Details

ManufacturerRaLink
ModelRT2561/RT61 802.11g PCI
Buspci
TypeNetwork controller
Id1814
Info20301
Info31814
Info42561

Ratings

Overall rating: 2.2 x 13

By Linux distribution:

  • Ubuntu 7.04 i386: -3.0 x 1
  • Arch Linux Don't Panic AuthenticAMD: -3.0 x 1
  • Fedora 7 i386: 3.0 x 1
  • Fedora 7 x86_64: 3.0 x 1
  • openSUSE 10.3 i586: 5.0 x 1
  • Fedora 8 i386: 5.0 x 1
  • Debian lenny/sid i386: 3.0 x 1
  • Gentoo Gentoo Base System release 1.12.9 AuthenticAMD: 3.0 x 1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 i586: -5.0 x 1
  • Mandriva Linux 2008.1 i586: 5.0 x 1
  • Mandriva Linux 2008.1 mipsel: 5.0 x 1
  • Debian 5.0.3 i386: 5.0 x 1
  • Debian 5.0.5 x86_64: 3.0 x 1

Comments

Working PCI wireless cards on Ubuntu 7.04 i386 (kernel: 2.6.20-16-generic) by tenshu (-3):

only 11mbit/s

sometime buggy with networkmanager

Working PCI wireless cards on Fedora 7 i386 (kernel: 2.6.22.9-91.fc7) by gpereyra (3):

Must get the firmware binaries from Ralink web sites and copy them to firmware folder

Working PCI wireless cards on Fedora 7 x86_64 (kernel: 2.6.23-rc9) by luetzel (3):

Works with rt61 legacy driver from http://rt2×00.serialmonkey.com on a Fedora 7 system.

Working PCI wireless cards on Debian lenny/sid i386 (kernel: 2.6.23.12-slh-smp-2) by vinz (3):

needs restricted firmware

Working PCI wireless cards on Debian 5.0 i386 (kernel: 2.6.18-5-686) by Pathe (0):

Oh god ! I still have this WiFi card inside ?
I do not use it !
I put it inside just to try it, and to prove it was working.
It did once, and the I forgot about it.

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