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WLAN driver for cards using the HERMES II and HERMES II.5 chipset Based on Agere Systems Linux LKM Wireless Driver Source Code, Version 7.22; complies with Open Source BSD License. The software is a modified version of wl_lkm_722_abg.tar.gz from the Agere Systems website, addapted for Ubuntu 9.04 and modified to fit in the current Linux kernel (2.6.31). Modified for kernel 2.6 by Henk de Groot <pe1dnn@amsat.org> Based on 7.18 version by Andrey Borzenkov <arvidjaar@mail.ru> $Revision: 39 $ Signed-off-by: Henk de Groot <pe1dnn@amsat.org> Cc: Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <bzolnier@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de>
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Agere Systems Inc. July 2004
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Readme for Linux Driver Source for Wavelan Version: 7.22-abg
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This text file includes update information, installation instructions,
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limitations to the current version of the product, and suggestions to solve
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known issues or problems.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS.
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1. DESCRIPTION
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2. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
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3. NEW IN THIS RELEASE
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4. INSTALLATION NOTES
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5. TECHNICAL CONSTRAINTS
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6. KNOWN ISSUES
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7. TECHNICAL SUPPORT
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1. DESCRIPTION
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With this package, you can build and install a Wireless driver for a
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specific Linux kernel.
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The driver in this package supports the network interface cards based on:
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- WL60010, a.k.a. Hermes-II
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- WL60040, a.k.a. Hermes-II.5
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Although derived from the Hermes-I/II Linux driver, this release ONLY
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Supports Hermes-II/II.5 chipsets. Hermes-I is no longer supported.
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The software is distributed in a compressed source file archive:
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- wl_lkm_7_22_abg.tar.gz
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Because this release supports more than one Hermes CPU and bus
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architecture, a naming convention is used for the resulting binaries that
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can be built from this source code. Driver binaries are named as follows:
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wlags49_<hermes_type>_<bus_arch>.o
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where 'wlags49' denotes an Agere WaveLan Linux build,
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<hermes_type> is: 'h2' for Hermes-II, 'h25' for Hermes-II.5
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<bus_arch> is: 'cs' for Card Services (PCMCIA, Compact Flash), PCI for
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PCI or MiniPCI.
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For example, a driver built for Hermes-II Card Services (PCMCIA/Compact
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Flash) is named wlags49_h2_cs.o, whereas a driver built for Hermes-II
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MiniPCI is named wlags49_h2_pci.o.
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The following software is included with this distribution:
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General information:
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* README.wlags49 This file
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* LICENSE.wlags49 License
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* wlags49.mk Top level Makefile
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* Build Script to build driver
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* Install Script to install driver
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Driver source:
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* wireless/ MSF source
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* hcf/ HCF and F/W source
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* wireless/wlags49_cs.mk Driver Makefile, PC Card
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* wireless/wlags49_pci.mk Driver Makefile, PCI
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* include/hcf/debug.h Driver debug support
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* include/hcf/hcfcfg.h Header to configure HCF
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* include/wireless/*.h Driver source headers
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Driver online manual page:
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* man/wlags49.4 Driver manual page
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PCMCIA configuration update:
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* etc/wlags49.conf Add-on config file
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* etc/wlags49.mk config update Makefile
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* etc/wlags49.patch config update patch file
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The driver is build up of 2 modules:
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- a higher module called Module Specific Functions (MSF), which contains
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the functions of the driver that are network driver interface and
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Operating System specific.
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- a lower module called Hardware Control Functions (HCF), which contains
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the functions to interface to the Network Interface Card (NIC). The HCF
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provides for all WaveLAN NIC types one standard interface to the MSF.
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This I/F is called the Wireless Connection Interface (WCI) and is the
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subject of a seperate document (025726).
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The HCF directory contains firmware images to allow the card to operate in
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either station (STA) or Access Point (AP) mode. In the build process, the
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files fw_h2.c and fw_h25.c are used for Hermes-II and Hermes-II.5
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respectively. The firmware images in this release are identified as:
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- HII Station F/W: fw_h2.c.sta
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- HII.5 Station F/W: fw_h25.c.sta
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- HII AccesPoint F/W: fw_h2.c.ap
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- HII.5 AccesPoint F/W: fw_h25.c.ap
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To build a STA or AP mode driver, the suffix .sta or .ap must be removed.
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The files as distributed by this release build STA drivers by default.
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2. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
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2.1 Operating System
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This software can be compiled and installed with Linux kernel versions
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2.4.x. Although this driver should compile for other CPUs as well, as of
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the date of this release, no CPU architectures other than x86 have been
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verified.
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wl_lkm_7_22_abg is tested with the following Linux Distributions:
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* Red Hat version 9.0
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* Suse version 9.0
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If you're building for PC Card or Compact Flash, you need the Card Services
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from David Hinds.
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wl_lkm_7_22_abg is tested with:
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* pcmcia-cs-3.2.7.tar.gz
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2.2 Free Disk Space
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To compile the software you need to have the full set of Linux kernel
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source files installed, as well as a sane build environment which includes
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all tools necessary for compiling and linking code. Depending on the exact
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version of the kernel, you need approximately 150 MB of free disk space.
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Once compiled, the driver uses about 150-200 KB. Please note, this size is
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approximate and can vary depending on which version of the driver is built.
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In addition, adding debug tracing support increases this size.
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3. NEW IN THIS RELEASE
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Version 7.22 abg - July 28, 2004
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4. INSTALLATION NOTES
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The driver files for the Linux driver are not "ready" for direct
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installation onto any Linux computer. To build and install the driver you
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need some expertise on the Linux operating system in general and the type
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and version installed of the kernel installed on your computer. With this
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knowledge you can use the driver source files provided to build your own
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Linux driver for your specific computer and kernel.
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4.1 Before you start
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1) Determine the type and version of the Linux kernel of your computer and
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check whether it meets the system requirements listed in section 2 of this
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README.
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2) If you're building for PC Card or Compact Flash, read the Linux
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PCMCIA-HOWTO by David Hinds. This document is probably provided on the
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CD-ROM of your Linux distribution. You can download the latest version
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from:
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http://pcmcia-cs.sourceforge.net
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Please read the section titled "Prerequisites and kernel setup" of the
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PCMCIA-HOWTO.
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4.2 Build the driver for PC Card / Compact Flash
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1) Obtain a copy of the Linux PCMCIA package from a CD-ROM of your Linux
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distribution or download the latest version.
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For your convenience, the Agere Systems Wireless CD-ROM contains a copy of
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the PCMCIA package in sub-directory: Xtras/Linux/PCMCIA
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2) To unpack the Linux PCMCIA package, copy it to the current working
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directory and type:
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% tar xzvf pcmcia-cs-x.y.z.tar.gz
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% mv pcmcia-cs-x.y.z pcmcia-cs
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Note: If you use the archive supplied on the CDROM, use archive name
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"pc3_2_1.tgz" instead of "pcmcia-cs-3.2.7.tar.gz".
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Note: even though PCMCIA code exists in the kernel source tree, the PCMCIA
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Card Services package needs to be unpacked locally to build drivers based
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on it.
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3) Extract the wlags49 distribution archive on top of the Linux PCMCIA
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package.
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% cd pcmcia-cs
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% tar xzvf ../wl_lkm_7_22_abg.tar.gz
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4) To build and install the driver, follow the procedure below:
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% ./Configure
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Answer the presented questions. Usually the default answers are OK and
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pressing "Enter" is enough.
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On newer RedHat systems, however, you should specify "/usr/src/linux-2.4"
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as the Linux source directory instead of the default "/usr/src/linux".
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For more detailed information on configuration, building and installing,
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see the PCMCIA-HOWTO.
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To build the default drivers, which support Hermes-II in station mode, run
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the Build script:
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% ./Build
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This script determines whether your system uses in-kernel PCMCIA and either
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builds the full PCMCIA package or just the driver.
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Before installing the driver with the Install script, you must become
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'root':
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% su
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..
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% ./Install
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This script determines whether your system uses in-kernel PCMCIA and either
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installs the full PCMCIA package or just the driver.
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5) If it becomes necessary to clean the build, issue the following
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commands:
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% make clean
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% make -C lib clean
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4.3 Build the driver for PCI
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1) Extract the wlags49 to the current working directory.
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% tar xzvf wl_lkm_7_22.tar.gz
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Note: there is no need to unpack the driver source into a PCMCIA build
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directory.
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2) To build the PCI driver:
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% make -f wlags49.mk wlags49_h2_pci
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or
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% make -f wlags49.mk wlags49_h25_pci
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3) Install the driver.
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% insmod ./wireless/wlags49_h25.o
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4) If it becomes necessary to clean the build.
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% make -f wlags49.mk pci_clean
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4.4 Configure your Wireless PC Card
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There are 3 ways to configure the driver
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- module parameters (/etc/pcmcia/config.opts)
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- wireless extension (/etc/pcmcia/wireless.opts)
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- Agere configuration file (/etc/agere/iwconfig-eth#)
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4.4.1 Configure through /etc/pcmcia/config.opts
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To use this method, make sure that /etc/pcmcia/wireless.opts file is either
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absent or contains blank parameter values as shown below.
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*,*,*,00:60:1D:*|*,*,*,00:02:2D:*)
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INFO=""
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ESSID=""
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MODE=""
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KEY=""
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;;
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1) To configure the Wireless PC Card, please refer to:
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* The online manual page (wlags49.4)
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% man wlags49
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* The network adapter sections of the PCMCIA documentation.
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% more PCMCIA-HOWTO
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2) Use an editor to configure the module parameters:
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# vi /etc/pcmcia/config.opts
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a) To connect your computer to a wireless infrastructure that includes
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access points such as the AP-1000 or AP-500, you need to identify the
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network name of the wireless infrastructure.
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For example if your infrastructure uses the network name "My Network",
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edit the config.opts file to include the following:
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module "<driver_name>" opts "network_name=My\ Network"
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Notice that the space character needs to be escaped with a backslash.
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b) To connect your computer to a Residential Gateway RG-1000, you need
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to know the RG ID (=network_name) and the encryption key. You can find
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the RG ID on a small label on the rear of the unit.
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For example if your RG-1000 has ID 225ccf and you did not change the
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encryption key yet, edit the config.opts file to include the following:
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module "<driver_name>" opts "network_name=\"225ccf\" key_1=\"25ccf\"
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enable_encryption=Y"
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If you changed your encryption key, you should specify this key as key_1
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on the parameter line.
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c) To connect your computer to a peer-to-peer network, in an environment
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without access points, the IBSS mode is recommended.
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For example to connect to a peer-to-peer network called "My Network",
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enter the following in the config.opts file:
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module "<driver_name>" opts "create_ibss=Y network_name=My\ Network"
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d) Optionally you can also include a "Station Name" value that can be
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used to indentify your computer on the wireless network.
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For example if you wish to name your computer "Wave1" when connecting it
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to a wireless infrastructure, edit the config.opts file to include the
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following:
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module "<driver_name>" opts "network_name=Ocean station_name=Wave1"
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e) To connect your computer to an Ad-Hoc workgroup of wireless
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computers, enter the following in the config.opts file:
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module "<driver_name>" opts "port_type=3"
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Note that the "Ad-Hoc Demo Mode" is not the recommended mode for a
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peer-to-peer network. The configuration of this non-interoperable mode
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is only explained here for special applications (e.g. research, or
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compatibility with other / previous WaveLAN/IEEE products).
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The IBSS mode described in c) is the preferred and interoperable mode
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for creating a peer-to-peer network.
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3) Use an editor to modify the network options for your adapter.
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# vi /etc/pcmcia/network.opts
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The parameters need to be correct for the connected network. Check with
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your system administrator for the correct network information. Refer to
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the PCMCIA-HOWTO for more configuration information.
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For example:
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*,*,*,*)
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IF_PORT=""
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BOOTP="n"
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IPADDR="10.0.0.5"
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NETMASK="255.255.255.0"
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NETWORK="10.0.0.0"
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BROADCAST="10.0.0.255"
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GATEWAY="10.0.0.1"
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DOMAIN="domain.org"
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DNS_1="dns1.domain.org"
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;;
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RedHat and Suse do not use the network.opts to configure the driver.
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Instead RedHat uses a GUI-based tool called 'neat' ('net.cfg' in older
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versions) and SuSE Linux uses 'YaST'. These tools creates scripts, like
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ifcfg-eth0, in the directory /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts. Using the
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default GNOME menu, you can start netcfg from: Programs->System->Network
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Configuration.
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4) Restart the PCMCIA services.
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# /etc/rc.d/rc.pcmcia restart
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or
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# /etc/rc.d/init.d/pcmcia restart
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For a more detailed description about the various configuration options and
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definitions, please consult the Wireless documentation.
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4.4.2 Configure through /etc/pcmcia/wireless.opts
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This driver has support for the "Wireless Extensions". This interface
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allows the "Wireless Tools" to get statistics from the driver and allows to
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change the configuration of the driver on the fly.
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The latest versions of the PCMCIA package contain scripts that use the
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wireless extension to configure the driver as an alternative to the
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configuration through module parameters as described in section 4.4.1.
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Read the /etc/pcmcia/wireless.opts file for the theory of operation. When
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the driver is configured, go to section 4.4.1 step 3 to configure the
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network parameters.
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For more information, refer to the following WEB pages:
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http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Jean_Tourrilhes/Linux/Linux.Wireless.Extensions.html
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http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Jean_Tourrilhes/Linux/Tools.html
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4.4.3 Configure through /etc/agere/iwconfig-eth#
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In addition to using either the module options or the wireless extensions
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methods to configure a wireless device, this version of the software also
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supports an Agere specific implementation. This was done because:
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* Module options configures multiple devices the same.
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* Wireless extensions parameters do not cover all of the available options
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in the driver.
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For each wireless ethernet device (identified by eth<n>, where n is a
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positive integer), a file /etc/agere/iwconfig-eth<n> can be created which
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contains configuration information for a wireless device. For example, the
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file /etc/agere/iwconfig-eth1 is the config file for eth1. This file should
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contain Key/Value pairs in the format:
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<Key>=<Value>
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where <Key> is the parameter to configure and <Value> is the value to
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assign it. For example, if the config file /etc/agere/iwconfig-eth1
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described above contains the following:
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DesiredSSID=some_network
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EnableEncryption=Y
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Key1=net01
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TxKey=1
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this configures eth1 to associate to the ESSID 'some_network' with
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encryption on, where the the first encryption key is 'net01' and the key to
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use for encryption is Key 1.
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Note that this only works on Agere hardware which uses this driver. For
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other wireless drivers, or non-wireless devices, this file can be present,
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but has no effect.
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Please refer to the man page for more information on this configuration
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file and the parameters that can be set.
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4.5 Configuring your Wireless PCI card
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Note that the above method of configuring the card using
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/etc/pcmcia/config.opts is only valid for PCMCIA/CF cards. For [mini]PCI
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and CardBus cards, refer to your system's documentation on modules.conf to
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load the driver with the proper options for a given wireless ethernet
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interface. In addition, network configuration tools like 'netcfg', 'neat',
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or 'YaST' (see Section 4.4.1, Step 3) can be used to configure the miniPCI
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card. Lastly, the Agere configuration file described in Section 4.4.3 may
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also be used for [mini]PCI and CardBus devices.
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4.6 Troubleshooting
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When the Wireless PC Card is inserted, the card manager emit beeps in
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different tones to indicate success or failure of particular configuration
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steps.
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a) Two high beeps
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- The card was identified and configured successfully.
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b) One high beep followed by a low beep
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- The card was identified, but could not be configured.
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- Examine the system log (dmesg) for PCMCIA error or warning messages.
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c) One low beep
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- The card could not be identified.
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- Execute "cardctl ident" to display the adapter PnP information.
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Verify the PnP information matches an entry in the PCMCIA
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configuration file (/etc/pcmcia/config).
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- Examine the system log (dmesg) for PCMCIA error or warning messages.
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The Wireless PC Card has two LEDs that indicate the state of the adapter
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and network.
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* Power LED (toward the middle of the adapter)
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- This LED indicates power has been applied, and the card is
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functional. In normal operation mode with Card Power Management
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disabled, it is steady-on. With Card Power Management enabled, it
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blinks rapidly (several times per second).
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* Transmit/Receive LED (closer to the edge of the adapter)
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- This LED flashes when it detects transmit or receive packets.
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* Both LEDs blink at the same time every 10 seconds.
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- The adapter was unable to make contact with the named wireless
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network. Verify the network_name, in the config.opts file matches the
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network name of the access point.
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* LEDs indicate normal operation with the Power LED
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steady-on or blinking rapidly and Transmit/Receive LED flashing, but no
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traffic.
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- If the network is operating in normal mode (ie. port_type = 0 or not
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specified), and a network_name has been specified, verify the
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workstation network parameters (ifconfig, route, etc.) are correct
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for the wireless network.
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- If the network is operating in Ad-Hoc (peer-to-peer) mode (ie.
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port_type = 3), the adapter needs another workstation/adapter to
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communicate with. Verify the network parameters on both of the
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workstations (ifconfig, route, etc.) are correct.
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Refer to the online manual page for additional configuration, feature and
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support information.
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% man wlags49
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or
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% man 4 wlags49
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or
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% nroff -man wlags49.4 | more
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4.7 Identifying the software
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This section explains how to identify the version of this software once it
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is unpacked or installed.
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The Linux Driver Source/Library distribution consist of two main
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components, the driver source and the HCF module.
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* To quickly identify the version of the source, type:
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% grep DRV.*VERSION include/wireless/wl_version.h
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#define DRV_MAJOR_VERSION 7
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#define DRV_MINOR_VERSION 22
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* To identify the revision of the HCF library contained in the driver,
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type:
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% grep HCF.Revision hcf/hcf.c
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#define HCF_VERSION TEXT( "HCF$Revision: 1.8 $" )
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To identify a compiled wlags49 driver, go to the directory where the driver
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is located. Card Services drivers (wlags49_h2_cs.o and wlags49_h25_cs.o)
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are located in:
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/lib/modules/<kernel-version>/pcmcia
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PCI drivers (wlags49_h2.o) are located in:
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/lib/modules/<kernel-version>/kernel/drivers/net
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* To retrieve the version of the source used to compile the driver, type:
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% strings <driver_name>.o | grep Agere
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<driver_name> v7.22-abg-Beta for PCMCIA
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<driver_name> v7.22-abg-Beta for PCI
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* Likewise, to retrieve the revision of the HCF used to compile the driver,
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type:
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% strings <driver_name>.o | grep Revision
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HCF$Revision: 5.15
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At startup the wlags49 driver reports its version in the system log file
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(/var/log/messages).
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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5. TECHNICAL CONSTRAINTS
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At the time of release of this software, the following constraints are
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identified:
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5.1 Using the ISA adapter
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Description: To allow operation in desktop computers Agere also provides an
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optional ISA bus to PC Card adapter (also referred to as "swapbox").
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This ISA Adapter can be configured for two different I/O Address values:
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* 3E2 (factory-set default)
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* 3E0
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Impact: By default the i82365 module of the Linux pcmcia package only
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probes at 3E0.
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Actions:
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1) Read the manual page on the probing of the i82365 module, by typing the
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command:
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man i82365
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2) Apply one of the two following options:
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a) Change the I/O address strapping of the ISA adapter by replacing the
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jumper on the ISA adapter. The correct jumper setting is pictured in
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the electronic "Wireless ISA Adapter, Getting Started Guide" provided
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on the Wireless Software CD-ROM. This guide is provided in Adobe's
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Acrobat PDF format.
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b) Alternatively, you can load the i82365 module with the
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"extra_sockets" parameter set to 1.
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On a RedHat 5.x thru 7.x, system, put this in the file
|
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"/etc/sysconfig/pcmcia":
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PCMCIA=yes
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PCIC=i82365
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PCIC_OPTS="extra_sockets=1"
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CORE_OPTS=
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CARDMGR_OPTS=
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For other Linux distributions, you are advised to consult the
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"PCMCIA-HOWTO" notes for information about changing the I/O Address
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probing.
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5.2 Using the PCI Adapter
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|
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Description: To allow operation in desktop computers Agere also provides an
|
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optional PCI bus to PC Card adapter (also referred to as "swapbox").
|
|
|
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For correct interrupt assignment, the system should support PCIBIOS 2.2.
|
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It is recommended to use PCMCIA package version 3.2.7 or higher.
|
|
|
|
The default configuration of the interrupt routing method of the PCI
|
|
Adapter's TI CardBus Controller is incorrect.
|
|
|
|
Actions:
|
|
1) Read the manual page on the "Options specific for TI CardBus
|
|
Controllers" of the i82365 module, by typing the command:
|
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man i82365
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|
|
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2) Load the i82365 module with the "irq_mode" parameter set to 0.
|
|
On a RedHat 5.x thru 7.x system, put this in the file
|
|
"/etc/sysconfig/pcmcia":
|
|
PCMCIA=yes
|
|
PCIC=i82365
|
|
PCIC_OPTS="irq_mode=0"
|
|
CORE_OPTS=
|
|
CARDMGR_OPTS=
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|
|
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For the location of the PCMCIA scripts on other Linux distributions, you
|
|
are advised to consult the "PCMCIA-HOWTO", "Notes about specific Linux
|
|
distributions".
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|
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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6. KNOWN ISSUES
|
|
|
|
This is the current list of known issues for this release, and will be
|
|
addressed in the near future:
|
|
|
|
1. This driver release contains a version of Hermes-II.5 firmware which
|
|
REQUIRES calibrated cards. If there is no calibration data present in the
|
|
PDA of the hardware, the firmware does not operate.
|
|
|
|
2. WDS is not yet supported.
|
|
|
|
3. DMA is not yet supported.
|
|
|
|
4. WPA is not yet supported.
|
|
|
|
5. 32-bits I/O is not yet supported.
|
|
|
|
6. The current Build script also builds the PCI drivers.
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|
|
|
7. The current Install script also copies the PCI drivers to the lib
|
|
directory.
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|
|
|
8. If F/W files are required from outside this release, the entry points
|
|
inside these F/W files have to be renamed from "ap" and "station" to
|
|
"fw_image" and they have to be renamed to fw_h2.c and fw_h25.c for
|
|
Hermes-II and Hermes-II.5.
|
|
|
|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
|
7. TECHNICAL SUPPORT
|
|
|
|
7.1 Finding Information
|
|
|
|
On the Agere Systems Web Site you can find the most recent device drivers,
|
|
software updates and user documentation.
|
|
|
|
World Wide Web: http://www.agere.com
|
|
|
|
7.2 Contact Technical Support
|
|
|
|
If you encounter problems when installing or using this product, or would
|
|
like information about our other "Wireless" products, please contact your
|
|
local Authorized "Wireless" Reseller or Agere Systems sales office.
|
|
|
|
Addresses and telephone numbers of the Agere Systems sales offices are
|
|
listed on our Agere Systems web site.
|
|
|
|
When contacting Technical Support, please use the Problem Report Form and
|
|
send it to us by Fax or E-Mail. The Problem Report Form 'REPORT.TXT'
|
|
(Plain text format) is included on the disk. Alternatively, you can
|
|
download the Problem Report Form from the Agere Systems web site.
|
|
|
|
Include Product Name, Serial Number and software version number with each
|
|
request to help the Support Group helping you.
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|
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==============================================================================
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END OF FILE
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