Hurray! I have just patched and compiled the hostap_cs driver and it
works! I don't know (yet) how to write a patch but this is what I did:
lspcmcia -v:
Socket 0 Bridge: [yenta_cardbus] (bus ID: 0000:02:03.0)
Configuration: state: on ready: unknown
Voltage: 3.3V Vcc: 3.3V Vpp: 0.0V
Socket 0 Device 0: [hostap_cs] (bus ID: 0.0)
Configuration: state: on
Product Name: Wireless LAN 11Mbps PC Card Version 01.02
Identification: manf_id: 0x0156 card_id: 0x0002
function: 6 (network)
prod_id(1): "Wireless LAN" (0x4b8870ff)
prod_id(2): "11Mbps PC Card" (0x70e946d1)
prod_id(3): "Version 01.02" (0x4b74baa0)
prod_id(4): --- (---)
So from this I added in the kernel source
drivers/net/wireless/hostap/hostap_cs.c at line 861 this:
PCMCIA_DEVICE_PROD_ID123(
"Wireless LAN", "11Mbps PC Card", "Version 01.02",
0x4b8870ff, 0x70e946d1, 0x4b74baa0),
in between the other wireless card definitions.
Then:
make-kpkg clean
make-kpkg --initrd kernel_image
in /usr/src/linux
BUT instead of installing the whole kernel I just compiled (the version
number was different - linux-
image-2.6.17.14-ubuntu1_2.6.17.14-ubuntu1-10.00.Custom_i386.deb) I just
copied over the hostap_cs.ko module from drivers/net/wireless/hostap to
the running kernel drivers directory to test it.
I then did:
sudo update-modules
sudo depmod -ae
I then blacklisted the orinoco and orinoco_cs drivers in
/etc/modprob.d/blacklist and made sure none of the wireless drivers were
currently loaded by sudo modprobe -r etc, inserted my pcmcia card and
hey presto!
Also, I was not affected by prism2_cs trying to take over the card.
This fix should work for me and for Pascal but I don't know if it will
for others. Pascal, if you want I have attached the hostap_cs.ko module.
Backup the original first before you copy it over! Very hacky I know but
it works for now....
** Attachment added: "hostap_cs.ko module fixed for certain wireless cards"
http://librarian.launchpad.net/6561289/hostap_cs.ko
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[Edgy regression] Hostap driver for PRISM2 wifi card not working any more
https://launchpad.net/bugs/62685
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