[maemo-developers] N800 WLAN driver installation problem

[From: kalle ahokangas]

Thanks for your response Kalle.
I got the driver to install properly after running the wlan-cal  ;)

- Kalle

2007/3/2, Kalle Valo <Kalle.Valo at nokia.com>:
>
> "kalle ahokangas" <kalleahok at gmail.com> writes:
>
> > Hi,
>
> Hello Kalle :)
>
> > The self compiled WLAN driver (cx3110x.ko) for N800 doesn't work
> properly.
>
> It should work ;)
>
> > This is what I did:
> >
> > 1. compile the driver
>
> What kernel sources did you use for compiling the driver? What was the
> exact command line you used to compile it? And what compiler did you
> use?
>
> > 2. copy it to device and rmmod umac.ko and cx3110x.ko
> > 3. insmod original umac.ko (which is copied to another directory) and
> > cx3110.ko. dmesg tells that driver is installed perfectly.
> > 4. Go to Connection manager and scan for connections. Connections are
> > scanned perfectly.
> > 3. Select connection from list -> 'Network connection error. Try again?'
> >
> > So the scanning works perfectly but I cannot connect to any APs.
> >
> > Can anyone tell if I'm doing something wrong here and what should I
> > do to get the driver to work.
>
> All sounds ok to me. Actually, now that I think of it more, you have
> to run wlan-cal after insmoding cx3110x.ko:
>
> chroot /mnt/initfs /usr/bin/wlan-cal
>
> That might help. Sorry, I should document this properly.
>
> > Is there any way to install the driver in the boot sequence?
>
> You could try to replace cx3110x.ko in /mnt/initfs/lib/modules/, if
> there is enough free space. Most probably not.
>
> > I'm using dev rootfs and device is in rd mode.
>
> I haven't ever tried dev rootfs, but I would assume it's not the
> problem here.
>
> --
> Kalle Valo
>
>
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