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Installing wi-fi drivers on Ubuntu 12.04 for Ra-link corp
First check your wifi hardware
$ lspci | grep Network
Download the driver source http://www.ralinktech.com/en/04_support/support.php
Extract the tar file to your home directory, `cd` to the extracted directory
$ nano os/linux/config.mk
And change the values
HAS_WPA_SUPPLICANT=y
HAS_NATIVE_WPA_SUPPLICANT=y
Now save the file.
Now install it with:
$ sudo make && sudo make install && sudo make clean
Now you need to blacklist the existing drivers:
$ sudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf
Add the following lines
#Wireless drivers conflicting
blacklist rt2800pci
blacklist rt2x00pci
Now:
$ sudo modprobe -rfv rt2800pci
and:
$ sudo modprobe -v rt3290sta
And your wi-fi will start working as normal again
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