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Old 01-15-2005, 12:30 PM   #1
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rtl8180 PCI wireless problems


Hi I have tried to get my rtl8180 based card (Topcom PCI111) to work under mandrake 10.1 using ndiswrapper. No error messages was given when i loaded the driver with ndiswrapper and used modprobe to load ndiswrapper

here are som info that might be useful for troubleshooting:


[root@localhost root]# lshw
localhost
description: Tower Computer
product: System Name
vendor: System Manufacturer
version: System Version
serial: SYS-1234567890
capabilities: smbios-2.3 dmi-2.3
configuration: boot=normal chassis=tower
*-core
description: Motherboard
product: CUV4X-E
vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
physical id: 0
version: REV 1.xx
serial: xxxxxxxxxxx
slot: SECONDARY IDE/HDD
*-firmware
description: BIOS
vendor: Award Software, Inc.
physical id: 0
version: ASUS CUV4X-E ACPI BIOS Revision 1004 (07/25/2001)
size: 64KB
capacity: 192KB
capabilities: pci pnp apm upgrade shadowing escd cdboot bootselect socketedrom edd int13floppy360 int13floppy1200 int13floppy720 int13floppy2880 int5printscreen int9keyboard int14serial int17printer int10video acpi agp
*-cpu
description: CPU
product: Pentium III (Coppermine)
vendor: Intel Corp.
physical id: 4
version: 6.8.10
slot: PGA 370
size: 1125MHz
capacity: 1200MHz
clock: 79MHz
capabilities: fpu fpu_exception wp vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 mmx fxsr sse
*-cache:0
description: L1 cache
physical id: a
slot: L1 Cache
size: 32KB
capacity: 32KB
capabilities: pipeline-burst synchronous internal write-back data
*-cache:1
description: L2 cache
physical id: b
slot: L2 Cache
size: 256KB
capacity: 256KB
capabilities: pipeline-burst synchronous internal write-back data
*-memory
description: System Memory
physical id: 22
slot: System board or motherboard
size: 384MB
capacity: 1GB
*-bank:0
description: DIMM DRAM Synchronous
physical id: 0
slot: DIMM 1
size: 128MB
configuration: width=72/64
*-bank:1
description: DIMM DRAM Synchronous
physical id: 1
slot: DIMM 2
size: 128MB
configuration: width=72/64
*-bank:2
description: DIMM DRAM Synchronous
physical id: 2
slot: DIMM 3
size: 64MB
configuration: width=72/64
*-bank:3
description: DIMM DRAM Synchronous
physical id: 3
slot: DIMM 4
size: 64MB
configuration: width=72/64
*-pci:0
description: Host bridge
product: VT82C693A/694x [Apollo PRO133x]
vendor: VIA Technologies, Inc.
physical id: fc000000
bus info: pci@00:00.0
version: c4
clock: 33MHz
resources: iomemory:fc000000-fdffffff
*-pci
description: PCI bridge (Normal decode)
product: VT82C598/694x [Apollo MVP3/Pro133x AGP]
vendor: VIA Technologies, Inc.
physical id: 1
bus info: pci@00:01.0
version: 00
clock: 66MHz
capabilities: pci normal_decode bus_master cap_list
*-display UNCLAIMED
description: VGA compatible controller (VGA)
product: 3D Rage LT Pro AGP-133
vendor: ATI Technologies Inc
physical id: 0
bus info: pci@01:00.0
version: dc
size: 16MB
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: vga bus_master cap_list
resources: iomemory:fa000000-faffffff ioport:d800-d8ff iomemory:f9800000-f9800fff irq:9
*-isa UNCLAIMED
description: ISA bridge
product: VT82C686 [Apollo Super South]
vendor: VIA Technologies, Inc.
physical id: 4
bus info: pci@00:04.0
version: 40
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: isa bus_master cap_list
*-ide
description: IDE interface
product: VT82C586A/B/VT82C686/A/B/VT823x/A/C PIPC Bus Master IDE
vendor: VIA Technologies, Inc.
physical id: 4.1
bus info: pci@00:04.1
version: 06
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: ide bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=VIA IDE
resources: ioport:b800-b80f
*-ide:0
description: IDE Channel 0
physical id: 0
bus info: ide@0
logical name: ide0
clock: 33MHz
*-disk
description: ATA Disk
product: IBM-DTTA-350840
vendor: IBM
physical id: 0
bus info: ide@0.0
logical name: /dev/hda
version: T55OA73A
serial: WE0WE018947
size: 8063MB
capacity: 8063MB
capabilities: ata dma lba iordy smart security pm
configuration: mode=udma2 smart=on
*-ide:1
description: IDE Channel 1
physical id: 1
bus info: ide@1
logical name: ide1
clock: 33MHz
*-cdrom
description: IDE CD-ROM
product: NEC CD-ROM DRIVE:285
physical id: 0
bus info: ide@1.0
logical name: /dev/hdc
version: 3.04
capabilities: packet atapi cdrom removable nonmagnetic dma lba iordy audio
*-scsi
physical id: 0
bus info: scsi@0
logical name: scsi0
capabilities: emulated
configuration: driver=usb-storage
*-channel
description: SCSI Channel 0
physical id: 0
bus info: scsi@0.0
*-disk
description: SCSI Disk
product: 2004-08-27
vendor: TinyDisk
physical id: 0
bus info: scsi@0.0:0.0
logical name: /dev/cdrom0
version: 2.00
capabilities: removable
configuration: ansiversion=2
*-disk
description: ATA Disk
product: ST51270A
vendor: Seagate
physical id: 1
bus info: ide@1.1
logical name: /dev/hdd
version: 03.03.06
serial: PB226933
size: 1223MB
capacity: 1223MB
capabilities: ata dma lba iordy
*-usb:0
description: USB Controller (UHCI)
product: VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller
vendor: VIA Technologies, Inc.
physical id: 4.2
bus info: pci@00:04.2
version: 16
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: uhci bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=uhci_hcd
resources: ioport:b400-b41f irq:11
*-usb:1
description: USB Controller (UHCI)
product: VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller
vendor: VIA Technologies, Inc.
physical id: 4.3
bus info: pci@00:04.3
version: 16
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: uhci bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=uhci_hcd
resources: ioport:b000-b01f irq:11
*-multimedia
description: Multimedia audio controller
product: ES1370 [AudioPCI]
vendor: Ensoniq
physical id: 7
bus info: pci@00:07.0
version: 01
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: bus_master
configuration: driver=ENS1370
resources: ioport:a800-a83f irq:10
*-network:0
description: Ethernet controller
product: RTL-8029(AS)
vendor: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
physical id: 9
bus info: pci@00:09.0
logical name: eth0
version: 00
serial: 00:40:05:6d:fe:45
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: ethernet physical
configuration: broadcast=yes driver=ne2k-pci driverversion=1.03 multicast=yes
resources: ioport:a400-a41f irq:5
*-network:1 UNCLAIMED
description: Ethernet controller
product: RTL8180L 802.11b MAC
vendor: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
physical id: a
bus info: pci@00:0a.0
version: 20
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: bus_master cap_list
resources: iomemory:f9000000-f90000ff irq:11
*-pci:1
description: Host bridge
product: VT82C686 [Apollo Super ACPI]
vendor: VIA Technologies, Inc.
physical id: 100
bus info: pci@00:04.4
version: 40
clock: 33MHz

[root@localhost root]# iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.

eth0 no wireless extensions.

sit0 no wireless extensions.


[root@localhost RedHat9.0]# ndiswrapper -l
Installed ndis drivers:
net8180 driver present, hardware present
[root@localhost RedHat9.0]#

modprobe.conf ser slik ut:
# This file is autogenerated from /etc/modules.conf using generate-modprobe.conf command

alias eth0 ne2k-pci
alias sound-slot-0 snd-ens1370
install usb-interface /sbin/modprobe uhci-hcd; /bin/true
remove snd-ens1370 /sbin/modprobe -r snd-pcm-oss; /sbin/modprobe --first-time -r --ignore-remove snd-ens1370
install snd-ens1370 /sbin/modprobe --first-time --ignore-install snd-ens1370 && { /sbin/modprobe snd-pcm-oss; /bin/true; }
alias wlan0 ndiswrapper

Anybody who can tell me what i am doing wrong?

Sorry for bad english, i am from norway

Last edited by AMD-user; 01-15-2005 at 03:53 PM.
 
  


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