RT28XX-RT539X-Linux-driver

2011_1007_RT5390_RT5392_Linux_STA_V2.5.0.3_DPO updated to work with Linux kernel 3.8 and above. Tested with Ubuntu 14.04

How to install

• sudo apt-get update

• sudo apt-get install git linux-headers-generic linux-headers-$(uname -r) build-essential dkms fakeroot

• git clone https://github.com/agerwick/RT28XX-RT539X-Linux-driver

• cd RT28XX-RT539X-Linux-driver

• sudo make

• sudo make install

• sudo nano /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf

  Add the following lines:

  • blacklist rt2800pci
  • blacklist rt2800lib
  • blacklist rt2x00usb
  • blacklist rt2x00pci
  • blacklist rt2x00lib
  • blacklist rt2860sta
  • blacklist rt3090sta

  To save and exit, press Ctrl-X, Y, Enter

• sudo nano /etc/modules

  Add the following line:

  • rt5390sta

  To save and exit, press Ctrl-X, Y, Enter

Now restart the computer, or alternatively:

• sudo depmod -a
• sudo modprobe -rfv rt2800pci
• sudo modprobe -v rt5390sta

How to update the driver after a Linux kernel upgrade

To update the driver (or "recompile it for your current kernel", to be exact), run the shellscript included here, named "update-driver-after-kernel-upgrade".

If you were in your home directory (that's the default when you open a terminal) when you issued the "git clone" command above, then you can enter the following code in your terminal:

• ~/RT28XX-RT539X-Linux-driver/update-driver-after-kernel-upgrade