Hi All,
After a bit of playing and the purchase of a new pci-pcmcia adapter
I have a single beep when cardmanager starts followed by a low tone. I guess
the adapter is recognised but not the wireless card. Can anyone help me with
that. Running a skynet global roamabout wireless lan card.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Patrick Griffin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, November 04, 2002 8:31 PM
Subject: Re: [newbie] Wireless
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Derek Jennings" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Sunday, November 03, 2002 10:00 PM
> Subject: Re: [newbie] Wireless
>
>
> > Patrick.
>
> > Do you hear the 'beeps' when pcmcia service starts?
>
> No
>
> > Have a look in syslog (/var/log/syslog) for messages relating to pcmcia
> What
> > do they say?
>
> starting pcmcia succeded
> yenta_socket no such device
>
> > Is this a laptop or a desktop with a pcmcia-pci adapter?
>
> Desktop with a plx pci-pcmcia adapter
>
> > What happens if you type
> > pcic_probe
> > in a root terminal window?
>
> command not found
>
> > derek
> >
> >
> > On Sunday 03 Nov 2002 2:32 am, Patrick Griffin wrote:
> > > Thanks derek for that have all installed as far as i can tell.
> Cardmanager
> > > reports No pcmcia driver in Proc/devices on start. What did I do wrong
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Derek Jennings" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > Sent: Sunday, November 03, 2002 12:20 AM
> > > Subject: Re: [newbie] Wireless
> > >
> > > > BTW: I should have also said. If your pcmcia card is not detected
then
> > >
> > > look at the file /etc/sysconfig/pcmcia It should read
> > >
> > > > PCMCIA=yes
> > > > PCIC=yenta_socket
> > > >
> > > > derek
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Sat, 2 Nov 2002 13:04:37 +0000
> > > >
> > > > Derek Jennings <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > > On Sat, 2 Nov 2002 13:06:50 +1100
> > > > >
> > > > > "Patrick Griffin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > > > Hi All,
> > > > > > Running mandrake 8.2 and I'm trying to install a plx
> wireless
> > >
> > > carrier with an Orinoco wireless card. Tried reading the how to's with
> no
> > > success. Can any one step me through how to add this module. Hardware
> > > reports an unknown device.
> > >
> > > > > > Thanks in advance
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Regards pat
> > > > >
> > > > > You need to install the pcmcia_cs and wireless-tools RPMS from
your
> CDs
> > > > > Then next time you reboot yor pcmcia sockets should be detected
and
> > >
> > > become active. You will hear two beeps from your computer when the
> pcmcia
> > > slots are enabled. Two beeps of different tone means your oricoco card
> was
> > > detected OK. Two beeps of same tone means it was not.
> > >
> > > > > Go through the Mandrake Control Centre Networking wizard. It
should
> > > > > have
> > >
> > > detected your card and installed the 'wvlan_cs' driver. In the wizard
> you
> > > can set the wireless parameters (encryption key rate etc) after you
> > > complete the wizard with OK, DO NOT exit the GUI with OK. A bug means
> that
> > > it will write your old configuration back again. You must exit the
GUI
> > > with 'Cancel'
> > >
> > > > > Your card should now be working. If it is not it is most likely a
> > >
> > > problem with encryption key or essid (Note ASCII encryption keys have
> to
> > > be entered in the format s:key_name )
> > >
> > > > > You can use the command 'iwconfig eth0' in a root terminal window
to
> > > > > set
> > >
> > > up the wireless card by hand, and 'man iwconfig' will give you all the
> > > parameters.
> > >
> > > > > HTH
> > > > >
> > > > > derek
> > >
> >
>
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