Wireless lan problems in Slackware 10

oudent · 07-16-2004, 04:43 PM

I've posted this problem at a few different forums with no replies up to now...but maybe someone here will know.

I'm using the acx100 driver which appears to work fine except for it doesn't connect to the AP nor does it find the AP. I have noticed there is a possible firmware upload problem...which was not an issue in any other distro I've used recently...including vector Linux (based on Slackware 9). I've tried everything that I know how to do, and yet nothing is working.
The driver compiles, loads, and stays loaded no problem...but it doesn't communicate over the network. Here is the syslog output:

Jul 16 00:02:05 darkstar kernel: Linux version 2.4.26 (root@tree) (gcc version 3.3.4) #6 Mon Jun 14 19:07:27 PDT 2004
Jul 16 00:02:05 darkstar kernel: BIOS-e820: 0000000000000000 - 000000000009fc00 (usable)
Jul 16 00:02:05 darkstar kernel: BIOS-e820: 000000000009fc00 - 00000000000a0000 (reserved)
Jul 16 00:02:05 darkstar kernel: BIOS-e820: 00000000000e0000 - 0000000000100000 (reserved)
Jul 16 00:02:05 darkstar kernel: BIOS-e820: 0000000000100000 - 0000000017fc0000 (usable)
Jul 16 00:02:05 darkstar kernel: BIOS-e820: 0000000017fc0000 - 0000000017ff8000 (ACPI data)
Jul 16 00:02:05 darkstar kernel: BIOS-e820: 0000000017ff8000 - 0000000018000000 (ACPI NVS)
Jul 16 00:02:05 darkstar kernel: BIOS-e820: 00000000fec00000 - 00000000fec01000 (reserved)
Jul 16 00:02:05 darkstar kernel: BIOS-e820: 00000000fee00000 - 00000000fee01000 (reserved)
Jul 16 00:02:05 darkstar kernel: BIOS-e820: 00000000ffb80000 - 00000000ffc00000 (reserved)
Jul 16 00:02:05 darkstar kernel: BIOS-e820: 00000000fff00000 - 0000000100000000 (reserved)
Jul 16 00:02:05 darkstar kernel: On node 0 totalpages: 98240
Jul 16 00:02:05 darkstar kernel: zone(0): 4096 pages.
Jul 16 00:02:05 darkstar kernel: zone(1): 94144 pages.
Jul 16 00:02:05 darkstar kernel: zone(2): 0 pages.
Jul 16 00:02:05 darkstar kernel: Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=Linux ro root=343
Jul 16 00:02:05 darkstar kernel: Detected 1296.094 MHz processor.
Jul 16 00:02:05 darkstar kernel: Console: colour VGA+ 80x25
Jul 16 00:02:05 darkstar kernel: Calibrating delay loop... 2582.11 BogoMIPS
Jul 16 00:02:05 darkstar kernel: Page-cache hash table entries: 131072 (order: 7, 524288 bytes)
Jul 16 00:02:05 darkstar kernel: CPU: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 1300MHz stepping 07
Jul 16 00:02:05 darkstar kernel: POSIX conformance testing by UNIFIX
Jul 16 00:02:05 darkstar kernel: mtrr: v1.40 (20010327) Richard Gooch (rgooch@atnf.csiro.au)
Jul 16 00:02:05 darkstar kernel: mtrr: detected mtrr type: Intel
Jul 16 00:02:05 darkstar kernel: PCI: Probing PCI hardware (bus 00)
Jul 16 00:02:05 darkstar kernel: Transparent bridge - Intel Corp. 82801BA/CA/DB/EB PCI Bridge
Jul 16 00:02:05 darkstar kernel: Initializing RT netlink socket
Jul 16 00:02:05 darkstar kernel: Starting kswapd
Jul 16 00:02:05 darkstar kernel: pty: 512 Unix98 ptys configured
Jul 16 00:02:05 darkstar kernel: RAMDISK driver initialized: 16 RAM disks of 7777K size 1024 blocksize
Jul 16 00:02:05 darkstar kernel: hda: FUJITSU MPG3409AT E, ATA DISK drive
Jul 16 00:02:05 darkstar kernel: hdb: WDC WD600BB-32CXA0, ATA DISK drive
Jul 16 00:02:05 darkstar kernel: blk: queue c03b3360, I/O limit 4095Mb (mask 0xffffffff)
Jul 16 00:02:05 darkstar kernel: blk: queue c03b349c, I/O limit 4095Mb (mask 0xffffffff)
Jul 16 00:02:05 darkstar kernel: hdc: HL-DT-ST CD-RW GCE-8240B, ATAPI CD/DVD-ROM drive
Jul 16 00:02:05 darkstar kernel: hdd: SAMSUNG DVD-ROM SD-612S, ATAPI CD/DVD-ROM drive
Jul 16 00:02:05 darkstar kernel: ide0 at 0x1f0-0x1f7,0x3f6 on irq 14
Jul 16 00:02:05 darkstar kernel: ide1 at 0x170-0x177,0x376 on irq 15
Jul 16 00:02:05 darkstar kernel: hda: attached ide-disk driver.
Jul 16 00:02:05 darkstar kernel: hda: host protected area => 1
Jul 16 00:02:05 darkstar kernel: hdb: attached ide-disk driver.
Jul 16 00:02:05 darkstar kernel: hdb: host protected area => 1
Jul 16 00:02:05 darkstar kernel: hdc: attached ide-cdrom driver.
Jul 16 00:02:05 darkstar kernel: hdd: attached ide-cdrom driver.
Jul 16 00:02:05 darkstar kernel: kmod: failed to exec /sbin/modprobe -s -k scsi_hostadapter, errno = 2
Jul 16 00:02:05 darkstar last message repeated 2 times
Jul 16 00:02:05 darkstar kernel: 8regs : 1492.000 MB/sec
Jul 16 00:02:05 darkstar kernel: 32regs : 928.400 MB/sec
Jul 16 00:02:05 darkstar kernel: pIII_sse : 1672.400 MB/sec
Jul 16 00:02:05 darkstar kernel: pII_mmx : 1471.200 MB/sec
Jul 16 00:02:05 darkstar kernel: p5_mmx : 1452.800 MB/sec
Jul 16 00:02:05 darkstar kernel: raid5: using function: pIII_sse (1672.400 MB/sec)
Jul 16 00:02:05 darkstar kernel: FAT: bogus logical sector size 0
Jul 16 00:02:05 darkstar last message repeated 2 times
Jul 16 00:02:05 darkstar kernel: reiserfs: found format "3.6" with standard journal
Jul 16 00:02:05 darkstar kernel: reiserfs: checking transaction log (device ide0(3,67)) ...
Jul 16 00:02:05 darkstar kernel: for (ide0(3,67))
Jul 16 00:02:05 darkstar kernel: ide0(3,67):Using r5 hash to sort names
Jul 16 00:02:05 darkstar kernel: VFS: Mounted root (reiserfs filesystem) readonly.
Jul 16 00:02:06 darkstar kernel: acx100: It looks like you've been coaxed into buying a wireless network card
Jul 16 00:02:06 darkstar kernel: acx100: that uses the mysterious ACX100/ACX111 chip from Texas Instruments.
Jul 16 00:02:06 darkstar kernel: acx100: You should better have bought e.g. a PRISM(R) chipset based card,
Jul 16 00:02:06 darkstar kernel: acx100: since that would mean REAL vendor Linux support.
Jul 16 00:02:06 darkstar kernel: acx100: Given this info, it's evident that this driver is quite EXPERIMENTAL,
Jul 16 00:02:06 darkstar kernel: acx100: thus your mileage may vary. Visit http://acx100.sf.net for support.
Jul 16 00:02:06 darkstar kernel: acx100: Using 32 bit I/O access.
Jul 16 00:02:06 darkstar kernel: acx100_init_module: dev_info is: TI acx_pci
Jul 16 00:02:06 darkstar kernel: acx100_init_module: TI acx_pci.o: Ver 0.2.0pre8 Driver initialized, waiting for cards to probe...
Jul 16 00:02:06 darkstar kernel: Found ACX100-based wireless network card at 02:0b.0, irq:10, phymem1:0xfeadf000, phymem2:0xfeac0000, mem1:0xd8a43000, mem1_size:4096, mem2:0xd8a45000, mem2_size:65536.
Jul 16 00:02:06 darkstar kernel: initial debug setting is 0x001b
Jul 16 00:02:06 darkstar kernel: acx100_probe_pci: using ACX100 io resource addresses (size: 56)
Jul 16 00:02:06 darkstar kernel: hw_unavailable = 1
Jul 16 00:02:06 darkstar kernel: acx100_probe_pci: TI acx_pci: Using IRQ 10
Jul 16 00:02:06 darkstar kernel: reset hw_unavailable++
Jul 16 00:02:06 darkstar kernel: acx100_reset_mac: enable soft reset...
Jul 16 00:02:06 darkstar kernel: acx100_reset_mac: disable soft reset and go to init mode...
Jul 16 00:02:06 darkstar kernel: Attention: no custom firmware directory specified (via module parameter firmware_dir), thus using our default firmware directory /usr/share/acx
Jul 16 00:02:06 darkstar kernel: Trying to load firmware: '/usr/share/acx/WLANGEN.BIN'
Jul 16 00:02:06 darkstar kernel: Allocated 33708 bytes for firmware module loading.
Jul 16 00:02:06 darkstar kernel: not using auto increment for firmware loading.
Jul 16 00:02:06 darkstar kernel: acx100_write_fw: Firmware written.
Jul 16 00:02:06 darkstar kernel: acx100_write_fw (firmware): 1, acx100_validate_fw: 1
Jul 16 00:02:06 darkstar kernel: acx100_reset_dev: Received signal that card is ready to be configured

(the eCPU has woken up)
Jul 16 00:02:06 darkstar kernel: reset hw_unavailable--
Jul 16 00:02:06 darkstar kernel: acx100: allocated net device wlan0, driver compiled against wireless extensions v16 and Linux 2.4.26
Jul 16 00:02:06 darkstar kernel: ******************************************
Jul 16 00:02:06 darkstar kernel: ************ acx100_initmac_1 ************
Jul 16 00:02:06 darkstar kernel: ******************************************
Jul 16 00:02:06 darkstar kernel: ==> Get the mailbox pointers from the scratch pad registers
Jul 16 00:02:06 darkstar kernel: CmdMailboxOffset = fdc8
Jul 16 00:02:06 darkstar kernel: InfoMailboxOffset = ff4c
Jul 16 00:02:06 darkstar kernel: <== Get the mailbox pointers from the scratch pad registers
Jul 16 00:02:06 darkstar kernel: CommandParameters = [ 0xd8a54dcc ]
Jul 16 00:02:06 darkstar kernel: InfoParameters = [ 0xd8a54f50 ]
Jul 16 00:02:06 darkstar kernel: ERROR: Unable to allocate 827279692 bytes for firmware module loading.
Jul 16 00:02:06 darkstar kernel: WARNING: no suitable radio module (/usr/share/acx/RADIO0d.BIN) found to load. No problem in case of a combined firmware, FATAL when using a separated firmware (base firmware / radio image).
Jul 16 00:02:06 darkstar kernel: CodeEnd:83A0
Jul 16 00:02:06 darkstar kernel: acx100_init_wep: writing WEP options.
Jul 16 00:02:06 darkstar kernel: <== Initialize the Queue Indicator
Jul 16 00:02:06 darkstar kernel: pDc->pFrameHdrQPool = 0xc036b000
Jul 16 00:02:06 darkstar kernel: pDc->pFrameHdrQPoolPhyAddr = 0x 36b000
Jul 16 00:02:06 darkstar kernel: pDc->TxBufferPoolSize = 0x bb80
Jul 16 00:02:06 darkstar kernel: pDc->TxBufferPool = 0xc0370000
Jul 16 00:02:06 darkstar kernel: pDc->TxBufferPoolPhyAddr = 0x 370000
Jul 16 00:02:06 darkstar kernel: pDc->pTxHostDescQPool = 0xc036a000
Jul 16 00:02:06 darkstar kernel: pDc->TxHostDescQPoolPhyAddr = 0x0036a000
Jul 16 00:02:06 darkstar kernel: pDc->pRxHostDescQPool = 0xc03c7000
Jul 16 00:02:06 darkstar kernel: pDc->RxHostDescQPoolPhyAddr = 0x 3c7000
Jul 16 00:02:06 darkstar kernel: pDc->pRxBufferPool = 0xc03d0000
Jul 16 00:02:06 darkstar kernel: pDc->RxBufferPoolPhyAddr = 0x 3d0000
Jul 16 00:02:06 darkstar kernel: priv->iobase2 = 0xd8a45000
Jul 16 00:02:06 darkstar kernel: pDc->ui32ACXTxQueueStart = 0x00008748
Jul 16 00:02:06 darkstar kernel: pDc->pTxDescQPool = 0xd8a4d748
Jul 16 00:02:06 darkstar kernel: configure card tx descriptor = 0xd8a4d748, size: 0x30
Jul 16 00:02:06 darkstar kernel: configure card tx descriptor = 0xd8a4d778, size: 0x30
Jul 16 00:02:06 darkstar kernel: configure card tx descriptor = 0xd8a4d7a8, size: 0x30
Jul 16 00:02:06 darkstar kernel: configure card tx descriptor = 0xd8a4d7d8, size: 0x30
Jul 16 00:02:06 darkstar kernel: configure card tx descriptor = 0xd8a4d808, size: 0x30
Jul 16 00:02:06 darkstar kernel: configure card tx descriptor = 0xd8a4d838, size: 0x30
Jul 16 00:02:06 darkstar kernel: configure card tx descriptor = 0xd8a4d868, size: 0x30
Jul 16 00:02:06 darkstar kernel: configure card tx descriptor = 0xd8a4d898, size: 0x30
Jul 16 00:02:06 darkstar kernel: configure card tx descriptor = 0xd8a4d8c8, size: 0x30
Jul 16 00:02:06 darkstar kernel: configure card tx descriptor = 0xd8a4d8f8, size: 0x30
Jul 16 00:02:06 darkstar kernel: configure card tx descriptor = 0xd8a4d928, size: 0x30
Jul 16 00:02:06 darkstar kernel: configure card tx descriptor = 0xd8a4d958, size: 0x30
Jul 16 00:02:06 darkstar kernel: configure card tx descriptor = 0xd8a4d988, size: 0x30
Jul 16 00:02:06 darkstar kernel: configure card tx descriptor = 0xd8a4d9b8, size: 0x30
Jul 16 00:02:06 darkstar kernel: configure card tx descriptor = 0xd8a4d9e8, size: 0x30
Jul 16 00:02:06 darkstar kernel: configure card tx descriptor = 0xd8a4da18, size: 0x30
Jul 16 00:02:06 darkstar kernel: configure card rx descriptor = 0xd8a4da48
Jul 16 00:02:06 darkstar kernel: configure card rx descriptor = 0xd8a4da7c
Jul 16 00:02:06 darkstar kernel: configure card rx descriptor = 0xd8a4dab0
Jul 16 00:02:06 darkstar kernel: configure card rx descriptor = 0xd8a4dae4
Jul 16 00:02:06 darkstar kernel: configure card rx descriptor = 0xd8a4db18
Jul 16 00:02:06 darkstar kernel: configure card rx descriptor = 0xd8a4db4c
Jul 16 00:02:06 darkstar kernel: configure card rx descriptor = 0xd8a4db80
Jul 16 00:02:06 darkstar kernel: configure card rx descriptor = 0xd8a4dbb4
Jul 16 00:02:06 darkstar kernel: configure card rx descriptor = 0xd8a4dbe8
Jul 16 00:02:06 darkstar kernel: configure card rx descriptor = 0xd8a4dc1c
Jul 16 00:02:06 darkstar kernel: configure card rx descriptor = 0xd8a4dc50
Jul 16 00:02:06 darkstar kernel: configure card rx descriptor = 0xd8a4dc84
Jul 16 00:02:06 darkstar kernel: configure card rx descriptor = 0xd8a4dcb8
Jul 16 00:02:06 darkstar kernel: configure card rx descriptor = 0xd8a4dcec
Jul 16 00:02:06 darkstar kernel: configure card rx descriptor = 0xd8a4dd20
Jul 16 00:02:06 darkstar kernel: configure card rx descriptor = 0xd8a4dd54
Jul 16 00:02:07 darkstar kernel: get_mask 0x00004182, set_mask 0x00000000
Jul 16 00:02:07 darkstar kernel: Got sensitivity value 64
Jul 16 00:02:07 darkstar kernel: Got antenna value 0x08
Jul 16 00:02:07 darkstar kernel: Got regulatory domain 0x10
Jul 16 00:02:07 darkstar kernel: get_mask 0x00000000, set_mask 0x00000000 - after update
Jul 16 00:02:07 darkstar kernel: SSID = STA8B4F10, len = 9
Jul 16 00:02:07 darkstar kernel: Beacon length:57
Jul 16 00:02:07 darkstar kernel: SSID = STA8B4F10, len = 9
Jul 16 00:02:07 darkstar kernel: hw_unavailable--
Jul 16 00:02:07 darkstar kernel: acx100: form factor 0x01 (D-Link DWL-520+/650+/G650+/Planet WL-8305?), radio type 0x0d (Maxim), EEPROM version 0x0005. Uploaded firmware 'Rev 1.9.3.e' (0x01030505).
Jul 16 00:02:07 darkstar kernel: creating /proc entry driver/acx_wlan0
Jul 16 00:02:07 darkstar kernel: creating /proc entry driver/acx_wlan0_diag
Jul 16 00:02:07 darkstar kernel: creating /proc entry driver/acx_wlan0_eeprom
Jul 16 00:02:07 darkstar kernel: creating /proc entry driver/acx_wlan0_phy
Jul 16 00:02:07 darkstar kernel: acx100_probe_pci: TI acx_pci.o: Ver 0.2.0pre8 Loaded Successfully
Jul 16 00:02:07 darkstar kernel: NVRM: loading NVIDIA Linux x86 NVIDIA Kernel Module 1.0-6106 Wed Jun 23 08:14:01 PDT 2004

*** Extra junk removed ***

Jul 16 00:02:21 darkstar kernel: OPENING DEVICE
Jul 16 00:02:21 darkstar kernel: firmware version >= 1.9.3.e --> using software timer
Jul 16 00:02:21 darkstar kernel: initial settings update on iface activation.
Jul 16 00:02:21 darkstar kernel: get_mask 0x00000000, set_mask 0x0037eefc
Jul 16 00:02:21 darkstar kernel: acx100_set_status: Setting status = 0 (STARTED)
Jul 16 00:02:21 darkstar kernel: <acx100_set_timer> Elapse = 1500000
Jul 16 00:02:21 darkstar kernel: ERROR: attempt to set the timer before the card interface is up! Please report with a debug=0xffff log!!
Jul 16 00:02:21 darkstar kernel: Updating WEP key settings
Jul 16 00:02:21 darkstar kernel: Setting WEP key 0 as default.
Jul 16 00:02:21 darkstar kernel: Updating transmit power: 18 dBm
Jul 16 00:02:21 darkstar kernel: changing radio power level to 18 dBm (0x17)
Jul 16 00:02:21 darkstar kernel: Updating antenna value: 0x08
Jul 16 00:02:21 darkstar kernel: Updating Energy Detect (ED) threshold: 112
Jul 16 00:02:21 darkstar kernel: Updating Channel Clear Assessment (CCA) value: 0x0D
Jul 16 00:02:21 darkstar kernel: Updating: enable Tx
Jul 16 00:02:21 darkstar kernel: Updating: enable Rx on channel: 1
Jul 16 00:02:21 darkstar kernel: Updating short retry limit: 7, long retry limit: 4
Jul 16 00:02:21 darkstar kernel: Updating xmt MSDU lifetime: 4096
Jul 16 00:02:21 darkstar kernel: Updating regulatory domain: 0x10
Jul 16 00:02:21 darkstar kernel: Starting radio scan
Jul 16 00:02:21 darkstar kernel: acx100_set_status: Setting status = 1 (SCANNING)
Jul 16 00:02:21 darkstar kernel: <acx100_set_timer> Elapse = 2500000
Jul 16 00:02:21 darkstar kernel: ERROR: attempt to set the timer before the card interface is up! Please report with a debug=0xffff log!!
Jul 16 00:02:21 darkstar kernel: Updating channel: 1
Jul 16 00:02:21 darkstar kernel: get_mask 0x00000000, set_mask 0x00200000 - after update
Jul 16 00:02:21 darkstar kernel: module count ++
Jul 16 00:02:23 darkstar kernel: Got Info IRQ: type 0x0001, status 0x0000
Jul 16 00:02:23 darkstar kernel: Radio scan found 0 stations in this area.
Jul 16 00:02:23 darkstar kernel: acx100_complete_dot11_scan: no matching station found in range and not in Ad-Hoc or Auto mode --> giving up scanning.
Jul 16 00:02:23 darkstar kernel: acx100_set_status: Setting status = 0 (STARTED)
Jul 16 00:02:23 darkstar kernel: <acx100_set_timer> Elapse = 1500000
Jul 16 00:02:24 darkstar kernel: acx100_timer: status = 0
Jul 16 00:02:40 darkstar dhcpcd[1376]: timed out waiting for a valid DHCP server response
Jul 16 00:02:40 darkstar kernel: acx100_set_status: Setting status = 0 (STARTED)
Jul 16 00:02:40 darkstar kernel: <acx100_set_timer> Elapse = 1500000
Jul 16 00:02:40 darkstar kernel: ERROR: attempt to set the timer before the card interface is up! Please report with a debug=0xffff log!!
Jul 16 00:02:40 darkstar kernel: module count --
Jul 16 00:03:21 darkstar kernel: OPENING DEVICE
Jul 16 00:03:21 darkstar kernel: firmware version >= 1.9.3.e --> using software timer
Jul 16 00:03:21 darkstar kernel: initial settings update on iface activation.
Jul 16 00:03:21 darkstar kernel: get_mask 0x00000000, set_mask 0x0026cebc
Jul 16 00:03:21 darkstar kernel: acx100_set_status: Setting status = 0 (STARTED)
Jul 16 00:03:21 darkstar kernel: <acx100_set_timer> Elapse = 1500000
Jul 16 00:03:21 darkstar kernel: ERROR: attempt to set the timer before the card interface is up! Please report with a debug=0xffff log!!
Jul 16 00:03:21 darkstar kernel: Updating WEP key settings
Jul 16 00:03:21 darkstar kernel: Setting WEP key 0 as default.
Jul 16 00:03:21 darkstar kernel: Updating transmit power: 18 dBm
Jul 16 00:03:21 darkstar kernel: changing radio power level to 18 dBm (0x17)
Jul 16 00:03:21 darkstar kernel: Updating antenna value: 0x08
Jul 16 00:03:21 darkstar kernel: Updating Energy Detect (ED) threshold: 112
Jul 16 00:03:21 darkstar kernel: Updating Channel Clear Assessment (CCA) value: 0x0D
Jul 16 00:03:21 darkstar kernel: Updating: enable Tx
Jul 16 00:03:21 darkstar kernel: Updating: enable Rx on channel: 1
Jul 16 00:03:21 darkstar kernel: Updating regulatory domain: 0x10
Jul 16 00:03:21 darkstar kernel: Starting radio scan
Jul 16 00:03:21 darkstar kernel: acx100_set_status: Setting status = 1 (SCANNING)
Jul 16 00:03:21 darkstar kernel: <acx100_set_timer> Elapse = 2500000
Jul 16 00:03:21 darkstar kernel: ERROR: attempt to set the timer before the card interface is up! Please report with a debug=0xffff log!!
Jul 16 00:03:21 darkstar kernel: Updating channel: 1
Jul 16 00:03:21 darkstar kernel: get_mask 0x00000000, set_mask 0x00200000 - after update
Jul 16 00:03:21 darkstar kernel: module count ++
Jul 16 00:03:24 darkstar kernel: Got Info IRQ: type 0x0001, status 0x0000
Jul 16 00:03:24 darkstar kernel: Radio scan found 0 stations in this area.
Jul 16 00:03:24 darkstar kernel: acx100_complete_dot11_scan: no matching station found in range and not in Ad-Hoc or Auto mode --> giving up scanning.
Jul 16 00:03:24 darkstar kernel: acx100_set_status: Setting status = 0 (STARTED)
Jul 16 00:03:24 darkstar kernel: <acx100_set_timer> Elapse = 1500000
Jul 16 00:03:25 darkstar kernel: acx100_timer: status = 0
Jul 16 00:03:31 darkstar dhcpcd[1426]: terminating on signal 2
Jul 16 00:03:31 darkstar kernel: acx100_set_status: Setting status = 0 (STARTED)
Jul 16 00:03:31 darkstar kernel: <acx100_set_timer> Elapse = 1500000
Jul 16 00:03:31 darkstar kernel: ERROR: attempt to set the timer before the card interface is up! Please report with a debug=0xffff log!!
Jul 16 00:03:31 darkstar kernel: module count --

Please help...as no one else seems to be able to, or want to maybe. It seems that very few people are using Slackware 10 right now...making it hard to find good support. iwconfig works, but gives no MAC for the AP. ifconfig gives 3 tx errors for everytime dhcpcd wlan0 is run.

rovitotv · 07-16-2004, 06:23 PM

This might be a long shot, but you might want to try 2.6.7 in /testing on CD 2. I had some problems with the sound driver in 2.4.26 and it worked great in 2.6.7 so you never know. My hardware is older so you would think the driver would be fine in 2.4.26 but for some reason it would not load. Linux 2.6.7 really improves performance, at least for my slow 866 MHZ notebook. Don't ever give up you will figure it out eventually, good luck!

oudent · 07-16-2004, 06:31 PM

thanks, I'll think about that...it might work...but the driver is quite problematic in 2.6.x so it would be a last resort. I've noticed a lot about problems with sound. I'm probably going to reinstall Slack soon anyways, so I'll probably give it a try then.

ikeeplookin · 07-19-2004, 12:17 PM

I have a similar problem where I need to dhcpcd -n wlan0 before it connects to the AP. My problem is I'm so new to linux, I dont know how to configure automating that, but I'm looking!

gbonvehi · 07-19-2004, 12:59 PM

ikeeplookin add dhcpcd -n wlan0 in your /etc/rc.d/rc.local so it'll run every time you start the machine.
Note: rc.local is run after all the other scripts

speedbump · 07-19-2004, 06:54 PM

I had the same sort of problem with my wireless setup. Lucent Wavelan card (oronico driver) trying to connect to a Netgear wireless router. Driver loaded, everything seemed to check out, but would not connect to my AP.

I decided to check the config inside the router, and it turns out I had to allow the mac address of the wireless card to access the AP. Did so and works fine...

I was totally vexed by this problem for about three days....

Check it out, you never know....

Mephisto · 07-19-2004, 08:25 PM

1. Does your AP use MAC Filtering?
2. Are you using WEP?
3. Does the output of iwlist <interface> scanning list your AP with a MAC?
4. I am not familiar with the acx100 cards, do they require firmware? It did not look like it from the quick google I did but I am not certain.

Edit:

5. Is your AP set to not broadcast the ESSID? ("Secure mode" on some APs)

Mephisto · 07-19-2004, 08:31 PM

All right I did a bit more searching and you might need the firmware. Is WLANGEN.BIN anywhere on your laptop? if so try moving it to the /usr/share/acx directory (the location can be configured but I do not know how)

EDIT: I am surprised it worked in other distros, everything I could find said the firmware was not included in the distro for legal reasons. This place tells you where you can get the firmware:

http://www.houseofcraig.net/README-0.2.0pre7.txt