D-Link WiFi dongle Linux driver for RT30170 and RT2870 chipset
Driver Install: the README_STA_usb include in the driver is outdate. Please use following command ( # is comment line , after the ">" is command) to install driver # extract driver > tar xvf 2009_1120_RT3070_Linux_STA_v2.1.2.0.tar.gz # enter the driver folder that just extract > cd 2009_1120_RT3070_Linux_STA_v2.1.2.0 # compile the driver (system need install kernel-header package, should be installed by default) > make # install the driver to system (need "root" right) > make install #plugin the DWA-125(USB device) then the driver should be loadup by system. # now user may use "networkmanager" to site survey and connect to AP.
Notice 1: This driver support both RT3070 and RT2870 chipset base products, as folloowing pid/vid shows {USB_DEVICE(0x07D1,0x3C0A)}, /* D-Link DWA-140 B2*/ {USB_DEVICE(0x07D1,0x3C0B)}, /* D-Link DWA-110 B1*/ {USB_DEVICE(0x07D1,0x3C0D)}, /* D-Link DWA-125 A1*/ {USB_DEVICE(0x07D1,0x3C0E)}, /* D-Link WUA-2340 B1*/ {USB_DEVICE(0x07D1,0x3C0F)}, /* D-Link DWL-G122 E1*/ {USB_DEVICE(0x07D1,0x3C15)}, /* D-Link DWA-140 B3*/ {USB_DEVICE(0x07D1,0x3C16)}, /* D-Link DWA-125 A2*/ /RT2870/ {USB_DEVICE(0x07D1,0x3C09)}, /* D-Link DWA-140 B1*/ {USB_DEVICE(0x07D1,0x3C11)}, /* D-Link DWA-160 B1*/ {USB_DEVICE(0x07D1,0x3C13)}, /* D-Link DWA-130 B1*/
Before installing and using this driver, user should remove rt2870 driver from system.
#user should have root right to do following things.
#close down the network interface
> ifconfig raX down
#where X is current rt2870sta's network interface number.
# unload driver from system
> rmmod rt2870sta
#remove driver from system.
> rm /lib/modules/<kernel version>/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/<driver name>
#where <driver name> is rt2870sta.ko (2.6) or rt2870sta.o (2.4)
# <kernel version> is current running kernel version
#update kernel modules list
> depmod -a
Notice 2: if the system's gcc version lower then 4.1, there might be an error happen while compile the driver. Edit os/linux/config.mk and remove "-Wpointer-sign" at line 77.