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Title: Linksys WCF12 wifi card not detected on SL-5500
Post by: massyc on October 02, 2004, 12:37:11 pm

I'm new to Zaurus and I'm trying to install a Linksys WCF12 wifi card on it.
When I put the card in the CF slot the CF icon appears in the bottom tab, the wireless network doesn't work and the card LED is off.

The "cardctl ident" command result is the following:
# cardctl ident
Socket 0:
  no product info available
Socket 1:
  no product info available

The /etc/pcmcia/wlan-ng.conf file contains the following lines and seems to be correctly configured :

device "prism2_cs"
   class "wlan-ng" module "prism2_cs"

card "Linksys WCF12 11Mbps 802.11b WLAN Card (Prism 3)"
  version "Linksys", "Wireless CompactFlash Card", "", ""
  manfid 0x028a, 0x0673
  bind "prism2_cs"

I used the Compact Flash slot with a memory card and works fine.
I'm using the Sharp ROM version 3.10

Any helps is appreciated.

Thanks for the time spent on this issue!

Massimiliano.

Title: Linksys WCF12 wifi card not detected on SL-5500
Post by: corster on October 04, 2004, 05:28:55 pm

You need to create a wireless connection under Settings->Network

-cor-

Title: Linksys WCF12 wifi card not detected on SL-5500
Post by: massyc on October 04, 2004, 08:20:30 pm

Cor, thanks for the suggestion.
I created a wireless connection in Network Settings panel, set up the configuration parameters and rebooted the Z.
The connection doesn't work and "no service available" is reported in the Network Settings "Current" tab.

This problem is reported as a bug in the Sharp bugs tracker at the following link but no solution is reported.
https://www.oesf.org/commu...p_id=5&atid=109 (https://www.oesf.org/community/66.180.235.230/tracker/index32ec.html?func=detail&aid=60&group_id=5&atid=109)

I really don't know what to do to make my wifi card works.  

Massimiliano.

Title: Linksys WCF12 wifi card not detected on SL-5500
Post by: stupkid on October 04, 2004, 08:36:47 pm

The WCF12 cards work great out of the box with Cacko on my c860.  It should also work on your hardware.  How to get these cards working is documented in other threads, but I'll put it below.

You'll need to change your wlan-ng.conf to read:

card "Linksys WCF12 11Mbps 802.11b WLAN Card"
  version "Linksys", "Wireless CompactFlash Card"
  bind "prism2_cs"

Note that there is no manfid line.  Restart PCMCIA services:

/etc/rc.d/init.d/pcmcia stop
/etc/rc.d/init.d/pcmcia start

Insert your card now and you should be able to configure a network etc.

Hope this helps.

Title: Linksys WCF12 wifi card not detected on SL-5500
Post by: corster on October 06, 2004, 09:04:51 am

I'm not sure if you are experiencing the same thing I was but I was confused at first and thought that it was not working. I have the same card and Z. When you put the card in, a little "globe" will show up on the taskbar along with the 'CF" icon. Click the globe and then click 'connect' and you should be good to go.

-cor-