On Fri, Jun 4, 2010 at 7:57 PM, Christian Lamparter wrote:
> On Saturday 05 June 2010 02:41:05 Richard wrote:
>> I have a Dell usb wireless card that I am trying to use under Linux.
>> A search of the FCC-ID M4Y-XG705A lead me to believe it has a Z-Com
>> XG-705A chipset. Another search tells me that the p54usb driver
>> should work. So I added
>> {USB_DEVICE(0x413c, 0x5513)}, /* Dell Wireless */
>> to the /usr/src/linux/drivers/net/wireless/p54/p54usb.c file in the
>> correct spot.
> Please post the diff, so it can be integrated into -stable!
I will have my friend post the diff tomorrow as I don't know how to make a diff.
>> A quick recompile and the module was built. I did a
>> modprobe p54usb and dmesg shows:
>
> have you put the newly-built module into the right directory?
> modprobe only takes modules from the kernel's module directory
> (which is normally /lib/modules/$KVER/kernel/...)
>
> you can verify that by calling modinfo p54usb and
> check if there's a line usb:v413Cp5513d*...
You are right I was booting with the wrong kernel. The default was
2.6.34-rc5 not the 2.6.34 we compiled.
>> However iwconfig doesn't list a wlan0.
> please don't use "iwconfig". WEXT is obsolete, you can find a
> nl80211 replacement "iw" right here:
> http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Documentation/iw .
>
>> OK maybe I need firmware so another search leads me to
>> http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/p54 where I download
>> 2.13.24.0.lm87.arm (USB 2nd generation (ISL3887)), rename it to
>> isl3887usb and put it in /lib/firmware. I rebooted and still no wlan0
>> listed in iwconfig.
> No need for a reboot, if the correct module is loaded the device
> should be recognized instantly... (or as soon as it is replugged.)
I have iw and it works. I just have to figure out how to use it :)
Thanks
Greg
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