Hi, I have a desktop and a laptop both running 8.1 and Orinoco Wavelan Wireless PCMCIA cards. I was able to get the wireless card working on my laptop fairly easily by downloading the driver from the OrinocoWireless.com web site, compiling it and editing the /etc/pcmcia/config.opts file.
No such luck on the desktop however. It is automatically detected in the 8.1 install (it is not in the 8.2 install incedentally), but even so after inputting all the parameters I needed during install I was not able to connect to the internet with it. So I then followed the steps I followed for the laptop (meaning I followed the steps in the orinoco wirless driver README to the letter). But afterwords, not only could I still not connect to the internet, but it no longer seems to be detected by my system. WHen I open DrakConf, it doesn't even show I have a network device at all (but when I first installed it did show it, I just couldn't bring it up). My log files show a variety of messages regarding this card during bootup. I've included them below. Thank you very much. - Paul Rodriguez WAVELAN init_modeule(): doing device probing (bad !) Specify base adresses while loading module to correct the problem WAVELAN init_module(): no device found later... PCI: No IRQ known for interrupt pin A of device 00:13.0. Please try using pci=biosirq [an lsdev shows 00:13.0 CardBus bridge: Texas Intruments PCI1410 PC card Cardbus Controller (rev 01), which I take to be the pcmcia pci card adapter.] /lib/modules/2.4.8-26mdk/kernel/drivers/net/wavlan.o.gz: init_module: Input/output error NET4: Appletalk 0.18a for Linux NET4.0 /lib/modules/2.4.8-26mdk/kernel/drivers/net/wavlan.o.gz:insmod eth0 failed WAVELAN init_modeule(): doing device probing (bad !) modprobe: Can't locate module eth1 Specify base adresses while loading module to correct the problem modprobe: Can't locate module eth2 WAVELAN init_module(): no device found modprobe: Can't locate module eth3 modprobe: Can't locate module eth4 modprobe: Can't locate module eth5 modprobe: Can't locate module eth6 modprobe: Can't locate module eth7 modprobe: Can't locate module eth8 modprobe: Can't locate module eth9 Cardmgr[1041] watching 1 sockets Cardmgr[1042] starting, verison 3.1.32 rc Starting pcmcia: succeeded Cardmgr[1042] executing'modprobe wavelan2_cs network_name=\"[mynetname]\" key_1=\"[mykey]\" enable_encryption=Y' _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
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