System Rescue CD version 1.3+
- Later versions already include the rt73 firmware
- It should work out of the box
- Use wpa_supplicant if you need WPA encryption
- Helpful commands
- iwlist
- iwconfig
- ifconfig wlan0 up
- wpa_passphrase SSID passphrase > /wpa.conf
- wpa_supplicant
System Rescue CD version 1.2 and before
- Download the rt73 firmware (one for Linksys WUSB54GC chipset) from http://www.ralinktech.com.tw/data/RT71W_Firmware_V1.8.zip
- Extract rt73.bin to /lib/firmware
- Unload the kernel driver with rmmod rt73usb
- Reload the kernel driver with modprobe rt73usb
- Configure the wireless card as usual with iwconfig
- If you need WPA use wpa_supplicant
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