[ltp] NetGear WG511 with fc3

[Mauro Maroni]

I am using the last (or at least it was the last one when I bought the 
card some months ago) version from prism54.org. It is 1.0.4.3 I believe
(I am not at home right now). But there are some older versions there that 
you may want to try...


On Tue, 7 Dec 2004, Winsley von Spee wrote:

> 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
> > > >  
> > > >
> > > 
> > > 
> 
>