Ralink MT7601U (148f:7601) Wi-Fi adapter not working on Ubuntu 16.04

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The problem was apparently the kernel that was corrupted because other stuff did not worked as well. I erased Ubuntu completely and than reinstalled 16.04 and the Wi-fi dongle just works and no special installation to be done.

Thanks anyway for checking and putting your comments.

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Updated on September 18, 2022

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  • danp696
    danp696 about 1 year

    I have updated my Ubuntu desktop from 14.04 to 16.04 and my Wi-Fi dongle stooped working. I've tried to follow the instructions given here but it did not work.

    How can I make it work again?

    Thanks guys.

    EDIT

    So far I've run these commands:

    rfkill list all
    sudo modprobe mt7601u && dmesg | grep mt76
    

    The result was:

    [   85.231948] mt7601Usta: module verification failed: signature and/or required key missing - tainting kernel
    [10822.191654] usbcore: registered new interface driver mt7601u
    

    Any idea of what to do next?

    EDIT2

    I disabled the secured boot and it's still not working.
    The result of running the previous commands again is:

    [  185.695417] mt7601u 3-4:1.0: ASIC revision: 76010001 MAC revision: 76010500
    [  185.712356] mt7601u 3-4:1.0: firmware, attempted to load /lib/firmware/mt7601u.bin, but failed with error -22
    [  185.712362] mt7601u 3-4:1.0: Direct firmware load for mt7601u.bin failed with error -22
    [  185.712865] mt7601u: probe of 3-4:1.0 failed with error -22
    [  185.712917] usbcore: registered new interface driver mt7601u
    
    • chili555
      chili555 over 7 years
      Please open a terminal and run these commands: rfkill list all and also: sudo modprobe mt7601u && dmesg | grep mt76 Next, edit your question to add the results.
    • user227495
      user227495 over 7 years
      Did you try " Additional Drivers " from Dash ?
    • Pilot6
      Pilot6 over 7 years
      Disable Secure Boot in bios.
    • Pilot6
      Pilot6 over 7 years
    • danp696
      danp696 over 7 years
      No additional drivers. Is it a kernel problem? If so how do I use earlier version of kernel to make it work?
  • Volker Siegel
    Volker Siegel almost 5 years
    Thanks for posting your result here! That we know that it just went away can reduce much confusion.