firmware not loading

[Andrew Barr]

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On Thursday 21 October 2004 10:57 am, Josh Wyatt wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm running hostap-0.2.5 trying to get a DLink 520 going as access point. 
> I understand that I need to upload firmware to RAM, and am trying to do so.
>
> I've updated the hostap_fw_load script to reflect (what I hope are) the
> proper images for the card:
> PRI=/usr/local/etc/firmware/af010104.hex

This line is not correct. For this card you need pm010102.hex from 
primary.tar.gz.

> STA=/usr/local/etc/firmware/rf010704.hex
>
> Also I note that in the driver source, driver/modules/hostap_config.h has
> PRISM2_DOWNLOAD_SUPPORT #define'ed (not changed from default):
> #define PRISM2_DOWNLOAD_SUPPORT
>
> However, hostap_fw_load is complaining that PRISM2_DOWNLOAD_SUPPORT is not
> set!
>
> Please help.  I'm running kernel 2.4.25 on gentoo.

What is your installation method? Are you using the hostap-drivers ebuild, an 
external build of the hostap-drivers package at hostap.epitest.fi, or 
patching your kernel?

> Thanks,
> Josh
>
> wap modules # uname -a
> Linux wap 2.4.25wap1 #1 Thu Feb 26 14:56:36 EST 2004 i686 Pentium III
> (Coppermine) GenuineIntel GNU/Linux
>
> wap modules # /usr/local/bin/hostap_fw_load wlan0
> Downloading secondary (station) firmware
> /usr/local/etc/firmware/rf010704.hex srec summary for rf010704.hex
> Included file name: RF010704.HEX
> Component: 0x001f 1.7.4 (station firmware)
>
> ioctl[PRISM2_IOCTL_HOSTAPD]: No data available
> STAID not available (maybe running PRI-only)
> ioctl[PRISM2_IOCTL_HOSTAPD]: No data available
> ioctl[PRISM2_IOCTL_HOSTAPD]: No data available
> Could not read wlan PDA. This requires PRISM2_DOWNLOAD_SUPPORT definition
> in driver/module/hostap_config.h.

It seems the primary firmware is never downloaded. This might be because you 
have the wrong file in hostap_fw_load.

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