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Angeltc

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Registered: 2006-08-03

Posts: 2

Problem using zd1211

I decided to use Arch again cause I couldnt stand Windows, I bought a USB Wireless Adapter and it is "suported" by the zd1211 driver.
This is my lsusb :
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 0000:0000 
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 05ca:1870 Ricoh Co., Ltd
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0ace:1211 ZyDAS 802.11b/g USB2 WiFi
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000 

I installed the zd1211 driver in extra and the device is detected as wlan0, but it is not activated until i use ifconfig wlan0 up. The problem is that when I try to connect or scan wireless networks the device just dont work, it shows "no scan results".
When I do dmesg the message from ZyDas is not showed, I dont know if it is supossed to be there on this driver.
I googled a lot and the devide ID is the correct one, it is shown as supported on the driver website. Anyone knows whats happening?
The dmesg | grep zd1211 shows this :
d1211 - http://zd1211.ath.cx/ - r83
usbcore: registered new interface driver zd1211
zd1211:bulk out: wMaxPacketSize = 200
zd1211:bulk in: wMaxPacketSize = 200
zd1211:interrupt in: wMaxPacketSize = 40
zd1211:interrupt in: int_interval = 1
zd1211:interrupt out: wMaxPacketSize = 40
zd1211:USB Download Boot code success
zd1211:MAC address = 00:11:a3:04:51:d1
zd1211:AddrEntryTable = f7d4
zd1211:RF_Mode = 00002109
zd1211:Mixed Mode
zd1211:AllowedChannel = 000007ff
zd1211:LinkLEDn = 200
zd1205: (exit) zd1205_config, /home/tobias/Install/Arch/eigene-packages/2.6.21/zd1211/src/zd1211-driver-r83/src/zd1205.c line 2600
zd1205: (exit) zd1205_init, /home/tobias/Install/Arch/eigene-packages/2.6.21/zd1211/src/zd1211-driver-r83/src/zd1205.c line 8569
usbcore: registered new interface driver zd1211rw
zd1205: (enter) zd1205_open, /home/tobias/Install/Arch/eigene-packages/2.6.21/zd1211/src/zd1211-driver-r83/src/zd1205.c line 4352
zd1205: (exit) zd1205_open, /home/tobias/Install/Arch/eigene-packages/2.6.21/zd1211/src/zd1211-driver-r83/src/zd1205.c line 4435
zd1211:Switch to Infra mode
zd1211:Mixed Mode
zd1211:WEP64 Mode
zd1211:Switch to Infra mode
zd1211:Mixed Mode
zd1211:WEP64 Mode

I think the problem is maybe on the errors about /home/tobias (???? - Not existing user)

gradgrind

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From: Germany

Registered: 2005-10-06

Posts: 921

Re: Problem using zd1211

There are two zd1211 drivers - the old (zd1211 package) and the new (zd1211rw, included in the kernel). I see the latter is also mentioned in your listing. Try uninstalling zd1211 (with which several people have had problems) and using the zd1211rw, but search the forum for more info (e.g. getting the firmware which it needs).

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Angeltc

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Registered: 2006-08-03

Posts: 2

Re: Problem using zd1211

I blacklisted the zd1211 driver before ( I dont know how to uninstall it, I think it comes with the kernel  ). However, I do have zd1211rw and the firmware in the correct place (/lib/firmware/zd1211).
When I tried with ndiswrapper it told me it was using rt73 driver, it was installed with no problems, when I modprobe any driver ( zd1211, zd1211rw or ndiswrapper ) it doesnt show me any error ( I used -v option ).
Any suggestion?

gradgrind

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From: Germany

Registered: 2005-10-06

Posts: 921

Re: Problem using zd1211

To remove the zd1211 driver (it does not come with the kernel, the zd1211rw does):

pacman -R zd1211

As far as I know the zd1211 doesn't work with ndiswrapper. I don't really use mine (and it is not the same device as yours), but I did get it working not so long ago with the following commands:

ifconfig eth1 up
iwconfig eth1 essid blahblah
iwconfig eth1 key s:"blahblah"

dhcpcd eth1

As you can see it turned up as eth1 and not wlan0!

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AngelToledo

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Registered: 2007-04-17

Posts: 11

Re: Problem using zd1211

Ok, I tried to use just the zd1211rw driver but as before, I cant get my wireless to work. When I use the zd1211 driver, the dmesg | grep zd1211 messagre shows
usbcore: registered new interface driver zd1211rw
zd1211rw 2-2:1.0: RF UW2453_RF 0x9 is not supported
I think that means that my device is not supported by the driver. Any other suggestion??
I talked about ndiswrapper using the driver provided by the vendor on the CD.

gradgrind

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From: Germany

Registered: 2005-10-06

Posts: 921

Re: Problem using zd1211

Yes, it seems that device is not yet supported. There is a kernel patch which might do it ( see, e.g. http://www.reactivated.net/patches/linu … s-rf.patch ), if you're into kernel recompilation ... Maybe it'll be supported in 2.6.22.

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AngelToledo

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Registered: 2007-04-17

Posts: 11

Re: Problem using zd1211

Thank You, It helped me a lot, maybe Ill try to compile the kernel, Im not very good at it but I'll try, if it doesnt work Ill go back to windows until it gets supported.