I have been running SUSE 9.1 very successfully on my work laptop (Dell C640) for several months. This is quite the feat as my company is completely MS-centric. The problem is that an interface for the internal WIFI adapter is not reliably created at boot time. The internal WIFI card (TrueMobile 1150 Series PC Card) is always detected and the kernel loads orinoco_cs on every boot. The problem is that an interface (should be eth1 as eth0 is the internal fast ethernet adapter) is not created unless the laptop is in close proximity to the access point and the WIFI configuration is correct for that AP. For example, when configured for my home network, the laptop will not create eth1 if booted in the living room (fairly weak signal) but will create eth1 when started in the office (strong signal). Sometimes it takes several reboots for the interface to be created. Nothing changes from one reboot to the next, the interface is just magically created. As the internal WIFI adapter is on the PCMCIA bus, I have tried "cardctl ident" when the interface is missing and the card is correctly identified. Running "cardctl reset" or "eject"/"insert" has no effect. Changing the Network Device configuration in Yast correctly saves the modified config, but does not restart the interface (maybe because there is no interface?) Can anyone help me with this?
* Rob Young <ry_sa@sbcglobal.net> (Wed, Dec 29, 2004 at 09:20:55AM -0600)
As the internal WIFI adapter is on the PCMCIA bus, I have tried "cardctl ident" when the interface is missing and the card is correctly identified. Running "cardctl reset" or "eject"/"insert" has no effect. Changing the Network Device configuration in Yast correctly saves the modified config, but does not restart the interface (maybe because there is no interface?)
Can anyone help me with this?
Have you tried (as root) giving an rcpcmcia restart and/or rchotplug restart (in stead of rebooting) Kind regards, -- Gerhard den Hollander Phone :+31-10.280.1515 Global ICT manager Direct:+31-10.280.1539 Fugro-Jason Fax :+31-10.280.1511 gdenhollander@Fugro-Jason.com POBox 1573 visit us at http://www.Fugro-Jason.com 3000 BN Rotterdam JASON.......#1 in Reservoir Characterization The Netherlands This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the addressee. This e-mail shall not be deemed binding unless confirmed in writing. If you have received it by mistake, please let us know by e-mail reply and delete it from your system; you may not copy this message or disclose its contents to anyone. Please note that any views or opinions presented in this e-mail are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the company. E-mail transmission cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free. The sender therefore does not accept liability for any errors or omissions in the contents of this message, which arise as a result of e-mail transmission.
Thanks for the reply. I tried your suggestions but it didn't help. Restarts of rcpcmcia and rchotplug ran with no error messages, but the eth1 interface was not created. I pulled the internal wifi card and booted/shutdown, then reinstalled the card. The card was recognized and eth1 was configured on boot. On the next reboot the interface was not created although cardctl ident shows the hardware. Very strange and frustrating. Gerhard den Hollander wrote:
* Rob Young <ry_sa@sbcglobal.net> (Wed, Dec 29, 2004 at 09:20:55AM -0600)
As the internal WIFI adapter is on the PCMCIA bus, I have tried "cardctl ident" when the interface is missing and the card is correctly identified. Running "cardctl reset" or "eject"/"insert" has no effect. Changing the Network Device configuration in Yast correctly saves the modified config, but does not restart the interface (maybe because there is no interface?)
Can anyone help me with this?
Have you tried (as root) giving an rcpcmcia restart and/or rchotplug restart (in stead of rebooting)
Kind regards, -- Gerhard den Hollander Phone :+31-10.280.1515 Global ICT manager Direct:+31-10.280.1539 Fugro-Jason Fax :+31-10.280.1511 gdenhollander@Fugro-Jason.com POBox 1573 visit us at http://www.Fugro-Jason.com 3000 BN Rotterdam JASON.......#1 in Reservoir Characterization The Netherlands
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