[lug] Wireless networking

[Hugh Brown]

> 
> root at laptop ~ # cardctl status
> Socket 0:
>   3.3V CardBus card
>   function 0: [ready]
> root at laptop ~ # cardctl ident
> Socket 0:
>   no product info available
> root at laptop ~ #  cardctl info  
> PRODID_1=""
> PRODID_2=""
> PRODID_3=""
> PRODID_4=""
> MANFID=0000,0000
> FUNCID=255
> 
> root at laptop ~ # grep -i pcmcia /var/log/messages
> Jul 17 10:51:05 laptop pcmcia: Starting PCMCIA services:  
> Jul 17 10:51:05 laptop pcmcia: cardmgr[954]: watching 1 sockets 
> Jul 17 10:51:05 laptop pcmcia: done. 
> Jul 17 10:51:05 laptop rc: Starting pcmcia:  succeeded 
> 



normally cardctl ident will return something like:

Socket 0:
 product info: "The Linksys Group, Inc.", "Instant Wireless Network PC
Card", "ISL37300P", "RevA"
 manfid: 0x0274, 0x1613
 function: 6 (network)

and /var/log/messages has:

cardmgr[1405]: socket 0: Linksys Instant Wireless Network PC Card WPC11
v3
cardmgr[1405]: executing 'modprobe hermes'
cardmgr[1405]: executing 'modprobe orinoco'
cardmgr[1405]: executing 'modprobe orinoco_cs'

Also, the modules pcmcia_core yenta_socket get loaded for the pcmcia
subsystem.

I'm inclined to wonder if the card works at all because pcmcia isn't
getting anything from the card.  Have you tried it under a different os
or on a different computer?  You might try attending one of the hacker
club meetings and borrow a different wireless card. 

Hugh