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Subject: [ts-7000] Re: wlan0 not coming up/iwconfig not working
From: "Gonzalo A. de la Vega" <>
Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2007 15:53:40 -0000
I had the same problem with my new TS-7260s. I just changed the kernel
to ts9, and everything works fine (you have to get zd.o from the
ftp.embeddedarm.com/wireless/zd1211/r53/ directory, which has been
built for ts9)

Gonzalo

--- In  "pattykirsch" <> wrote:
>
> Did this get resolved?  I seem to be having the same problem on a
> TS-7200 but this isn't doing it for me.
>
> Patty
>
> --- In  "Don W. Carr" <doncarr@> wrote:
> >
> > It worked for me on a 7260. Here is what I had that I think
someone else
> > posted before.  On the newer 7260, they might install more of the
> modules by
> > default.
> >
> > insmod usbcore
> > insmod pcipool
> > insmod usb-ohci
> > insmod usb-ohci-ep93xx
> > insmod scsi_mod
> > insmod sd_mod
> > insmod /path/to/zd.o
> >
> > ifconfig wlan0 up
> > iwconfig wlan0 essid wappy
> > ifconfig wlan0 192.168.0.99
> > ping 192.168.0.5
> >
> >
> >
> > On 12/29/06, Tom <tl@> wrote:
> > >
> > >   Hmm, I am still stuck. Anyone have any suggestions? I neglected to
> > > mention that I'm using the included WIFI-G-USB option from
> > > embeddedarm.com, an IOGear GWU-523. Has anyone else gotten this to
> work
> > > with a TS-7260?
> > >
> > > Tom
> > >
> > >
> > > Tom McCarty wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hi all, I just bought a TS-7260 a couple of days ago, and I
> can't get
> > > > the wireless interface to work. The USB drivers seem to be
> working, but
> > > > the iwconfig command doesn't seem to do anything, and I can't find
> > > > anything in the archives with this particular problem.
> > > >
> > > > A full log of my interaction from bootup is included below, but
> I think
> > > > the salient part is this, where iwconfig doesn't seem to do
> anything,
> > > > and looks like it's reading from a corrupted data structure.
> > > >
> > > > $ iwconfig wlan0 essid pleasework
> > > > $ iwconfig wlan0 mode ad-hoc
> > > > $ ifconfig wlan0 192.168.0.2
> > > > $ iwconfig
> > > > lo no wireless extensions.
> > > >
> > > > eth0 no wireless extensions.
> > > >
> > > > wlan0 \· �x¼*îâ ESSID:off/any Nickname:""
> > > > NWID:off/any Mode:Managed Frequency:2.412 GHz
> > > > Access Point: FF:7F:B4:5C:AD:2A Bit Rate:1 Mb/s Tx-Power=off
> > > > Sensitivity=2147482204/3
> > > > Retry:off RTS thr=2432 B Fragment thr:off
> > > > Encryption key:<too big>
> > > > Power Management:off
> > > > Link Quality:0 Signal level:0 Noise level:0
> > > > Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
> > > > Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0
> > > >
> > > > I've tried "$iwconfig wlan0 nick test", too, but no iwconfig
> line seems
> > > > to change the output of just "$iwconfig" except to specify the
> > > > interface, in which case the output is slightly different:
> > > > $ iwconfig wlan0
> > > > wlan0 � â?? ESSID:off/any Nickname:""
> > > > NWID:off/any Mode:Managed Frequency:2.412 GHz
> > > > Access Point: Not-Associated Bit Rate:1 Mb/s Tx-Power=off
> > > > Sensitivity:0/3
> > > > Retry:off RTS thr=2432 B Fragment thr:off
> > > > Encryption key:<too big>
> > > > Power Management:off
> > > > Link Quality:0 Signal level:0 Noise level:0
> > > > Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
> > > > Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0
> > > >
> > > > >From my as-shipped system, here's what I have done to it:
> > > >
> > > > uploaded zd.o to /root from
> ftp://ftp.embeddedarm.com/wireless/zd1211
> > > > <ftp://ftp.embeddedarm.com/wireless/zd1211>
> > > > uploaded iwconfig,iwlist, iwspy to /usr/bin from
> > > > ftp://ftp.embeddedarm.com/wireless/wireless_tools
> > > > <ftp://ftp.embeddedarm.com/wireless/wireless_tools>
> > > > uploaded libiw.so.28 to /lib from
> > > > ftp://ftp.embeddedarm.com/wireless/wireless_tools
> > > > <ftp://ftp.embeddedarm.com/wireless/wireless_tools>
> > > >
> > > > I'm following the instructions in the Linux Arm guide v2.2,
> however, the
> > > > zd.o at
> > > > ftp://ftp.embeddedarm.com/ts-arm-linux-cd/binaries/ts-modules/zd.o
> > > >
<ftp://ftp.embeddedarm.com/ts-arm-linux-cd/binaries/ts-modules/zd.o>
> > > > is for ts10, and wouldn't work with my ts11 system, so I got a
more
> > > > recent version from another location on the web site. According to
> > > > iwconfig --version, it should work, but obviously isn't.
Anyone have
> > > > suggestions?
> > > >
> > > > TIA,
> > > >
> > > > Tom
> > > > -----
> > > >
> > > > Technologic Systems TS-LINUX/arm 7.0
> > > > ts7200 login: root
> > > > login[81]: root login on `ttyAM0'
> > > >
> > > > BusyBox v1.00-rc2 (2004.08.05-21:44+0000) Built-in shell (ash)
> > > > Enter 'help' for a list of built-in commands.
> > > >
> > > > $ insmod usbcore
> > > > Using /lib/modules/2.4.26-ts11/kernel/drivers/usb/usbcore.o
> > > > usb.c: registered new driver usbdevfs
> > > > usb.c: registered new driver hub
> > > > $ insmod pcipool
> > > > Using /lib/modules/2.4.26-ts11/kernel/arch/arm/common/pcipool.o
> > > > $ insmod usb-ohca
> > > > insmod: usb-ohca.o: no module by that name found
> > > > $ insmod usb-ohci
> > > > Using /lib/modules/2.4.26-ts11/kernel/drivers/usb/host/usb-ohci.o
> > > > $ insmod usb-ohci-ep93xx
> > > > Using
> /lib/modules/2.4.26-ts11/kernel/drivers/usb/host/usb-ohci-ep93xx.o
> > > > usb-ohci.c: USB OHCI at membase 0xe0020000, IRQ 56
> > > > usb.c: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 1
> > > > hub.c: USB hub found
> > > > hub.c: 3 ports detected
> > > > $ hub.c: new USB device not_pci-3, assigned address 2
> > > > usb.c: USB device 2 (vend/prod 0xace/0x1211) is not claimed by any
> > > > active driver
> > > > .
> > > > insmod scsi_mod
> > > > Using /lib/modules/2.4.26-ts11/kernel/drivers/scsi/scsi_mod.o
> > > > SCSI subsystem driver Revision: 1.00
> > > > $ insmod sd_mod
> > > > Using /lib/modules/2.4.26-ts11/kernel/drivers/scsi/sd_mod.o
> > > > $ insmod zd.o
> > > > Using zd.o
> > > > zd1211 - http://zd1211.ath.cx/ <http://zd1211.ath.cx/> - r83
> > > > Based on www.zydas.com.tw driver version 2.5.0.0
> > > > usb.c: registered new driver zd1211
> > > > Release Ver = 4802
> > > > EEPORM Ver = 4330
> > > > PA type: 0
> > > > AiroHa AL2230RF
> > > > AllowedChannel = 000107ff
> > > > Region:16
> > > > $ ifconfig wlan0 up
> > > > $ iwconfig wlan0 essid pleasework
> > > > $ ifconfig wlan0 192.168.0.2
> > > > $ iwconfig wlan0 mode ad-hoc
> > > > $ iwconfig
> > > > lo no wireless extensions.
> > > >
> > > > eth0 no wireless extensions.
> > > >
> > > > wlan0 \· �x¼*îâ ESSID:off/any Nickname:""
> > > > NWID:off/any Mode:Managed Frequency:2.412 GHz
> > > > Access Point: FF:7F:B4:5C:AD:2A Bit Rate:1 Mb/s Tx-Power=off
> > > > Sensitivity=2147482204/3
> > > > Retry:off RTS thr=2432 B Fragment thr:off
> > > > Encryption key:<too big>
> > > > Power Management:off
> > > > Link Quality:0 Signal level:0 Noise level:0
> > > > Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
> > > > Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0
> > > > $ iwconfig --version
> > > > iwconfig Wireless-Tools version 28
> > > > Compatible with Wireless Extension v11 to v20.
> > > >
> > > > Kernel Currently compiled with Wireless Extension v16.
> > > >
> > > > wlan0 Recommend Wireless Extension v13 or later,
> > > > Currently compiled with Wireless Extension v18.
> > > >
> > > > $ iwconfig wlan0
> > > > wlan0 � â?? ESSID:off/any Nickname:""
> > > > NWID:off/any Mode:Managed Frequency:2.412 GHz
> > > > Access Point: Not-Associated Bit Rate:1 Mb/s Tx-Power=off
> > > > Sensitivity:0/3
> > > > Retry:off RTS thr=2432 B Fragment thr:off
> > > > Encryption key:<too big>
> > > > Power Management:off
> > > > Link Quality:0 Signal level:0 Noise level:0
> > > > Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
> > > > Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0
> > > >
> > > > $
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > > 
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Dr. Don W. Carr
> > J. G. Montenegro 2258
> > Guadalajara, Mexico
> > +52-333-630-0704
> > +52-333-836-4500 ext 2930
> >
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