[Prism54-users] D-Link g650 A1

Pauwel Demeyer pauwel@infogroep.be
Fri, 07 Nov 2003 08:38:40 +0100


Op do 06-11-2003, om 16:44 schreef Michael Bienia:
> On 2003-11-06 08:43:58 +0100, Pauwel Demeyer wrote:
> > Hi
> Hi,
> 
> > I'm running debian unstable, with self-made kernel 2.6.0-test9 (hotplug
> > etc included as it has to be I think)
> > I did install hotplug and the wireless tools (iwconfig) from the
> > unstable tree of debian
> > 
> > the driver is the cvs snapshot of 20031105
> > it compiles but says at loading time (in dmesg):
> > Loaded prism54 driver, version 1.0.2.2
> > eth1: resetting device...
> > eth1: uploading firmware...
> > prism54: request_firmware() failed for 'isl3890'
> > eth1: could not upload firmware ('isl3890')
> > prism54: probe of 0000:03:06.0 failed with error -5
> 
> Did you mount sysfs?
> If not:
> mkdir /sys
> Add "none /sys sysfs defaults 0 0" to /etc/fstab
> mount /sys
> Try again.

this was for me the solution to load the firmware, and be able for
iwconfig to detect the device
As I don't have a wireless AP at home, I have to wait until I go to
school to test :)
> 
> Michael
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