I'm not sure I can follow you here. I do not need to blacklist orinoco since it is not listed in /modprobe.d
and if it was listed, it simply doesn't exist as module. When I try to load orinoco_pci module it tells there
is no such module. I used it in Slackware 13.1 and it worked out of the box without need to manually load it.
I am now on hostap_pci which works but has very weak signal strength. I tried to find on the net do I need to
patch this module or anything else and I couldn't find anything that could be useful. Perhaps I'm missing here
something. Also, I installed hostap-utils which I found as an .rpm package from OpenSuse.
I tried 'iwconfig wlan0 txpower 30mW' but I ended up with:
Code:
Error for wireless request "Set Tx Power" (8B26) :
SET failed on device wlan0 ; Operation not supported.
I am using Z-com XI626 card with newest possible firmware. This card worked fine and flawless for me for so
long time.
Is there something that can be done with this? Can I somehow rise up the signal strength?
Where is the orinoco_pci? Is it possible that this module is not supported anymore?