Re: [Cooker] linux-wlan-ng (WiFi) incompatible with Mandrake kernel ?
On Fri, 2002-08-16 at 16:25, Jean-Paul Smets wrote: > > Apparently, the PRISMII cards are working rather well with the Mandrake > > 2.4.19mdk kernel. There are still some issues I think however. The main > > problemen I had with orinoco dirvers on PRISM II cards is that the driver > > has the be rebooted (/etc/init.d/pcmcia restart) after some heavy file > > transfers (typ. 100MB). This does not happen with wlan-ng drivers. > > > > Maybe the current kernel is OK for client systems (but it is not OK for > > servers which act as Access Point). > > > > JPS. > > After some tests of PRISM II and Mandrake kernel, here is the conclusion : > it is not reliable. After 50/100MB of information is sent through the card, > the kernel says: > > Aug 13 17:43:54 localhost kernel: eth1: error -110 reading Rx descriptor. > Frame > dropped. > Aug 13 17:43:54 localhost kernel: eth1: Error -110 writing packet to BAP > Aug 13 17:43:54 localhost kernel: eth1: Error -110 writing Tx descriptor to > BAP > Aug 13 17:44:25 localhost last message repeated 18505 times > Aug 13 17:45:26 localhost last message repeated 38057 times > Aug 13 17:45:57 localhost last message repeated 20736 times > Aug 13 17:45:57 localhost dhcpcd[3645]: terminating on signal 15 > Aug 13 17:46:00 localhost kernel: descriptor to BAP > Aug 13 17:46:00 localhost kernel: eth1: Error -110 writing Tx descriptor to > BAP > Aug 13 17:46:01 localhost last message repeated 335 times > Aug 13 17:46:01 localhost kernel: eth1: Error -110 setting multicast list. > > With linux-wlan-ng, such thing does not happen. That'why I think the > inclusion of linux-wlan-ng would be good. Out of interest - did you try with a newly downloaded copy of the orinoco drivers from the author's website as well as the version included in the -mdk kernels? I've always had problems with the orinoco versions built into the mdk kernel, but recompiling v0.12 myself has always worked fine. -- adamw
Re: [Cooker] linux-wlan-ng (WiFi) incompatible with Mandrake kernel ?
On fredagen den 16 augusti 2002 11.22 Jean-Paul Smets wrote: > Le Mercredi 14 Août 2002 21:41, Oden Eriksson a écrit : > > On onsdagen den 14 augusti 2002 09.06 Jean-Paul Smets wrote: > > > Le Lundi 12 Août 2002 18:49, Oden Eriksson a écrit : > > > > On måndagen den 12 augusti 2002 06.18 Jean-Paul Smets wrote: > > > > > Le Lundi 12 Août 2002 17:33, Oden Eriksson a écrit : > > > > > > On måndagen den 12 augusti 2002 04.58 Jean-Paul Smets wrote: > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > We have tried to install linux-wlan-ng-0.1.14 drivers on > > > > > > > Mandrake 9.0 Beta > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi, I looked into this a couple of months ago when I found the > > > > > > OpenAP project. To me it looks like there are also some major > > > > > > fundamental differences in the pcmcia-cs provided by Mandrake > > > > > > that makes this impossible? > > > > > > Apparently, the PRISMII cards are working rather well with the Mandrake > > > 2.4.19mdk kernel. There are still some issues I think however. The main > > > problemen I had with orinoco dirvers on PRISM II cards is that the > > > driver has the be rebooted (/etc/init.d/pcmcia restart) after some > > > heavy file transfers (typ. 100MB). This does not happen with wlan-ng > > > drivers. > > > > > > Maybe the current kernel is OK for client systems (but it is not OK for > > > servers which act as Access Point). > > > > Interesting..., are you planning to use Mandrake as an AP NOS in your > > OpenBrick product? > > Yes. I will do within a few weeks for the OpenBrick & Mandrake what I did > already did with Debian. Nice, as I heard prices on CF and DOM will drop and capacaty will increse. Will you also consider using intel NIC chipset(s) instead of RTL, and preferably 3 of those ;)? Very interesting indeed. Maybe a new chassie a PCI riser and the D-Link DFE-580TX ? :-) As of kernel-2.4.19.3mdk-1-1mdk the DFE-580TX is working, very nice, thanks Juan! -- Regards // Oden Eriksson Deserve-IT Networks -> http://d-srv.com
Re: [Cooker] linux-wlan-ng (WiFi) incompatible with Mandrake kernel ?
Le Mercredi 14 Août 2002 21:41, Oden Eriksson a écrit : > On onsdagen den 14 augusti 2002 09.06 Jean-Paul Smets wrote: > > Le Lundi 12 Août 2002 18:49, Oden Eriksson a écrit : > > > On måndagen den 12 augusti 2002 06.18 Jean-Paul Smets wrote: > > > > Le Lundi 12 Août 2002 17:33, Oden Eriksson a écrit : > > > > > On måndagen den 12 augusti 2002 04.58 Jean-Paul Smets wrote: > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > > > > > We have tried to install linux-wlan-ng-0.1.14 drivers on > > > > > > Mandrake 9.0 Beta > > > > > > > > > > Hi, I looked into this a couple of months ago when I found the > > > > > OpenAP project. To me it looks like there are also some major > > > > > fundamental differences in the pcmcia-cs provided by Mandrake > > > > > that makes this impossible? > > > > Apparently, the PRISMII cards are working rather well with the Mandrake > > 2.4.19mdk kernel. There are still some issues I think however. The main > > problemen I had with orinoco dirvers on PRISM II cards is that the > > driver has the be rebooted (/etc/init.d/pcmcia restart) after some > > heavy file transfers (typ. 100MB). This does not happen with wlan-ng > > drivers. > > > > Maybe the current kernel is OK for client systems (but it is not OK for > > servers which act as Access Point). > > Interesting..., are you planning to use Mandrake as an AP NOS in your > OpenBrick product? Yes. I will do within a few weeks for the OpenBrick & Mandrake what I did already did with Debian. JPS. -- Jean-Paul Smets-Solanes Nexedi CEOTel. +33(0)6 62 05 76 14Fax. +33(0)1 53 01 09 29 About www.nexedi.com Nexedi is a consulting and development services company helping small and medium organisations to choose open source / free software and fulfill their IT application needs. Nexedi is the founder of the ERP5 project, a Free / Open Source ERP software based on innovative technologies (www.erp5.org). About www.storever.com Storever provides a reliable source for notebooks and servers preconfigured with the GNU/Linux operating system
Re: [Cooker] linux-wlan-ng (WiFi) incompatible with Mandrake kernel ?
Le Mercredi 14 Août 2002 15:06, Jean-Paul Smets a écrit : > Le Lundi 12 Août 2002 18:49, Oden Eriksson a écrit : > > On måndagen den 12 augusti 2002 06.18 Jean-Paul Smets wrote: > > > Le Lundi 12 Août 2002 17:33, Oden Eriksson a écrit : > > > > On måndagen den 12 augusti 2002 04.58 Jean-Paul Smets wrote: > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > > > We have tried to install linux-wlan-ng-0.1.14 drivers on Mandrake > > > > > 9.0 Beta > > > > > > > > Hi, I looked into this a couple of months ago when I found the > > > > OpenAP project. To me it looks like there are also some major > > > > fundamental differences in the pcmcia-cs provided by Mandrake that > > > > makes this impossible? > > Apparently, the PRISMII cards are working rather well with the Mandrake > 2.4.19mdk kernel. There are still some issues I think however. The main > problemen I had with orinoco dirvers on PRISM II cards is that the driver > has the be rebooted (/etc/init.d/pcmcia restart) after some heavy file > transfers (typ. 100MB). This does not happen with wlan-ng drivers. > > Maybe the current kernel is OK for client systems (but it is not OK for > servers which act as Access Point). > > JPS. After some tests of PRISM II and Mandrake kernel, here is the conclusion : it is not reliable. After 50/100MB of information is sent through the card, the kernel says: Aug 13 17:43:54 localhost kernel: eth1: error -110 reading Rx descriptor. Frame dropped. Aug 13 17:43:54 localhost kernel: eth1: Error -110 writing packet to BAP Aug 13 17:43:54 localhost kernel: eth1: Error -110 writing Tx descriptor to BAP Aug 13 17:44:25 localhost last message repeated 18505 times Aug 13 17:45:26 localhost last message repeated 38057 times Aug 13 17:45:57 localhost last message repeated 20736 times Aug 13 17:45:57 localhost dhcpcd[3645]: terminating on signal 15 Aug 13 17:46:00 localhost kernel: descriptor to BAP Aug 13 17:46:00 localhost kernel: eth1: Error -110 writing Tx descriptor to BAP Aug 13 17:46:01 localhost last message repeated 335 times Aug 13 17:46:01 localhost kernel: eth1: Error -110 setting multicast list. With linux-wlan-ng, such thing does not happen. That'why I think the inclusion of linux-wlan-ng would be good. JPS. -- Jean-Paul Smets-Solanes Nexedi CEOTel. +33(0)6 62 05 76 14Fax. +33(0)1 53 01 09 29 About www.nexedi.com Nexedi is a consulting and development services company helping small and medium organisations to choose open source / free software and fulfill their IT application needs. Nexedi is the founder of the ERP5 project, a Free / Open Source ERP software based on innovative technologies (www.erp5.org). About www.storever.com Storever provides a reliable source for notebooks and servers preconfigured with the GNU/Linux operating system
Re: [Cooker] linux-wlan-ng (WiFi) incompatible with Mandrake kernel ?
On Wed, 2002-08-14 at 14:06, Jean-Paul Smets wrote: > Le Lundi 12 Août 2002 18:49, Oden Eriksson a écrit : > > On måndagen den 12 augusti 2002 06.18 Jean-Paul Smets wrote: > > > Le Lundi 12 Août 2002 17:33, Oden Eriksson a écrit : > > > > On måndagen den 12 augusti 2002 04.58 Jean-Paul Smets wrote: > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > > > We have tried to install linux-wlan-ng-0.1.14 drivers on Mandrake > > > > > 9.0 Beta > > > > > > > > Hi, I looked into this a couple of months ago when I found the OpenAP > > > > project. To me it looks like there are also some major fundamental > > > > differences in the pcmcia-cs provided by Mandrake that makes this > > > > impossible? > > > > > Apparently, the PRISMII cards are working rather well with the Mandrake > 2.4.19mdk kernel. There are still some issues I think however. The main > problemen I had with orinoco dirvers on PRISM II cards is that the driver > has the be rebooted (/etc/init.d/pcmcia restart) after some heavy file > transfers (typ. 100MB). This does not happen with wlan-ng drivers. > > Maybe the current kernel is OK for client systems (but it is not OK for > servers which act as Access Point). I've noted a similar issue. My fix was simple; get the latest version of the orinoco drivers from the author's homepage ( http://ozlabs.org/people/dgibson/dldwd/ - current version as I write this is 0.12b). Compile that and do a 'make install', then go to /lib/modules//kernel/drivers/net/wireless, remove Mandrake's gzipped orinoco/hermes modules, re-run depmod -a, and re-cycle the card. This version of the driver has never given this kind of error for me; can someone please enlighten me as to exactly what version is included in the Mandrake kernel? (Removing the Mandrake modules may be optional, btw, but I didn't want to test what 'modprobe orinoco_cs' does when you have orinoco_cs.o *and* orinoco_cs.o.gz :>). I've not tried the wlan-ng stuff on my card. -- adamw
Re: [Cooker] linux-wlan-ng (WiFi) incompatible with Mandrake kernel ?
On onsdagen den 14 augusti 2002 09.06 Jean-Paul Smets wrote: > Le Lundi 12 Août 2002 18:49, Oden Eriksson a écrit : > > On måndagen den 12 augusti 2002 06.18 Jean-Paul Smets wrote: > > > Le Lundi 12 Août 2002 17:33, Oden Eriksson a écrit : > > > > On måndagen den 12 augusti 2002 04.58 Jean-Paul Smets wrote: > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > > > We have tried to install linux-wlan-ng-0.1.14 drivers on Mandrake > > > > > 9.0 Beta > > > > > > > > Hi, I looked into this a couple of months ago when I found the OpenAP > > > > project. To me it looks like there are also some major fundamental > > > > differences in the pcmcia-cs provided by Mandrake that makes this > > > > impossible? > > Apparently, the PRISMII cards are working rather well with the Mandrake > 2.4.19mdk kernel. There are still some issues I think however. The main > problemen I had with orinoco dirvers on PRISM II cards is that the driver > has the be rebooted (/etc/init.d/pcmcia restart) after some heavy file > transfers (typ. 100MB). This does not happen with wlan-ng drivers. > > Maybe the current kernel is OK for client systems (but it is not OK for > servers which act as Access Point). Interesting..., are you planning to use Mandrake as an AP NOS in your OpenBrick product? -- Regards // Oden Eriksson Deserve-IT Networks -> http://d-srv.com
Re: [Cooker] linux-wlan-ng (WiFi) incompatible with Mandrake kernel ?
Le Lundi 12 Août 2002 18:49, Oden Eriksson a écrit : > On måndagen den 12 augusti 2002 06.18 Jean-Paul Smets wrote: > > Le Lundi 12 Août 2002 17:33, Oden Eriksson a écrit : > > > On måndagen den 12 augusti 2002 04.58 Jean-Paul Smets wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > We have tried to install linux-wlan-ng-0.1.14 drivers on Mandrake > > > > 9.0 Beta > > > > > > Hi, I looked into this a couple of months ago when I found the OpenAP > > > project. To me it looks like there are also some major fundamental > > > differences in the pcmcia-cs provided by Mandrake that makes this > > > impossible? > > Apparently, the PRISMII cards are working rather well with the Mandrake 2.4.19mdk kernel. There are still some issues I think however. The main problemen I had with orinoco dirvers on PRISM II cards is that the driver has the be rebooted (/etc/init.d/pcmcia restart) after some heavy file transfers (typ. 100MB). This does not happen with wlan-ng drivers. Maybe the current kernel is OK for client systems (but it is not OK for servers which act as Access Point). JPS. -- Jean-Paul Smets-Solanes Nexedi CEOTel. +33(0)6 62 05 76 14Fax. +33(0)1 53 01 09 29 About www.nexedi.com Nexedi is a consulting and development services company helping small and medium organisations to choose open source / free software and fulfill their IT application needs. Nexedi is the founder of the ERP5 project, a Free / Open Source ERP software based on innovative technologies (www.erp5.org). About www.storever.com Storever provides a reliable source for notebooks and servers preconfigured with the GNU/Linux operating system
Re: [Cooker] linux-wlan-ng (WiFi) incompatible with Mandrake kernel ?
On måndagen den 12 augusti 2002 06.18 Jean-Paul Smets wrote: > Le Lundi 12 Août 2002 17:33, Oden Eriksson a écrit : > > On måndagen den 12 augusti 2002 04.58 Jean-Paul Smets wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > > > We have tried to install linux-wlan-ng-0.1.14 drivers on Mandrake 9.0 > > > Beta > > > > Hi, I looked into this a couple of months ago when I found the OpenAP > > project. To me it looks like there are also some major fundamental > > differences in the pcmcia-cs provided by Mandrake that makes this > > impossible? > > Thanks for the comment. > > We could get wlan-ng run quite well with the linus kernel provided by > Mandrake and the pcmcia-cs source (SRPM) provided by Mandrake. So, what do > you mean by "there are some major fundamental differences in the pcmcia-cs > provided by Mandrake" ? As I said I checked this a couple of months ago regarding "OpenAP" and this was my conclusion, I don't remember exactly what it was, and I don't want to re-investigate it. And as I don't have the hardware there's no need for me at this point to dwell into this. Sorry. -- Regards // Oden Eriksson Deserve-IT Networks -> http://d-srv.com
Re: [Cooker] linux-wlan-ng (WiFi) incompatible with Mandrake kernel ?
Le Lundi 12 Août 2002 17:33, Oden Eriksson a écrit : > On måndagen den 12 augusti 2002 04.58 Jean-Paul Smets wrote: > > Hi, > > > > We have tried to install linux-wlan-ng-0.1.14 drivers on Mandrake 9.0 > > Beta > > Hi, I looked into this a couple of months ago when I found the OpenAP > project. To me it looks like there are also some major fundamental > differences in the pcmcia-cs provided by Mandrake that makes this > impossible? Thanks for the comment. We could get wlan-ng run quite well with the linus kernel provided by Mandrake and the pcmcia-cs source (SRPM) provided by Mandrake. So, what do you mean by "there are some major fundamental differences in the pcmcia-cs provided by Mandrake" ? JPS. -- Jean-Paul Smets-Solanes Nexedi CEOTel. +33(0)6 62 05 76 14Fax. +33(0)1 53 01 09 29 About www.nexedi.com Nexedi is a consulting and development services company helping small and medium organisations to choose open source / free software and fulfill their IT application needs. Nexedi is the founder of the ERP5 project, a Free / Open Source ERP software based on innovative technologies (www.erp5.org). About www.storever.com Storever provides a reliable source for notebooks and servers preconfigured with the GNU/Linux operating system
Re: [Cooker] linux-wlan-ng (WiFi) incompatible with Mandrake kernel ?
On måndagen den 12 augusti 2002 04.58 Jean-Paul Smets wrote: > Hi, > > We have tried to install linux-wlan-ng-0.1.14 drivers on Mandrake 9.0 Beta Hi, I looked into this a couple of months ago when I found the OpenAP project. To me it looks like there are also some major fundamental differences in the pcmcia-cs provided by Mandrake that makes this impossible? -- Regards // Oden Eriksson Deserve-IT Networks -> http://d-srv.com
