Riotboard doesn't recognize Wi-Pi

Hi, I have a Riotboard with Ubuntu booted from an SD card, I been trying to use a wifi connection with the Wi-Pi module but it doesn't work.

When I plug it in and run the lsusb command on terminal it shows this:

Bus 002 Device 008 ID 148f:5370 Ralink Technology, Corp.

I tried doing some configurations to the file /etc/network/interfaces but it does nothing.

It would be great if somebody could help me. I'm new on Linux

0 jj57 over 6 years ago

The driver may have been compiled for a previous kernel version of Ubuntu.
If so, you may find these instruction helpful for recompiling it:
https://askubuntu.com/questions/457061/ralink-mt7601u-148f7601-wi-fi-adapter-installation?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=…
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0 stmorgan over 6 years ago

You might want to see Tushar Panda's post on this topic:

https://www.element14.com/community/community/designcenter/single-board-computers/riotboard/blog/2015/01/27/setup-mediatek-rt5370-wifi-on-riotboard-ubuntu-platform

The Wi-Fi dongle described in that post uses the same Ralink RT5370 chip/chipset.

Erich Styger's post on using the Wi-Pi with RIoTboard under Android may also be useful if you want to test that Wi-Pi is actually functional:

https://mcuoneclipse.com/2014/07/24/adding-the-wi-pi-wifi-dongle-to-the-riot-android-board/

I found out a week ago that it is possible for a Wi-Pi to be damaged but still appear to function in some respects. When using the Wi-Pi as part of an ADS-B receiver, we had a series of very strong thunderstorms pass through the area. I managed to shut the system's Raspberry Pi 2 MCU down, but only after we had several lightning strikes within a mile/couple of kilometers. I started the receiver up after the storm, and the Wi-Pi dongle made a connection to the router and was successfully assigned an IP address, but it is apparently damaged in such a way that it will no longer pass data. If I substitute an identical Wi-Pi in the system and restart it, it works just fine. So can use an Android RIoTboard image to test that your Wi-Pi dongle is fully functional if you have doubts on that topic.

Good luck.
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