favordave Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 I am running vanilla 10.6.1 The drivers that came with the CD only go up to 10.5, so I downloaded the 10.6 driver from Ralink I did not have the issue that so many people have with having to replug the device at start up. Ralink wireless utility starts on its own when I boot up. But the connection would drop constantly. Then the only way I could fix it is by unplugging and replugging. I can't seem to find a pattern on when this happens either. Sometimes a connection can last more than 1 hour. Sometimes less than 15 minutes. It happens when I am just checking my emails, it also happens when I am downloading large files. Anyone has similar issues or solution to this? Thank you. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/195857-ew-7718un-ralink-rt2870-disconnects/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
splonk Posted November 14, 2009 Share Posted November 14, 2009 I am running vanilla 10.6.1 The drivers that came with the CD only go up to 10.5, so I downloaded the 10.6 driver from Ralink I did not have the issue that so many people have with having to replug the device at start up. Ralink wireless utility starts on its own when I boot up. But the connection would drop constantly. Then the only way I could fix it is by unplugging and replugging. I can't seem to find a pattern on when this happens either. Sometimes a connection can last more than 1 hour. Sometimes less than 15 minutes. It happens when I am just checking my emails, it also happens when I am downloading large files. Anyone has similar issues or solution to this? Thank you. There is no 10.6 driver. I have this dongle and it uses the RT2500 usb driver, not the RT2870, so that is your first error, although it appears that they all use the same basic driver more or less. The Leopard driver works perfectly well under Snow Leopard. As for the random disconnects - I had this constantly throughout Leopard. A bit less under Snow Leopard. I also have a Ralink based PCI card, which was even worse, so I got rid of it. It is all down to the drivers, as the same cards worked flawlessly under Linux and Windows. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/195857-ew-7718un-ralink-rt2870-disconnects/#findComment-1330638 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madgab Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 i've the same problem with dwa-140 ... i've tried last ralink but without success... randomly i lose connection and have to turn on off radio ... i'm becoming crazy!!! anyone have solution? please help me !!! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/195857-ew-7718un-ralink-rt2870-disconnects/#findComment-1339046 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madgab Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 anyone have solution for this problem??? same for me: random disconnections... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/195857-ew-7718un-ralink-rt2870-disconnects/#findComment-1339117 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsr29 Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 anyone have solution for this problem??? same for me: random disconnections... You need to edit the info.plist file inside the RT2870USBWirelessDriver.kext and add your wireless adapter's Product ID and Vendor ID. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/195857-ew-7718un-ralink-rt2870-disconnects/#findComment-1345485 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madgab Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 <key>D-Link - RT2870 - DWA140</key> <dict> <key>CFBundleIdentifier</key> <string>com.Ralink.driver.RT2870USBWirelessDriver</string> <key>IOClass</key> <string>RT2870USBWirelessDriver</string> <key>IOProviderClass</key> <string>IOUSBDevice</string> <key>idProduct</key> <integer>15369</integer> <key>idVendor</key> <integer>2001</integer> </dict> This is the script in my info.plist.The name dwa-140 correspond to my pen drive but i continue to have random disconnection. What can i do? Thanks! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/195857-ew-7718un-ralink-rt2870-disconnects/#findComment-1346527 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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