From: Michael Codanti (michael_at_civis.com)
Date: 2002-06-12 23:40:12 UTC
My first thought for you is card compatibility with your motherboard. The
D-Link DWL520 only works with PCI 2.2 compliant motherboards...
Here is a link to some more information:
http://www.personaltelco.net/index.cgi/DlinkDwl520
Michael
> Hi
>
> I'm having troubles with dwl-520 pci card.
>
> Using hostap_pci.o The messages are:
>
> # modprobe hostap_pci
> /lib/modules/2.4.18-1os/net/hostap_pci.o: init_module: No such device
> Hint: insmod errors can be caused by incorrect module parameters,
including invalid IO or IRQ parameters
> /lib/modules/2.4.18-1os/net/hostap_pci.o: insmod
/lib/modules/2.4.18-1os/net/hostap_pci.o failed
> /lib/modules/2.4.18-1os/net/hostap_pci.o: insmod hostap_pci failed
>
> -----output of dmesg--------------------------------
> hostap_pci: hostap_pci.c 0.0.0 2002-05-19 (SSH Communications Security
Corp, Jouni Malinen)
> hostap_pci: (c) SSH Communications Security Corp <jkm_at_ssh.com>
> PCI: Found IRQ 11 for device 00:0b.0
> PCI: Sharing IRQ 11 with 00:01.1
> hostap_pci: Registered netdevice wlan0
> wlan0: COR sreset timeout
> prism2_hw_init()
> wlan0: hfa384x_cmd - timeout - reg=0xffff
> hostap_pci: first command failed - is the card compatible?
> hostap_pci: Initialization failed
> hostap_pci: hardware initialization failed
> hostap_pci: Netdevice wlan0 unregistered
> prism2_pci: No devices found, driver not installed.
> -----------------------------------------------------
>
> And with pcmcia:
>
> # /etc/init.d/pcmcia start
> Starting PCMCIA services: modules/lib/modules/2.4.18-1os/pcmcia/i82365.o:
init_module: No such device
> Hint: insmod errors can be caused by incorrect module parameters,
including invalid IO or IRQ parameters
> /lib/modules/2.4.18-1os/pcmcia/ds.o: init_module: Operation not permitted
> Hint: insmod errors can be caused by incorrect module parameters,
including invalid IO or IRQ parameters
> cardmgr.
> cardmgr[26156]: no pcmcia driver in /proc/devices
>
> -----output of dmesg--------------------------------
> Linux PCMCIA Card Services 3.1.33
> kernel build: 2.4.18-1os #6 Sex Mai 17 17:44:06 BRT 2002
> options: [pci] [cardbus] [apm]
> Intel ISA/PCI/CardBus PCIC probe:
> no bridges found.
> ds: no socket drivers loaded!
> ----------------------------------------------------
>
> Can somebody help me??
> Some time ago the same card did work perfectly!
>
> Thanks
>
> []
> Roberto Quini
>
>