http://ubuntuforums.org – People claim to get this working with the instructions from the following threads to get this device to http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1285828&page=1 and http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1273401&page=2 I can I am getting closer to a solution... but Code: ra0 RT2870 Wireless ESSID:"" Nickname:"RT2870STA" Mode:Auto Frequency=2.412 GHz Access Point: Not-Associated Bit Rate:1 Mb/s RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off Encryption key:off Link Quality=10/100 Signal level:0 dBm Noise level:-87 dBm Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0 Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0 says that the device still isn't working on some level and I don't know if the driver will come up on start up. I simply shrug being the 20+year programmer that I am... these are the reason why to stick with windows... What am I missing? I have no Idea. Through the post I have gotten this far but the tried everything I have found and still at a loss. The device looks like it partially working but I don't know what is needed to make further. network manager calls the "device not ready." I am back to giving up on this again until I get something that works in this mess. Why do I go round in round in these forums to no avail? (HowTos)