WPC11 v4 and DWL-650 problems

[kuknoppix]

Can anyone please
help me configure nay of those 2 wireless PCMCIA Cards?

when I do a ifconfig on both....

It does not give me any eth0

and iwconfig on eth0 or wlan0 says

No device found....

Please help

[vorte[x]]

Hi kuknoppix,

The following guide should help you with your Linksys card:
http://www.linuxvoodoo.com/resources/howtos/linksysv4/

... and this guide for your DLink card:
http://www.wickle.com/weblog/index.php?p=49&more=1

Hope that helps!

- V

[kuknoppix]

Thanks a lot vorte...

I will try those...
But now my Ethernet Interface is not working

It says wavelan_cs device eth0 does not seem to be present, delaying initialization...

eth0 is not present in ifconfig...

Desperate help needed now.

[vorte[x]]

Hi kuknoppix,

Try restarting your pcmcia services by issuing service pcmcia restart.

NOTE: I deleted your duplicate thread.

- V

[kuknoppix]

Thansk again

I actually tried several different things and I got really desperate so I did a reinstall of Fedora and now it is working..

I am wondering that the How To Link that you mentioned for Linksys WPC11 v4, is that going to conflict , since it uses the same drivers.

And before I start following those steps, Do I plug the card in, then start doing those things in the link...

Help me again please..

Thanks

[vorte[x]]

Hi kuknoppix,

The Linksys card and DLink cards do not use the same drivers nor have the same chipset, not sure what you meant above. By the way, he's a shorter explanation of what to do for your Linksys card:

http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-list/2003-November/msg03337.html

If you need hand-holding, I guess I can make up a guide... up to driver initialization then I'll stop, as I don't have card in front of me.

- V

[kuknoppix]

It woul dbe great if you could make up a guide.

Because I tried the instructions for the Linksys Card and when I did the make file, it gave me a whole host of errors and still did not work.

I am a newb, I hope you undertsand, that would be great if I could get a guide...

Guess hand holding is the right way to describe it..

Thanks again

[vorte[x]]

Hi kuknoppix,

While I do this, can you paste the output of "uname -r" and "uname -a" please. Thanks.

- V

[kuknoppix]

[root@dhcp1710715176 /]# uname -r
2.4.22-1.2115.nptl
[root@dhcp1710715176 /]# uname -a
Linux dhcp1710715176.corp.apple.com 2.4.22-1.2115.nptl #1 Wed Oct 29 15:42:51 ES T 2003 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux


Also, could you tell me if I need to recompile the Kernel.

I guess you will mention that in the guide.

Thanks a lot again.

[vorte[x]]

Install Realtek 8180 chipset driver for PCMCIA cards (eg. Linksys WPC11 v4)
Quick and dirty guide, Rev. 4 - Rafael Rivera Jr.

- Login as user. Change directory to /tmp
- Issue wget http://s89455473.onlinehome.us/rtl8180_24x_SuSE.zip
- Make directory /tmp/rtltemp
- After completion, issue unzip rtl8180*.zip -d rtltemp/
- Change directory to /tmp/rtltemp
- Issue gcc -v. Make sure gcc version is in the 3.3.x range.
- Issue cd /tmp/rtltemp
- Issue make clean
- Issue uname -r and ensure a directory with this name exists in /usr/src (hint: ls /usr/src so you don't have to leave your current directory)
- Edit Makefile...

Replace...
[code:1]KERNELRELEASE=$(VERSION).$(PATCHLEVEL).$(SUBLEVEL) $(EXTRAVERSION)
[/code:1]
... with ...
[code:1]KERNELRELEASE=2.4.22-1.2115.nptl
[/code:1]

Also change...
[code:1]INCLUDEPATH=-I /usr/src/linux/include/
[/code:1]
... to read ...
[code:1]INCLUDEPATH=-I /usr/src/linux-2.4.22-1.2115.nptl/include
[/code:1]

- Edit r8180_type.h (line 128)

Change...
[code:1]//typedef struct timer_list timer_t;
[/code:1]
... to read ...
[code:1]typedef struct timer_list timer_t;
[/code:1]

- Issue make
- Issue su - and enter root password (don't forget the hypen!)
- Issue make install
- Issue insmod -f rtl8180_24x or if that doesn't work issue insmod -f rtl8180

NOTE: Does not compile correctly with 2.6.x source (hint hint).

Revision History
Revision 4
- Removed RH driver link and replaced with working SuSE link (damn RH drivers are broken)
- Added SuSE source mod. instructions.

Revision 3
- Added note about not forgetting the hyphen when using su (forces reinit of profile/paths)

Revision 2
- Mirrored driver to ensure link stays valid for a while
- Bumped up 'su -' routine to fix make install errors (perm. denied).

Revision 1
- Initial post

[kuknoppix]

Don't I have to put the Kernel version in the MakeFile...

I put that in my post...

[root@dhcp1710715176 /]# uname -r
2.4.22-1.2115.nptl
[root@dhcp1710715176 /]# uname -a
Linux dhcp1710715176.corp.apple.com 2.4.22-1.2115.nptl #1 Wed Oct 29 15:42:51 ES T 2003 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux

Here it is again....

Where exactly do I put that?

[vorte[x]]

Hi kuknoppix,

I was merely checking to see if you were using a custom made kernel. As you are not, you can safely ignore that. The latest Realtek drivers from the URL in the guide includes $(uname -r) which executes then returns/stores the results (2.4.22-1.2115.nptl in your case) into the KERNELRELEASE variable, saving you the extra step of editing the Makefile. Had you been running a custom made kernel, **** would've hit the fan (although it would be a simple fix as well).

- V

[kuknoppix]

This is what i get with wget:

[i@dhcp1710715176 tmp]$ wget ftp://152.104.125.40/cn/wlan/rtl8180l_linuxdrv_v15_rh90.zip
--10:00:19-- ftp://152.104.125.40/cn/wlan/rtl8180l_linuxdrv_v15_rh90.zip
=> `rtl8180l_linuxdrv_v15_rh90.zip'
Connecting to 152.104.125.40:21... connected.
Logging in as anonymous ... Logged in!
==> SYST ... done. ==> PWD ... done.
==> TYPE I ... done. ==> CWD /cn/wlan ... done.
==> PASV ... done. ==> RETR rtl8180l_linuxdrv_v15_rh90.zip ...
No such file `rtl8180l_linuxdrv_v15_rh90.zip'.

[vorte[x]]

Hi kuknoppix,

wget http://s89455473.onlinehome.us/rtl8180l_linuxdrv_v15_rh90.zip

- V

[kuknoppix]

sorry baout that...i'm being a pest i know...i put in the wrong one..

will try again