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

[Ken Firestone]

On Thu, 16 Oct 2003, Eric Covener wrote:

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

No, all stock SuSE, and it does work with the Xircom ethernet card.


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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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