From owner-freebsd-mobile Sun Aug 4 12:13:16 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.FreeBSD.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 51B8F37B407 for ; Sun, 4 Aug 2002 12:13:09 -0700 (PDT) Received: from lerlaptop.lerctr.org (lerlaptop.lerctr.org [207.158.72.14]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 62DAD43E77 for ; Sun, 4 Aug 2002 12:13:08 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from ler@lerctr.org) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by lerlaptop.lerctr.org (8.12.5/8.12.5) with ESMTP id g74JD7Mc039737; Sun, 4 Aug 2002 14:13:07 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from ler@lerctr.org) Subject: Re: problems gettting Linksys WPC11 Ver3.0 working From: Larry Rosenman To: help@pdscc.com Cc: freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG In-Reply-To: <20020804182808.EMVP589.priv-edtnes27.telusplanet.net@jakar-2> References: <20020804182808.EMVP589.priv-edtnes27.telusplanet.net@jakar-2> Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.0.8 Date: 04 Aug 2002 14:13:07 -0500 Message-Id: <1028488387.400.12.camel@lerlaptop.lerctr.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-milter (http://amavis.org/) Sender: owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org I have it working on 4.6-STABLE. This entry from 4.6 should match the 3.0 card: # Linksys Instant Wireless WPC11 v2.5 card "The Linksys Group, Inc." "Instant Wireless Network PC Card" config auto "wi" ? 0x10000 insert /etc/pccard_ether $device start remove /etc/pccard_ether $device stop It works just fine.. On Sun, 2002-08-04 at 13:28, Harondel J. Sibble wrote: > Hmm.... > > Trying to get my Linksys WPC11 Ver 3.0 pcmcia nic working under FreeBSD 4.5 > to setup a wireless access point as per this Sysadmin article. > > http://www.samag.com/documents/s=7121/sam0205a/sam0205a.htm > > Here's my situation so far: > > I've got an NEC Versa 6060 (P166) Laptop with 16mb ram and FreeBSD 4.5 > installed. I've recompiled the generic kernel with the necessary additions. > I've got a regular 100BaseT pcmcia nic configured and working. The problem is > I can'r seem to get the Linksys nic to the point where I can configure it. > > /var/log/messages shows the following > > Aug 3 14:44:09 mobilestuff pccardd[46]: No card in the database for "The > Linksys Group, Inc."("Instant Wireless Network PC Card") > > and /etc/defaults/pccard.conf does have an entry for the card. > > > From checking out the FreeBSD-mobile list archives, I am still at a loss on > how to get this specific card configured. I've seen messages going both > ways: some say they got it working without any issue while others say, > they've never been able to get it working. Another message suggested that, it > won't work with 4.5 but will work with 4.6 as a lot of work has been done on > wireless in the later version of the os. > > > Anyone actually got FreeBSD 4.5 working with this card and/or know what I > need to add to the pccard.conf file to have the card properly recognized? > > I've tried the stanza from 4.6-stable (no real difference from what came with > 4.5), but still no joy. > > I've also done a pccardc dumpcis and created my own stanza, again with no > joy. > > Help! > -- > Harondel J. Sibble > Sibble Computer Consulting > Creating solutions for the small business and home computer user. > help@pdscc.com (use pgp keyid 0x3AD5C11D) http://www.pdscc.com > (604) 739-3709 (voice/fax) (604) 686-2253 (pager) > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message > -- Larry Rosenman http://www.lerctr.org/~ler Phone: +1 972-414-9812 E-Mail: ler@lerctr.org US Mail: 1905 Steamboat Springs Drive, Garland, TX 75044-6749 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message