RE: Fedora Core V2 Upgrade Woes

Jörg + All,

With thanks to Kevin, I have discovered that I can find console output
in /var/log/messages (See. told you I was a clueless newbie...)

So, in case it is of use, I list below the console messages from
disconnecting and re-connecting the Belkin from the PC (whilst the
driver and the Belkin are working).



**************************************************
>From a working system with Internet connectivity:

1) Unplug the Belkin...

Jun  9 16:21:09 localhost kernel: usb 1-1: USB disconnect, address 2
Jun  9 16:21:09 localhost kernel:
/wireless/cvs/at76c503a/at76c503-fw_skel.c: wlan0 disconnecting
Jun  9 16:21:09 localhost kernel:
/wireless/cvs/at76c503a/at76c503-fw_skel.c: at76c503-rfmd-acc
disconnected
Jun  9 16:21:10 localhost net.agent[3437]: remove event not handled
Jun  9 16:21:10 localhost kernel: Device not ready.  Make sure there is
a disc in the drive.

Internet connectivity lost...

2) Plug in the Belgin again... Note does not restore connectivity

Jun  9 16:21:26 localhost kernel: usb 1-1: new full speed USB device
using address 3
Jun  9 16:21:29 localhost kernel: /wireless/cvs/at76c503a/at76c503.c:
$Id: at76c503.c,v 1.55 2004/05/31 13:59:27 jal2 Exp $ compiled Jun  7
2004 20:46:03
Jun  9 16:21:29 localhost kernel: /wireless/cvs/at76c503a/at76c503.c:
firmware version 8.101.5 #84 (fcs_len 4)
Jun  9 16:21:29 localhost kernel: /wireless/cvs/at76c503a/at76c503.c:
device's MAC xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx, regulatory domain ETSI (Europe -
(Spain+France) (id 48)
Jun  9 16:21:29 localhost kernel: /wireless/cvs/at76c503a/at76c503.c:
registered wlan0

3) Run my script which contains the following commands:
[
cd /wireless/cvs/at76c503a
modprobe at76c503-rfmd 
ifconfig wlan0 up 
iwconfig wlan0 mode Managed
iwconfig wlan0 essid any 
iwconfig wlan0 key restricted xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
ifconfig wlan0 192.168.1.77 
route add default gw 192.168.1.1
]

Result...

Jun  9 16:23:26 localhost ntpd[1940]: sendto(66.187.233.4): Network is
unreachable
Jun  9 16:25:23 localhost gpm[1979]: *** info [mice.c(1766)]:
Jun  9 16:25:23 localhost gpm[1979]: imps2: Auto-detected intellimouse
PS/2
Jun  9 16:25:39 localhost kernel: /wireless/cvs/at76c503a/at76c503.c:
/wireless/cvs/at76c503a/at76c503.c:2493 assertion dev->istate == INIT
failed

Internet connectivity restored...

*********************************************************************

I don't know if it sheds any light on the problem. Next I will recreate
the crash caused when having the
etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-wlan0 file in place, booting with
the Belkin disconnected and then re-connecting the Belkin. (I may have
to do that tomorrow).

Thanks for your help and support.

Mark