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

[Stefan Farestam]

Have you tried IceWm? I used it previously on a TP600 and was
quite pleased with the performance.

On Thu, 2003-10-16 at 08:42, Huntress Gary B NPRI wrote:
> Per your second comment, I have a TP 600e (400mhz) and I recently upgraded from RH8 to RH9.  I find that X is now intolerably slow.  Particularly with Mozilla and an xterm or two.  I'm not one of those users that needs to have millisecond desktop performance, I can tolerate a LOT of lag, but it often takes several seconds to switch windows.
> 
> As a result, I will either be reloading RH8, finding a more lightweight window manager/desktop, or buying a new(er) laptop.  
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Gary Huntress
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> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ken Firestone [mailto:kenf@speakeasy.net] 
> Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2003 11:35 AM
> To: linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
> Subject: [ltp] Wireless problem with new kernel (SuSE 2.4.10 to 2.4.18)
> 
> 
> 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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