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bpaddock
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 Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2006 5:47 pm Post subject: Bad netgear WG511/Prism54 Tx or bad install? |
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I am rebuilding a ThinkPad laptop that I used a couple of years ago,
all of the hardware worked fine back then. I have reinstalled Gentoo
with 2006.1, and done all of the updates. Now I can not get
my Netgear WG511 to connect to the router. The WG511
appears to receive, but I'm not sure it is ever transmitting.
The router never shows the WG511 as a connected device.
The WG511 firmware is uploaded ok, but dhcpdc always times
out. I am using dhcpdc-2.05-r1, I have also tried pump-0.8.24, same
results.
/var/log/messages shows the Prism54 firmware is uploaded:
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Dec 2 12:58:00 t22 pccard: CardBus card inserted into slot 0
Dec 2 12:58:00 t22 PM: Adding info for pci:0000:02:00.0
Dec 2 12:58:00 t22 PCI: Enabling device 0000:02:00.0 (0000 -> 0002)
Dec 2 12:58:00 t22 ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:02:00.0[A] -> Link [LNKA] -> GSI 11 (level, low) -> IRQ 11
Dec 2 12:58:01 t22 eth1: resetting device...
Dec 2 12:58:01 t22 eth1: uploading firmware...
Dec 2 12:58:01 t22 eth1: firmware version: 1.0.4.3
Dec 2 12:58:01 t22 eth1: firmware upload complete
Dec 2 12:58:02 t22 spurious 8259A interrupt: IRQ7.
Dec 2 12:58:02 t22 eth1: interface reset complete
Dec 2 12:58:02 t22 eth1: prism54_set_txpower() auto power will be implemented later.
Dec 2 12:58:04 t22 dhcpcd[7019]: MAC address = 00:09:5b:c6:f0:b8
Dec 2 12:58:04 t22 dhcpcd[7019]: broadcasting DHCP_DISCOVER
Dec 2 13:00:04 t22 dhcpcd[7019]: timed out waiting for a valid DHCP server response
Dec 2 13:00:04 t22 eth1: islpci_close ()
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iwconfig shows, the following while waiting for dhcpcd to get its address assignment:
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eth1 IEEE 802.11b/g ESSID:"T22CDAD"
Mode:Managed Frequency:2.457 GHz Access Point: 00:09:5B:DF:A7:24
Bit Rate:54 Mb/s Tx-Power=31 dBm Sensitivity=20/200
Retry min limit:8 RTS thr:-1 B Fragment thr:256 B
Encryption key:1111-2222-3333-4444-5555-6666-77 Security mode:open [not my real key]
Link Quality=109/0 Signal level=-58 dBm Noise level=-173 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0
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/etc/conf.d/wireless:
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#channel_eth1="7" [Changing this value changes the channel, but never to this value.??]
config_T22CDAD=( "dhcpcd" )
dhcpcd_T22CDAD="-t 120 -d"
essid_eth1="T22CDAD"
key_T22CDAD="1111-2222-3333-4444-5555-6666-77 enc open"
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The router is a:
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WGR614v4 Firmware Version V5.0_07
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I did try a different router, same results. I don't have a different wireless card to try.
Is it time to buy a new network card, or do I have something setup wrong?
I suspect the latter because changing 'channel_eth1='7'" changes the channel, but never to channel '7'.
I have set the router to match the channel that /etc/inid./net.eth1 says, usually ten, when it starts up.
Why does the channel setting not appear to work? |
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sonicbhoc
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| Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2006 7:42 pm Post subject: |
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| If you are using the in-kernel driver, try using the out-of-kernel module (emerge prism54 if I remember correctly). If you are using the out of kernel driver, try the in-kernel one. It could be a screwed up driver. |
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bpaddock
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| Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2006 9:53 pm Post subject: |
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| sonicbhoc wrote: | | If you are using the in-kernel driver, try using the out-of-kernel module (emerge prism54 if I remember correctly). If you are using the out of kernel driver, try the in-kernel one. It could be a screwed up driver. |
net-wireless/prism54-firmware is the file that gets uploaded into the card,
to my understanding it is not a 'driver' per se. The 'help' in the Kernel
indicates both the firmware and the kernel driver are needed.
dmesg shows that the firmware is being uploaded ok.
This firmware file is the same one that I was using in the past,
when it was working.
I am using gentoo-2.6.18-r3 for my kernel. |
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sonicbhoc
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| Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2006 10:45 pm Post subject: |
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| I know that, I'm saying use a different version of prism54 with the same firmware. |
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