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Installing Orico WRD150 802.11n chip
ORICO WRD150 High Sensitivity 802.11n 150 Mbps USB 2.0 Mini Nano Wireless Adapter Support AP Model / Windows / Linux / MAC
Plug in the receiver:
lsusb
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 148f:3070 Ralink Technology, Corp. RT2870/RT3070 Wireless Adapter
dmesg (after unplugging and plugging in)
[ 165.742647] usb 1-7: >USB disconnect, device number 2
[ 169.204041] usb 1-7: >new high-speed USB device number 4 using ehci_hcd
[ 169.353575] usb 1-7: >New USB device found, idVendor=148f, idProduct=3070
[ 169.353582] usb 1-7: >New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
[ 169.353587] usb 1-7: >Product: 802.11 n WLAN
[ 169.353592] usb 1-7: >Manufacturer: Ralink
[ 169.353596] usb 1-7: >SerialNumber: 1.0
[ 169.468054] usb 1-7: >reset high-speed USB device number 4 using ehci_hcd
[ 169.625703] phy1 -> rt2800_init_eeprom: Error - Invalid RF chipset 0x3070 detected.
[ 169.625709] phy1 -> rt2x00lib_probe_dev: Error - Failed to allocate device
sudo apt-get install git
cd ~
git clone http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git
cd linux-firmware
sudo make install
http://www.ralinktech.com/en/
http://askubuntu.com/questions/148767/help-do-i-install-the-ralink-rt3070-wireless-driver
sudo apt-get install linux-headers-$(uname -r) build-essential
cd Downloads
tar -xjf 2011_0719_RT3070_RT3370_RT5370_RT5372_Linux_STA_V2.5.0.3_DPO
cd 2011_0719_RT3070_RT3370_RT5370_RT5372_Linux_STA_V2.5.0.3_DPO
sudo make && sudo make install
make clean
cd ..
rm -rf 2011_0719_RT3070_RT3370_RT5370_RT5372_Linux_STA_V2.5.0.3_DPO
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