Re: [zd1211-devs] Problem when trying ad-hoc patch for zd1211rw
Mark Ryden wrote:
Hi,
use the vendor driver.
In fact it seems to me that it is impossible.
I have 0ace:1211 as vendor id/product id.
The zd1201.c seems *not* to support it.
In the usb device id table, we have only
{USB_DEVICE(0x0ace, 0x1201)}, /* ZyDAS ZD1201 Wireless USB Adapter */
(see zd1201.c).
When I try to plug in the USB zd1211 nic, the zd1211rw driver is the
one that is loaded.
(the zd1211rw driver has this vendor id/product id
combination; see
{ USB_DEVICE(0x0ace, 0x1211), .driver_info = DEVICE_ZD1211 },
in zd_usb.c.
So I cannot even use the vendor driver, and I am totally stuck.
You can tell udevd not to autoload kernel modules by putting
them in the blacklist file. It is /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist on my system
but maybe somewhere else under /etc/modprobe* . This is the standard
way of trying alternative kernel-module drivers - put all of them
in blacklist, and do modprobe explicitly to load each of them.
I have both the vendor driver and the rw driver for this,
and another alternative pairs of drivers for a different wireless chip
on another machine.
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Re: [zd1211-devs] Problem when trying ad-hoc patch for zd1211rw
Mark Ryden wrote: Hello, I must say that I am a bit disappointed about that my problem is still unresolved ; I assume probably I am not the only one who encountered it. Though I googled for solution, I could not find some appropriate solution. Could anybody help in this point ? I am surprised you feel *entitled* to be disappointed. You have the source code of two drivers and you have the hardware, which is exactly the same situation as me. Feel free to look inside. I am not involved with either driver but just happened to have spent some time with the vendor driver because I needed master mode, which the rw driver does not provide - and I posted the patch a few weeks ago. I have spent a little time tracing the code path in the rw driver for you - which you could have done yourself. - This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100url=/ ___ Zd1211-devs mailing list - http://zd1211.wiki.sourceforge.net/ Unsubscribe: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/zd1211-devs
Re: [zd1211-devs] Problem when trying ad-hoc patch for zd1211rw
Hello,
I added:
blacklist zd1211rw
to /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist
and , when there zd1201rw and zd1201 modules are not loaded,
I tried plugging the zd1211 USB nic.
None of the two drivers were insmoded.
lsmod | grep zd
gives nothing.
I wonder: which kernel are you using ?
uname -r gives 2.6.25-14.fc9.x86_64 on my machine.
When plugging the usb nic I see this in the syslog:
kernel: usb 1-4: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 5
kernel: usb 1-4: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
kernel: usb 1-4: New USB device found, idVendor=0ace, idProduct=1211
kernel: usb 1-4: New USB device strings: Mfr=16, Product=32, SerialNumber=0
kernel: usb 1-4: Product: USB2.0 WLAN
kernel: usb 1-4: Manufacturer: ZyDAS
but that's all I get.
Any idea? I am bewildered.
Regards,
Mark
On Tue, Jul 15, 2008 at 4:43 PM, Hin-Tak Leung [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Mark Ryden wrote:
Hi,
use the vendor driver.
In fact it seems to me that it is impossible.
I have 0ace:1211 as vendor id/product id.
The zd1201.c seems *not* to support it.
In the usb device id table, we have only
{USB_DEVICE(0x0ace, 0x1201)}, /* ZyDAS ZD1201 Wireless USB Adapter */
(see zd1201.c).
When I try to plug in the USB zd1211 nic, the zd1211rw driver is the
one that is loaded.
(the zd1211rw driver has this vendor id/product id
combination; see
{ USB_DEVICE(0x0ace, 0x1211), .driver_info = DEVICE_ZD1211 },
in zd_usb.c.
So I cannot even use the vendor driver, and I am totally stuck.
You can tell udevd not to autoload kernel modules by putting
them in the blacklist file. It is /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist on my system
but maybe somewhere else under /etc/modprobe* . This is the standard
way of trying alternative kernel-module drivers - put all of them
in blacklist, and do modprobe explicitly to load each of them.
I have both the vendor driver and the rw driver for this,
and another alternative pairs of drivers for a different wireless chip
on another machine.
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Re: [zd1211-devs] Problem when trying ad-hoc patch for zd1211rw
Hello, Thanks. In sys log I see: usbcore: registered new interface driver zd1201 I tried modprobe zd1201. I see no wireles card with iwconfig or ifconfig -a; running iwconfig gives: lono wireless extensions. eth0 no wireless extensions. I will try later on 32 bit machine and see. Regards, Mark On Tue, Jul 15, 2008 at 5:57 PM, Hin-Tak Leung [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mark Ryden wrote: Hello, I added: blacklist zd1211rw to /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist and , when there zd1201rw and zd1201 modules are not loaded, I tried plugging the zd1211 USB nic. None of the two drivers were insmoded. lsmod | grep zd gives nothing. I wonder: which kernel are you using ? uname -r gives 2.6.25-14.fc9.x86_64 on my machine. Argh, the whole point of the blacklist file is that it stops udevd from loading specific kernel modules for you. So udevd doesn't do it for you and you have to modprobe yourself, manually. Hmm, and you did not mention that you are using x86_64 - that's a lot of difference, since x86 32-bit is still mainstream, and you may be between a rock and a hard place because I know the vendor driver has some 64-bit portability issues. On the machine where I use the vendor driver it is stock 2.6.25.1 on slackware, 32-bit. On the other machine where I have dual drivers for another wireless chip, it is 2.6.25.10-91.fc9.x86_64, I believe. - This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100url=/ ___ Zd1211-devs mailing list - http://zd1211.wiki.sourceforge.net/ Unsubscribe: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/zd1211-devs
Re: [zd1211-devs] Problem when trying ad-hoc patch for zd1211rw
(Sigh...) You are posting to the zd1211-devs list and did not bother to look around the project's web site for information first? http://zd1211.wiki.sourceforge.net/ http://zd1211.wiki.sourceforge.net/VendorDriver --- On Tue, 15/7/08, Mark Ryden [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Mark Ryden [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [zd1211-devs] Problem when trying ad-hoc patch for zd1211rw To: Hin-Tak Leung [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED], zd1211-devs@lists.sourceforge.net, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tuesday, 15 July, 2008, 5:24 PM I have FC9 , x86_64. ls /lib/modules/2.6.25-14.fc9.x86_64/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/zd* gives: /lib/modules/2.6.25-14.fc9.x86_64/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/zd1201.ko /lib/modules/2.6.25-14.fc9.x86_64/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw: zd1211rw.ko So no zd1211.ko ! I checked also on a 32 bit machine running FC8. There I have: under /lib/modules/2.6.23.1-42.fc8/kernel/drivers/net/wireless: I have only these two: zd1201.ko and zd1211rw-mac80211/zd1211rw-mac80211.ko So also no zd1211.ko on 32 bit! I also checked on FC7 (x86_64) and there I have only: zd1201.ko So where is this zd1211 ? should I download it from somewhere ? Thanks in advance ! Regards, Mark On Tue, Jul 15, 2008 at 6:52 PM, Hin-Tak Leung [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mark Ryden wrote: Hello, Thanks. In sys log I see: usbcore: registered new interface driver zd1201 I tried modprobe zd1201. I see no wireles card with iwconfig or ifconfig -a; running iwconfig gives: lono wireless extensions. eth0 no wireless extensions. I will try later on 32 bit machine and see. *which* vendor driver are you using? The kernel modules are called zd1211 and zd1211b. (and you obviously has a device with id 0x1211, not 0x1201. __ Not happy with your email address?. Get the one you really want - millions of new email addresses available now at Yahoo! http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/ymail/new.html - This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100url=/ ___ Zd1211-devs mailing list - http://zd1211.wiki.sourceforge.net/ Unsubscribe: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/zd1211-devs
Re: [zd1211-devs] Problem when trying ad-hoc patch for zd1211rw]
It is as it says, can't load firmware. If you had not used this USB nic on a machine before, it is likely you did not have them installed. They should be under /lib/firmware/zd1211 . In whatever mode, the driver still needs the firmware. Mark Ryden wrote: Hello, I have build and booted the last linux wireless-netx-2.6 tree: ( git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/linville/wireless-next-2.6.git) This tree includes the ad-hoc patch for zd1211rw. See: http://marc.info/?l=linux-wirelessm=121514338914960w=2 I tried to run these two actions: (I must say that I did not tried this USB nic with other modes before on this machine): iwconfig wlan0 mode ad-hoc ifconfig wlan0 up I get: SIOCSIFFLAGS: Connection timed out in in the kernel log I get: Jul 10 15:40:53 kernel: usb 1-4: firmware version 0x4330 and device bootcode version 0x4810 differ Jul 10 15:40:54 kernel: usb 1-4: USB control request for firmware upload failed. Error number -110 Jul 10 15:40:54 kernel: zd1211rw 1-4:1.0: couldn't load firmware. Error number -110 What should I do ? is it has to do with some firmware mismatch ? Any ideas? lsusb -v shows: Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0ace:1211 ZyDAS 802.11b/g USB2 WiFi Device Descriptor: bLength18 bDescriptorType 1 bcdUSB 2.00 bDeviceClass 255 Vendor Specific Class bDeviceSubClass 255 Vendor Specific Subclass bDeviceProtocol 255 Vendor Specific Protocol bMaxPacketSize064 idVendor 0x0ace ZyDAS idProduct 0x1211 802.11b/g USB2 WiFi bcdDevice 48.10 iManufacturer 16 iProduct 32 iSerial 0 bNumConfigurations 1 Configuration Descriptor: bLength 9 bDescriptorType 2 wTotalLength 46 bNumInterfaces 1 bConfigurationValue 1 iConfiguration 0 bmAttributes 0x80 (Bus Powered) MaxPower 500mA Interface Descriptor: bLength 9 ... Regards, Mark Ryden __ Not happy with your email address?. Get the one you really want - millions of new email addresses available now at Yahoo! http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/ymail/new.html - Sponsored by: SourceForge.net Community Choice Awards: VOTE NOW! Studies have shown that voting for your favorite open source project, along with a healthy diet, reduces your potential for chronic lameness and boredom. Vote Now at http://www.sourceforge.net/community/cca08 ___ Zd1211-devs mailing list - http://zd1211.wiki.sourceforge.net/ Unsubscribe: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/zd1211-devs
Re: [zd1211-devs] Problem when trying ad-hoc patch for zd1211rw
Hello, Thanks! Could it be a probelem of firmware version ? How can I know what is the zd1211 firmware version I have ? I have these files under /lib/firmware/zd1211/: ls -al /lib/firmware/zd1211/ total 72 drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2008-05-14 19:48 . drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 2008-05-06 13:35 .. -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4018 2007-10-12 14:44 zd1211b_ub -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5120 2007-10-12 14:44 zd1211b_uph -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5120 2007-10-12 14:44 zd1211b_uphm -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5120 2007-10-12 14:44 zd1211b_uphr -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3584 2007-10-12 14:44 zd1211b_ur -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4018 2007-10-12 14:44 zd1211_ub -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5120 2007-10-12 14:44 zd1211_uph -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5120 2007-10-12 14:44 zd1211_uphm -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5120 2007-10-12 14:44 zd1211_uphr -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3584 2007-10-12 14:44 zd1211_ur Regards, Mark On Thu, Jul 10, 2008 at 6:41 PM, Hin-Tak Leung [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It is as it says, can't load firmware. If you had not used this USB nic on a machine before, it is likely you did not have them installed. They should be under /lib/firmware/zd1211 . In whatever mode, the driver still needs the firmware. Mark Ryden wrote: Hello, I have build and booted the last linux wireless-netx-2.6 tree: ( git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/linville/wireless-next-2.6.git) This tree includes the ad-hoc patch for zd1211rw. See: http://marc.info/?l=linux-wirelessm=121514338914960w=2 I tried to run these two actions: (I must say that I did not tried this USB nic with other modes before on this machine): iwconfig wlan0 mode ad-hoc ifconfig wlan0 up I get: SIOCSIFFLAGS: Connection timed out in in the kernel log I get: Jul 10 15:40:53 kernel: usb 1-4: firmware version 0x4330 and device bootcode version 0x4810 differ Jul 10 15:40:54 kernel: usb 1-4: USB control request for firmware upload failed. Error number -110 Jul 10 15:40:54 kernel: zd1211rw 1-4:1.0: couldn't load firmware. Error number -110 What should I do ? is it has to do with some firmware mismatch ? Any ideas? lsusb -v shows: Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0ace:1211 ZyDAS 802.11b/g USB2 WiFi Device Descriptor: bLength18 bDescriptorType 1 bcdUSB 2.00 bDeviceClass 255 Vendor Specific Class bDeviceSubClass 255 Vendor Specific Subclass bDeviceProtocol 255 Vendor Specific Protocol bMaxPacketSize064 idVendor 0x0ace ZyDAS idProduct 0x1211 802.11b/g USB2 WiFi bcdDevice 48.10 iManufacturer 16 iProduct 32 iSerial 0 bNumConfigurations 1 Configuration Descriptor: bLength 9 bDescriptorType 2 wTotalLength 46 bNumInterfaces 1 bConfigurationValue 1 iConfiguration 0 bmAttributes 0x80 (Bus Powered) MaxPower 500mA Interface Descriptor: bLength 9 ... Regards, Mark Ryden - Sponsored by: SourceForge.net Community Choice Awards: VOTE NOW! Studies have shown that voting for your favorite open source project, along with a healthy diet, reduces your potential for chronic lameness and boredom. Vote Now at http://www.sourceforge.net/community/cca08 ___ Zd1211-devs mailing list - http://zd1211.wiki.sourceforge.net/ Unsubscribe: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/zd1211-devs - Sponsored by: SourceForge.net Community Choice Awards: VOTE NOW! Studies have shown that voting for your favorite open source project, along with a healthy diet, reduces your potential for chronic lameness and boredom. Vote Now at http://www.sourceforge.net/community/cca08 ___ Zd1211-devs mailing list - http://zd1211.wiki.sourceforge.net/ Unsubscribe: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/zd1211-devs
