Hello everyone, here is some background info.

I am running Slackware 9.0 with the default 2.4.20 kernel on my Dell Latitude XPi CD M150ST laptop.

The card I am using is a D-Link DWL-650+ H/W: B1 F/W:1.9

I am attempting to use the ACX100 drivers, trying both acx100-0.2.0pre4 and acx100-0.1h - both to no avail.

I have successfully compiled my acx100_pci driver and it is currently placed in /lib/modules/2.4.20/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/acx100_pci.o

Slackware seems to like gzipped modules, so I have gzipped it and it becomes acx100_pci.o.gz

Firmware, taken directly from D-Link's drivers "dwl650+_driver_302.zip" are now stored in /root/acx100/firmware

I have edited my modules.conf to have the following lines:

alias wlan0 acx100_pci
options wlan0 debug=0x01 firmware_dir=/root/acx100/firmware

After doing a depmod -a, I insert the Cardbus adapter, and here's what I get from /var/log/messages:

--------------------CUT------------------------------------
kernel: cs: cb_alloc(bus 5): vendor 0x104c, device 0x8400
cardmgr[53]: socket 1: CardBus hotplug device
/etc/hotplug/pci.agent: pcimodules is scanning more than ...
/etc/hotplug/pci.agent: Setup acx100_pci yenta_socket neofb for PCI slot 05:00.0
/etc/hotplug/pci.agent: ... can't load modules acx100_pci
/etc/hotplug/pci.agent: missing kernel or user mode driver acx100_pci
/etc/hotplug/pci.agent: ... blacklisted module: neofb
--------------------CUT------------------------------------


I have read the numerous posts and FAQs, and I believe the problem has come down to my hotplug system. I have updated hotplug to Slackware 9.1's version: hotplug-2003_08_05-noarch-3

Again, here's what I get:

--------------------CUT------------------------------------
kernel: cs: cb_alloc(bus 5): vendor 0x104c, device 0x8400
cardmgr[53]: socket 1: CardBus hotplug device
pci.agent[555]: ... can't load module acx100_pci
pci.agent[555]: missing kernel or user mode driver acx100_pci
pci.agent[555]: missing kernel or user mode driver yenta_socket
--------------------CUT------------------------------------

I can't figure out where to go from here.. Please help! Any ideas are welcome and encouraged!

-Phil

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