Belkin Usb wireless driver

[tasman26]

exacly same here...... cant instal drivers proply , havent got icon ".exe"

 

[silks]

Did you run the Belkin istallation disc?

Is that where the drivers came from? I'm thinking so.. what you are saying is that the Belkin installation is not properly unpacking its drivers then.

Interesting.

Yes. In XP versions you had to install the Belkin software for the device to work properly. In Vista most of the time it automatically recognised the adapter and you didn't have to install any software for it (or drivers).

But in 7, it does not recognise the adapter and the software doesn't install itself properly (unpacks it wrongly, missing files etc.) So instead you have to get it to recognise the drivers without installing the Belkin software, which is why the method I described earlier seems to work.

exacly same here...... cant instal drivers proply , havent got icon ".exe"

That's the problem I had, if you install the software, the shortcut it generates cannot locate a file it needs, because it did not install it properly. Try some of the methods mentioned in the post earlier to see if you can get it to work.

EDIT: Has anyone else with this adapter checked this out, when they've got it to work. In Windows Updates I've got an Optional Update for the Belkin USB Adapter from Ralink. I wonder if downloading this, before any other method is tried, would work so we didn't have any hassle.

 

[fever84]

my drivers are working but i am only getting around 100kb/s on 20meg any idea how i can fix this i am using build 7068 and version 5 drivers installed in vista sp 2 mode

 

[fever84]

my drivers are working but i am only getting around 100kb/s on 20meg any idea how i can fix this i am using build 7068 and version 5 drivers installed in vista sp 2 mode

I used a another G band router as a bridge to my N1 vision and that is working better

 

[Digger]

ok, i just hooked one of these up myself just an hour ago or so....

first things first, make sure you are matching up your FCC ID number and version of "setup.exe".

Secondly, for those of you who have the ver 4. There are actually two downloads available, "f5d7050-ver4.exe" and "f5d7050v4010setup.exe". The first one is an outdated version (found by first google result). Its tecnically only written for XP and 98, not even vista, so. Use the second one. I believe i still used Vista comp mode install. but was installing and uninstalling so much, long story, but i still have vista comp mode checked. as others have stated, dont plug in till it asks, reboot, yadda yadda, good luck.

 

[dbennettt]

Does anybody have anything further regarding this? or any instructions or other findings?
I have litterally tried EVERYTHING posted on this thread, and the thing still doesn't work.

I've been trying for hours, and I'm a little annoyed to say the least.
Thanks
DBennett

 

[Digger]

Yes, as a matter of fact i am currently working on this atm. I have a ver 4.

What i have found so far is that do not use the windows update to install the driver. In my case it was dated 5/7/2007. Doesnt give you but 5 options/settings for the adapter in advanced tab of driver. So i installed the latest Vista driver for it, f5d7050v4010setup.exe. Now previously on 7100 i installed via Vista comp mode 90% of the time, but if you run the troubleshooter on the exe, 7 recommends you to run as XP SP2. Well, currently on a new 7127 build and letting this take its course with just now installing again under XP SP2. I also did the same steps/process under the 7100 build, didnt work for long. So, i will see how it goes here now. If need be i'll try the Vista and Vista SP2 comp modes later today or tomorrow.

 

[Digger]

also to mention that the windows driver only allowed me connection to and on my LAN... never would give me inet access until i installed under the current XP SP2 mode.

 

[dbennettt]

Well I'm still trying but now i recieve a new error
'Cannot install service; mdc8021x
status = 0x800F0203'

 

[Digger]

Well I'm still trying but now i recieve a new error
'Cannot install service; mdc8021x
status = 0x800F0203'

thats a total new one on me. never see any of that. What version do you have, and have you tried running the compatibility troubleshooter on the setup.exe? if you choose next after it changes/recommends the comp mode, then click next on the troubleshooter, the next screen says to report it to MS and send report. Do that.

 

[dbennettt]

Wouldn't that require a working internet connection on that computer? I'm accessing the forums on a differnet laptop.

 

[Timbu]

I am currently using version 3 with no problems. This is the version: f5d7050v3_ww_03.00.02_w2

I have used builds 7000 and 7100 and with no problems since I found the right version. I did originally have install issues but I just kept trying different versions.

I recently did a clean install of the 7100 and no hitch with this driver.

I hope you get this figured out, I wish I could help further.

Here is a link to the driver download and to verify the correct driver is used for the FCC code.

Belkin

 

[Digger]

Wouldn't that require a working internet connection on that computer? I'm accessing the forums on a differnet laptop.

well, its the usb belkin G right? Then plug it up to the laptop with a connection, and then do those following steps

 

[carickw]

I have this wireless adapter and I was able to get it working, but I don't remember all the steps, but it included a lot of trial and error. Now, with Build 7100, I can see wireless networks, but I cannot connect to mine. It starts chugging along and then the initial dialogue box closes, and soon after another appears, saying the ever informative "Could not connect to <ESSID> ". Ive been messing with it all day but havent been able to get it up and working. It is both hidden and WPA2 secured if that matters, but the data for both has been entered correctly.
Thanks in advance.

 

[Timbu]

carickw,

Just a thought, have you tried connecting without security, just to see if it would connect then?

 

[Digger]

currently I am using the XP (SP2) comp mode /driver.... named BLKWGU.sys. This is hit and miss, still have a few d/c problems. Best mode i have found is Vista SP2 comp mode. This installs a driver named athrusb.sys. Tho when win7 attempts to download and install the driver itself, it installs the exact same athrusb.sys, but that version is horrible and has a different Driver Date than the Vista SP2 driver does.


*edit: *correction

 

[Manic]

I installed today a belkin usb F5D7050 with the drivers on the cd and Im working it with no problems at all.. even managed to enable ICS with it.
The only problem is that the utility doesnt even exist on my system and I cant get it to install, and w7 only seems to be able to use WEP encryption.. theres no option at all for WPA. To further check this, I created an adhoc on my Vista machine with WPA, and sure enough w7 could see it but would give an error when trying to connect "cannot connect due to hardware limitations" or something in the lines of that, which leads me to believe that belkins drivers (at least for x64) are a bit incomplete.

for those interested, I dont know the setups name as its simply "setup.exe" on the cd so I dont know the exact version, although the drivers date is 2/4/2008, relatively new.

 

[Timbu]

Manic, sorry about the issues you are describing but I will let you know that I have only used the 64bit version of Window 7 and have succesfully been using the Belkin G USB adaptor. I would suggest uninstalling the driver that you installed from the CD, unhook the adaptor, download the appropriate driver from the Belkin website, and following the instructions if they give them to you. Usually you will not connect the USB adaptor until the installation prompts you to or it may cause an error.

Hopefully this helps, if not then keep asking and you will certainly be succuesful!

 

[Manic]

im pretty sure i first tried with one from their website but it wouldnt work.. ah well :dives into another rabbit hole:

;p
thnx for the quick reply though

 

[Manic]

Ok I downloaded the one on their website (f5d7050v4010setup) and its actually older than the one on the cd! (29/01/2007). before installing it I completely removed the previous driver and software and then proceded with the new ones, but I still cant get the belkin utility to work (not that I particularly care) and theres still nothing more than WEP available when setting up adhoc networks :/

which driver are you running Timbu?