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Old 12-28-2007, 07:37 PM   #1
fakie_flip
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wireless driver for linux not working ( help please)

I tried using Vista x86 and x64 drivers with ndiswrapper. Neither
appeared to work.I thought I had to use ndiswrapper, but as I was
browsing around the web to find the windows driver, I found a linux
driver, so I began to follow the directions, but got stuck while
running a command didn't work. I have no experience with wireless in
Linux.

Code:
chris@ubuntu:~/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007$ ls
ifcfg-wlan0  release_note    wlan0dhcp  wpa_supplicant-0.4.9.tar.gz
makedrv      rtl8185.tar.gz  wlan0down
readme       stack.tar.gz    wlan0up
chris@ubuntu:~/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007$ cat readme
RTL8185 Linux Driver v1027.0823.2007 for linux kernel 2.6

  - Support Client mode for either infrastructure or adhoc mode
  - Support WEP and WPAPSK/WPA2PSK connection

===============================================================================================
< Component >
The driver is composed of several parts:
    (1)source code
        rtl8185.tar.gz
        stack.tar.gz

    (2)Script ot build the modules
        makedrv

    (3)Script to load/unload modules
        wlan0up
        wlan0down

    (4)Script and configuration for DHCP
        wlan0dhcp
        ifcfg-wlan0

    (5)Supplicant source code
        wpa_supplicant-0.4.9.tar.gz

    (6)Example of supplicant configuration file
        wpa1.conf




< Installation >
Running the scripts can finish all operations of building up modules
from source code and start the nic:

        (1)Build up the driver from the source code
                ./makedrv

        (2)Load the driver module to kernel and start up nic
                ./wlan0up
           (if "insmod: error inserting 'r8180.ko': -File exists." met,
                ./wlan0rmv
                ./wlan0down
                ./wlan0up
            should be OK.
           )
        (3)Refer to < Set wireless lan MIBs > to set Wireless LAN
specific parameters.





< Set wireless lan MIBs >
This driver uses Wireless Extension as an interface allowing you to set
Wireless LAN specific parameters.

Current driver supports "iwlist" to show the device status of nic

        iwlist wlan0 [parameters]
where

        parameter explaination          [parameters]
        -----------------------         -------------
        Show available chan and freq    freq / channel
        Show and Scan BSS and IBSS      scan[ning]
        Show supported bit-rate         rate / bit[rate]
        Show Power Management mode      power

For example:

        iwlist wlan0 channel
        iwlist wlan0 scan
        iwlist wlan0 rate
        iwlist wlan0 power


Driver also supports "iwconfig", manipulate driver private ioctls, to set MIBs.

        iwconfig wlan0 [parameters] [val]
where

        parameter explaination      [parameters]                [val]
constraints
        -----------------------     -------------
------------------
        Connect to AP by address    ap                          [essid]
        Set the essid, join (I)BSS  essid                       [mac_addr]
        Set operation mode          mode                        {Managed|Ad-hoc}
        Set keys and security mode  key / enc[ryption]
{N|open|restricted|off}


For example:

        iwconfig wlan0 ap XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX
        iwconfig wlan0 essid "ap_name"
        iwconfig wlan0 mode Ad-hoc
        iwconfig wlan0 mode essid "name" mode Ad-hoc
        iwconfig wlan0 key 0123456789 [2] open
        iwconfig wlan0 key off
        iwconfig wlan0 key restricted [3] 0123456789

< Getting IP address >
After start up the nic, the network needs to obtain an IP address
before transmit/receive data.
This can be done by setting the static IP via "ifconfig wlan0
IP_ADDRESS" command, or using DHCP.

If using DHCP, setting steps is as below:

        (1)connect to an AP via "iwconfig" settings
                iwconfig wlan0 essid [name]     or
                iwconfig wlan0 ap XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX

        (2)run the script which run the dhclient
                ./wlan0dhcp
           or
                dhcpcd wlan0
                (Some network admins require that you use the
                hostname and domainname provided by the DHCP server.
                In that case, use
                dhcpcd -HD wlan0)



< WPAPSK >
WPA_SUPPLICANT help the network to communicate under the protection of
WPAPSK mechanism

        (1)Unpack source code of WPA supplicant:
                tar -zxvf wpa_supplicant-0.4.9.tar.gz
                cd wpa_supplicant-0.4.9

        (2)Create .config file:
                cp defconfig .config

        (3)Edit .config file, uncomment the following line:
                #CONFIG_DRIVER_IPW=y.

        (4)Build WPA supplicant:
                make

        If make error for lack of <include/md5.h>, install the openssl lib:
         1. Install the openssl lib from corresponding installation disc:
            Fedora Core 2/3/4/5/6/7(openssl-0.9.71x-xx),
            Mandrake10.2/Mandriva10.2(openssl-0.9.7x-xmdk),
            Debian 3.1(libssl-dev), Suse 9.3/10.0/10.1(openssl_devl),
            Gentoo(dev-libs/openssl), etc.
         2. Download the openssl open source package from
www.openssl.org, build and install it.

        (5)Edit wpa_supplicant.conf to set up SSID and its passphrase.
        For example, the following setting in "wpa1.conf" means SSID
to join is "BufAG54_Ch6"
        and its passphrase is "87654321".

                network={
                        ssid="BufAG54_Ch6"
                        proto=WPA
                        key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
                        pairwise=CCMP TKIP
                        group=CCMP TKIP WEP104 WEP40
                        psk="87654321"
                        priority=2
                }
        Note: 1. proto=WPA for WPA, proto=RSN for WPA2.
              2. If you want to connect an AP which works under WPA2
mixed mode, you'd better
                 use Realtek customed wpa_supplicant package.


        (6)Execute WPA supplicant (Assume 8185 and related modules had
been loaded):
                ./wpa_supplicant -D ipw -c wpa1.conf -i wlan0 &
chris@ubuntu:~/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007$   ./makedrv
./ieee80211/
./ieee80211/ieee80211_module.c
./ieee80211/ieee80211_rx.c
./ieee80211/tags
./ieee80211/Makefile
./ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_tkip.c
./ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac.c
./ieee80211/readme
./ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_ccmp.c
./ieee80211/ieee80211.h
./ieee80211/ieee80211_tx.c
./ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac_wx.c
./ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt.h
./ieee80211/ieee80211_wx.c
./ieee80211/license
./ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_wep.c
./ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt.c
rtl8185/
rtl8185/README.adhoc
rtl8185/r8180_sa2400.h
rtl8185/Makefile
rtl8185/copying
rtl8185/README.master
rtl8185/r8180.h
rtl8185/install
rtl8185/r8180_max2820.h
rtl8185/r8180_max2820.c
rtl8185/r8180_rtl8225.h
rtl8185/r8180_wx.h
rtl8185/authors
rtl8185/tags
rtl8185/r8180_pm.c
rtl8185/r8180_hw.h
rtl8185/r8180_gct.c
rtl8185/r8180_gct.h
rtl8185/r8180_rtl8225.c
rtl8185/readme
rtl8185/r8180_93cx6.h
rtl8185/ieee80211.h
rtl8185/license
rtl8185/r8180_pm.h
rtl8185/changes
rtl8185/r8180_rtl8225z2.c
rtl8185/r8180_wx.c
rtl8185/r8180_rtl8255.c
rtl8185/r8180_93cx6.c
rtl8185/r8180_sa2400.c
rtl8185/r8180_core.c
rtl8185/r8180_rtl8255.h
rtl8185/ieee80211_crypt.h
rm -f *.mod.c *.mod *.o .*.cmd *.ko
rm -rf /home/chris/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/ieee80211/tmp
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.22.9chris1/build
M=/home/chris/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/ieee80211 CC=gcc
modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-source-2.6.22'
  CC [M]  /home/chris/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac.o
/home/chris/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac.c:
In function 'ieee80211_softmac_init':
/home/chris/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac.c:2236:
warning: assignment from incompatible pointer type
/home/chris/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac.c:2237:
warning: assignment from incompatible pointer type
/home/chris/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac.c:2238:
warning: assignment from incompatible pointer type
/home/chris/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac.c:2239:
warning: assignment from incompatible pointer type
/home/chris/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac.c:2240:
warning: assignment from incompatible pointer type
/home/chris/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac.c:2241:
warning: assignment from incompatible pointer type
  CC [M]  /home/chris/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/ieee80211/ieee80211_rx.o
  CC [M]  /home/chris/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/ieee80211/ieee80211_tx.o
  CC [M]  /home/chris/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/ieee80211/ieee80211_wx.o
  CC [M]  /home/chris/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/ieee80211/ieee80211_module.o
  CC [M]  /home/chris/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac_wx.o
  CC [M]  /home/chris/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt.o
  CC [M]  /home/chris/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_ccmp.o
/home/chris/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_ccmp.c:
In function 'ieee80211_ccmp_aes_encrypt':
/home/chris/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_ccmp.c:88:
warning: passing argument 1 of 'crypto_cipher_encrypt_one' from
incompatible pointer type
/home/chris/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_ccmp.c:
In function 'ieee80211_ccmp_init':
/home/chris/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_ccmp.c:110:
warning: assignment from incompatible pointer type
/home/chris/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_ccmp.c:127:
warning: passing argument 1 of 'crypto_free_cipher' from incompatible
pointer type
/home/chris/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_ccmp.c:
In function 'ieee80211_ccmp_deinit':
/home/chris/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_ccmp.c:144:
warning: passing argument 1 of 'crypto_free_cipher' from incompatible
pointer type
/home/chris/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_ccmp.c:
In function 'ieee80211_ccmp_set_key':
/home/chris/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_ccmp.c:422:
warning: passing argument 1 of 'crypto_cipher_setkey' from
incompatible pointer type
  CC [M]  /home/chris/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_tkip.o
  CC [M]  /home/chris/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_wep.o
  LD [M]  /home/chris/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/ieee80211/ieee80211-rtl.o
  LD [M]  /home/chris/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt-rtl.o
  LD [M]  /home/chris/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_wep-rtl.o
  LD [M]  /home/chris/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_tkip-rtl.o
  LD [M]  /home/chris/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_ccmp-rtl.o
  Building modules, stage 2.
  MODPOST 5 modules
  CC      /home/chris/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/ieee80211/ieee80211-rtl.mod.o
  LD [M]  /home/chris/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/ieee80211/ieee80211-rtl.ko
  CC      /home/chris/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt-rtl.mod.o
  LD [M]  /home/chris/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt-rtl.ko
  CC      /home/chris/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_ccmp-rtl.mod.o
  LD [M]  /home/chris/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_ccmp-rtl.ko
  CC      /home/chris/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_tkip-rtl.mod.o
  LD [M]  /home/chris/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_tkip-rtl.ko
  CC      /home/chris/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_wep-rtl.mod.o
  LD [M]  /home/chris/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_wep-rtl.ko
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-source-2.6.22'
rm -f *.mod.c *.mod *.o .*.cmd *.ko *~
rm -rf /home/chris/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/tmp
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.22.9chris1/build
M=/home/chris/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185 CC=gcc
modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-source-2.6.22'
  CC [M]  /home/chris/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/r8180_core.o
/home/chris/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/r8180_core.c:
In function 'proc_get_stats_hw':
/home/chris/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/r8180_core.c:375:
warning: cast from pointer to integer of different size
/home/chris/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/r8180_core.c:376:
warning: cast from pointer to integer of different size
/home/chris/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/r8180_core.c:379:
warning: cast from pointer to integer of different size
/home/chris/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/r8180_core.c:380:
warning: cast from pointer to integer of different size
/home/chris/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/r8180_core.c:383:
warning: cast from pointer to integer of different size
/home/chris/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/r8180_core.c:384:
warning: cast from pointer to integer of different size
/home/chris/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/r8180_core.c:
In function 'check_tx_ring':
/home/chris/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/r8180_core.c:909:
warning: cast from pointer to integer of different size
/home/chris/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/r8180_core.c:909:
warning: cast from pointer to integer of different size
/home/chris/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/r8180_core.c:910:
warning: cast from pointer to integer of different size
/home/chris/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/r8180_core.c:910:
warning: cast from pointer to integer of different size
/home/chris/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/r8180_core.c:
In function 'alloc_tx_desc_ring':
/home/chris/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/r8180_core.c:1592:
warning: cast from pointer to integer of different size
/home/chris/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/r8180_core.c:1592:
warning: cast to pointer from integer of different size
/home/chris/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/r8180_core.c:
In function 'alloc_rx_desc_ring':
/home/chris/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/r8180_core.c:1770:
warning: cast from pointer to integer of different size
/home/chris/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/r8180_core.c:1770:
warning: cast to pointer from integer of different size
/home/chris/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/r8180_core.c:
In function 'rtl8180_init':
/home/chris/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/r8180_core.c:3159:
warning: assignment from incompatible pointer type
/home/chris/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/r8180_core.c:3522:
warning: 'deprecated_irq_flag' is deprecated (declared at
include/linux/interrupt.h:66)
/home/chris/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/r8180_core.c:3522:
warning: passing argument 2 of 'request_irq' from incompatible pointer
type
/home/chris/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/r8180_core.c:
At top level:
/home/chris/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/r8180_core.c:579:
warning: 'r8180_get_wireless_stats' defined but not used
  CC [M]  /home/chris/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/r8180_sa2400.o
  CC [M]  /home/chris/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/r8180_93cx6.o
  CC [M]  /home/chris/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/r8180_wx.o
  CC [M]  /home/chris/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/r8180_max2820.o
  CC [M]  /home/chris/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/r8180_gct.o
  CC [M]  /home/chris/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/r8180_rtl8225.o
  CC [M]  /home/chris/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/r8180_rtl8225z2.o
  CC [M]  /home/chris/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/r8180_rtl8255.o
  LD [M]  /home/chris/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/r8180.o
  Building modules, stage 2.
  MODPOST 1 modules
WARNING: "ieee80211_softmac_stop_protocol_rtl"
[/home/chris/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/r8180.ko]
undefined!
WARNING: "free_ieee80211_rtl"
[/home/chris/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/r8180.ko]
undefined!
WARNING: "ieee80211_wx_get_wap_rtl"
[/home/chris/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/r8180.ko]
undefined!
WARNING: "ieee80211_wake_queue_rtl"
[/home/chris/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/r8180.ko]
undefined!
WARNING: "ieee80211_rx_rtl"
[/home/chris/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/r8180.ko]
undefined!
WARNING: "ieee80211_wx_get_mode_rtl"
[/home/chris/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/r8180.ko]
undefined!
WARNING: "ieee80211_is_shortslot"
[/home/chris/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/r8180.ko]
undefined!
WARNING: "ieee80211_wx_set_freq_rtl"
[/home/chris/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/r8180.ko]
undefined!
WARNING: "ieee80211_wx_get_name_rtl"
[/home/chris/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/r8180.ko]
undefined!
WARNING: "ieee80211_wx_get_rate_rtl"
[/home/chris/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/r8180.ko]
undefined!
WARNING: "ieee80211_wx_set_rate_rtl"
[/home/chris/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/r8180.ko]
undefined!
WARNING: "ieee80211_ps_tx_ack"
[/home/chris/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/r8180.ko]
undefined!
WARNING: "ieee80211_wx_get_freq_rtl"
[/home/chris/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/r8180.ko]
undefined!
WARNING: "ieee80211_is_54g"
[/home/chris/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/r8180.ko]
undefined!
WARNING: "ieee80211_stop_queue_rtl"
[/home/chris/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/r8180.ko]
undefined!
WARNING: "ieee80211_wx_set_scan_rtl"
[/home/chris/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/r8180.ko]
undefined!
WARNING: "ieee80211_wx_get_essid_rtl"
[/home/chris/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/r8180.ko]
undefined!
WARNING: "ieee80211_wx_get_scan_rtl"
[/home/chris/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/r8180.ko]
undefined!
WARNING: "ieee80211_wpa_supplicant_ioctl"
[/home/chris/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/r8180.ko]
undefined!
WARNING: "ieee80211_wx_set_mode_rtl"
[/home/chris/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/r8180.ko]
undefined!
WARNING: "ieee80211_get_beacon"
[/home/chris/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/r8180.ko]
undefined!
WARNING: "ieee80211_wx_set_rawtx_rtl"
[/home/chris/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/r8180.ko]
undefined!
WARNING: "ieee80211_wx_set_encode_rtl"
[/home/chris/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/r8180.ko]
undefined!
WARNING: "ieee80211_stop_protocol_rtl"
[/home/chris/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/r8180.ko]
undefined!
WARNING: "ieee80211_wx_set_wap_rtl"
[/home/chris/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/r8180.ko]
undefined!
WARNING: "ieee80211_wx_get_power_rtl"
[/home/chris/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/r8180.ko]
undefined!
WARNING: "ieee80211_wx_get_encode_rtl"
[/home/chris/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/r8180.ko]
undefined!
WARNING: "ieee80211_softmac_start_protocol_rtl"
[/home/chris/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/r8180.ko]
undefined!
WARNING: "ieee80211_wlan_frequencies_rtl"
[/home/chris/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/r8180.ko]
undefined!
WARNING: "ieee80211_wx_set_power_rtl"
[/home/chris/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/r8180.ko]
undefined!
WARNING: "alloc_ieee80211_rtl"
[/home/chris/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/r8180.ko]
undefined!
WARNING: "ieee80211_reset_queue"
[/home/chris/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/r8180.ko]
undefined!
WARNING: "ieee80211_wx_set_essid_rtl"
[/home/chris/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/r8180.ko]
undefined!
WARNING: "ieee80211_start_protocol_rtl"
[/home/chris/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/r8180.ko]
undefined!
  CC      /home/chris/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/r8180.mod.o
  LD [M]  /home/chris/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/r8180.ko
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-source-2.6.22'
chris@ubuntu:~/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007$ ./wlan0up
insmod: error inserting 'ieee80211_crypt-rtl.ko': -1 Operation not permitted
insmod: error inserting 'ieee80211_crypt_wep-rtl.ko': -1 Operation not permitted
insmod: error inserting 'ieee80211_crypt_tkip-rtl.ko': -1 Operation
not permitted
insmod: error inserting 'ieee80211_crypt_ccmp-rtl.ko': -1 Operation
not permitted
insmod: error inserting 'ieee80211-rtl.ko': -1 Operation not permitted
insmod: error inserting 'r8180.ko': -1 Operation not permitted
wlan0: ERROR while getting interface flags: No such device
chris@ubuntu:~/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007$ sudo ./wlan0up
[sudo] password for chris:
wlan0: ERROR while getting interface flags: No such device
chris@ubuntu:~/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007$
Why does it say wlan0, no such device? I appended this to my
/etc/network/interfaces

Code:
iface wlan0 inet dhcp

auto wlan0
and I restarted the networking service.

Now I remember how I got the driver. I went to here.

http://ndiswrapper.sourceforge.net/j...3/id,list_o-z/

Then I clicked on the link for the tew-424UB driver. I was about to get the Windows driver, but then I saw there was a Linux driver.

http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/...Downloads=true

This is the direct download to the file I got.

ftp://209.216.61.149/cn/wlan/rtl8185...23.2007.tar.gz

lsusb shows this

Code:
$ lsusb 
Bus 002 Device 008: ID 0bda:8189 Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
Last edited by fakie_flip; 12-28-2007 at 07:40 PM.
 
Old 12-29-2007, 06:12 AM   #2
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Lets back up a bit here and try to attack this in a logical fashion. Here are a few questions that may help:

1) What is the make and model of the card?
2) Do you want to use ndiswrapper or the Linux drivers. You can have both installed on the machine, but you can only use one at a time.

As for your build of the realtek drivers it looks like it went OK, but it is complaining a LOT about the ieee80211 stack. I haven't compiled these drivers, but you might want to have a look at their documentation and see if there are any minimum kernel versions needed or any patches needed. The kernel is about to switch to a new wireless stack, and a lot of the most recent versions of wireless drivers are being written for that stack (called mac80211). Unfortunately, I believe that the new stack won't be in the mainline kernel until 2.6.24. I know for the Intel drivers I use, I need to patch the kernel to get them to compile.

Also, when you run the ./wlan0up command, you probably have to be root or use sudo.
 
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1) What is the make and model of the card?
Make: Trendnet
Model: TEW-424UB

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2) Do you want to use ndiswrapper or the Linux drivers. You can have both installed on the machine, but you can only use one at a time.
I'd much rather use the Linux drivers.
 
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I hate to say this, but you may have to go with ndiswrapper. From the googling I've been doing, Realtek hasn't released a Linux driver for that device, so everyone seems to be using ndiswrapper and the Windows XP or Windows 2000 drivers.
 
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I hate to say this, but you may have to go with ndiswrapper. From the googling I've been doing, Realtek hasn't released a Linux driver for that device, so everyone seems to be using ndiswrapper and the Windows XP or Windows 2000 drivers.
When I do "sudo modprobe ndiswrapper" I get a message "Fatal, module not found" or something similar. I can't give you the exact error message now because I can't get only from Linux to copy and paste it here. That could be because I removed the restricted modules package in Ubuntu, so that I could compile a kernel from source code that I downloaded.
 
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Have I not done this correctly? I still do not have a wireless network connection nor do I have a wireless network adapter showing in Network Settings.

http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/6382/notworkingmo1.jpg
 
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Also, when you run the ./wlan0up command, you probably have to be root or use sudo.
If you look again, you'll see that the first time I did that without sudo. Then I realized I needed to do it again with sudo. I should have edited that part out cause I've already had about 5 people tell me that, but I still don't have wireless internet working in Linux. I'll keep trying.
 
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Would you please help me uninstall the linux wireless driver (rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007) that did not work? I posted in the big code block above showing the installation of it and how it is not working. I've tried removing several different ways. I tried "sudo make uninstall", "sudo ./makedrv uninstall". Neither worked
 
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When I do "sudo modprobe ndiswrapper" I get a message "Fatal, module not found" or something similar.
That means that you haven't installed it properly. How have you installed ndiswrapper, from source or from a pre-compiled binary? To be honest, it is so easy to install from source, you're much better off going this route than a binary. If I were in your shoes, I'd start this from the beginning and post any errors you're seeing.

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Would you please help me uninstall the linux wireless driver (rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007) that did not work? I posted in the big code block above showing the installation of it and how it is not working. I've tried removing several different ways. I tried "sudo make uninstall", "sudo ./makedrv uninstall". Neither worked
Did you ever actually run make install? I may have missed it in your first post, but it looks like you just ran make, and then wlan0up. At any rate, if make uninstall didn't work, then they may not have provided that function in the source code and you'll need to do it by hand. Just find the module in /lib/modules/kernelverion/ and delete it.
 
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You say you tried the Vista drivers?
Once you get ndiswrapper working, try the WIN98 drivers. They worked for me on Ubuntu Feisty a while back.
 
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You say you tried the Vista drivers?
Once you get ndiswrapper working, try the WIN98 drivers. They worked for me on Ubuntu Feisty a while back.
Would you show me where there are 64 bit WIN98 drivers? I have looked.
 
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Would you show me where there are 64 bit WIN98 drivers? I have looked.
I don't think there are any.
I assumed you were using a 32-bit OS
Sorry
 
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It works in 64-bit xp. How can I find the .inf file being used for my wireless device in Windows? When I look to see what driver is being used, I'm only told where and what .sys file is being used.
 
  


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