Alexander Rudolf <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> Problem:
>
> Notebook MEDION with PRISM 3890 WLAN Card - IEEE 802.11g compliant.
>
> I simply cant get the card working correctly under Windows XP SP1. One
> time the device seems to do nothing (no scanning for predefined networks
> nor for network to be discovered) and other time it does a very little
> bit. However - I played around until Windows suddenly says that a
> predefined network is available. Typing the WEP key and hitting Enter
> brings me back to the same Dialog. grrrr
>
> Access Point works correctly. I??ve tested the device with other networks
> with different environment. Another notebook equipped with an Linksys
> PCMCIA WLAN Card works fine with this net.
>
> I??ve tried booting the notebook with a Knoppix-CD. And - wonder, wonder
> - it works! I??ve entered data (WEP-Key, channel, SSID etc.) in and:
> DHCP, Ping... all is fine. Looking little closer shows me that a new
> Firmware is loaded temporarily into the card (RAM-Mode) - version
> 1.0.4.3. After reboot all is over and gone - and the device works as
> used to be: NOT.
>
> I think, loading the new firmware permanently could enable WindowsXP to
> work with the card too.
>
> Did somebody flash a new firmware and can share this knowledge? Okay -
> there are some HOWTO??s for doing this but I??m not really familiar with
> those and I??m not a Linux engineer.
>
> Thanks in advance
AFIAK the firmware needs to be loaded each time the card is powered
up. You can try using the firmware from Knoppix, it should be called
/usr/lib/hotplug/firmware/isl3890. You can also get it from
prism54.org.
I don't use windoze much so I can't tell you where to put the firmware
there, except it's called something.arm.
Jerry
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