Hello, I have build and booted the last linux wireless-netx-2.6 tree: ( git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/linville/wireless-next-2.6.git)
This tree includes the ad-hoc patch for zd1211rw. See: http://marc.info/?l=linux-wireless&m=121514338914960&w=2 I tried to run these two actions: (I must say that I did not tried this USB nic with other modes before on this machine): iwconfig wlan0 mode ad-hoc ifconfig wlan0 up I get: SIOCSIFFLAGS: Connection timed out in in the kernel log I get: Jul 10 15:40:53 kernel: usb 1-4: firmware version 0x4330 and device bootcode version 0x4810 differ Jul 10 15:40:54 kernel: usb 1-4: USB control request for firmware upload failed. Error number -110 Jul 10 15:40:54 kernel: zd1211rw 1-4:1.0: couldn't load firmware. Error number -110 What should I do ? is it has to do with some firmware mismatch ? Any ideas? lsusb -v shows: Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0ace:1211 ZyDAS 802.11b/g USB2 WiFi Device Descriptor: bLength 18 bDescriptorType 1 bcdUSB 2.00 bDeviceClass 255 Vendor Specific Class bDeviceSubClass 255 Vendor Specific Subclass bDeviceProtocol 255 Vendor Specific Protocol bMaxPacketSize0 64 idVendor 0x0ace ZyDAS idProduct 0x1211 802.11b/g USB2 WiFi bcdDevice 48.10 iManufacturer 16 iProduct 32 iSerial 0 bNumConfigurations 1 Configuration Descriptor: bLength 9 bDescriptorType 2 wTotalLength 46 bNumInterfaces 1 bConfigurationValue 1 iConfiguration 0 bmAttributes 0x80 (Bus Powered) MaxPower 500mA Interface Descriptor: bLength 9 ... Regards, Mark Ryden ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sponsored by: SourceForge.net Community Choice Awards: VOTE NOW! Studies have shown that voting for your favorite open source project, along with a healthy diet, reduces your potential for chronic lameness and boredom. Vote Now at http://www.sourceforge.net/community/cca08 _______________________________________________ Zd1211-devs mailing list - http://zd1211.wiki.sourceforge.net/ Unsubscribe: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/zd1211-devs