Re: probs with a Linksys WUSB11 ver2.8 in Mandrake...

On Monday 02 Feb 2004 5:46 pm, Ryan Mueller wrote:
> Having some problems setting up a Linksys WUSB11 USB wireless adapter
> (version 2.8) in Mandrake 9.2. I have had the unit since October of last
> year, and a few weeks back finally found some pages detailing how the
> latest Berlios CVS tarball had support for the WUSB11 2.8 in it, and how
> to set it up. The method I'm trying now is at
> http://mandrake101.no-ip.org/.
>
> I installed the Mandrake kernel source rpm, and the wireless tools RPM
> from Mandrake's Package Manager. I did a make, and make install on the
> the at76c503a driver. I added the following lines to
> /etc/hotplug/blacklist:
>
> usbvnet_rfmd
> usbvnet_r503a
> usbvnet_r503_rfmd
>
> /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-wlan0 consists of:
>
> DEVICE=wlan0
> BOOTPROTO=dhcp
> IPADDRESS=""
> NETMASK=255.255.255.0
> NETWORK=192.168.1.0
> BROADCAST=192.168.1.255
> ONBOOT=yes
> KEY=no
> WIRELESS_RATE=11M
> WIRELESS_MODE=Managed
> WIRELESS_ESSID=linksys
>
> /etc/sysconfig/network is:
>
> NETWORKING=yes
> GATEWAY=192.168.1.1
> GATEWAYDEV=wlan0
>
> And finally, I changed ONBOOT=yes to ONBOOT=no for
> /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0. When I restarted the machine
> after doing all this, I still have no net access. When I ran dmesg, I
> found the following output:
>
> hub.c   connect-debounce failed, port 2 disabled
> hub.c   new USB device 00:1d.1-2, assigned address 2
> usb.c   USB device 2 (vend/prod 0x1915/0x2233) is not claimed by any
> active driver
> --- misc unrelated lines ---
> --- misc unrelated lines ---
> --- misc unrelated lines ---
> at76c503.c: Generic Atmel at76c503/at76c505 routines v0.11beta4
> at76c503-fw_skel.c: Atmel at76c505 (RFMD 2958) Wireless LAN Driver
> v0.12beta6 loading
> usb.c: registered new driver at at76c505-rfmd2958
> at76c503-fw_skel.c: using compiled-in firmware
> NTFS driver 2.1.4a [Flags: R/O MODULE].
> at76c503.c: Downloading external firmware failed: -22
> usbdfu.c: USB Device Firmware Upgrade (DFU) handler v0.11beta4
> usb.c: registered new driver usbdfu
> at76c503-fw_skel.c: using compiled-in firmware
> at76c503.c: Downloading external firmware failed: -22
>
> If I unplug the device and plug it back in, it registers a USB
> disconnect at address, it reconnects the device at address 3, and
> returns the same "Downloading external firmware failed: -22" message.
>
> I had been tinkering with this problem on Mandrake for about a week, and
> I gave up, and just for the hell of it blew away Mandrake and installed
> Fedora. After installing the wireless tools and Berlios driver in
> Fedora, and following approximately the same steps as listed above,
> everything worked fine and I was able to get on the net. The only
> problem with that is I would rather not use a "bleeding edge" distro
> like Fedora. I like Mandrake, and it seems to be a good system to learn
> the ins-and-outs of  Linux on. I have no Linux experience at all. I 've
> been using PC's since around 94, so I remember DOS, and have basic
> understanding of how things work with the command line. This problem has
> me stumped.
>
> I don't understand why it won't recognize the device, and I don't get
> the firmware downloading failure. I'm using the same driver as when I
> had it working in Fedora. I added what I assume are Mandrake's existing
> WLAN drivers to the blacklist file, so if they aren't loading then there
> shouldn't be a conflict. Confused, I am. If anyone has any ideas I would
> appreciate it. Thanks,
>
> Ryan Mueller
> [email protected]
>
> P.S.: Like I said, the device worked in Fedora, and works fine in WinXP,
> so it does work.
>

Did you try removing the old Mandrake supplied drivers completely?
They should be in /lib/modules/2.4.22-26mdk/kernel/3rdparty/at76c503

HTH

derek
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