[ltp] Wireless problem with new kernel (SuSE 2.4.10 to 2.4.18)

[Eric Covener]

Do you build pcmcia-cs yourself outside of the kernel PCMCIA drivers?  It 
looks like you might need to rebuild them.

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Eric Covener
covener@cede.psu.edu


On Thu, 16 Oct 2003, Ken Firestone wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I recently tried upgrading the kernel on my 300mhz Thinkpad 240
> running a SuSE 7.3 distro. I was going from 2.4.10 to 2.4.18, using a
> SuSE kernel rpm designed for this distro.
> 
> After I was done my orinoco gold wireless card stopped working. My
> wired ethernet card was fine. I did not check other pcmcia cards
> before restoring the machine to the 2.4.10 kernel. I would like to
> sort this out so I can upgrade the kernel.
> 
> As a side note, does anyone have any sense on how well a newer distro
> will perform on the 300mhz Thinkpad 240?
> 
> The errors from /var/log/messages are below:
> 
> Oct 15 16:58:02 mycomp cardmgr[427]: initializing socket 0
> Oct 15 16:58:02 mycomp cardmgr[427]: socket 0: Intersil PRISM2 11 Mbps
> Wireless Adapter
> Oct 15 16:58:02 mycomp cardmgr[427]: module
> /lib/modules/2.4.18-4GB//pcmcia-external/hermes.o not available
> Oct 15 16:58:02 mycomp cardmgr[427]: executing: 'modprobe -v hermes'
> Oct 15 16:58:02 mycomp cardmgr[427]: + /sbin/insmod
> /lib/modules/2.4.18-4GB/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/hermes.o
> Oct 15 16:58:02 mycomp cardmgr[427]: + Using
> /lib/modules/2.4.18-4GB/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/hermes.o
> Oct 15 16:58:02 mycomp cardmgr[427]: + Symbol version prefix ''
> Oct 15 16:58:02 mycomp kernel: hermes.c: 5 Apr 2002 David Gibson
> <hermes@gibson.dropbear.id.au>
> Oct 15 16:58:02 mycomp cardmgr[427]: module
> /lib/modules/2.4.18-4GB//pcmcia-external/orinoco.o not available
> Oct 15 16:58:02 mycomp cardmgr[427]: executing: 'modprobe -v orinoco'
> Oct 15 16:58:02 mycomp cardmgr[427]: + /sbin/insmod
> /lib/modules/2.4.18-4GB/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/orinoco.o
> Oct 15 16:58:02 mycomp cardmgr[427]: + Using
> /lib/modules/2.4.18-4GB/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/orinoco.o
> Oct 15 16:58:02 mycomp cardmgr[427]: + Symbol version prefix ''
> Oct 15 16:58:02 mycomp kernel: orinoco.c 0.11b (David Gibson
> <hermes@gibson.dropbear.id.au> and others)
> Oct 15 16:58:02 mycomp cardmgr[427]: module
> /lib/modules/2.4.18-4GB//pcmcia-external/orinoco_cs.o not available
> Oct 15 16:58:02 mycomp cardmgr[427]: executing: 'modprobe -v
> orinoco_cs'
> Oct 15 16:58:03 mycomp cardmgr[427]: + /sbin/insmod
> /lib/modules/2.4.18-4GB/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/orinoco_cs.o
> Oct 15 16:58:03 mycomp cardmgr[427]: + Using
> /lib/modules/2.4.18-4GB/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/orinoco_cs.o
> Oct 15 16:58:03 mycomp cardmgr[427]: + Symbol version prefix ''
> Oct 15 16:58:03 mycomp kernel: orinoco_cs.c 0.11b (David Gibson
> <hermes@gibson.dropbear.id.au> and others)
> Oct 15 16:58:03 mycomp kernel: orinoco_cs: Card Services release does
> not match!
> Oct 15 16:58:03 mycomp cardmgr[427]: +
> /lib/modules/2.4.18-4GB/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/orinoco_cs.o:
> init_module: Operation not permitted
> Oct 15 16:58:03 mycomp cardmgr[427]: +
> /lib/modules/2.4.18-4GB/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/orinoco_cs.o:
> insmod
> /lib/modules/2.4.18-4GB/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/orinoco_cs.o
> failed
> Oct 15 16:58:03 mycomp cardmgr[427]: +
> /lib/modules/2.4.18-4GB/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/orinoco_cs.o:
> insmod orinoco_cs failed
> Oct 15 16:58:03 mycomp cardmgr[427]: + Hint: insmod errors can be
> caused by incorrect module parameters, including invalid IO or IRQ
> parameters
> Oct 15 16:58:03 mycomp cardmgr[427]: modprobe exited with status 255
> Oct 15 16:58:04 mycomp cardmgr[427]: get dev info on socket 0 failed:
> Resource
> temporarily unavailable
> 
> Thanks.
> 
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> Ken Firestone, W3CAT     | For every problem there is one solution
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