need help to get DWL650 Ver P (TI1510) to work on Fedora core 3 on Thinkpad R50e

[Aseem Sood]

Thanks Jar,

As I mentioned, I am a Linux newbie, so it will take
me a while to try what you have suggested. I will come
back to you once I have some results to share.

If any one else has any other suggestions, please feel
free to share. Thanks!

Regards,
Aseem


--- Jar <jar at pcuf.fi> wrote:

> Aseem Sood wrote:
> > cardctl ident
> > Socket 0:
> > product info: "D-Link", "DWL-650 Wireless PC Card
> > RevP", "ISL37101P-10", "A3"
> > manfid: 0x000b, 0x7110
> > function: 6 (network)
> 
> Apparently you have no pcmcia problem at all.
> 
> The card "D-Link DWL-650 Rev. P1" is likely Prism
> based 802.11b card. 
> You need to download/compile/install the hostap_cs
> driver (from 
> http://hostap.epitest.fi/) for that card.
> 
> Unfortunately this card seems to be without firmware
> in a flash chip. 
> You will need hostap-utils package and specifically
> the hostap_fw_load 
> script from it.
> 
> Hostap_fw_load script loads the RAM versions of the
> primary and station 
> firmwares to the card at start up. You have to find
> correct firmwares 
> fou your card (they can be PM010102.HEX and
> RF010802.HEX for example or 
> not, you have to try yourself). Good Prism2/2.5/3
> firmware collection 
> is: http://www.red-bean.com/~proski/firmware/
> 
> You have to run the script beforehand, before any
> other wlan related 
> configuration. Good place in Fedora can be: 
> /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifup-wireless script.
> Put the 
> hostap_fw_load command line before any other
> existing 'iwconfig' stuff.
> 
> Unfortunately I have no personal experiences with
> this kind of card, so 
> my instructions can be inaccurate.
> 
> -- 
> Best Regards, Jar
> 


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