Re: ralink wireless (run/rt2870)

[Stephen Borrill <netbsd%precedence.co.uk@localhost>]

On Sat, 15 Jan 2011, Ricky Thomson wrote:
> Hello, i am interested in installing NetBSD onto my main desktop
> computer, the one thing stopping me is that i cannot find "if" there is
> a working module/driver for the Ralink based chipsets of wireless
> dongles.
>
> I cannot connect the computer via ethernet so i "need" a wireless
> connection after the install, the specific dongle i have is:
>
> Belkin Components F5D8053 N Wireless USB Adapter v1000/v4000
>
> This works beautifully on Linux with the "rt2870sta" module, and also
> under FreeBSD which it uses the "run" module.

You might like to take a look at:
http://www.naobsd.org/wifi/

if_run works fine on netbsd-5 (warning - the usbdevs fragments are messy), 
but I've not got it to work on -current yet.

--
Stephen