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Title: Sparklan Wl672
Post by: yongwun on September 30, 2006, 07:35:05 pm

Just got my C1K, was very happy with it after long using a PocketPC.

I have a Sparklan WL672 and was happily using it with the original Sharp Rom.

Later I flash my C1K to Cacko ... now my SparkLan WL672 does not work any more.

The card is recognize as a Intersil Prims2 with a "!" sign.

I suspect the pcmcia.conf is not correct.

Anyone could provide me with a right setting or a pcmcia.conf that can work with the card ?

Thanks  !

Title: Sparklan Wl672
Post by: Cyberdoc1971 on September 30, 2006, 09:17:04 pm

Funny thing, I did the same thing after I outgrew my Toshiba e805 and had the same Wi-Fi card. I use the Cacko 1.23 (full) for my C3100, and I tried to use the WL-672 with no luck. I dont think there is a driver for it on the Zaurus under Cacko. Something I haven't tried yet, is that you may give Driverguide.com (http://www.driverguide.com) a try. Everything there is free, and they have drivers for about everything.

Title: Sparklan Wl672
Post by: Hrw on October 01, 2006, 06:33:38 am

show 'cardctl ident' output

Title: Sparklan Wl672
Post by: yongwun on October 01, 2006, 07:28:59 am

cardctl ident output as below:

Socket 0:
    product info: "Wireless LAN", "11Mbps PC Card", "Version 01.02", ""
    manfid: 0x0156, 0x0002
    function: 6 (network)


Below is the setting in hostap_cs.conf
    card "Intersil PRISM2 Reference Design 11Mb/s WLAN Card"
     version "INTERSIL", "HFA384x/IEEE"
     manfid 0x0156, 0x0002
     bind "hostap_cs"

in my SL5600 (tkRom),  the card is working fine without problem.

In the wireless.conf setting look like below:
    card "Intersil PRISM2 Reference Design 11Mb/s WLAN Card"
     version "INTERSIL", "HFA384x/IEEE"
     bind "prism2_cs"


I really hope to get this thing working ..... I do not want to flash back to SharpRom ...  or buy a new CF card ...

Title: Sparklan Wl672
Post by: Hrw on October 02, 2006, 07:16:13 am

argh.. 0x0156, 0x0002... Thats ID of reference card which many (too many) manufacturers does not change.

Try this in pcmcia config:

Code: [Select]

card "Sparklan WL672"
 Â  version "Wireless LAN", "11Mbps PC Card", "Version 01.02", ""
 Â  bind "hostap_cs"
if you lack hostap_cs but have prism2_cs or orinoco_cs then you can try them of course.

Title: Sparklan Wl672
Post by: yongwun on October 02, 2006, 08:34:17 am

Thanks all, I got it working ....... finally!

Following HRW instruction, it works find.

The following setting works as well:

card "Intersil PRISM2 Reference Design 11Mb/s WLAN Card"
manfid 0x0156, 0x0002
bind "hostap_cs

did not play around with unix/linux system too long .....  

Title: Sparklan Wl672
Post by: Hrw on October 02, 2006, 09:23:02 am

Both methods will work. But 'manfid' one is not always best - especially with 0x0156, 0x0002 cards as some of them can work with hostap_cs OR orinoco_cs (first one preferred) but some works only with orinoco_cs.

Configuring by card version bind just for card which works.

Title: Sparklan Wl672
Post by: freizugheit on November 18, 2006, 07:43:12 am

Please refer to the link: https://www.oesf.org/forums/index.php?showt...99&#entry146599 (https://www.oesf.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=21953&st=0&p=146599&#entry146599)

I got it worked lately.

Title: Sparklan Wl672
Post by: paulo on December 20, 2008, 10:18:02 am

I can config my Sl-5500 and my SL-3100.

My cf wifi on "cardctl ident"

Socket 0:
product info: "Agere System", "wireless cf card model 1401", "," ""
manfid: 0x0156, 0x0003
function: 6 (network)

Some one can help me.

Regards