Help! Sandisk Wi-fi + 128mb Card Not Working

[ztep]

I have to inform that my wifi card also works. I reinstalled the rom and then it works fine.

I don't know why it doesn't work the first time, but perhaps I should have done more test before posting. I'm sorry.

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[mikekostousov]

I have to inform that my wifi card also works. I reinstalled the rom and then it works fine.

I don't know why it doesn't work the first time, but perhaps I should have done more test before posting. I'm sorry.

My donation is on the way.  Thanks
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Which rom do you have?
I am also trying to get it working on Cacko. I know, that OZ 3.5.3 is running on kernel 2.6.  It seems, that 2.6 has better pcmcia managment... I'll get it working on 2.6 first, and after that may be, it will be clear how to get it working on 2.4.

[me@home]

well, I also have the damned card, got it cheap and thought it may run, well the Cacko 1.23 recognise it, you see it but...what now ?


The lame thing is I'm a lamer on the Zaurus / Linux but I like to try, that's why I also installed some time ago on my PC Fedora Core on the 2nd system :-)

[DrWowe]

I just picked up one of these cards super cheap.  Anyway, I found a quick work around to the suspend problem.  There's a line in /etc/pcmcia/network that calls suspend, I just commented it out by adding a '#' character at the beginning of the line:

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# /sbin/cardctl suspend $SOCKET
With this kludge, the card initializes successfully, does not go back to sleep, and I can then use the iwconfig and dhcpcd commands to get on the network.  However, the networking applet does not work for me (it puts the card into an unuseable state), so it's command-line only for now.

[ EDIT:  I just got the network applet to work.  It turns out the card doesn't like having the firmware uploaded multiple times, so I changed the scripts to prevent that from happening. ]

Of course the reason I got the card was the 128 megs of flash, and right now I can do one or the other, but not both at the same time, depending on which line I activate in sandisk_plus.conf.  But if I try to do both, then I get lots of dmesg errors and nothing works, so it kinda defeats the purpose...

Has anyone gotten them both to work simultaneously?  Right now I'm using Cacko 1.23, does it work better on OpenZaurus?

[tombraider]

DrWowe:

Would you mind very much giving more explicit directions on how you got the wireless working on the ConnectPlus with the Cacko 1.2.3 ROM on your cxxxx??

VERY simple instructions would be great.

Maybe you could even attach a copy of your conf file for us Linux ignoramuses here.  I've had this card for months and have only had it working on my 5500 with OZ.  Want it to work with my C1000.

Thanks!    

I just picked up one of these cards super cheap.  Anyway, I found a quick work around to the suspend problem.  There's a line in /etc/pcmcia/network that calls suspend, I just commented it out by adding a '#' character at the beginning of the line:

Code: [Select]

# /sbin/cardctl suspend $SOCKET
With this kludge, the card initializes successfully, does not go back to sleep, and I can then use the iwconfig and dhcpcd commands to get on the network.  However, the networking applet does not work for me (it puts the card into an unuseable state), so it's command-line only for now.

[ EDIT:  I just got the network applet to work.  It turns out the card doesn't like having the firmware uploaded multiple times, so I changed the scripts to prevent that from happening. ]

Of course the reason I got the card was the 128 megs of flash, and right now I can do one or the other, but not both at the same time, depending on which line I activate in sandisk_plus.conf.  But if I try to do both, then I get lots of dmesg errors and nothing works, so it kinda defeats the purpose...

Has anyone gotten them both to work simultaneously?  Right now I'm using Cacko 1.23, does it work better on OpenZaurus?
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[DrWowe]

Sure thing.  I also wrote a nifty little program that auto-switches between memory and WiFi mode from the command-line.  I'll package the whole thing into an ipk and post it in a few days.

[tombraider]

Thanks...that's great.          

Sure thing.  I also wrote a nifty little program that auto-switches between memory and WiFi mode from the command-line.  I'll package the whole thing into an ipk and post it in a few days.
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[tombraider]

DrWowe:

I hate to be a nag....but did you get the ipk done?

Thanks.  

Sure thing.  I also wrote a nifty little program that auto-switches between memory and WiFi mode from the command-line.  I'll package the whole thing into an ipk and post it in a few days.
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[TheWalt]

DrWowe:

I hate to be a nag....but did you get the ipk done?

Thanks.   

Sure thing.  I also wrote a nifty little program that auto-switches between memory and WiFi mode from the command-line.  I'll package the whole thing into an ipk and post it in a few days.
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I'd like to know how to get it work too, thanks in advance.

[DrWowe]

Hobbies have to take a back seat to work deadlines.  

Here's the ipk.  The Sandisk card should function like any other network card after installing.  Other networking cards should also still work same as before.

It installes a command line program.  You can run "sandisk_plus net" or "sandisk_plus mem" to switch between network and memory mode.  If you are adventurous, you can also try "sandisk_plus both" although for me it makes both of them not work.

The ipk overwrites files in /etc/pcmcia, so please back up this directory first.  If you want to uninstall, you'll need to restore this directory.

[tombraider]

Thanks a million!

I hope you don't mind,  but I posted the ipk to my web site with your instructions.  I think a lot of people have this card and have been wanting to use it.   You the MAN!      

Oh,  I had to rename the ipk to "sandisk-plus_arm.ipk"  because the package installer complained that it had to have that name to be installed.

Hobbies have to take a back seat to work deadlines. 

Here's the ipk.  The Sandisk card should function like any other network card after installing.  Other networking cards should also still work same as before.

It installes a command line program.  You can run "sandisk_plus net" or "sandisk_plus mem" to switch between network and memory mode.  If you are adventurous, you can also try "sandisk_plus both" although for me it makes both of them not work.

The ipk overwrites files in /etc/pcmcia, so please back up this directory first.  If you want to uninstall, you'll need to restore this directory.
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[MrBryan]

Does anyone know if this ipk will work with an sl-5500? Or if it can be adapted to work?

The card works under OZ 3.5.3 just the same as indicated in this forum, not being able to come out of suspend w/o a reflash.

 I'd love to make it work with cacko/sharp, as would many others.

I Appreciate it,

Bryan

Thanks a million!

I hope you don't mind,  but I posted the ipk to my web site with your instructions.  I think a lot of people have this card and have been wanting to use it.   You the MAN!       

Oh,  I had to rename the ipk to "sandisk-plus_arm.ipk"  because the package installer complained that it had to have that name to be installed.

Hobbies have to take a back seat to work deadlines. 

Here's the ipk.  The Sandisk card should function like any other network card after installing.  Other networking cards should also still work same as before.

It installes a command line program.  You can run "sandisk_plus net" or "sandisk_plus mem" to switch between network and memory mode.  If you are adventurous, you can also try "sandisk_plus both" although for me it makes both of them not work.

The ipk overwrites files in /etc/pcmcia, so please back up this directory first.  If you want to uninstall, you'll need to restore this directory.
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[guylhem]

Hello

Looks like using the memory and wifi at the same time are now possible. They require a 2.6 however...

See http://lists.infradead.org/pipermail/linux...ber/004266.html

Guylhem