Hmm, a quick look around the net says your message possibly comes from a 1211 lying about being a 1211b or vice versa.
--- On Fri, 11/7/08, 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: zd1211-devs@lists.sourceforge.net, [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Friday, 11 July, 2008, 6:48 AM > 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-wireless&m=121514338914960&w=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: > >> bLength 18 > >> bDescriptorType 1 > >> bcdUSB 2.00 > >> bDeviceClass 255 Vendor Specific Class > >> bDeviceSubClass 255 Vendor Specific > Subclass > >> bDeviceProtocol 255 Vendor Specific > Protocol > >> bMaxPacketSize0 64 > >> 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 > >> > > > > __________________________________________________________ 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
