The message seems quite clear - missing firmware. Some *cough* zealous *cough* distros ship kernels stripped of binary blobs crucial to the functionality of a device, because it does not fit their ideology of software freedom. Download and install a proper kernel, with all the necessary bits.
------------------------------ On Sat, Apr 26, 2014 11:39 AM BST jean delamotte wrote: >Hi >I've got a Sagem XG 760A key, with USB ID 079b:004a. I work with debian >distrib which include dz1211rw firmware. > >dmesg gives : >[ 73.004126] usb 1-1: new full-speed USB device number 2 using uhci_hcd >[ 73.169193] usb 1-1: New USB device found, idVendor=079b, idProduct=004a >[ 73.169215] usb 1-1: New USB device strings: Mfr=16, Product=32, >SerialNumber=0 >[ 73.169233] usb 1-1: Product: 802.11b/g USB WLAN >[ 73.169248] usb 1-1: Manufacturer: ZyDAS >[ 73.364855] cfg80211: Calling CRDA to update world regulatory domain >[ 73.628133] usb 1-1: reset full-speed USB device number 2 using uhci_hcd >[ 73.826845] ieee80211 phy0: Selected rate control algorithm 'minstrel_ht' >[ 73.829293] zd1211rw 1-1:1.0: phy0 >[ 73.830665] usbcore: registered new interface driver zd1211rw >[ 102.543686] 1-1: Missing Free firmware >[ 102.556812] usb 1-1: Could not load firmware file /*(DEBLOBBED)*/ub. Error >number -22 >[ 102.557112] zd1211rw 1-1:1.0: couldn't load firmware. Error number -22 >[ 126.136188] usb 1-1: USB disconnect, device number 2 >[ 166.712126] usb 1-1: new full-speed USB device number 3 using uhci_hcd >[ 166.877141] usb 1-1: New USB device found, idVendor=079b, idProduct=004a >[ 166.877163] usb 1-1: New USB device strings: Mfr=16, Product=32, >SerialNumber=0 >[ 166.877181] usb 1-1: Product: 802.11b/g USB WLAN >[ 166.877197] usb 1-1: Manufacturer: ZyDAS >[ 166.996132] usb 1-1: reset full-speed USB device number 3 using uhci_hcd >[ 167.147677] ieee80211 phy1: Selected rate control algorithm 'minstrel_ht' >[ 167.149414] zd1211rw 1-1:1.0: phy1 >[ 186.822536] 1-1: Missing Free firmware >[ 186.835359] usb 1-1: Could not load firmware file /*(DEBLOBBED)*/ub. Error >number -22 >[ 186.835658] zd1211rw 1-1:1.0: couldn't load firmware. Error number -22 >[ 231.312413] 1-1: Missing Free firmware >[ 231.325273] usb 1-1: Could not load firmware file /*(DEBLOBBED)*/ub. Error >number -22 >[ 231.325566] zd1211rw 1-1:1.0: couldn't load firmware. Error number -22 >I don't understand. > >i do that (because file was empty): ># lsusb # modprobe zd1211rw # echo "079b 004a FFFFFFFF FFFFFFFF 0 0 0" > >/sys/bus/usb/drivers/zd1211rw/new_id >i don't see drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_usb.c file. >Any idea? Best regards ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Start Your Social Network Today - Download eXo Platform Build your Enterprise Intranet with eXo Platform Software Java Based Open Source Intranet - Social, Extensible, Cloud Ready Get Started Now And Turn Your Intranet Into A Collaboration Platform http://p.sf.net/sfu/ExoPlatform _______________________________________________ Zd1211-devs mailing list - http://zd1211.wiki.sourceforge.net/ Unsubscribe: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/zd1211-devs
