Re: [newbie] Linux Driver Install Issues
Ok, the good news is we've installed all the files and the device is now found. The bad news is it is picking up one of my client PCs and not the access point. Command we have tried: # iwconfig wlan1 ap (MAC address of router) It returns this error: error for wireless request Set AP address (8B14) : SET failed on device wlan1 ; Operation not supported. The device seems to want to set itself as ad hoc and my router sees it as a separate network, even though we have given it the same ESSID. It has received 68 packets only. I cannot ping it from the Windows client and it will not ping anything, however my router can see it. Can you offer any suggestions? Thanks Lexx Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Linux Driver Install Issues
CNet 11Mbps WLAN USB adapter Linux Driver USB Driver Version 2.1.2.1 X windows Application (xvnet) version 4.0.0.0 command line utility (lvnet) version 1.0 OK That is the atmelwlandriver The good news for you is that it is already installed in your Mandrake 9.2. The bad news is the lvnet and xvnet utilities you need to set it up is not installed. The other bad news is that that driver is a bit of a dog IMO But the other good news is that there is another driver which is easier to set up and more reliable. I have a page on setting it up here http://www.jennings.homelinux.net/atmel_92.html If you have trouble getting it working it may be possible that that manufacturer of your device is not known to the driver. In which case install the usbview package, and run KMenuConfigurationHardwareUsbview and let me know the manufacturer and product codes derek Derek, I've had a look at your website and I can see you've had quite a lot of experience installing wireless. Many thanks for the suggestions, I will try them and let you know how I get on. If it helps, I've found a link to the product http://www.cnetusa.com/product/specs/wl_cnusb611(g).htm It makes no refrence to linux, but I can assure it carries both RedHat and Mandrake drivers. I checked before I bought the product. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Linux Driver Install Issues
On Saturday 24 Jan 2004 11:40 pm, Lexx wrote: X86 / 9.2 Trying to install a wireless USB dongle to connect my linux box to my LAN. (CNet 11Mbps WLAN USB adapter) Linux drivers included. I have a EtherExpress PRO/100 card installed. I get various errors when trying to unpack the folder including this in text: these files are glibc internal and may not match the currently running kernel. They should only be included via other system header files - user space programs should not directly include or as well To build kernel modules please do the following. Driver readme can be supplied on request. The readme was written for Linux kernel 2.4.19-16mdk, Mandrake 9 And the name of the driver is? derek CNet 11Mbps WLAN USB adapter Linux Driver USB Driver Version 2.1.2.1 X windows Application (xvnet) version 4.0.0.0 command line utility (lvnet) version 1.0 OK That is the atmelwlandriver The good news for you is that it is already installed in your Mandrake 9.2. The bad news is the lvnet and xvnet utilities you need to set it up is not installed. The other bad news is that that driver is a bit of a dog IMO But the other good news is that there is another driver which is easier to set up and more reliable. I have a page on setting it up here http://www.jennings.homelinux.net/atmel_92.html derek Something else that may be relevent is during boot in verbose I notice this message: Bringing up interface eth0 - FAILED Is this going to cause me problems? Thanks again Lexx Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Linux Driver Install Issues
On Sunday 25 January 2004 12:26, Lexx wrote: On Saturday 24 Jan 2004 11:40 pm, Lexx wrote: X86 / 9.2 Trying to install a wireless USB dongle to connect my linux box to my LAN. (CNet 11Mbps WLAN USB adapter) Linux drivers included. I have a EtherExpress PRO/100 card installed. I get various errors when trying to unpack the folder including this in text: these files are glibc internal and may not match the currently running kernel. They should only be included via other system header files - user space programs should not directly include or as well To build kernel modules please do the following. Driver readme can be supplied on request. The readme was written for Linux kernel 2.4.19-16mdk, Mandrake 9 And the name of the driver is? derek CNet 11Mbps WLAN USB adapter Linux Driver USB Driver Version 2.1.2.1 X windows Application (xvnet) version 4.0.0.0 command line utility (lvnet) version 1.0 OK That is the atmelwlandriver The good news for you is that it is already installed in your Mandrake 9.2. The bad news is the lvnet and xvnet utilities you need to set it up is not installed. The other bad news is that that driver is a bit of a dog IMO But the other good news is that there is another driver which is easier to set up and more reliable. I have a page on setting it up here http://www.jennings.homelinux.net/atmel_92.html derek Something else that may be relevent is during boot in verbose I notice this message: Bringing up interface eth0 - FAILED Is this going to cause me problems? On one of my boxes this happens at almost every boot, but it has never caused me a problem. I suspect that it simply doesn't come up fast enough to show in the boot sequence or something equally harmless. Anyway, once the boot is completed the box can use the lan and Internet immediately. Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Linux Driver Install Issues
On Sunday 25 Jan 2004 12:26 pm, Lexx wrote: snip Something else that may be relevent is during boot in verbose I notice this message: Bringing up interface eth0 - FAILED Is this going to cause me problems? Thanks again Lexx If you have a built in Ethernet on your computer, then it will come up as eth0, and will be assumed to be the interface connected to the Internet. If you do not intend to use this interface, then :- MandrakeControlCentreNetworkDrakConnectConfigure Local Area Network and unselect 'Start on Boot' Alternatively if you do not have a built in Ethernet, then this will be the Wireless dongle. As my web page points out, by default the atmelwlan driver will try to grab the wireless dongle, and will call it ethx, but it will fail to configure it correctly, and so fail. Disabling the atmelwlan driver allows the at76c503 driver to grab the dongle, and it will be named wlan0 Once you see wlan0 appear in the logs or in response to an iwconfig command, then you will know that the driver is working, and it is only a matter of getting the configuration file right. derek -- www.jennings.homelinux.net Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Linux Driver Install Issues
On Sunday, January 25, 2004 12:47 PM, Derek Jennings [EMAIL PROTECTED] thus spoke: snip If you have a built in Ethernet on your computer, then it will come up as eth0, and will be assumed to be the interface connected to the Internet. If you do not intend to use this interface, then :- MandrakeControlCentreNetworkDrakConnectConfigure Local Area Network and unselect 'Start on Boot' snip Yes, I looks like I have (under HardDrake) two USB Root Hubs (HUB A and HUB B respectively) and an unknown USB device (which will be the dongle). I ran dmesg and got this output (edited) Unfortunately my FDD has now decided not to work, so I cannot copy the file and paste it here in full. = hub.c: new USB device registered, assigned bus number 1 hub.c: USB hub found hub.c: 2 ports detected hub-uhci.c: USB UHCI at I/O 0xd800, IRQ 23 hub.c: new USB device registered, assigned bus number 2 hub.c: USB hub found hub.c: 2 ports detected hub-uhci.c: v1.275:USB Universal Host controller Interface Driver usbdevfs: remount parameter error hub.c: new USB device 00:07.3-1, assigned address 2 usb.c: USB device 2 (vend/prod 0x1371/0x13) is not claimed by any active driver. kjournald starting. Commit interval 5 seconds usbdfu.c: USB Device Firmware Upgrade (DFU) handler v0.11beta4 usb.c: registered new driver usbdfu = None of this (copied from your wesite) is here ../src/usb/vnet_kernel.c: Reseting Usb Device ../src/usb/vnet_kernel.c: Reset completed. usbvnetr: driver version 1.0.1, compiled Oct 19 2003 16:57:37 (dbg_mask x0) MAC addr 00:30:BD:63:BD:4E firmware 1.101.2.84 ../src/usb/vnetusba.c: usb eth0 initialized and registered at76c503.c: Generic Atmel at76c503/at76c505 routines v0.11beta4 at76c503-rfmd.c: Atmel at76c503 (RFMD) Wireless LAN Driver v0.11beta4 Many thanks Lexx Registered Linux User No.316991 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Linux Driver Install Issues
On Sunday, January 25, 2004 12:47 PM, Derek Jennings [EMAIL PROTECTED] thus spoke: On Sunday 25 Jan 2004 12:26 pm, Lexx wrote: snip Something else that may be relevent is during boot in verbose I notice this message: Bringing up interface eth0 - FAILED Is this going to cause me problems? Thanks again Lexx If you have a built in Ethernet on your computer, then it will come up as eth0, and will be assumed to be the interface connected to the snip iwconfig returns the following: lono wireless extentions eth0no wireless extentions Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Linux Driver Install Issues
On Sunday, January 25, 2004 12:47 PM, Derek Jennings [EMAIL PROTECTED] was rumoured to have said: On Sunday 25 Jan 2004 12:26 pm, Lexx wrote: snip Something else that may be relevent is during boot in verbose I notice this message: Bringing up interface eth0 - FAILED Is this going to cause me problems? Thanks again Lexx snip Alternatively if you do not have a built in Ethernet, then this will be the Wireless dongle. As my web page points out, by default the atmelwlan driver will try to grab the wireless dongle, and will call it ethx, but it will fail to configure it correctly, and so fail. Disabling the atmelwlan driver allows the at76c503 driver to grab the dongle, and it will be named wlan0 snip OK, I'm looking at the /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts directory now and there is not a file called ifcfg-wlan0. I do have a file called if-up-wireless and a ifcfg-eth0, although I think that is the hub and not the dongle. if-up-wireless does not appear to be the same file as ifcfg-wlan0 on your instruction sheet. It contains only the following variables: MODE ESSID NWID FREQ CHANNEL SENS RATE KEY RTS FRAG SPYIPS IWCONFIG IWPRIV Followed by a string of IF statements for the above variables. Cheers Lexx Registered Linux User No.316991 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Linux Driver Install Issues
On Sunday 25 Jan 2004 1:54 pm, Lexx wrote: snip OK, I'm looking at the /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts directory now and there is not a file called ifcfg-wlan0. I do have a file called if-up-wireless and a ifcfg-eth0, although I think that is the hub and not the dongle. Cheers Lexx ifcfg-wlan0 will not exist. You have to create it. There will be a similar file for each network interface on the computer. Normally the drakconnect GUI will create the file. But because drakconnect will not work with usb wireless devices, you have to create it by hand. derek -- www.jennings.homelinux.net Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Linux Driver Install Issues
On Sunday 25 Jan 2004 1:16 pm, Lexx wrote: On Sunday, January 25, 2004 12:47 PM, Derek Jennings [EMAIL PROTECTED] thus spoke: snip Yes, I looks like I have (under HardDrake) two USB Root Hubs (HUB A and HUB B respectively) and an unknown USB device (which will be the dongle). I ran dmesg and got this output (edited) Unfortunately my FDD has now decided not to work, so I cannot copy the file and paste it here in full. snip hub.c: new USB device 00:07.3-1, assigned address 2 usb.c: USB device 2 (vend/prod 0x1371/0x13) is not claimed by any active driver. Many thanks Lexx OK You have a new variant of the CnetUSB611 You have the model 'G' version which requires a newer version of the driver than came with your Mandrake 9.2. I'll quickly compile it and send it to you separately. This driver will be compiled for the latest kernel version kernel-2.4.22.26mdk which is available from any Mandrake update mirror such as this one. ftp://ftp.rediris.es/pub/linux/distributions/mandrake/updates/9.2/RPMS If you have no networking in Linux you can download it into a FAT32 partition with Windows, then in Linux just click on the rpm with konqueror and it will install. When you reboot you should then be running the new kernel. ( uname -r in a terminal will confirm your kernel version) -- www.jennings.homelinux.net Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Linux Driver Install Issues
X86 / 9.2 Trying to install a wireless USB dongle to connect my linux box to my LAN. (CNet 11Mbps WLAN USB adapter) Linux drivers included. I have a EtherExpress PRO/100 card installed. I get various errors when trying to unpack the folder including this in text: these files are glibc internal and may not match the currently running kernel. They should only be included via other system header files - user space programs should not directly include or as well To build kernel modules please do the following. Driver readme can be supplied on request. The readme was written for Linux kernel 2.4.19-16mdk, Mandrake 9 Thanks in advance Lexx Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Linux Driver Install Issues
On Saturday 24 Jan 2004 10:27 pm, Lexx wrote: X86 / 9.2 Trying to install a wireless USB dongle to connect my linux box to my LAN. (CNet 11Mbps WLAN USB adapter) Linux drivers included. I have a EtherExpress PRO/100 card installed. I get various errors when trying to unpack the folder including this in text: these files are glibc internal and may not match the currently running kernel. They should only be included via other system header files - user space programs should not directly include or as well To build kernel modules please do the following. Driver readme can be supplied on request. The readme was written for Linux kernel 2.4.19-16mdk, Mandrake 9 Thanks in advance Lexx And the name of the driver is? derek -- www.jennings.homelinux.net Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Linux Driver Install Issues
X86 / 9.2 Trying to install a wireless USB dongle to connect my linux box to my LAN. (CNet 11Mbps WLAN USB adapter) Linux drivers included. I have a EtherExpress PRO/100 card installed. I get various errors when trying to unpack the folder including this in text: these files are glibc internal and may not match the currently running kernel. They should only be included via other system header files - user space programs should not directly include or as well To build kernel modules please do the following. Driver readme can be supplied on request. The readme was written for Linux kernel 2.4.19-16mdk, Mandrake 9 And the name of the driver is? derek CNet 11Mbps WLAN USB adapter Linux Driver USB Driver Version 2.1.2.1 X windows Application (xvnet) version 4.0.0.0 command line utility (lvnet) version 1.0 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Linux Driver Install Issues
On Saturday 24 Jan 2004 11:40 pm, Lexx wrote: X86 / 9.2 Trying to install a wireless USB dongle to connect my linux box to my LAN. (CNet 11Mbps WLAN USB adapter) Linux drivers included. I have a EtherExpress PRO/100 card installed. I get various errors when trying to unpack the folder including this in text: these files are glibc internal and may not match the currently running kernel. They should only be included via other system header files - user space programs should not directly include or as well To build kernel modules please do the following. Driver readme can be supplied on request. The readme was written for Linux kernel 2.4.19-16mdk, Mandrake 9 And the name of the driver is? derek CNet 11Mbps WLAN USB adapter Linux Driver USB Driver Version 2.1.2.1 X windows Application (xvnet) version 4.0.0.0 command line utility (lvnet) version 1.0 OK That is the atmelwlandriver The good news for you is that it is already installed in your Mandrake 9.2. The bad news is the lvnet and xvnet utilities you need to set it up is not installed. The other bad news is that that driver is a bit of a dog IMO But the other good news is that there is another driver which is easier to set up and more reliable. I have a page on setting it up here http://www.jennings.homelinux.net/atmel_92.html If you have trouble getting it working it may be possible that that manufacturer of your device is not known to the driver. In which case install the usbview package, and run KMenuConfigurationHardwareUsbview and let me know the manufacturer and product codes derek -- www.jennings.homelinux.net Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Linux Driver Install Issues
On Sunday 25 Jan 2004 12:22 am, Derek Jennings wrote: On Saturday 24 Jan 2004 11:40 pm, Lexx wrote: X86 / 9.2 Trying to install a wireless USB dongle to connect my linux box to my LAN. (CNet 11Mbps WLAN USB adapter) Linux drivers included. SNIP OK That is the atmelwlandriver The good news for you is that it is already installed in your Mandrake 9.2. The bad news is the lvnet and xvnet utilities you need to set it up is not installed. The other bad news is that that driver is a bit of a dog IMO But the other good news is that there is another driver which is easier to set up and more reliable. I have a page on setting it up here http://www.jennings.homelinux.net/atmel_92.html If you have trouble getting it working it may be possible that that manufacturer of your device is not known to the driver. In which case install the usbview package, and run KMenuConfigurationHardwareUsbview and let me know the manufacturer and product codes derek I took a look at the source code for the at76c503 driver and found that the CnetWUSB611 IS supported. It should have manufacturer code 0x1371 and product code 0x5743 So you should be able to get it working using the info on my web page. derek -- www.jennings.homelinux.net Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
