Aylwin Posted May 14, 2008 Share Posted May 14, 2008 Belkin Wireless USB F5D7050 (rev. 3003) work fine with Ralink RT2870 I have the D-Link DWA-140 which also works with the RT2870 driver in the link above. The only problem is that it won't work during startup. So after the system (Kalyway 1.5.2) has booted, I need to plug out and plug in the adapter. If I startup using the "-f" option then the USB Wireless Utility starts, the device is there but no wireless networks are detected. Rescan doesn't help either so again I need to plug out and plug in. Except for plugging out and plugging back in, everything appears to work fine. Has anyone else observed such behavior? Any idea how to fix this? There seems to be quite a few people with RT2870 devices so maybe I'm doing something wrong. I've tried my best to search these forums for a solution but I haven't been successful. By the way, these forums are great! I've managed to install OSX, dual boot with Vista and resolve a few issues all without having to make a single post... until now. So please be kind. :censored2: Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/104781-usb-wireless-rt2870-wont-load-on-startup/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheringham Posted May 14, 2008 Share Posted May 14, 2008 Hi I also a BELKIN USB key F5D 8053 and I have the same problems using 2870 driver. Always has to unplug and plug in .... I have no clue about a fix... BUT wireless is working great once is online Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/104781-usb-wireless-rt2870-wont-load-on-startup/#findComment-746737 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aylwin Posted May 15, 2008 Author Share Posted May 15, 2008 I've figured out a workaround... sort of. I've added the -f switch to com.apple.Boot.plist. This way, the USB device is detected and the USBWirelessUtility starts up. I've noticed that sometimes it detects a network and connects. So I don't always have to unplug and plug back in. If anyone's interested, it looks like this: <dict> <key>Kernel</key> <string>mach_kernel</string> <key>Kernel Flags</key> <string>-f</string> <key>Timeout</key> <string>5</string> </dict> It's not an ideal solution but I guess it's okay until I can find a proper fix. Hopefully, Ralink will eventually provide better support for OS X. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/104781-usb-wireless-rt2870-wont-load-on-startup/#findComment-747464 Share on other sites More sharing options...
banhong Posted May 15, 2008 Share Posted May 15, 2008 OH, Thank Aylwin. I add -f to Boot.plist and my DWA-110 USB is work on start up. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/104781-usb-wireless-rt2870-wont-load-on-startup/#findComment-747479 Share on other sites More sharing options...
conjure1 Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 How do you add the -f to boot.plist? I have a DWA 110 and I want to get it to work. I downloaded its driver, is there anything else I should download as well? Because Network does not "see" it. Only my Ethernet & Firewire are present. Thanx /EDIT/ I got it working by un/plugging it. But I have Kernel Panics with it. If I add the -f option will it solve my problems? banhong suggested upgrading to 10.5.3, which I'm going to do anyways, hopefully it will work fine. Thanx Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/104781-usb-wireless-rt2870-wont-load-on-startup/#findComment-822580 Share on other sites More sharing options...
cacahuete Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 Hi I also a BELKIN USB key F5D 8053 and I have the same problems using 2870 driver. Always has to unplug and plug in .... I have no clue about a fix... BUT wireless is working great once is online F5D9050 for me with 2870 driver and same problem... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/104781-usb-wireless-rt2870-wont-load-on-startup/#findComment-823297 Share on other sites More sharing options...
PopTart Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 Hey guys, I've been having the same problem with my wireless; having to unplug and plug it in evry time I boot OS X. Check out this thread here. Im sure it will be of some help=) - http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopic=33896 The original link provided by Prasys is now broken but has been reuploaded by Imaurad on page 13 - http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?sho...3896&st=240 Cheers Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/104781-usb-wireless-rt2870-wont-load-on-startup/#findComment-823687 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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