Alfa AWUS036NH (Ralink RT3070 chipset)

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(25th Nov, 2014 12:35 AM)j4n Wrote:  I just recently installed xbian on my Cubox i4-Pro. Everything is running smoothly, but I want to attach my external Alfa AWUS036NH wireless adapter to the unit, and so far I have FAILED.

The wifi adapter has a ralink RT3070 chipset.

I have RT5370 what is very much the same driver support. Ralink firmware yes, needed, then those modules should load :

Code:

rt2800usb              15992  0
rt2x00usb               8420  1 rt2800usb
rt2800lib              70056  1 rt2800usb
rt2x00lib              36556  3 rt2re 0usb,rt2800lib,rt2800usb
mac80211              256056  3 rt2x00lib,rt2x00usb,rt2800lib

this modules provide support from RT30xx to RT57xx. usually they work fine, BUT there are some reports now and then about messed vendor codes, or pid codes, or even some RTXX adapters had RT53xx chip, but RT3070 radio (or vice versa so the driver when loaded (even if ok), the firmware was definitely loaded wrong).

but if this would be FW problem, the modules would be still present and active - although non functional.
try to load those modules I listed in advance ? can you check vendor ID agains the driver's vid ?
(you get the lists with "modinfo MODULENAME")