Help With Sparklan 802.11g Cf Card, cannot use network applet Options

[ztep]

Hi,

After reading the message from hyperaesthetic I have bought a sparklan WCFM-1000 CF card (802.11g - 54Mbps).

I have compiled the driver from the source successfully and copied them to my Zaurus C3100 (cacko 1.23 ROM).

I have added a file /etc/pcmcia/sparklan.conf with this content (following the instructions in the source code):

CODE

device "cf8385"
 class "network" module "cf8385"

card "SparkLAN WCFM-100 802.11g 54Mbps"
       manfid 0x02df, 0x8103
       bind "cf8385"

With this configuration, the card is recognized and the module is loaded. But the card is classified by the network applet as a LAN card.

Anyway, with this configuration there is a network interface called 'eth0' with wireless extensions. I have used the command line (iwconfig, etc) to connect the zaurus with my 802.11g only AP at 54 Mbps. (although sometimes the zaurus is blocked when the card is extracted)

The question is: how can I configure the network applet to detect the card as a wifi card?

I have tried changing the class to 'sparklan' and adding a /etc/pcmcia/sparklan file with the same content that /etc/pcmcia/spectrum, that is:

CODE

#!/bin/sh
#
export WIRELESS_USE=$0
./network $*
exit $?

This time the network applet does not recognize the card as a network one (neither wifi nor lan).

Searching in the forum I have read that there was a similar problem with spectrum cards before cacko v1.23. But I cannot find what is the solution.

Someone knows how to solve it?

Thanks

Meantime, I will test if other things like WEP, WPA, etc work with this card

[sidmoraes]

[code]
device "cf8385"
  class "network" module "cf8385"

card "SparkLAN WCFM-100 802.11g 54Mbps"
        manfid 0x02df, 0x8103
        bind "cf8385"

Change 'class "network"' to 'class "hostap"', and be happy.

Can you send to me this module?

I am trying to purchase this card, but nobody send to my country. Did you can send to me? How can you do?

[ephesians521]

Change 'class "network"' to 'class "hostap"', and be happy.

Can you send to me this module?

I am trying to purchase this card, but nobody send to my country. Did you can send to me? How can you do?

This card is also available under a different label at www.meritline.com ... currently $35(US). Don't know what shipping to Brazil would be.

Rick
C3200 (Cacko )

[distortion]

ztep, could you give a few details on your driver?
Is it compiled from the source supplied by sparklan?
I am guessing it is compiled using the sharp kernel source?
I am also guessing it is a firmware loader and not a complete driver?
If you can clarify these and any other points you had in building the driver it would be a big help as I am about to try the same.
Thanks,
Stan