LinuxQuestions.org
Help answer threads with 0 replies.
Go Back   LinuxQuestions.org > Forums > Linux Forums > Linux - Distributions > Slackware
User Name
Password
Slackware This Forum is for the discussion of Slackware Linux.

Notices


Reply
  Search this Thread
Old 10-22-2007, 11:16 AM   #1
rshepard
Member
 
Registered: Oct 2007
Location: Troutdale, Oregon
Distribution: Slackware
Posts: 435

Rep: Reputation: 28
Upgrade to -12.0 loses eth1 and wireless networking.


I have a Sony Vaio GCP-V505BC which came with Slackware installed in late 2003. The wireless card is a 3Com 3CRWE154GT2 that uses the prism54 driver. It worked flawlessly through -11.0. Now, however, the port eth1 is not recognized (eth0 is the wired connection and the wireless card has always been seen on eth1).

The error I get when trying 'ifconfig eth1 up' is: 'SIOCSIFFLAGS: no such file or directory' which tells me that the firmware cannot be found. The prism firmware, isl3890 is in /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware, and I put this path in /etc/hotplug/firmware.agent. But, it's not being seen, even if I restart /etc/rc.d/rc.hotplug.

Where should I place (or link) the firmware, isl3890, so that the kernel finds it and allows me to load eth1 and make wireless network connections?

Rich
 
Old 10-22-2007, 12:23 PM   #2
evilDagmar
Member
 
Registered: Mar 2005
Location: Right behind you.
Distribution: NBG, then randomed.
Posts: 480

Rep: Reputation: 31
Quote:
Originally Posted by rshepard View Post
I have a Sony Vaio GCP-V505BC which came with Slackware installed in late 2003. The wireless card is a 3Com 3CRWE154GT2 that uses the prism54 driver. It worked flawlessly through -11.0. Now, however, the port eth1 is not recognized (eth0 is the wired connection and the wireless card has always been seen on eth1).

The error I get when trying 'ifconfig eth1 up' is: 'SIOCSIFFLAGS: no such file or directory' which tells me that the firmware cannot be found. The prism firmware, isl3890 is in /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware, and I put this path in /etc/hotplug/firmware.agent. But, it's not being seen, even if I restart /etc/rc.d/rc.hotplug.

Where should I place (or link) the firmware, isl3890, so that the kernel finds it and allows me to load eth1 and make wireless network connections?

Rich
Reading directions helps quite a bit. The firmware doesn't go in that directory, it goes into /lib/firmware. Hotplug is obsolete so stop trying to invoke it manually.
 
Old 10-22-2007, 12:44 PM   #3
rshepard
Member
 
Registered: Oct 2007
Location: Troutdale, Oregon
Distribution: Slackware
Posts: 435

Original Poster
Rep: Reputation: 28
Er, I don't follow your complaint. The firmware is in /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware/. Where are you suggesting it should go? Since hotplug has been deprecated, why does -12.0 put the isl3890 firmware in the directory it does?

What directions have I not read?

Rich
 
Old 10-22-2007, 12:48 PM   #4
rshepard
Member
 
Registered: Oct 2007
Location: Troutdale, Oregon
Distribution: Slackware
Posts: 435

Original Poster
Rep: Reputation: 28
Quote:
Originally Posted by evilDagmar View Post
Reading directions helps quite a bit. The firmware doesn't go in that directory, it goes into /lib/firmware. Hotplug is obsolete so stop trying to invoke it manually.
OK, I missed the /lib/firmware part because when I had looked in there I saw nothing similar. I copied isl3890 in there and the interface comes up.

Still don't know to what directions you referred, but that solved this problem.

Thank you,

Rich
 
  


Reply

Tags
firmware, isl3890, pcmcia, wireless


Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is Off
HTML code is Off



Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
new kernal upgrade loses windoze wavesound Ubuntu 3 12-28-2006 01:34 PM
Upgrade kernel (FC5) loses root partition flobadob Fedora - Installation 4 10-01-2006 04:06 PM
howto acess intrnet thru eth1(wireless card)in winXP via briging in linux(eth0-eth1) labhesh_popli Linux - Wireless Networking 1 09-21-2006 01:11 AM
gcc upgrade in Slack 10.2 for wireless Belkin networking linuxhippy Slackware 3 05-30-2006 05:25 PM
SUSE 9.0 to 9.1 RC5 upgrade loses NFS mounts. pkelley5 Linux - Newbie 3 09-03-2004 05:55 PM

LinuxQuestions.org > Forums > Linux Forums > Linux - Distributions > Slackware

All times are GMT -5. The time now is 01:45 AM.

Main Menu
Advertisement
My LQ
Write for LQ
LinuxQuestions.org is looking for people interested in writing Editorials, Articles, Reviews, and more. If you'd like to contribute content, let us know.
Main Menu
Syndicate
RSS1  Latest Threads
RSS1  LQ News
Twitter: @linuxquestions
Open Source Consulting | Domain Registration