Re: netgear MA401

[Johan Svedberg <winkle@acc.umu.se>]

* 030127 22:18 J. Volkmann <jvolkmann@gmx.de>:
> Hello,
>
> I am trying to get a netgear MA 401 to work on a toshiba 3000-512.
>
> I had it running once, but I killed the kernel modules so I have to do
> it again. Unfortunately I do not recognize what I did back then.
> To remove it, I deleted the /lib/modules and the /etc/pcmcia and
> reinstalled the packages named pcmcia-source and wireless-tools.
>
> What I tried until now:
> 1. Compiling a 2.4.20 with the following options:
> CONFIG_PCMCIA=y
> CONFIG_CARDBUS=y
> CONFIG_NET_RADIO=y
> CONFIG_HERMES=m
> CONFIG_PLX_HERMES=m
> CONFIG_PCMCIA_HERMES=m
> CONFIG_NET_WIRELESS=y
> CONFIG_NET_PCMCIA=y
> CONFIG_NET_PCMCIA_RADIO=y
> Should work if I understood right? But it doesn't. The cardmgr doesn't
> even loed any modules automatically?
>
> 2. I tried with the pcmcia-source of debian woody, it just didn't work
> with the 2.4.20.
>
> 3. I tried with the linux-wlan-ng-0.1.9 and the pcmcia-cs-3.2.3.
> For this, I removed all pcmcia options of the Kernel.
> # CONFIG_PCMCIA is not set
> # CONFIG_NET_RADIO is not set
> After booting it, I configured the pcmcia-cs-3.2.3 with:
> Build 'trusting' versions of card utilities (y/n) [n]: n
> Include 32-bit (CardBus) card support (y/n) [y]: y
> Include PnP BIOS resource checking (y/n) [n]: n
> Module install directory [/lib/modules/2.4.20]: OK
> It tells me "Configuration successful.".
>
> After that the linux-wlan-ng-0.1.9:
> Build Prism2.x PCMCIA Card Services (_cs) driver? (y/n) [y]: y
> Build Prism2 PLX???? based PCI (_plx) adapter driver? (y/n) [y]: n
> Build Prism2.5 native PCI (_pci) driver? (y/n) [y]: n
> Linux source directory [/usr/src/linux]:
> pcmcia-cs source dir [/usr/src/pcmcia-cs-3.2.3]:
> Build for Kernel PCMCIA? (y/n) [n]:
> (This should be OK, as I don't have any kernel pcmcia anymore compiled
> into the kernel?)
> The rest of the configuration is default.
> A make all works, but a make install gives me the following error:
> /sbin/depmod -a
> depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.4.20/pcmcia/prism2_cs.o
>
> I do not really know how to solve these?
>
> Anyone has a tip or any howto I can work with?

I have the exact same card, this is what I did to make it work:

I'm currently running 2.4.20, the kernel configuration for the card
looks as follows:

Network device support -> Wireless LAN (non-hamradio) and choose:
    Hermes chipset 802.11b support (Orinoco/Prism2/Symbol)
    Hermes PCMCIA card support

Network device support -> PCMCIA network device support and choose:
    Pcmcia Wireless LAN
    Aviator/Raytheon 2.4MHz wireless support
   (I also have NE2000 compatible PCMCIA support here, but don't think i
    matters.)

That's it, now the kernel detects the card:
    root@bettan:~ $ cardctl ident
    Socket 0:
      no product info available
    Socket 1:
      product info: "NETGEAR MA401 Wireless PC", "Card", "Version 01.00", ""
      manfid: 0x0156, 0x0002
      function: 6 (network)

After that it's just a matter of installing wireless-package and
configuring your interface.

Regards,

-- 
Johan Svedberg, winkle@acc.umu.se, http://www.acc.umu.se/~winkle