Linksys WUSB54GC Wireless USB Adapter -- install on Debian 2.6.8 kernel

Most of this info came from posts on Ralinktech.com forums

• my base system consisted of a "minimal" debian install from debian-31r1-i386-netinst.iso
• apt-get install kernel-source-2.6.8 kernel-headers-2.6.8-2-386 unzip gcc-3.4 gcc make wireless-tools


• cd /usr/src
• tar -xvjf kernel-source-2.6.8.tar.bz2
• mv kernel-source-2.6.8 linux-2.6.8
• get linux driver from RaLink web site

wget http://www.ralinktech.com/drivers/Linux/RT73_Linux_STA_Drv1.0.3.0.tar.gz

• tar -xvzf RT73_Linux_STA_Drv1.0.3.0.tar.gz
• cd RT73_Linux_STA_Drv1.0.3.0/Module
• cp Makefile.6 Makefile
• vi /usr/src/RT73_Linux_STA_Drv1.0.3.0/Module/rtmp_def.h

... after the #define RTVID3 and RTPID3 lines insert:
 
#define RTVID4              0x13b1                 // Linksys WUSB54GC
#define RTPID4              0x0020

... after the "{USB_DEVICE(RTVID3,RTPID3)}, \" line insert:

 {USB_DEVICE(RTVID4,RTPID4)}, 
... save and exit
wq!

• make


• cp rt73.ko /lib/modules/2.6.8-2-386/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/
• insmod /lib/modules/2.6.8-2-386/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/rt73.ko
• depmod -a
• modprobe rt73 (should be redundant ?)


• vi /etc/modprobe.conf

alias rausb0 rt73

• vi /etc/network/interfaces

auto rausb0
iface rausb0 inet static
  address 192.168.0.20
  netmask 255.255.255.0
  gateway 192.168.0.1
  broadcast 192.168.0.255
up sh /etc/network/do_wep &

• vi /etc/network/do_wep

#!/bin/sh
ifconfig rausb0 up
iwconfig rausb0 essid eeeeeee key restricted xxxxxxx nick nnnnnnn
ifup rausb0

• chmod 755 /etc/network/do_wep
• /etc/init.d/networking restart