Then, when the firmware is found, the kernel will stop complaining. How do you know if the solution provided works or not? The kernel will continually complain about not being able to find the firmware. To fix the described problem we need to make the firmware available to the system by placing it in /lib/firmware/. Phy0 -> rt2x00lib_request_firmware: Error – Failed to request Firmware. Usbcore: registered new interface driver rt2800usb Registered led device: rt2800usb-phy0::quality Registered led device: rt2800usb-phy0::assoc Registered led device: rt2800usb-phy0::radio Ieee80211 phy0: Selected rate control algorithm ‘minstrel_ht’ Usb 1-1.2: reset high speed USB device number 6 using dwc_otg Usb 1-1.2: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3Ĭfg80211: Calling CRDA to update world regulatory domain Usb 1-1.2: New USB device found, idVendor=0e66, idProduct=0013 Usb 1-1.2: new high speed USB device number 6 using dwc_otg Usb 1-1.2: USB disconnect, device number 4 You will notice the firmware problem if after plugging in your wifi dongle you type dmesg and it complains about not being able to find the firmware. The following tutorial will describe how to get and “install” the needed firmware. The standard release (debian6-19-04-2012.zip) contains the needed drivers however, the firmware needed is not included.

Note: the same set of steps will probably work for other variations of Ralink/Realtek wifi dongles. You have a HAWKING HWUN3 Hi-Gain Wireless Adapter dongle that you want to use on your Raspberry Pi running debian.

Raspberry pi zero install realtek wifi