[olug] Wireless Card Roll-call

Jay Swackhamer Jay at RebootTheUser.com
Sat Apr 2 16:38:20 UTC 2005 

I guess I dropped of the T the Turbo cards are Atheros - Netgear WG311T


> I finally figured out my problem: the WG311 cards aren't Atheros!
> They're TI ACX 111 chips. I installed the acx100 drivers, but I think
> they're really buggy as iwconfig keeps seg faulting. What other cards
> have Atheros chips? Do the D-link ones?
>
> On Apr 2, 2005 9:35 AM, Adam Lassek <adam.lassek at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Never mind, I was doing something stupid. But now I have a different
>> problem: the driver loads fine, but there is no ath0 device. My lsmod
>> looks like:
>>
>> Module                  Size  Used by
>> nvidia               4049628  12
>> ath_pci                54504  0
>> wlan_xauth              1728  0
>> wlan_wep                5888  0
>> wlan_tkip              10688  0
>> wlan_ccmp               6336  0
>> wlan_acl                4032  0
>> ath_rate_onoe           8208  1 ath_pci
>> wlan                  104660  7
>> ath_pci,wlan_xauth,wlan_wep,wlan_tkip,wlan_ccmp,wlan_acl,ath_rate_onoe
>> ath_hal               153520  1 ath_pci
>> ntfs                   91776  2
>> nls_base                7744  1 ntfs
>>
>> I've also added "alias ath0 ath_pci" to modules.conf. What else am I
>> missing?
>>
>> On Apr 2, 2005 6:11 AM, Adam Lassek <adam.lassek at gmail.com > wrote:
>> > I've compiled madwifi-driver, but inserting wlan and ath_pci give me
>> > all sorts of unresolved symbol errors:
>> >
>> > wlan: Unknown symbol wireless_send_event
>> > ath_hal: 0.9.12.14 (AR5210, AR5211, AR5212)
>> > wlan: Unknown symbol wireless_send_event
>> > ath_rate_onoe: Unknown symbol ether_sprintf
>> > ath_rate_onoe: Unknown symbol ieee80211_iterate_nodes
>> > ath_pci: Unknown symbol ath_rate_tx_complete
>> > ath_pci: Unknown symbol ieee80211_encap
>> > ath_pci: Unknown symbol ieee80211_input
>> > ath_pci: Unknown symbol ieee80211_ifattach
>> > ath_pci: Unknown symbol ieee80211_sysctl_register
>> > ath_pci: Unknown symbol ieee80211_beacon_update
>> > ath_pci: Unknown symbol ath_rate_attach
>> > ath_pci: Unknown symbol ether_sprintf
>> > ath_pci: Unknown symbol ieee80211_ifdetach
>> > ath_pci: Unknown symbol ieee80211_free_node
>> > ath_pci: Unknown symbol ath_rate_newassoc
>> > ath_pci: Unknown symbol ieee80211_notify_michael_failure
>> > ath_pci: Unknown symbol ieee80211_dump_pkt
>> > ath_pci: Unknown symbol ath_rate_node_copy
>> > ath_pci: Unknown symbol ieee80211_media_change
>> > ath_pci: Unknown symbol ieee80211_beacon_alloc
>> > ath_pci: Unknown symbol ieee80211_find_node
>> > ath_pci: Unknown symbol ieee80211_mhz2ieee
>> > ath_pci: Unknown symbol ath_rate_node_cleanup
>> > ath_pci: Unknown symbol ath_rate_detach
>> > ath_pci: Unknown symbol ieee80211_next_scan
>> > ath_pci: Unknown symbol ieee80211_media_init
>> > ath_pci: Unknown symbol ieee80211_ioctl
>> > ath_pci: Unknown symbol ieee80211_media_status
>> > ath_pci: Unknown symbol ieee80211_announce
>> > ath_pci: Unknown symbol ieee80211_chan2ieee
>> > ath_pci: Unknown symbol ieee80211_state_name
>> > ath_pci: Unknown symbol ath_rate_node_init
>> > ath_pci: Unknown symbol ath_rate_findrate
>> > ath_pci: Unknown symbol ieee80211_crypto_encap
>> > ath_pci: Unknown symbol ieee80211_chan2mode
>> > ath_pci: Unknown symbol ath_rate_newstate
>> > ath_pci: Unknown symbol ath_rate_setupxtxdesc
>> > wlan: Unknown symbol wireless_send_event
>> > ath_rate_onoe: Unknown symbol ether_sprintf
>> > ath_rate_onoe: Unknown symbol ieee80211_iterate_nodes
>> > ath_pci: Unknown symbol ieee80211_ioctl_siwrate
>> > ath_pci: Unknown symbol ath_rate_tx_complete
>> > ath_pci: Unknown symbol ieee80211_encap
>> > ath_pci: Unknown symbol ieee80211_input
>> > ath_pci: Unknown symbol ieee80211_ioctl_siwap
>> > ath_pci: Unknown symbol ieee80211_ifattach
>> > ath_pci: Unknown symbol ieee80211_sysctl_register
>> > ath_pci: Unknown symbol ieee80211_ioctl_siwencode
>> > ath_pci: Unknown symbol ieee80211_beacon_update
>> > ath_pci: Unknown symbol ieee80211_ioctl_setmlme
>> > ath_pci: Unknown symbol ieee80211_ioctl_setoptie
>> > ath_pci: Unknown symbol ieee80211_ioctl_giwmode
>> > ath_pci: Unknown symbol ath_rate_attach
>> > ath_pci: Unknown symbol ether_sprintf
>> > ath_pci: Unknown symbol ieee80211_ifdetach
>> > ath_pci: Unknown symbol ieee80211_free_node
>> > ath_pci: Unknown symbol ieee80211_ioctl_siwsens
>> > ath_pci: Unknown symbol ath_rate_newassoc
>> > ath_pci: Unknown symbol ieee80211_notify_michael_failure
>> > ath_pci: Unknown symbol ieee80211_ioctl_chanlist
>> > ath_pci: Unknown symbol ieee80211_ioctl_getparam
>> > ath_pci: Unknown symbol ieee80211_dump_pkt
>> > ath_pci: Unknown symbol ieee80211_ioctl_giwrate
>> > ath_pci: Unknown symbol ieee80211_ioctl_siwrts
>> > ath_pci: Unknown symbol ieee80211_ioctl_giwname
>> > ath_pci: Unknown symbol ath_rate_node_copy
>> > ath_pci: Unknown symbol ieee80211_ioctl_setparam
>> > ath_pci: Unknown symbol ieee80211_ioctl_siwpower
>> > ath_pci: Unknown symbol ieee80211_ioctl_giwsens
>> > ath_pci: Unknown symbol ieee80211_media_change
>> > ath_pci: Unknown symbol ieee80211_ioctl_giwfreq
>> > ath_pci: Unknown symbol ieee80211_beacon_alloc
>> > ath_pci: Unknown symbol ieee80211_ioctl_siwfrag
>> > ath_pci: Unknown symbol ieee80211_ioctl_giwap
>> > ath_pci: Unknown symbol ieee80211_ioctl_siwfreq
>> > ath_pci: Unknown symbol ieee80211_ioctl_giwpower
>> > ath_pci: Unknown symbol ieee80211_find_node
>> > ath_pci: Unknown symbol ieee80211_mhz2ieee
>> > ath_pci: Unknown symbol ieee80211_ioctl_giwrange
>> > ath_pci: Unknown symbol ieee80211_ioctl_giwretry
>> > ath_pci: Unknown symbol ieee80211_ioctl_giwnickn
>> > ath_pci: Unknown symbol ieee80211_ioctl_giwrts
>> > ath_pci: Unknown symbol ieee80211_iw_getstats
>> > ath_pci: Unknown symbol ieee80211_ioctl_addmac
>> > ath_pci: Unknown symbol ath_rate_node_cleanup
>> > ath_pci: Unknown symbol ath_rate_detach
>> > ath_pci: Unknown symbol ieee80211_ioctl_giwfrag
>> > ath_pci: Unknown symbol ieee80211_ioctl_giwencode
>> > ath_pci: Unknown symbol ieee80211_next_scan
>> > ath_pci: Unknown symbol ieee80211_media_init
>> > ath_pci: Unknown symbol ieee80211_ioctl_iwsetup
>> > ath_pci: Unknown symbol ieee80211_ioctl
>> > ath_pci: Unknown symbol ieee80211_ioctl_delmac
>> > ath_pci: Unknown symbol ieee80211_media_status
>> > ath_pci: Unknown symbol ieee80211_announce
>> > ath_pci: Unknown symbol ieee80211_ioctl_setkey
>> > ath_pci: Unknown symbol ieee80211_ioctl_iwaplist
>> > ath_pci: Unknown symbol ieee80211_ioctl_delkey
>> > ath_pci: Unknown symbol ieee80211_ioctl_siwtxpow
>> > ath_pci: Unknown symbol ieee80211_chan2ieee
>> > ath_pci: Unknown symbol ieee80211_ioctl_siwretry
>> > ath_pci: Unknown symbol ieee80211_ioctl_siwnickn
>> > ath_pci: Unknown symbol ieee80211_state_name
>> > ath_pci: Unknown symbol ath_rate_node_init
>> > ath_pci: Unknown symbol ieee80211_ioctl_siwscan
>> > ath_pci: Unknown symbol ieee80211_ioctl_siwmode
>> > ath_pci: Unknown symbol ieee80211_ioctl_getoptie
>> > ath_pci: Unknown symbol ath_rate_findrate
>> > ath_pci: Unknown symbol ieee80211_ioctl_giwessid
>> > ath_pci: Unknown symbol ieee80211_ioctl_giwscan
>> > ath_pci: Unknown symbol ieee80211_crypto_encap
>> > ath_pci: Unknown symbol ieee80211_ioctl_siwessid
>> > ath_pci: Unknown symbol ieee80211_chan2mode
>> > ath_pci: Unknown symbol ath_rate_newstate
>> > ath_pci: Unknown symbol ath_rate_setupxtxdesc
>> > ath_pci: Unknown symbol ieee80211_ioctl_giwtxpow
>> >
>> > I've enabled all the things the website says to. I'm running 2.6.8.
>> >
>> > On Mar 29, 2005 11:45 PM, Jay Swackhamer <Jay at reboottheuser.com >
>> wrote:
>> > > I've been putting in Netgear WG311 PCI cards in Myth Boxes for
>> customers.
>> > > The drivers are not in the Kernel source tree, but nothing special
>> to
>> > > install. They use the Atheros Chipset.
>> > >
>> > > on gentoo
>> > > #emerge madwifi-driver madwifi-tools
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > > I would also like to know if there are some good 802.11g PCI cards
>> > > > that work well with Linux, since we're going to be setting up our
>> new
>> > > > apartment with wireless and I'd rather not run cable to the mythtv
>> > > > box.
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > > On Tue, 29 Mar 2005 10:01:48 -0600 (CST), Jon H. Larsen
>> > > > <relayer at levania.org > wrote:
>> > > >> Hello Everyone,
>> > > >>
>> > > >> Let's say I'm in the market for a good 802.11 wireless card, that
>> meets
>> > > >> a
>> > > >> few stringent requirements:
>> > > >>
>> > > >> A) Driver included with Kernel 2.6.8 or higher (no wrappers, or
>> > > >> downloads)
>> > > >> B) PC Card should run at 3.3 volts (low power)
>> > > >>
>> > > >> While not a requirement, if it can be modified for an external
>> antenna,
>> > > >> that's fine too.
>> > > >>
>> > > >> So, I'm asking for a roll-call of cards that you are currently
>> using
>> > > >> with
>> > > >> Linux that work well and don't need tweaking (without all the
>> hassles of
>> > > >> wrappers, wlan-ng or firmware downloads, etc).
>> > > >>
>> > > >> Please state if it's a PC Card (PCMCIA) or PCI card.
>> > > >>
>> > > >> Jon L.
>> > > >>
>> > > >> --
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