Laptop wireless lan in 8.1
I have just installed 8.1 (fresh install after unsatisfactory upgrade attempt) and everything seems to be working except the wireless lan. The card is a linksys wpc11 which I had working (after much difficulty) in 8.0. I had hoped SuSE might have improved the setup for pcmcia wireless cards, but that doesn't seem to be the case. Yast2 has a provision for pcmcia and now a provision for wireless, but the two selections don't seem to be compatible. I'm going to try to reconstruct what I did before from saved configuration files, but if someone has figured out any hints I would greatly appreciate hearing them. Thanks,
I just installed the wlan kernel module and rebooted -- (used the RPM) and poof -- off and running... Not sure what the "difficulty" is -- can you clarify a bit? I never tried it with "stock" anything, so maybe I am missing something, but it only took me 10 minutes, if that. ciao Kat On Sun, 2002-10-13 at 20:39, Bernie Gardner wrote:
I have just installed 8.1 (fresh install after unsatisfactory upgrade attempt) and everything seems to be working except the wireless lan. The card is a linksys wpc11 which I had working (after much difficulty) in 8.0. I had hoped SuSE might have improved the setup for pcmcia wireless cards, but that doesn't seem to be the case. Yast2 has a provision for pcmcia and now a provision for wireless, but the two selections don't seem to be compatible. I'm going to try to reconstruct what I did before from saved configuration files, but if someone has figured out any hints I would greatly appreciate hearing them.
Thanks,
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On Sun, 2002-10-13 at 21:03, kathee wrote:
I just installed the wlan kernel module and rebooted -- (used the RPM) and poof -- off and running... Not sure what the "difficulty" is -- can you clarify a bit? I never tried it with "stock" anything, so maybe I am missing something, but it only took me 10 minutes, if that.
ciao Kat
On Sun, 2002-10-13 at 20:39, Bernie Gardner wrote:
I have just installed 8.1 (fresh install after unsatisfactory upgrade attempt) and everything seems to be working except the wireless lan. The card is a linksys wpc11 which I had working (after much difficulty) in 8.0. I had hoped SuSE might have improved the setup for pcmcia wireless cards, but that doesn't seem to be the case. Yast2 has a provision for pcmcia and now a provision for wireless, but the two selections don't seem to be compatible. I'm going to try to reconstruct what I did before from saved configuration files, but if someone has figured out any hints I would greatly appreciate hearing them.
Thanks,
I actually have gottent it to work in 8.1 now. I have to manually invoke dhcpcd to get it working, but I'll eventually sort that out (or just live with it.) Anyway, thanks for the reply. Bernie Gardner bernie.gardner@verizon.net
If only this was easy to setup .
I'm currently trying to do the same with my Netgear MA401 card.
But I'm having similar problems...
HP Pavilion sees the card and the light flashes on & off.
I've taken off my /var/log/messages for some one to work out
what I should do next to get the card to work.
I run iwconfig wlan0 and get lost in all of the configuration
Process to setup the card.
I wish someone could point me in the right direction of what todo.?
Here is a snipet of my /var/log/messages
Oct 14 01:08:47 linux syslogd 1.4.1: restart.
Oct 14 01:08:48 linux /etc/hotplug/usb.rc[394]: loaded HCD: usb-uhci
Oct 14 01:08:52 linux kernel: klogd 1.4.1, log source = /proc/kmsg
started.
Oct 14 01:08:52 linux kernel: Inspecting /boot/System.map-2.4.19-4GB
Oct 14 01:08:52 linux kernel: Loaded 14329 symbols from
/boot/System.map-2.4.19-4GB.
Oct 14 01:08:52 linux kernel: Symbols match kernel version 2.4.19.
Oct 14 01:08:52 linux kernel: Loaded 247 symbols from 11 modules.
Oct 14 01:08:52 linux kernel: usb.c: registered new driver usbdevfs
Oct 14 01:08:52 linux kernel: usb.c: registered new driver hub
Oct 14 01:08:52 linux kernel: usb-uhci.c: $Revision: 1.275 $ time
13:53:01 Sep 13 2002
Oct 14 01:08:52 linux kernel: usb-uhci.c: High bandwidth mode enabled
Oct 14 01:08:52 linux kernel: PCI: Found IRQ 5 for device 00:07.2
Oct 14 01:08:52 linux kernel: usb-uhci.c: USB UHCI at I/O 0x1060, IRQ 5
Oct 14 01:08:52 linux kernel: usb-uhci.c: Detected 2 ports
Oct 14 01:08:52 linux kernel: usb.c: new USB bus registered, assigned
bus number 1
Oct 14 01:08:52 linux kernel: hub.c: USB hub found
Oct 14 01:08:52 linux kernel: hub.c: 2 ports detected
Oct 14 01:08:52 linux kernel: usb-uhci.c: v1.275:USB Universal Host
Controller Interface driver
Oct 14 01:08:52 linux kernel: uhci.c: USB Universal Host Controller
Interface driver v1.1
Oct 14 01:08:54 linux rcpcmcia: /sbin/insmod
/lib/modules/2.4.19-4GB/kernel/drivers/pcmcia/pcmcia_core.o
Oct 14 01:08:54 linux kernel: Linux Kernel Card Services 3.1.22
Oct 14 01:08:54 linux kernel: options: [pci] [cardbus] [pm]
Oct 14 01:08:55 linux rcpcmcia: /sbin/insmod
/lib/modules/2.4.19-4GB/kernel/drivers/pcmcia/pcmcia_core.o
Oct 14 01:08:55 linux rcpcmcia: /sbin/insmod
/lib/modules/2.4.19-4GB/kernel/drivers/pcmcia/yenta_socket.o
Oct 14 01:08:55 linux kernel: PCI: Found IRQ 11 for device 00:04.0
Oct 14 01:08:55 linux kernel: PCI: Sharing IRQ 11 with 00:04.1
Oct 14 01:08:55 linux kernel: PCI: Sharing IRQ 11 with 01:01.0
Oct 14 01:08:55 linux kernel: PCI: Found IRQ 11 for device 00:04.1
Oct 14 01:08:55 linux kernel: PCI: Sharing IRQ 11 with 00:04.0
Oct 14 01:08:55 linux kernel: PCI: Sharing IRQ 11 with 01:01.0
Oct 14 01:08:55 linux kernel: Yenta IRQ list 0498, PCI irq11
Oct 14 01:08:55 linux kernel: Socket status: 30000010
Oct 14 01:08:55 linux kernel: Yenta IRQ list 0498, PCI irq11
Oct 14 01:08:55 linux kernel: Socket status: 30000006
Oct 14 01:08:55 linux rcpcmcia: /sbin/insmod
/lib/modules/2.4.19-4GB/kernel/drivers/pcmcia/pcmcia_core.o
Oct 14 01:08:55 linux rcpcmcia: /sbin/insmod
/lib/modules/2.4.19-4GB/kernel/drivers/pcmcia/ds.o
Oct 14 01:08:56 linux cardmgr[491]: modpath = /lib/modules/2.4.19-4GB/
Oct 14 01:08:56 linux cardmgr[491]: modsubdir = pcmcia
Oct 14 01:08:56 linux cardmgr[491]: watching 2 sockets
Oct 14 01:08:56 linux kernel: cs: IO port probe 0x0c00-0x0cff: clean.
Oct 14 01:08:56 linux kernel: cs: IO port probe 0x0820-0x08ff: clean.
Oct 14 01:08:56 linux kernel: cs: IO port probe 0x0800-0x080f: clean.
Oct 14 01:08:56 linux kernel: cs: IO port probe 0x0100-0x04ff: excluding
0x158-0x15f 0x378-0x37f 0x4d0-0x4d7
Oct 14 01:08:56 linux kernel: cs: IO port probe 0x0a00-0x0aff: clean.
Oct 14 01:08:56 linux cardmgr[493]: starting, version is 3.2.0
Oct 14 01:08:56 linux kernel: cs: memory probe 0xa0000000-0xa0ffffff:
clean.
Oct 14 01:08:56 linux cardmgr[493]: socket 0: NETGEAR MA401 11Mbps
802.11 WLAN Card
Oct 14 01:08:57 linux cardmgr[493]: executing: 'insmod -v
/lib/modules/2.4.19-4GB//pcmcia/prism2_cs.o'
Oct 14 01:08:57 linux cardmgr[493]: +
/lib/modules/2.4.19-4GB//pcmcia/prism2_cs.o: unresolved symbol
p80211netdev_hwremoved
Oct 14 01:08:57 linux cardmgr[493]: +
/lib/modules/2.4.19-4GB//pcmcia/prism2_cs.o: unresolved symbol
p802addr_to_str
Oct 14 01:08:57 linux cardmgr[493]: +
/lib/modules/2.4.19-4GB//pcmcia/prism2_cs.o: unresolved symbol
register_wlandev
Oct 14 01:08:57 linux cardmgr[493]: +
/lib/modules/2.4.19-4GB//pcmcia/prism2_cs.o: unresolved symbol
p80211netdev_rx
Oct 14 01:08:57 linux cardmgr[493]: +
/lib/modules/2.4.19-4GB//pcmcia/prism2_cs.o: unresolved symbol
unregister_wlandev
Oct 14 01:08:57 linux cardmgr[493]: +
/lib/modules/2.4.19-4GB//pcmcia/prism2_cs.o: unresolved symbol
wlan_setup
Oct 14 01:08:57 linux cardmgr[493]: +
/lib/modules/2.4.19-4GB//pcmcia/prism2_cs.o: unresolved symbol
wlan_unsetup
Oct 14 01:08:57 linux cardmgr[493]: + Using
/lib/modules/2.4.19-4GB//pcmcia/prism2_cs.o
Oct 14 01:08:57 linux cardmgr[493]: + Symbol version prefix ''
Oct 14 01:08:57 linux cardmgr[493]: insmod exited with status 1
Oct 14 01:08:57 linux cardmgr[493]: executing: 'modprobe -v prism2_cs'
Oct 14 01:08:57 linux cardmgr[493]: + /sbin/insmod
/lib/modules/2.4.19-4GB/wlan-ng/p80211.o
Oct 14 01:08:57 linux cardmgr[493]: + Using
/lib/modules/2.4.19-4GB/wlan-ng/p80211.o
Oct 14 01:08:57 linux cardmgr[493]: + Symbol version prefix ''
Oct 14 01:08:57 linux cardmgr[493]: + /sbin/insmod
/lib/modules/2.4.19-4GB/wlan-ng/prism2_cs.o
Oct 14 01:08:57 linux cardmgr[493]: + Using
/lib/modules/2.4.19-4GB/wlan-ng/prism2_cs.o
Oct 14 01:08:57 linux kernel: init_module: prism2_cs.o: 0.1.15-pre3
Loaded
Oct 14 01:08:57 linux kernel: init_module: dev_info is: prism2_cs
Oct 14 01:08:57 linux kernel: prism2_cs: index 0x01: Vcc 5.0, irq 3, io
0x0100-0x013f
Oct 14 01:08:57 linux cardmgr[493]: executing: './wlan-ng start wlan0'
Oct 14 01:08:57 linux kernel: ident: nic h/w: id=0x8002 1.0.0
Oct 14 01:08:57 linux kernel: ident: pri f/w: id=0x15 0.3.0
Oct 14 01:08:57 linux kernel: ident: sta f/w: id=0x1f 0.8.3
Oct 14 01:08:57 linux kernel: MFI:SUP:role=0x00:id=0x01:var=0x01:b/t=1/1
Oct 14 01:08:57 linux kernel: CFI:SUP:role=0x00:id=0x02:var=0x01:b/t=1/1
Oct 14 01:08:57 linux kernel: PRI:SUP:role=0x00:id=0x03:var=0x01:b/t=1/2
Oct 14 01:08:57 linux kernel: STA:SUP:role=0x00:id=0x04:var=0x01:b/t=1/6
Oct 14 01:08:57 linux kernel:
PRI-CFI:ACT:role=0x01:id=0x02:var=0x01:b/t=1/1
Oct 14 01:08:57 linux kernel:
STA-CFI:ACT:role=0x01:id=0x02:var=0x01:b/t=1/1
Oct 14 01:08:57 linux kernel:
STA-MFI:ACT:role=0x01:id=0x01:var=0x01:b/t=1/1
Oct 14 01:08:57 linux kernel: Prism2 card SN: 99SA01000000
Oct 14 01:08:57 linux cardmgr[493]: + message=lnxreq_hostwep
Oct 14 01:08:57 linux cardmgr[493]: + decrypt=false
Oct 14 01:08:57 linux cardmgr[493]: + encrypt=false
Oct 14 01:08:57 linux ifup: No configuration found for wlan-pcmcia-0
wlan0
Oct 14 01:08:58 linux /etc/hotplug/net.agent[507]: Interface wlan0 is
handled by service PCMCIA ... exiting
Oct 14 01:09:00 linux kernel: PCI: Found IRQ 5 for device 00:08.0
Oct 14 01:09:00 linux kernel: PCI: Sharing IRQ 5 with 00:08.1
Oct 14 01:09:00 linux kernel: IPv6 v0.8 for NET4.0
Oct 14 01:09:00 linux kernel: IPv6 over IPv4 tunneling driver
Oct 14 01:09:00 linux sshd[609]: Server listening on :: port 22.
Oct 14 01:09:05 linux kernel: parport0: PC-style at 0x378 (0x778)
[PCSPP,TRISTATE]
Oct 14 01:09:05 linux kernel: parport0: irq 7 detected
Oct 14 01:09:05 linux kernel: lp0: using parport0 (polling).
Oct 14 01:09:05 linux kernel: usb.c: registered new driver serial
Oct 14 01:09:05 linux kernel: usbserial.c: USB Serial support registered
for Generic
Oct 14 01:09:05 linux kernel: usbserial.c: USB Serial Driver core v1.4
Oct 14 01:09:08 linux /usr/sbin/cron[908]: (CRON) STARTUP (fork ok)
Oct 14 01:09:08 linux /etc/hotplug/net.agent[618]: No HW description
found ... exiting
Oct 14 01:09:11 linux kernel: isapnp: Scanning for PnP cards...
Oct 14 01:09:11 linux kernel: isapnp: No Plug & Play device found
Oct 14 01:09:11 linux kernel: hdc: bad special flag: 0x03
Oct 14 01:09:11 linux kernel: ide-floppy driver 0.99.newide
Oct 14 01:09:11 linux kernel: hdc: no flushcache support
Oct 14 01:09:11 linux kernel: hdc: ATAPI 24X DVD-ROM drive, 128kB Cache
Oct 14 01:09:11 linux kernel: Uniform CD-ROM driver Revision: 3.12
Oct 14 01:09:11 linux kernel: hdc: packet command error: status=0x51 {
DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
Oct 14 01:09:11 linux kernel: hdc: packet command error: error=0x50
Oct 14 01:09:11 linux kernel: ATAPI device hdc:
Oct 14 01:09:11 linux kernel: Error: Illegal request -- (Sense
key=0x05)
Oct 14 01:09:11 linux kernel: Invalid field in command packet --
(asc=0x24, ascq=0x00)
Oct 14 01:09:11 linux kernel: The failed "Start/Stop Unit" packet
command was:
Oct 14 01:09:11 linux kernel: "1b 00 00 00 03 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 "
Oct 14 01:09:11 linux kernel: Error in command packet byte 4 bit 0
Oct 14 01:09:11 linux kernel: cdrom: open failed.
Oct 14 01:09:11 linux kernel: hdc: packet command error: status=0x51 {
DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
Oct 14 01:09:11 linux kernel: hdc: packet command error: error=0x50
Oct 14 01:09:11 linux kernel: ATAPI device hdc:
Oct 14 01:09:11 linux kernel: Error: Illegal request -- (Sense
key=0x05)
Oct 14 01:09:11 linux kernel: Invalid field in command packet --
(asc=0x24, ascq=0x00)
Oct 14 01:09:11 linux kernel: The failed "Start/Stop Unit" packet
command was:
Oct 14 01:09:11 linux kernel: "1b 00 00 00 03 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 "
Oct 14 01:09:11 linux kernel: Error in command packet byte 4 bit 0
Oct 14 01:09:11 linux kernel: cdrom: open failed.
Oct 14 01:09:17 linux kernel: Linux video capture interface: v1.00
Oct 14 01:09:46 linux kdm[1001]: pam_unix2: session started for user
root, service xdm
Oct 14 01:09:52 linux modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module
sound-slot-1
Oct 14 01:09:52 linux modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module
sound-service-1-0
Oct 14 01:09:52 linux modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module
sound-slot-1
Oct 14 01:09:52 linux modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module
sound-service-1-0
Oct 14 01:10:50 linux kernel: hermes.c: 5 Apr 2002 David Gibson
arawak wrote:
HP Pavilion sees the card and the light flashes on & off.
I've taken off my /var/log/messages for some one to work out what I should do next to get the card to work.
I run iwconfig wlan0 and get lost in all of the configuration Process to setup the card.
Oct 14 01:08:57 linux ifup: No configuration found for wlan-pcmcia-0 wlan0
Looks like you need to create / edit a config file for the interface. What do you see if you run ifconfig? I'm guessing you haven't set an IP address, or enabled DHCP - if you use a static address, try ifconfig wlan0 xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx netmask xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx if you're using DHCP, try dhcpcd wlan0 and see what happens. HTH sjb
Oct 14 01:08:57 linux ifup: No configuration found for wlan-pcmcia-0 wlan0
Looks like you need to create / edit a config file for the interface. What do you see if you run ifconfig? lo Link encap:Local Loopback inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0 inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1 RX packets:41 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:41 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 RX bytes:2660 (2.5 Kb) TX bytes:2660 (2.5 Kb) sit0 Link encap:IPv6-in-IPv4 NOARP MTU:1480 Metric:1 RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b) wlan0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:30:AB:11:67:59 BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:100 RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b) Interrupt:3 Base address:0x100 Cardctl status Socket 0: 5V 16-bit PC Card function 0: [ready] Socket 1: no card Cardcrt ident Socket 0: product info: "NETGEAR MA401 Wireless PC", "Card", "Version 01.00", "" manfid: 0x0156, 0x0002 function: 6 (network) Socket 1: no product info available lsmod Module Size Used by Not tainted prism2_cs 60816 1 af_packet 12904 0 (autoclean) snd-pcm-oss 44928 0 (autoclean) snd-mixer-oss 12728 0 (autoclean) [snd-pcm-oss] videodev 5600 0 (autoclean) ide-cd 28388 0 (autoclean) cdrom 26400 0 (autoclean) [ide-cd] isa-pnp 29664 0 (unused) usbserial 18492 0 (autoclean) (unused) parport_pc 25544 1 (autoclean) lp 6656 0 (autoclean) parport 22528 1 (autoclean) [parport_pc lp] ipv6 138964 -1 (autoclean) snd-maestro3 13580 0 snd-pcm 63328 0 [snd-pcm-oss snd-maestro3] snd-timer 11524 0 [snd-pcm] snd-ac97-codec 26628 0 [snd-maestro3] snd 31300 0 [snd-pcm-oss snd-mixer-oss snd-maestro3 snd-pcm snd-timer snd-ac97-codec] soundcore 3396 0 [snd] p80211 14680 1 [prism2_cs] ds 6436 2 [prism2_cs] yenta_socket 9536 2 pcmcia_core 40448 0 [prism2_cs ds yenta_socket] joydev 5600 0 (unused) evdev 4352 0 (unused) input 3168 0 [joydev evdev] usb-uhci 21612 0 (unused) usbcore 56768 1 [usbserial snd usb-uhci] nls_iso8859-1 2812 1 (autoclean) nls_cp437 4316 1 (autoclean) vfat 9620 1 (autoclean) fat 30584 0 (autoclean) [vfat] reiserfs 179536 7 lvm-mod 62976 31 /proc/net/wireless Inter-| sta-| Quality | Discarded packets | Missed face | tus | link level noise | nwid crypt frag retry misc | beacon wlan0: 0000 0. 27. 27. 0 0 0 0 0 0 I got some output from some programs which I hope will help you help me to get this card working.. I still cannot get dhcpcd wlan0 to work.. Thnx for your help with this...
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