found cause of PCMCIA wifi woes, but don't know how to conti

[x_solidus_x]

I got this output when I removed and then put back in my Symbol Wireless card

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tux ~ # tail -f /var/log/messages
Dec 16 20:32:55 tux cardmgr[8609]: executing: 'modprobe -r orinoco_cs 2>&1'
Dec 16 20:32:55 tux cardmgr[8609]: + FATAL: Module orinoco_cs not found.
Dec 16 20:32:55 tux cardmgr[8609]: modprobe exited with status 1
Dec 16 20:32:57 tux cardmgr[8609]: socket 1: LA4111 Spectrum24 Wireless LAN PC Card
Dec 16 20:32:57 tux cardmgr[8609]: executing: 'modprobe orinoco_cs 2>&1'
Dec 16 20:32:57 tux cardmgr[8609]: + FATAL: Module orinoco_cs not found.
Dec 16 20:32:57 tux cardmgr[8609]: modprobe exited with status 1
Dec 16 20:32:57 tux cardmgr[8609]: module /lib/modules/2.6.14-gentoo-r2/pcmcia/orinoco_cs.o not available
Dec 16 20:32:57 tux cardmgr[8609]: bind 'orinoco_cs' to socket 1 failed: Invalid argument

Any thoughts?

[widan]

The orinoco_cs module is missing. Try to select those options in the kernel configuration, and rebuild the modules:

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Device Drivers  --->
  Network device support  --->
    Wireless LAN (non-hamradio)  --->
      <M> Hermes chipset 802.11b support (Orinoco/Prism2/Symbol)
      <M> Hermes PCMCIA card support

[x_solidus_x]

Hey, thanks. I did what you said, and here's what I get now when I remove and plug back in the card:

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tux ~ # tail -f /var/log/messages
Dec 17 12:32:45 tux cardmgr[8470]: socket 1: LA4111 Spectrum24 Wireless LAN PC Card
Dec 17 12:32:45 tux orinoco 0.15rc2STA (David Gibson <hermes@gibson.dropbear.id.au>, Pavel Roskin <proski@gnu.org>, et al)
Dec 17 12:32:45 tux orinoco_cs: disagrees about version of symbol free_orinocodev
Dec 17 12:32:45 tux orinoco_cs: Unknown symbol free_orinocodev
Dec 17 12:32:45 tux orinoco_cs: disagrees about version of symbol orinoco_reinit_firmware
Dec 17 12:32:45 tux orinoco_cs: Unknown symbol orinoco_reinit_firmware
Dec 17 12:32:45 tux orinoco_cs: disagrees about version of symbol hermes_struct_init
Dec 17 12:32:45 tux orinoco_cs: Unknown symbol hermes_struct_init
Dec 17 12:32:45 tux orinoco_cs: disagrees about version of symbol __orinoco_up
Dec 17 12:32:45 tux orinoco_cs: Unknown symbol __orinoco_up
Dec 17 12:32:45 tux orinoco_cs: disagrees about version of symbol __orinoco_down
Dec 17 12:32:45 tux orinoco_cs: Unknown symbol __orinoco_down
Dec 17 12:32:45 tux orinoco_cs: disagrees about version of symbol alloc_orinocodev
Dec 17 12:32:45 tux orinoco_cs: Unknown symbol alloc_orinocodev
Dec 17 12:32:45 tux cardmgr[8470]: executing: 'modprobe orinoco_cs 2>&1'
Dec 17 12:32:45 tux cardmgr[8470]: + FATAL: Error inserting orinoco_cs (/lib/modules/2.6.14-gentoo-r2/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/orinoco_cs.ko): Unknown symbol in module, or unknown parameter (see dmesg)
Dec 17 12:32:45 tux cardmgr[8470]: modprobe exited with status 1
Dec 17 12:32:45 tux cardmgr[8470]: module /lib/modules/2.6.14-gentoo-r2/pcmcia/orinoco_cs.o not available
Dec 17 12:32:45 tux cardmgr[8470]: bind 'orinoco_cs' to socket 1 failed: Invalid argument

???

[[UK]Superdude]

Have you tried these drivers in portage?

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emerge -ps orinoco
Searching...   
[ Results for search key : orinoco ]
[ Applications found : 2 ]
 
*  net-wireless/orinoco
      Latest version available: 0.15_rc3-r1
      Latest version installed: [ Not Installed ]
      Size of downloaded files: 85 kB
      Homepage:    http://www.nongnu.org/orinoco/
      Description: ORiNOCO IEEE 802.11 wireless LAN driver
      License:     GPL-2 MPL-1.1

*  net-wireless/orinoco-fwutils
      Latest version available: 0.1
      Latest version installed: [ Not Installed ]
      Size of downloaded files: 5 kB
      Homepage:    http://www.nongnu.org/orinoco/
      Description: ORiNOCO IEEE 802.11 wireless LAN firmware utilities
      License:     GPL-2

emerge orinoco looks like your best bet.

[x_solidus_x]

Yes, I have both of these installed.