[driverloader] Success with driverloader and Dell True Mobil 1300 But...

Tue Sep 6 11:14:58 EDT 2005

Hi,

please make sure that your have set with YaST the wireless interface to 
start on boot. Alternatively, you can manually modify the configuration 
file of the wireless interface. Under SuSE, this configuration file is 
named '/etc/sysconfig/network/ifcfg-wlan0'. With YaST, as far as I know, 
you can only specify only one ESSID but it is quite possible that you 
will be able to use the profile feature if you want to connect to 
different wireless networks with the wireless card.

For graphical applications to obtain the signal strength and to see 
available networks, you could try KWifiManager:

http://kwifimanager.sourceforge.net/

While Linuxant have not tested this software, many users have reported 
that it is compatible with DriverLoader. Fedora Core 3 and 4 users can 
also try to use NetworkManager which is shipped with these distributions.

Regards,

Jonathan
Technical specialist / Linuxant
www.linuxant.com
support at linuxant.com

Bob Talbot wrote:
> Hi
> 
> Well it seems a manual shell command as root ## ifup wlan0 activates the 
> card.
> 
> Now I am conected to ping the router and use the internet and Local net.
> 
> I am happy with the results.
> 
> Just two questions.
> 
> 1 .. What do I do to activate ifup wlan0 on Boot? I find no ifcfg-wlan0 
> script.
> 
> Where is it do I write one, if so an example please
> 
> 2.. What utilities can I use to see Signal power Graphically and to pick 
> up another router on which I am allowed and in Range of as I only 
> entered One ESSID.
> 
> Or is this Automatic?
> 
> My INFO AS OF IFDOWN wlan0 & IFUP wlan0
> 
> the xxx and iii in my ips are for my security on the mail list.
> 
> ifdown wlan0
> 
> wlan0 device: Broadcom Corporation BCM4306 802.11b/g Wireless LAN 
> Controller (rev 02)
> 
> linux:/home/bobby # ifup wlan0
> 
> wlan0 device: Broadcom Corporation BCM4306 802.11b/g Wireless LAN 
> Controller (rev 02)
> 
> wlan0 warning: using NO encryption
> 
> Starting DHCP Client Daemon on wlan0... . . . . . IP/Netmask: 
> 192.168.xxx.iii / 255.255.255.0
> 
> ERROR: Warning: Could not set up default route via interface
> 
> Command ip route replace to default via 198.168.xxx.xxx returned:
> 
> . RTNETLINK answers: Network is unreachable
> 
> Configuration line: default 198.168.xxx.xxx - -
> 
> This needs NOT to be AN ERROR if you set up multiple interfaces.
> 
> See man 5 routes how to avoid this warning.
> 
> *********************************************
> 
> My INFO BEFORE IFDOWN wlan0 & IFUP wlan0
> 
> linux:/home/bobby # iwconfig
> 
> lo no wireless extensions.
> 
> eth0 no wireless extensions.
> 
> wlan0 IEEE 802.11-DS ESSID:"USR8022" Nickname:"unknown"
> 
> Mode:Managed Frequency:2.462 GHz Access Point: 00:C0:49:A6:68:1B
> 
> Bit Rate=11 Mb/s Tx-Power=25 dBm
> 
> RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
> 
> Encryption key:off
> 
> Power Management:off
> 
> Link Quality=3/94 Signal level=-78 dBm Noise level=-154 dBm
> 
> Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
> 
> Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:353 Missed beacon:0
> 
> eth1 no wireless extensions.
> 
> sit0 no wireless extensions.
> 
> linux:/home/bobby # dmesg
> 
> Linux version 2.6.11.4-21.9-default (geeko at buildhost) (gcc version 3.3.5 
> 2005011
> 
> 7 (prerelease) (SUSE Linux)) #1 Fri Aug 19 11:58:59 UTC 2005
> 
> SECTION of dmesg that applies to Wan card
> 
> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> 
> eth0: Broadcom 4400 10/100BaseT Ethernet 00:0b:db:9d:0f:dd
> 
> driverloader: no version for "struct_module" found: kernel tainted.
> 
> driverloader: module license 'see LICENSE file; Copyright (c)2003-2004 
> Linuxant
> 
> inc.' taints kernel.
> 
> driverloader: stack=8192/60/0 REGPARM
> 
> usbcore: registered new driver driverloader
> 
> cs: IO port probe 0xc00-0xcff: clean.
> 
> cs: IO port probe 0x820-0x8ff: excluding 0x8e0-0x8e7
> 
> cs: IO port probe 0x800-0x80f: clean.
> 
> cs: IO port probe 0x3e0-0x4ff: clean.
> 
> driverloader: bcmwl5.sys: 0xf9326000..0xf9380180 entry = f9331dd2 (pbase 
> = 0x100
> 
> 00)
> 
> ACPI: PCI interrupt 0000:02:02.0[A] -> GSI 11 (level, low) -> IRQ 11
> 
> 0000:02:02.0: cache line size not set; forcing 32
> 
> cs: IO port probe 0x100-0x3af: clean.
> 
> cs: IO port probe 0xa00-0xaff: clean.
> 
> wlan0: New link status: Disconnected (0002)
> 
> wlan0: WPA, AES, TKIP, WEP128, WEP64 supported
> 
> wlan0: at 0000:02:02.0 (MAC address 00:90:4B:28:79:6F) ready
> 
> BIOS EDD facility v0.16 2004-Jun-25, 1 devices found
> 
> Linux Tulip driver version 1.1.13-NAPI (May 11, 2002)
> 
> PCI: Enabling device 0000:03:00.0 (0000 -> 0003)
> 
> ACPI: PCI interrupt 0000:03:00.0[A] -> GSI 11 (level, low) -> IRQ 11
> 
> PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:03:00.0 to 64
> 
> tulip0: MII transceiver #1 config 3100 status 7849 advertising 05e1.
> 
> eth1: ADMtek Comet rev 17 at 00014000, 00:0F:B5:45:D3:AE, IRQ 11.
> 
> NET: Registered protocol family 17
> 
> st: Version 20041025, fixed bufsize 32768, s/g segs 256
> 
> wlan0: New link status: Connected (0001)
> 
> Non-volatile memory driver v1.2
> 
> 
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