i can get the ralink driver

Kai Spammer Joined: 28 Jan 2009 Posts: 1794

Yeah, they changed their urls, the current link is working now.

Thank you for pointing it out.

Kai Beginner Joined: 12 Jan 2011 Posts: 11

no problem Wink

Kai Beginner Joined: 24 Jan 2011 Posts: 1

Does this work with windows 7 32? I tried another tutorial but it didn't work for me.

Kai Beginner Joined: 01 Aug 2009 Posts: 1

a little odd ... but it work ... =) yay win7 64bit confirmed =)

Kai Spammer Joined: 28 Jan 2009 Posts: 1794

Yup, all my guides marked as 64-Bit also works on 32-Bit systems. I updated all their titles to make it more clear.

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a little odd ... but it work ... =) yay win7 64bit confirmed =)

Odd for applying an uncommon procedure? =p Yeah I know, it' could be a tad bit odd for some to install the 7,3 version while everyone else is using 7,4 but there are reasons for that.

Kai Beginner Joined: 13 Feb 2011 Posts: 2

im having a problem about the drop list. i successfully installed the driver but it doesnt appear on the drop list. pls email me or can you tell me helpful tips or info to how can i make it work?i been waiting for your reply for so long now. trosy25@hotmail.com

Kai Spammer Joined: 28 Jan 2009 Posts: 1794

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i been waiting for your reply for so long

Sorry dude, I was afk for the week.

I mailed you atm. Yet again, sorry for the delay.

Kai Beginner Joined: 06 May 2011 Posts: 1

I have the same problem as trosy

the wifi isnt listed in the Kai options!

Im on Win7 64bit everything else seems fine.. any hints or tricks to get this working?

S

Kai Spammer Joined: 28 Jan 2009 Posts: 1794

The adapter always pops up in the dropping list, has it to be after a reboot once the driver's installation is done.

Find the equivalent of its PSSDK's name under Winpcap by switching between both. If your adapter is located on the third slot under PSSDK then it'll be located on the third slot as well using Winpcap.

Kai Beginner Joined: 30 Apr 2011 Posts: 1

Sorry to bother, but the installer download from part 1 isn't working for me ("ERROR: File not found.").

Is there any way you can upload the installer to a file sharing site?

Kai Beginner Joined: 02 May 2011 Posts: 22

SaltOar wrote:

Sorry to bother, but the installer download from part 1 isn't working for me ("ERROR: File not found.").

Is there any way you can upload the installer to a file sharing site?

Ditto.

EDIT: Will this work?:

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http://www.ralinktech.com/license_us.php?n=1&p=1&t=U0wyRnpjMlYwY3k4eU1ERXhMekExTHpFMkwyUnZkMjVzYjJGa016UXpNVEV6TVRVMk9DNWxlR1U5UFQxSlUxOUJVRjlUVkVGZlVsUXlPRGN3WDBRdE15NHlMakV1TUY5V1FTMHpMakl1TVM0d1gxYzNMVE11TWk0eExqQmZVbFV0TkM0eExqQXVNRjlCVlMwMExqRXVNQzR3WHpBMU1UQXhNVjh4TGpVdU1USXVNRmRRWDBaeVpXVT1D

EDIT 2: Installed it, nothing happened. Nothing whatsoever. Doesn't even show up when I go to "update" the drivers. Going to use the included CD.

P.S. Using Windows XP, pretty sure that will make things harder.

Kai Spammer Joined: 28 Jan 2009 Posts: 1794

Updated the driver's link. Seems like Ralink tends to change it, from time to time, but I'd rather provide the official source than a file sharing site.

It's even easier on Xp since you just have to run the installer, check you want to use Microsoft Zero config then plug the adapter. The installation should be done on its own then.

Kai Beginner Joined: 02 May 2011 Posts: 22

Thanks!

EDIT: Although XP identifies it as a USB2.0 WLAN (USB wireless adapter), I can't find "Wireless Zero" (even though I used it last week to mess around with the adapter!) and I don't know where to look in terms of the drivers you recommended.

Kai Spammer Joined: 28 Jan 2009 Posts: 1794

You download the first thing provided in the guide ("page") which is an installer you run and when it asks you which utility you want to use, select Windows Zero config.

You'll have to enable the Psp Xlink Mode and all this jazz for the final touch: refer to this guide once you've gone through all the steps of the installer.

Kai Beginner Joined: 02 May 2011 Posts: 22

Aha! Thanks!
EDIT: WTF, the driver acts as if it's incompatible (I can find it, and Device Manager identifies it as a driver file, but it doesn't work for some reason)...

Kai Spammer Joined: 28 Jan 2009 Posts: 1794

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(I can find it, and Device Manager identifies it as a driver file, but it doesn't work for some reason)

Doesn't make sense.

Device manager identifies your devices, not your drivers.

Yet again, the installation should be panned out smoothly and automatically as long as you didn't install an another driver beforehand.

~ You run the setup.exe provided in this guide.
~ You plug the adapter.
~ You wait.
~ You see a message popping in the toolbar telling you the installation is done.

If you did install a different driver beforehand, uninstall it first.

Kai Beginner Joined: 02 May 2011 Posts: 22

Narolf wrote:

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(I can find it, and Device Manager identifies it as a driver file, but it doesn't work for some reason)

Doesn't make sense.

Device manager identifies your devices, not your drivers.

Yet again, the installation should be panned out smoothly and automatically as long as you didn't install an another driver beforehand.

~ You run the setup.exe provided in this guide.
~ You plug the adapter.
~ You wait.
~ You see a message popping in the toolbar telling you the installation is done.

If you did install a different driver beforehand, uninstall it first.

I installed a Belkin driver earlier using the included CD, but all I remember uninstalling was the included utility. So just now I used the CD once more to uninstall ALL of it and reinstall the driver you mentioned. However, it doesn't seem to have worked (Found New Hardware Wizard refuses to work with the installed drivers).

P.S. The adapter is only identified as a "USB2.0 WLAN" still.

Kai Spammer Joined: 28 Jan 2009 Posts: 1794

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The adapter is only identified as a "USB2.0 WLAN" still

http://www.teamxlink.co.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=evo7:how_to_tell_if_you_adapter_will_work_on_xlinkkai

First method.

If you can get the Psp Xlink Mode then the installation worked; quite out of the blue most likely but it did.