[ltp] NetGear WG511 with fc3

[Mauro Maroni]

Sounds strange...did you try with another firmware version?


On Sun, 5 Dec 2004, Bert Haskins wrote:

> 
> 
> Winsley von Spee wrote:
> 
> >Am Samstag, den 04.12.2004, 23:24 -0500 schrieb Bert Haskins:
> >  
> >
> >>I'm running fc3 on my 390X, and I can't seem to get my NetGear WG511 
> >>Wireless 802.11g card to work with it.
> >>It uses the Prism54 Chipset.
> >>The card runs fine under W2K.
> >>
> >>The isl3890 firmware from prism54  is in  /lib/firmware.
> >>Lsmod and cat interrupts both show prism54.
> >>Cardctl ident shows both slots empty(?)..
> >>This command under Mepis 2004 shows
> >>
> >>product info: "Intersil", "ISL3890", "-", "-"
> >>  manfid: 0x00b, 0x3890
> >>  function: 254 ((null))
> >>
> >>The card does not show up under the Internet connection wizard
> >>although it did when I first tried to set it up(?).
> >>
> >>Has anyone else on the list had good results with this card?
> >>Or have and ideas on what I might be missing.
> >>
> >>A MN520 (wireless b) card runs fine in this machine
> >>and shows up under cardctl ident.
> >>This card was very easy to set up.
> >>
> >>Thanks,
> >>    Bert
> >>
> >>    
> >>
> >
> >
> >I used this card a relative long time. All I did was including support
> >in the Kernel and putting the firmware to /lib/firmware. 
> >What does dmesg say after putting in the card
> >
> /// new lines in dmesg
> Loaded prism54 driver, version 1.2
> PCI: Enabling device 0000:02:00.0 (0000 -> 0002)
> divert: allocating divert_blk for eth0
> ip_tables: (C) 2000-2002 Netfilter core team
> eth0: islpci_open()
> eth0: resetting device...
> eth0: uploading firmware...
> eth0: firmware uploaded done, now triggering reset...
> eth0: device soft reset timed out
> eth0: timeout waiting for mgmt response 1000, triggering device
> eth0: timeout waiting for mgmt response
> eth0: timeout waiting for mgmt response 1000, triggering device
> eth0: timeout waiting for mgmt response
> eth0: timeout waiting for mgmt response 1000, triggering device
> eth0: timeout waiting for mgmt response
> eth0: timeout waiting for mgmt response 1000, triggering device
> eth0: timeout waiting for mgmt response
> eth0: mgmt tx queue is still full
> eth0: mgmt tx queue is still full
> eth0: mgmt tx queue is still full
> eth0: mgmt tx queue is still full
> eth0: mgmt tx queue is still full
> eth0: mgmt tx queue is still full
> eth0: mgmt tx queue is still full
> eth0: mgmt tx queue is still full
> eth0: mgmt tx queue is still full
> eth0: mgmt tx queue is still full
> eth0: mgmt tx queue is still full
> eth0: mgmt tx queue is still full
> eth0: mgmt tx queue is still full
> eth0: mgmt tx queue is still full
> eth0: mgmt tx queue is still full
> eth0: mgt_commit has failed. Restart the device
> eth0: no IPv6 routers present
> ///////
> 
> >and what says lspci ???
> >
> lspci says "2:00.0 Network controller: Intersil Corporation Intersil 
> ISL3890 [Prism GT/Prism Duette] (rev 01)"
> 
> >If you build the wlan driver as a module also check lsmod.
> >
> lsmod shows the prism54 module.
> 
> >
> >Greetz
> >  
> >
> 
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