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Ralink RT5370 doesn't find networks on first boot
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Bus 001 Device 002: ID 148f:5370 Ralink Technology, Corp. RT5370 Wireless Adapter

This behavior has occured for about two months. The adapter doesn't find any networks on first boot, but after a reboot it starts working normally.

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maybe race condition?

DataDrake moved this task from Backlog to Networking on the Hardware board.
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Or shoddy firmware. Keep an eye out for linux-firmware updates.

Tested on Xubuntu 18.04.2 and on my desktop (Solus 4 with latest kernel). The dongle works instantly. However, on my spouse's machine it needs another boot. Any ideas?