https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=464052 Summary: Ralink ra73 wifi dongle and ralink firmware Product: openSUSE 11.1 Version: Final Platform: x86-64 OS/Version: openSUSE 11.1 Status: NEW Severity: Enhancement Priority: P5 - None Component: YaST2 AssignedTo: bnc-team-screening@forge.provo.novell.com ReportedBy: diego.ercolani@gmail.com QAContact: jsrain@novell.com Found By: --- Hello, I have this kind of wifi device that is supported natively by kernel with module ra73usb. The problem is: When in yast2 you configure such a device, Yast2 correctly configure it but out of the box device doesn't work because it need the firmware code that is downlonable from ralink, this firmware is also redistribuable as is written here: http://rt2x00.serialmonkey.com/wiki/index.php/Firmware_license The issue with Yast2 is that Yast doesn't complain about the lack of this firmware, only the kernel messages complaint about this and a novice user shouldn't notice that and so think that the dongle isn't working. I think there should be at least a popup message that warns the user of the lack of firmware...... Jan 7 09:16:04 pc ifup: wlan0 name: 54M.USB....... Jan 7 09:16:04 pc ifup-wireless: wlan0 warning: using NO encryption Jan 7 09:16:04 pc ifup-wireless: command 'iwconfig wlan0 mode Master' returned Jan 7 09:16:04 pc ifup-wireless: Error for wireless request "Set Mode" (8B06) : Jan 7 09:16:04 pc ifup-wireless: SET failed on device wlan0 ; Invalid argument. Jan 7 09:16:04 pco ifup-wireless: command 'iwconfig wlan0 nick pc-diego' returned Jan 7 09:16:04 pc ifup-wireless: Error for wireless request "Set Nickname" (8B1C) : Jan 7 09:16:04 pc ifup-wireless: SET failed on device wlan0 ; Operation not supported. Jan 7 09:16:04 pc kernel: firmware: requesting rt73.bin Jan 7 09:16:04 pc kernel: phy1 -> rt2x00lib_request_firmware: Error - Failed to request Firmware. Jan 7 09:16:04 pc firmware.sh[11061]: Cannot find firmware file 'rt73.bin' Jan 7 09:16:04 pc kernel: firmware: requesting rt73.bin Jan 7 09:16:04 pc kernel: phy1 -> rt2x00lib_request_firmware: Error - Failed to request Firmware. Jan 7 09:16:04 pc firmware.sh[11069]: Cannot find firmware file 'rt73.bin' Jan 7 09:16:04 pc ifup: wlan0 -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.