wavelan2 again

Hello,

This error has been discussed here before, but I can't find anything about
how it was resolved.

After trying all the wireless cards Best Buy had without success, I just
bought the Proxim/Orinoco 11b Gold 8420-WD. It's the second one I've
tried. I've been trying to install the Client Software - ORiNOCO Rel 6.20
for Linux - Spring 2002 release driver following its readme. It seems to
build and install ok. However, when cardmgr tries to load it, it can't:

modpath = /lib/modules/2.4.20-4GB/
Oct 30 15:10:46 linux cardmgr[5201]: modsubdir = pcmcia Oct 30 15:10:46
linux cardmgr[5201]: watching 2 sockets Oct 30 15:10:46 linux
cardmgr[5202]: starting, version is 3.2.3 Oct 30 15:10:46 linux
cardmgr[5202]: socket 1: Agere Systems Wireless PC Card Model 0111 Oct 30
15:10:46 linux cardmgr[5202]: executing: 'insmod -v
/lib/modules/2.4.20-4GB//pcmcia/wavelan2_cs.o' Oct 30 15:10:46 linux
cardmgr[5202]: + /lib/modules/2.4.20-4GB//pcmcia/wavelan2_cs.o: The module
you are trying to load (/lib/modules/2.4.20-4GB//pcmcia/wavelan2_cs.o) is
compiled with a gcc
Oct 30 15:10:46 linux cardmgr[5202]: + version 2 compiler, while the
kernel you are running is compiled with Oct 30 15:10:46 linux
cardmgr[5202]: + a gcc version 3 compiler. This is known to not work. Oct
30 15:10:46 linux cardmgr[5202]: + Using
/lib/modules/2.4.20-4GB//pcmcia/wavelan2_cs.o Oct 30 15:10:46 linux
cardmgr[5202]: + Symbol version prefix '' Oct 30 15:10:46 linux
cardmgr[5202]: insmod exited with status 1 Oct 30 15:10:46 linux
cardmgr[5202]: executing: 'modprobe -v wavelan2_cs' Oct 30 15:10:46 linux
cardmgr[5202]: + /sbin/insmod /lib/modules/2.4.20-4GB/pcmcia/wavelan2_cs.o
Oct 30 15:10:46 linux cardmgr[5202]: +
/lib/modules/2.4.20-4GB/pcmcia/wavelan2_cs.o: The module you are trying to
load (/lib/modules/2.4.20-4GB/pcmcia/wavelan2_cs.o) is compiled with a gcc
Oct 30 15:10:46 linux cardmgr[5202]: + version 2 compiler, while the
kernel you are running is compiled with Oct 30 15:10:46 linux
cardmgr[5202]: + a gcc version 3 compiler. This is known to not work. Oct
30 15:10:46 linux cardmgr[5202]: +
/lib/modules/2.4.20-4GB/pcmcia/wavelan2_cs.o: insmod
/lib/modules/2.4.20-4GB/pcmcia/wavelan2_cs.o failed Oct 30 15:10:46 linux
cardmgr[5202]: + /lib/modules/2.4.20-4GB/pcmcia/wavelan2_cs.o: insmod
wavelan2_cs failed Oct 30 15:10:46 linux cardmgr[5202]: + Using
/lib/modules/2.4.20-4GB/pcmcia/wavelan2_cs.o Oct 30 15:10:46 linux
cardmgr[5202]: + Symbol version prefix '' Oct 30 15:10:46 linux
cardmgr[5202]: modprobe exited with status 255 Oct 30 15:10:48 linux
cardmgr[5202]: get dev info on socket 1 failed: Resource temporarily
unavailable


My gcc is version 3. How do I rebuild the wavelan2 module with it, to get
rid of this error and load the module.

The OS is Suse 8.2. uname = Linux linux 2.4.20-4GB #1 Wed Aug 6 18:26:21
UTC 2003 i686 unknown unknown GNU/Linux

It's on an IBM T21 Thinkpad.

Thank you.

"PaleRider" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news(E-Mail Removed) ...
> Hello,
>
> This error has been discussed here before, but I can't find anything about
> how it was resolved.
>
> After trying all the wireless cards Best Buy had without success, I just
> bought the Proxim/Orinoco 11b Gold 8420-WD. It's the second one I've
> tried. I've been trying to install the Client Software - ORiNOCO Rel 6.20
> for Linux - Spring 2002 release driver following its readme. It seems to
> build and install ok. However, when cardmgr tries to load it, it can't:
>
> modpath = /lib/modules/2.4.20-4GB/
> Oct 30 15:10:46 linux cardmgr[5201]: modsubdir = pcmcia Oct 30 15:10:46
> linux cardmgr[5201]: watching 2 sockets Oct 30 15:10:46 linux
> cardmgr[5202]: starting, version is 3.2.3 Oct 30 15:10:46 linux
> cardmgr[5202]: socket 1: Agere Systems Wireless PC Card Model 0111 Oct 30
> 15:10:46 linux cardmgr[5202]: executing: 'insmod -v
> /lib/modules/2.4.20-4GB//pcmcia/wavelan2_cs.o' Oct 30 15:10:46 linux
> cardmgr[5202]: + /lib/modules/2.4.20-4GB//pcmcia/wavelan2_cs.o: The module
> you are trying to load (/lib/modules/2.4.20-4GB//pcmcia/wavelan2_cs.o) is
> compiled with a gcc
> Oct 30 15:10:46 linux cardmgr[5202]: + version 2 compiler, while the
> kernel you are running is compiled with Oct 30 15:10:46 linux
> cardmgr[5202]: + a gcc version 3 compiler. This is known to not work. Oct
> 30 15:10:46 linux cardmgr[5202]: + Using
> /lib/modules/2.4.20-4GB//pcmcia/wavelan2_cs.o Oct 30 15:10:46 linux
> cardmgr[5202]: + Symbol version prefix '' Oct 30 15:10:46 linux
> cardmgr[5202]: insmod exited with status 1 Oct 30 15:10:46 linux
> cardmgr[5202]: executing: 'modprobe -v wavelan2_cs' Oct 30 15:10:46 linux
> cardmgr[5202]: + /sbin/insmod /lib/modules/2.4.20-4GB/pcmcia/wavelan2_cs.o
> Oct 30 15:10:46 linux cardmgr[5202]: +
> /lib/modules/2.4.20-4GB/pcmcia/wavelan2_cs.o: The module you are trying to
> load (/lib/modules/2.4.20-4GB/pcmcia/wavelan2_cs.o) is compiled with a gcc
> Oct 30 15:10:46 linux cardmgr[5202]: + version 2 compiler, while the
> kernel you are running is compiled with Oct 30 15:10:46 linux
> cardmgr[5202]: + a gcc version 3 compiler. This is known to not work. Oct
> 30 15:10:46 linux cardmgr[5202]: +
> /lib/modules/2.4.20-4GB/pcmcia/wavelan2_cs.o: insmod
> /lib/modules/2.4.20-4GB/pcmcia/wavelan2_cs.o failed Oct 30 15:10:46 linux
> cardmgr[5202]: + /lib/modules/2.4.20-4GB/pcmcia/wavelan2_cs.o: insmod
> wavelan2_cs failed Oct 30 15:10:46 linux cardmgr[5202]: + Using
> /lib/modules/2.4.20-4GB/pcmcia/wavelan2_cs.o Oct 30 15:10:46 linux
> cardmgr[5202]: + Symbol version prefix '' Oct 30 15:10:46 linux
> cardmgr[5202]: modprobe exited with status 255 Oct 30 15:10:48 linux
> cardmgr[5202]: get dev info on socket 1 failed: Resource temporarily
> unavailable
>
>
> My gcc is version 3. How do I rebuild the wavelan2 module with it, to get
> rid of this error and load the module.
>
> The OS is Suse 8.2. uname = Linux linux 2.4.20-4GB #1 Wed Aug 6 18:26:21
> UTC 2003 i686 unknown unknown GNU/Linux
>
> It's on an IBM T21 Thinkpad.
>
> Thank you.

A quick search on Google found this little tidbit:

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...threadid=73679

Within one of the responses of the thread being discussed in this forum is a
link to a personal website that has a "beta" driver for your card. They
state that it works under Mandrake, RH and Gentoo. Hopefully it will work
for you under Suse.

Al


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On Thu, 30 Oct 2003 18:54:25 -0600, Al wrote:


>
> A quick search on Google found this little tidbit:
>
> http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...threadid=73679
>
> Within one of the responses of the thread being discussed in this forum is a
> link to a personal website that has a "beta" driver for your card. They
> state that it works under Mandrake, RH and Gentoo. Hopefully it will work
> for you under Suse.
>
> Al
>
>
> ---
> Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.
> Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).
> Version: 6.0.532 / Virus Database: 326 - Release Date: 10/27/03


Thank you, Al. The site says this beta driver is from Proxim itself. So,
it might be exactly what I need at this point. I'll let you all know how
it turns out.

I am still curious to know the answer to my original question, if any of
you know it.

Eli

On Fri, 31 Oct 2003 03:10:38 +0000, PaleRider wrote:

> On Thu, 30 Oct 2003 18:54:25 -0600, Al wrote:
>
>
>
>> A quick search on Google found this little tidbit:
>>
>> http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...threadid=73679
>>
>> Within one of the responses of the thread being discussed in this forum
>> is a link to a personal website that has a "beta" driver for your card.
>> They state that it works under Mandrake, RH and Gentoo. Hopefully it
>> will work for you under Suse.
>>
>> Al
>>
>>
>> ---
>> Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system
>> (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.532 / Virus Database: 326 -
>> Release Date: 10/27/03
>
>
> Thank you, Al. The site says this beta driver is from Proxim itself. So,
> it might be exactly what I need at this point. I'll let you all know how
> it turns out.
>
> I am still curious to know the answer to my original question, if any of
> you know it.
>
> Eli


The beta driver installed properly, and seems to work as well as possible
with the local Linksys AP. I found out that none of the lights on the card
light up until the driver loads; Proxim tech support said that one should
light up as soon as I plug it in(the power light.)

I used the /etc/agere/iwconfig-ethx option to configure the card. I did
that in order to have the biggest number of available configuration
options. Plus, since this whole Linux wireless driver scene seems to be so
problematic right now, I figured that doing it this way would cause the
least problems.

It took me a while to figure out why the encryption wouldn't work. It
turned out that to use a hex key, there has to be a 0x in front of it. As
in:

Key1=0x<key>

So, it works, but much slower out to the world over DSL, about half the
speed, compared to connecting to the AP over wire. I am not sure why.
Iwconfig shows an 11Mb bit rate. The LAN speed is of course much slower
than over wire because it's not a 100Mb link anymore.

Thanks again, Al. Also, much thanks to the greenblaze.com operator for the
driver. (I haven't heard from Proxim support about the issue yet.)

Eli

On Thu, 30 Oct 2003 18:54:25 -0600, Al wrote:

> "PaleRider" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news(E-Mail Removed) ...
>> Hello,
>>
>> This error has been discussed here before, but I can't find anything about
>> how it was resolved.
>>
>> After trying all the wireless cards Best Buy had without success, I just
>> bought the Proxim/Orinoco 11b Gold 8420-WD. It's the second one I've
>> tried. I've been trying to install the Client Software - ORiNOCO Rel 6.20
>> for Linux - Spring 2002 release driver following its readme. It seems to
>> build and install ok. However, when cardmgr tries to load it, it can't:
>>
>> modpath = /lib/modules/2.4.20-4GB/
>> Oct 30 15:10:46 linux cardmgr[5201]: modsubdir = pcmcia Oct 30 15:10:46
>> linux cardmgr[5201]: watching 2 sockets Oct 30 15:10:46 linux
>> cardmgr[5202]: starting, version is 3.2.3 Oct 30 15:10:46 linux
>> cardmgr[5202]: socket 1: Agere Systems Wireless PC Card Model 0111 Oct 30
>> 15:10:46 linux cardmgr[5202]: executing: 'insmod -v
>> /lib/modules/2.4.20-4GB//pcmcia/wavelan2_cs.o' Oct 30 15:10:46 linux
>> cardmgr[5202]: + /lib/modules/2.4.20-4GB//pcmcia/wavelan2_cs.o: The module
>> you are trying to load (/lib/modules/2.4.20-4GB//pcmcia/wavelan2_cs.o) is
>> compiled with a gcc
>> Oct 30 15:10:46 linux cardmgr[5202]: + version 2 compiler, while the
>> kernel you are running is compiled with Oct 30 15:10:46 linux
>> cardmgr[5202]: + a gcc version 3 compiler. This is known to not work. Oct
>> 30 15:10:46 linux cardmgr[5202]: + Using
>> /lib/modules/2.4.20-4GB//pcmcia/wavelan2_cs.o Oct 30 15:10:46 linux
>> cardmgr[5202]: + Symbol version prefix '' Oct 30 15:10:46 linux
>> cardmgr[5202]: insmod exited with status 1 Oct 30 15:10:46 linux
>> cardmgr[5202]: executing: 'modprobe -v wavelan2_cs' Oct 30 15:10:46 linux
>> cardmgr[5202]: + /sbin/insmod /lib/modules/2.4.20-4GB/pcmcia/wavelan2_cs.o
>> Oct 30 15:10:46 linux cardmgr[5202]: +
>> /lib/modules/2.4.20-4GB/pcmcia/wavelan2_cs.o: The module you are trying to
>> load (/lib/modules/2.4.20-4GB/pcmcia/wavelan2_cs.o) is compiled with a gcc
>> Oct 30 15:10:46 linux cardmgr[5202]: + version 2 compiler, while the
>> kernel you are running is compiled with Oct 30 15:10:46 linux
>> cardmgr[5202]: + a gcc version 3 compiler. This is known to not work. Oct
>> 30 15:10:46 linux cardmgr[5202]: +
>> /lib/modules/2.4.20-4GB/pcmcia/wavelan2_cs.o: insmod
>> /lib/modules/2.4.20-4GB/pcmcia/wavelan2_cs.o failed Oct 30 15:10:46 linux
>> cardmgr[5202]: + /lib/modules/2.4.20-4GB/pcmcia/wavelan2_cs.o: insmod
>> wavelan2_cs failed Oct 30 15:10:46 linux cardmgr[5202]: + Using
>> /lib/modules/2.4.20-4GB/pcmcia/wavelan2_cs.o Oct 30 15:10:46 linux
>> cardmgr[5202]: + Symbol version prefix '' Oct 30 15:10:46 linux
>> cardmgr[5202]: modprobe exited with status 255 Oct 30 15:10:48 linux
>> cardmgr[5202]: get dev info on socket 1 failed: Resource temporarily
>> unavailable
>>
>>
>> My gcc is version 3. How do I rebuild the wavelan2 module with it, to get
>> rid of this error and load the module.
>>
>> The OS is Suse 8.2. uname = Linux linux 2.4.20-4GB #1 Wed Aug 6 18:26:21
>> UTC 2003 i686 unknown unknown GNU/Linux
>>
>> It's on an IBM T21 Thinkpad.
>>
>> Thank you.
>
> A quick search on Google found this little tidbit:
>
> http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...threadid=73679
>
> Within one of the responses of the thread being discussed in this forum is a
> link to a personal website that has a "beta" driver for your card. They
> state that it works under Mandrake, RH and Gentoo. Hopefully it will work
> for you under Suse.
>
> Al
>
>
> ---
> Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.
> Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).
> Version: 6.0.532 / Virus Database: 326 - Release Date: 10/27/03


Thank you, Al. The site says this beta driver is from Proxim itself. So,
it might be exactly what I need at this point. I'll let you all know how
it turns out.

I am still curious to know the answer to my original question, if any of
you know it.

Eli