From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Dec 1 07:38:54 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9BCF916A4CE for ; Mon, 1 Dec 2003 07:38:54 -0800 (PST) Received: from pintail.mail.pas.earthlink.net (pintail.mail.pas.earthlink.net [207.217.120.122]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6209243FE1 for ; Mon, 1 Dec 2003 07:38:53 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from deepbsd@earthlink.net) Received: from user-119a2km.biz.mindspring.com ([66.149.10.150] helo=scee.dsj.net) by pintail.mail.pas.earthlink.net with esmtp (Exim 3.33 #1) id 1AQq8R-0005Xt-00; Mon, 01 Dec 2003 07:38:51 -0800 Received: from scee.dsj.net (IDENT:1000@localhost.dsj.net [127.0.0.1]) by scee.dsj.net (8.12.8/8.12.4) with ESMTP id hB1Fco8R005413; Mon, 1 Dec 2003 10:38:50 -0500 Received: (from dsj@localhost) by scee.dsj.net (8.12.8/8.12.4/Submit) id hB1FcoPV005412; Mon, 1 Dec 2003 10:38:50 -0500 X-Authentication-Warning: scee.dsj.net: dsj set sender to deepbsd@earthlink.net using -f Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2003 10:38:50 -0500 From: "David S. Jackson" To: Eric F Crist Message-ID: <20031201153850.GK7957@scee.dsj.net> References: <200311181807.57120.ecrist@adtechintegrated.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200311181807.57120.ecrist@adtechintegrated.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4i cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Linksys WPC11 ver4 troubles X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: "David S. Jackson" List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 01 Dec 2003 15:38:54 -0000 On Tue, Nov 18, 2003 at 06:07:57PM -0600 Eric F Crist wrote: > Hello all, > > I recently (today) got FreeBSD 4.8 installed on my Compaq Presario 2100. I > have a working Xserver with KDE, and working integrated touchpad, etc. My > biggest problems are audio and my wireless network card. > > The following is the output of "pccardc dumpcis" command: > > nomad# pccardc dumpcis > Configuration data for card in slot 0 > Tuple #1, code = 0xff (Terminator), length = 0 > 2 slots found > > When I insert my pcmcia wireless card, I get the following error: > > pccard: card inserted, slot 0 > Nov 17 18:06:30 nomad pccardd[51]: No card in database for "(null)"("(null)") > > Now, after reading the howto for this network card at > http://lists.bawug.org/pipermail/wireless/2001-May/001083.html, > > I have to enter the "(null)"("(null)") in the /etc/pccard.conf file with the > appropriate settings. Tried this, it doesn't work. > > Someone please help me! Getting this to show up in my ifconfig would really > make my day. You don't mention whether you have a ver 3 or a ver 4 wpc11. They changed the entire chipset without changing the part number for this card. Ver 3 is a Prism chipset, well supported. However, version 4 is a Realtek chipset, which is not yet supported. Critical to note the difference between versions when using a wpc11. -- David S. Jackson dsj@dsj.net =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= If you took all the students that felt asleep in class and laid them end to end, they'd be a lot more comfortable. -- "Graffiti in the Big Ten"