nl80211 not found.

Nils Kassube kassube at gmx.net
Tue Jun 14 05:13:10 UTC 2011


Earthson wrote:
> I've got a usb wireless adapter with the RT3370
> 
> this is the info display from command "lsusb"
> 
> *Bus 001 Device 002: ID 148f:3370 Ralink Technology, Corp. *
> 
> when I use the command "iw list", I got an error message
> 
> *nl80211 not found.*
> 
> Do I have to install someting? Any one have some similar situations?

No, nothing to install - that wireless adapter just doesn't work with iw 
because it obviously does not (yet?) use nl80211. With this device you 
can only use the old tools iwconfig / iwlist.


Nils




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