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  1. Bug #770232
  2. Comment #4

Comment 4 for bug 770232

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Wolfgang Kufner (wolfgangkufner) wrote : Re: rt3070sta module missing in kernel 2.6.38-8-generic version 2.6.38-8.42

Actually, the RT3072 chipset should now be supported by the rt2800usb module:
from the source[1]:
 126 config RT2800USB
 127 tristate "Ralink rt27xx/rt28xx/rt30xx (USB) support"
 [..]
 135 ---help---
 136 This adds support for rt27xx/rt28xx/rt30xx wireless chipset family.
 137 Supported chips: RT2770, RT2870 & RT3070, RT3071 & RT3072
 138
 139 When compiled as a module, this driver will be called "rt2800usb.ko".

So the real bug here is that rt2800usb does not work for those wifi adapters. And to fix this we need to find out why.
Could you please test:
Is rt2800usb loaded? See with:
lsmod | grep rt2800
What does dmesg say?
post:
dmesg > dmesg.txt
Does it work with a newer kernel (which brings a newer rt2800usb module)?
Check with the final 2.6.39 mainline kernel:
http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v2.6.39-oneiric/

[1]http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.38.y.git;a=blob;f=drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/Kconfig;h=6f383cd684b009a1cee9663768759c32772a7cf1;hb=HEAD