[NTLUG:Discuss] Wireless PCMCI driver software problme

[terry]

Jack Snodgrass wrote:

>On Sat, 21 Jun 2003 09:34:58 -0500, terry wrote:
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>>I've just aquired a Wireless PCMCIA NIC for my laptop from LanReady.  
>>Model is: rtl8180 or "RealTech 8180 (mini)PCI PCI"  
>>My laptop runs RedHat 7.3
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>>The cd that ships with it has only one file in the "LINUX" directory: 
>> rtl8180_rh73.o
>>The downlodadable install program from LanReady.com/download is:
>>Install_RH73_101_0121.tar.gz
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>>It unpacks with an "Install" directory where the only option is   ./install
>>This is the output of that command:
>>====================================
>>]# ./install
>>ADM8211 install begain.....
>>Which type do you want to install ADMtek8211 WLAN driver(1/2)?
>>1.CardBus
>>2.miniPCI/PCI
>>2
>>The wireless-tools had been installed
>>kwifimanager had been installed
>>We will remove the old pci-scan.o and install a new one
>>
>>We will remove the old 8211.o and install a new one
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>>depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in 
>>/lib/modules/2.4.18-3/kernel/drivers/net/pcmci                              
>>a/rtl8180_rh73.o
>>Warning: loading /lib/modules/2.4.18-3/kernel/drivers/net/pci-scan.o 
>>will taint
>>                              the kernel: no license
>>Warning: loading /lib/modules/2.4.18-3/kernel/drivers/net/8211.o will 
>>taint the
>>                              kernel: no license
>>/lib/modules/2.4.18-3/kernel/drivers/net/8211.o: init_module: No such device
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>>Install Success. Congratulation!
>>
>>You can use iwconfig or kwifimanager to setup your WLAN
>>
>>Please reboot your system to take effect
>>
>>You can use netconfig to configure your network
>>==========================================
>>A protion of /var/log/messages:
>>=========================================
>>Jun 20 06:23:40 laptop kernel: adm8201.c:v1.02 01/06/2003  Written by ADMtek
>>Jun 20 06:23:40 laptop kernel:   http://www.admtek.com.tw
>>Jun 20 06:23:40 laptop insmod: 
>>/lib/modules/2.4.18-3/kernel/drivers/net/8211.o:
>>init_module: No such device
>>Jun 20 06:23:40 laptop insmod: Hint: insmod errors can be caused by 
>>incorrect module parameters, including invalid IO or IRQ parameters
>>Jun 20 06:23:40 laptop insmod: 
>>/lib/modules/2.4.18-3/kernel/drivers/net/8211.o:
>>insmod eth1 failed
>>====================================================
>>Another portion of    /var/log/messages:
>>===============================================
>>Jun 21 07:56:01 laptop insmod: 
>>/lib/modules/2.4.18-3/pcmcia/rtl8180_rh73.o: kernel-module version 
>>mismatch ^I/lib/modules/2.4.18-3/pcmcia/rtl8180_rh73.o was compiled for 
>>kernel version 2.4.18-3custom ^Iwhile this kernel is version 2.4.18-3.
>>================================================
>>Any clues as to how to fix...or install this driver?
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>not anything specific, but 
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>use -f on insmod to force it to load a module when you get the 
>was compiled for kernel version 'x' and you have 'y' message. 
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>the 'taint' thing is telling you that your loading a non-gpl
>module on your box. 
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>jack
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Thanks anyway, but    insmod -f 
 /lib/modules/2.4.18-3/pcmcia/rtl8180_rh73.o   just locked up the 
machine, (leaving no other option other than power down and reboot).

Any other suggestions?

(I've tried several times to load this driver.  Also tried the #1 
option:  "1.CardBus"   No luck there either. ) 

Any other suggestions?


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