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Honored Contributorzd1211b can not work on uClinux-dist-20060803
Hi, hippo
I following your "WiFi" steps to try "GW-US54GZL" Wireless LAN USB Adapter on DE2 , bit it can not work. display following message: />modprobe zd1211b ZD1211B - version 2.15.0.0 vendor_id = 0053 product_id = 5301 USB 1.1 Host Release Ver = 4810 EEPROM Ver =4810 Finsih download Firmware. Ready to reboot PA type : 0 AiroHa AL2230S_RF AllowedChannel = 000107ff Region :16 usbcore: registered new driver zd1211b />iconfig eth0 up />iwconfig lo no wireless extensions. Warning: Driver for device eth0 has been compiled with version 20 of Wireless Extension, while this program is using version 17. Some thing may be broken... eth0 ESSID:off/any Nickname:"" NWID:0 Channel:0 Access Point: 23:00:31:00:00:00 Bit Rate:2.35631Mb/s Tx-Power=2356312 dBm Sensitivity:0/0 Retry:on RTS thr= 2356312 B Fragment thr=2356312 B Encryption key:0000-0000-0000-0000-0000-0000-0000-0000-0000-0000-0000-0000-0000-0000-0000-0000-0000 Power Management on eth1 no wireless extensions. I used NoteBook testing my Lab's wireless LAN it is ok ,but on target board can not receive Access Point. maybe is driver version problem? Please help me!26 Replies
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Warning: Driver for device eth0 has been compiled with version 20 of Wireless Extension, while this program is using version 17. The warning does not matter.- Altera_Forum
You have to do some wireless tools,
iwlist eth0 scanning # find available APs iwconfig eth0 ap auto essid "Your SSID" # connect to an AP If your AP is protected, you need to add key to iwconfig, see `man iwconfig` - Altera_Forum
Hi ,hippo ^^
I have wireless tools. I used iwlist eth0 scanning, but it can not found available APs. What's problem?I don't know. - Altera_Forum--- Quote Start --- originally posted by faye@Nov 2 2006, 02:49 PM hi ,hippo ^^
i have wireless tools.
i used iwlist eth0 scanning, but it can not found available aps.
what's problem?i don't know.
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--- Quote End --- Please try the driver on your Linux PC or notebook. I mean, without nios2 patch.
- Altera_Forum
There are isp1362-hcd driver update in the CVS of blackfin uclinux.
I will check if I can merge the update. But it will take some time. - Altera_Forum
I used DE2 Board , it size of SDRAM is 8MB ,download image at address 0x00500000, but it 3MB space can used.
I added zd1211b.o to romfs , than make it, the IMAGE is 3.2MB. It is exceed free memory, display out of data. ~"~ How slove this problem. Please help me. @@ - Altera_Forum--- Quote Start --- originally posted by faye@Nov 2 2006, 08:42 PM i used de2 board , it size of sdram is 8mb ,download image at address 0x00500000, but it 3mb space can used.
i added zd1211b.o to romfs , than make it, the image is 3.2mb.
it is exceed free memory, display out of data. ~"~
how slove this problem.
please help me. @@
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--- Quote End --- Please run "make" and "make linux image" . The "make" will strip the modules, so the compressed image should be around 1.5M .
- Altera_Forum--- Quote Start --- originally posted by hippo+nov 2 2006, 10:22 am--><div class='quotetop'>quote (hippo @ nov 2 2006, 10:22 am)</div>
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<!--quotebegin-faye@Nov 2 2006, 08:42 PM i used de2 board , it size of sdram is 8mb ,download image at address 0x00500000, but it 3mb space can used.
i added zd1211b.o to romfs , than make it, the image is 3.2mb.
it is exceed free memory, display out of data. ~"~
how slove this problem.
please help me. @@
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--- Quote End --- Please run "make" and "make linux image" . The "make" will strip the modules, so the compressed image should be around 1.5M . <div align='right'><{post_snapback}> (index.php?act=findpost&pid=19105)</div> [/b] --- Quote End --- hi, hippo I compile zd1211b modules and copy to romfs , than "make" and "make linux image" the size of zImage is 2.64MB, I download to DE2, but is display out of memory. Is this DE2 memory space to few?
- Altera_Forum
PS: I only copy zd1211b.o to romfs.
- Altera_Forum--- Quote Start --- originally posted by faye@Nov 3 2006, 10:38 AM ps: i only copy zd1211b.o to romfs.
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--- Quote End --- Something wrong in your romfs. cd ~/uClinux-dist rm -rf romfs make romfs make cd ~/zd1211 make # compile modules and copy to romfs, the make file do the copy, don't copy it by hand cd ~/uClinux-dist make # depmod and strip the modules (ie, remove debug symbols and reduce the size) make linux image # to update initramfs
