[ltp] NetGear WG511 with fc3

[Winsley von Spee]

I had used the firmware from http://prism54.org/firmware/ but i do not
remember the exact version number. Wich one are you using ???

Greetz

Am Montag, den 06.12.2004, 18:59 -0300 schrieb 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
> > >  
> > >
> > 
> >