[ltp] Linuxant's driverloader, D-link DWL-AB650, and APM standby
mode
Andrew Gaffney
linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Wed, 28 Apr 2004 14:54:58 -0500
I tried this. To quote my original post:
"I ran 'modprobe -r ath_pci', 'modprobe -r driverloader', and 'modprobe driverloader' to
allow driverloader to attach to the card."
Mauro Maroni wrote:
> Try removing and loading the module again.
>
> HTH
> Mauro
>
> On Wed, 28 Apr 2004, Andrew Gaffney wrote:
>
>
>>After recompiling my kernel with APM support and running apmd on startup, my system can go
>>into Standby mode when I do 'apm --standby' or press Fn-F4. There is a problem when I come
>>back out of standby mode, though. My PCMCIA 802.11b NIC doesn't turn back on. If I pop it
>>out and slide it back in, the madwifi drivers (having problems with them currently) attach
>>to it instead of driverloader. I ran 'modprobe -r ath_pci', 'modprobe -r driverloader',
>>and 'modprobe driverloader' to allow driverloader to attach to the card. After this, the
>>lights were blinking on the card, but I couldn't get it to come back up (associate with an
>>AP). It works perfectly before the Standby and perfectly after a reboot. Is there
>>something special I need to do. BTW, this is a TP 770 running Gentoo Linux with the 2.6.4
>>kernel.
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Andrew Gaffney
Network Administrator
Skyline Aeronautics, LLC.
636-357-1548