Can you add some debugging information such as dmesg output, etc ?

Thanks for the reply. I got a clean version of the Kali linux 1.0.4. No apt-get update/upgrade or dist-upgrade, and this was result when I inserted the Ralink 3070 USB stick:

root@kali:~# dmesg | tail
smsc95xx 1-1.1:1.0: eth0: register 'smsc95xx' at usb-bcm2708_usb-1.1, smsc95xx USB 2.0 Ethernet, b8:27:eb:82:82:4a
udevd[149]: starting version 175
EXT4-fs (mmcblk0p2): re-mounted. Opts: (null)
smsc95xx 1-1.1:1.0: eth0: link up, 100Mbps, full-duplex, lpa 0xCDE1
usb 1-1.2: new high-speed USB device number 4 using dwc_otg
usb 1-1.2: New USB device found, idVendor=148f, idProduct=3070
usb 1-1.2: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
usb 1-1.2: Product: 802.11 n WLAN
usb 1-1.2: Manufacturer: Ralink
usb 1-1.2: SerialNumber: 1.0

root@kali:~# uname -r
3.6.11-cutdown

root@kali:~# iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.

eth0 no wireless extensions.

root@kali:~# airmon-ng

Interface Chipset Driver

root@kali:~# lsusb
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0424:9512 Standard Microsystems Corp.
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0424:ec00 Standard Microsystems Corp.
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 148f:3070 Ralink Technology, Corp. RT2870/RT3070 Wireless Adapter

This is the same output, but after the apt-get update && apt-get upgrade && apt-get dist-upgrade

root@kali:~# dmesg | tail
usb 1-1.2: Manufacturer: Ralink
usb 1-1.2: SerialNumber: 1.0
smsc95xx 1-1.1:1.0: eth0: kevent 2 may have been dropped
usb 1-1.2: USB disconnect, device number 4
usb 1-1.2: new high-speed USB device number 5 using dwc_otg
usb 1-1.2: New USB device found, idVendor=148f, idProduct=3070
usb 1-1.2: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
usb 1-1.2: Product: 802.11 n WLAN
usb 1-1.2: Manufacturer: Ralink
usb 1-1.2: SerialNumber: 1.0
root@kali:~#

root@kali:~# uname -r
3.6.11-cutdown

root@kali:~# iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.

eth0 no wireless extensions.

root@kali:~# airmon-ng

Interface Chipset Driver

root@kali:~#

root@kali:~# lsusb
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0424:9512 Standard Microsystems Corp.
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0424:ec00 Standard Microsystems Corp.
Bus 001 Device 005: ID 148f:3070 Ralink Technology, Corp. RT2870/RT3070 Wireless Adapter
root@kali:~#

If I can get you any more information please let me know.

I did the same test with a laptop running Kali Linux 1.0.4 after I did apt-get update && apt-get upgrade && apt-get dist-upgrade. This is a laptop running Kali Linux 1.0.4 64. On the laptop Ralink 3070 chipset works:

root@Kali-R:~# dmesg | tail
[ 8783.587768] usb 2-2: Product: 802.11 n WLAN
[ 8783.587775] usb 2-2: Manufacturer: Ralink
[ 8783.587782] usb 2-2: SerialNumber: 1.0
[ 8783.704379] usb 2-2: reset high-speed USB device number 5 using ehci_hcd
[ 8783.864860] ieee80211 phy3: Selected rate control algorithm 'minstrel_ht'
[ 8783.865749] Registered led device: rt2800usb-phy3::radio
[ 8783.865809] Registered led device: rt2800usb-phy3::assoc
[ 8783.865875] Registered led device: rt2800usb-phy3::quality
[ 8783.907136] rt2800usb 2-2:1.0: firmware: agent loaded rt2870.bin into memory
[ 8784.287208] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan1: link is not ready
root@Kali-R:~# iwconfig
hso0 no wireless extensions.

wlan1 IEEE 802.11bgn ESSID:off/any
Mode:Managed Access Point: Not-Associated Tx-Power=20 dBm
Retry long limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Encryption key:off
Power Management:on

eth0 no wireless extensions.

lo no wireless extensions.

wlan0 IEEE 802.11abgn ESSID:off/any
Mode:Managed Access Point: Not-Associated Tx-Power=14 dBm
Retry long limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Encryption key:off
Power Management:off

root@Kali-R:~# airmon-ng

Interface Chipset Driver

wlan1 Ralink RT2870/3070 rt2800usb - [phy3]
wlan0 Intel 5300AGN iwlwifi - [phy0]

root@Kali-R:~# uname -r
3.7-trunk-amd64
root@Kali-R:~# lsusb
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 5986:0240 Acer, Inc
Bus 002 Device 005: ID 148f:3070 Ralink Technology, Corp. RT2870/RT3070 Wireless Adapter
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 0af0:7601 Option Globetrotter MO40x 3G Modem (GTM 382)
Bus 004 Device 002: ID 0a12:0001 Cambridge Silicon Radio, Ltd Bluetooth Dongle (HCI mode)
Bus 005 Device 002: ID 0b97:7761 O2 Micro, Inc. Oz776 1.1 Hub
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 007 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 008 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 005 Device 003: ID 0b97:7772 O2 Micro, Inc. OZ776 CCID Smartcard Reader
root@Kali-R:~#

Hope this information is useful.

Hi guys,

i did some more testing this weekend. I got several WiFi dongles and it seemed that none of the dongles worked on my RPI in combination with the 1.0.4 version of Kali Linux. I downloaded Kali Linux 1.0 for the RPI and all my dongles worked right away.
After that I did a apt-get update && apt-get upgrade && apt-get dist-upgrade and everything still worked. I gave a reboot of the system and still everything worked ok.
I will download Kali Linux 1.0.4. Maybe there was something wrong with my download of the image. I will keep you up to date on my findings.

I did a test yesterday and there was nothing wrong with the 1.0.4 image I was using, but the wireless dongles still did not work. This is the work around:

Best way to use Kali Linux for the Raspberry Pi is to download Kali Linux at http://cdimage.kali.org/kali-images/ and choose kali-linux-1.0-armel-raspberrypi.img.gz.
After booting from that image, do a apt-get update && apt-get upgrade -y && apt-get dist-upgrade - y.
Now you should have a working up to date Kali Linux version for all your wireless security scans.

The issue is the 1.0.4 on the website was generated incorrectly by myself (I forgot to install the modules) - there will be a new one posted soon.

Thanks for the reply. Great to see you found out what was wrong with the 1.0.4 version. Looking forward to the update.

Any updates on installing the modules in 1.0.4? I believe this will resolve my problem as well.

Thanks again for the report, 1.0.5 is out with the fix.