Wireless Cf: Symbol Wireless Networker For 5500?

[russilwvong]

I'm trying to get a Symbol Wireless Networker CF card (Symbol Spectrum24 High Rate Wireless Networker, P/N LA-4137-1020-WW) working with my SL-5500, Sharp ROM 3.10. Two questions:

(1) If you have a wireless CF card (_any_ brand) that is working on the SL-5500 with the 3.10 ROM, what is the output of dmesg, cardctl ident, iwconfig, etc. supposed to look like?

(2) Has anyone gotten this card working with the 3.10 ROM?

From what I can tell, the card seems to be recognized, and the light flashes a couple times when I first plug it in, but never after that. I assume that means it's not working; or is it that it can't talk to the wireless router (a Netgear WGR614)?

I'm assuming that this is the device described in section 3.10 of Jean Tourrilhes's Linux Wireless Howto, and that the driver which should be used is the one in section 3.13:
http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Jean_Tourri...rs.802.11b.html

Do I need to install the driver, or is it included in the 3.10 ROM?

dmesg:

...
eth0: Station identity 0021:0002:0002:0001
eth0: Looks like a Symbol firmware version [F3.10-06] (parsing to 31006)
eth0: Ad-hoc demo mode supported
eth0: IEEE standard IBSS ad-hoc mode supported
eth0: WEP supported, 104-bit key
eth0: MAC address 00:A0:F8:A0:C3:56
eth0: Station name "Prism  I"
eth0: ready
eth0: index 0x01: Vcc 3.3, irq 35, io 0xc5670000-0xc5670047
sa1100_pcmcia_suspend(0) <-- what does this mean?

ifconfig eth0:

eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:A0:F8:A0:C3:56  
          BROADCAST MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:100
          RX bytes:0 (0.0 b)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)
          Interrupt:35

cardctl ident:

Socket 0:
  product info: "Symbol", "Spectrum24 LA4100 Series WLAN PC Card", "1.00"
  manfid: 0x026c, 0x0001
  function: 6 (network)
Socket 1:
  no product info available

iwconfig eth0:

eth0      IEEE 802.11-DS  ESSID:""  Nickname:"Prism  I"
          Mode:Managed  Bit Rate:11Mb/s   Tx-Power=15 dBm  
          RTS thr:off  

lsmod:
         
Module                  Size  Used by
sa1100_bi              23088   0 (unused)
net_fd                 16688   0 (unused)
usbdcore               22592   0 [sa1100_bi net_fd]
kbdsim                  1008   0
usbdmonitor             5488   0
sharp_mmcsd_m          27408   2
devinfo                 2912   0 (unused)

/etc/pcmcia/spectrum.conf:

device "spectrum_cs"
#  class "network" module "hermes", "orinoco", "spectrum_cs"
  class "spectrum" module "hermes", "orinoco", "spectrum_cs"

card "LA4100 Spectrum24 CF WLAN Card"
  manfid 0x026c, 0x0001
  bind "spectrum_cs"

card "Socket Communications CF+ LP WLAN Card"
  manfid 0x0104, 0x0001
  bind "spectrum_cs"

The symptoms seem pretty similar to those described in this thread, using a different wireless CF card:
https://www.oesf.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=10359

Unfortunately the poster in that thread never found a solution, and ended up returning the card.

[russilwvong]

Do I need to install the driver, or is it included in the 3.10 ROM?

Looks like the driver is not included: "modprobe hermes" etc doesn't work, "ls -R /lib/modules" shows it's not there.

Next question: is there somewhere where I can get hermes.o, orinoco.o, and spectrum_cs.o for 2.4.18-rmk7-pxa3-embedix? (myzaurus.com has them compiled for 2.4.6-rmk1-np2-embedix, but I don't want to downgrade to the original Sharp ROM -- in fact I'm not sure it'll be possible without a CF memory card, which I don't have.)

[russilwvong]

Okay, I figured out how to restore the 2.37 Sharp ROM: the 3.10 ROM includes an UpdateROM utility. I just needed to download the ospack from this page:
http://www.myzaurus.com/ROMupdate3.asp

Transferred ospack to the internal RAM on the Zaurus, renamed it ospack.srom, ran UpdateROM. Verified that the Zaurus was working properly. Then uninstalled the 3.10 PC software and installed the 2.37 PC software. This thread was helpful (although the original poster ended up installing from a CF card instead of using UpdateROM):
https://www.oesf.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=5982&hl=

Too bad, because Opera 6 was an improvement over Opera 5. Oh well.

Once I'd rolled back to 2.37, I was able to download the device driver for the Symbol Spectrum24 High Rate Wireless Networker CompactFlash Card (LA4137) from this page:
http://www.myzaurus.com/downloads.asp

After installing it, dmesg and lsmod show that hermes.o, orinoco.o, and spectrum_cs.o are loaded correctly when I insert the CF card. And the CF card's LED is flashing continuously now.

I still don't have the Zaurus talking to the wireless router yet -- now I need to figure out the various configuration files under /etc/pcmcia. http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/PCMCIA-HOWTO-4.html

[russilwvong]

Okay, after looking through the scripts under /etc/pcmcia (particularly network), I've got the Zaurus talking to the Internet through the router! I turned off DHCP and assigned an IP address statically.

[russilwvong]

Here's the output, now that everything's running; I've turned on DHCP, and left the SSID unspecified, and everything still seems to work.

I also discovered that you can download Opera 7.55 from the IBM website:
http://www.handhelds.org/hypermail/opie/96/9660.html

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cardctl ident:

Socket 0:
  product info: "Symbol", "Spectrum24 LA4100 Series WLAN PC Card", "1.00"
  manfid: 0x026c, 0x0001
  function: 6 (network)
Socket 1:
  no product info available

lsmod:

Module                  Size  Used by
sa1100_bi              44112   0  (unused)
net_fd                 35888   0  [sa1100_bi]
usbdcore               21504   0  [sa1100_bi net_fd]
kbdsim                  1008   0  (unused)
usbdmonitor             5808   0
spectrum_cs            76128   1
orinoco                37584   0  [spectrum_cs]
hermes                  4928   0  [spectrum_cs orinoco]
sharp_mmcsd_m          26576   2
devinfo                 3072   0  (unused)

iwconfig eth0:

eth0      IEEE 802.11-DS  ESSID:"NETGEAR"  Nickname:"Prism  I"
          Mode:Managed  Frequency:2.462GHz  Access Point: 00:0F:B5:65:8F:02
          Bit Rate:11Mb/s   Tx-Power=15 dBm  
          Retry limit:16   RTS thr:off   Fragment thr=0 B  
          Encryption key:off
          Power Management:off

ifconfig eth0:
          
eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:A0:F8:A0:C3:56  
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:15 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:100
          RX bytes:1865 (1.8 Kb)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)
          Interrupt:35

cat /etc/pcmcia/spectrum.conf:
I also copied these entries to the top of wlan-ng.conf.

device "spectrum_cs"
  class "wlan-ng" module "hermes", "orinoco", "spectrum_cs"

card "LA4100 Spectrum24 CF WLAN Card"
  manfid 0x026c, 0x0001
  bind "spectrum_cs"

card "Socket Communications CF+ LP WLAN Card"
  manfid 0x0104, 0x0001
  bind "spectrum_cs"


wlan-ng.opts:

...
WLAN_VERSION=0
WLAN_PATCHLEVEL=1
WLAN_SUBLEVEL=12
WLAN_EXTRAVERSION=-shp

case "$ADDRESS" in
wlannoenable,*,*,*)
    #=======ENABLE========================================
    # Do we want to enable the card at all?  Set to 'n' if you don't
    # want the card initialized for normal operation.  Helpful for
    # (re)loading flash or for test purposes.
    WLAN_ENABLE=n
;;
*,*,*,*)
    #=======ENABLE========================================
    # Do we want to enable the card at all?  Set to 'n' if you don't
    # want the card initialized for normal operation.  Helpful for
    # (re)loading flash or for test purposes.
    WLAN_ENABLE=y
    
    #=======USER MIB SETTINGS=============================
    # You can add the assignments for various MIB items
    #  of your choosing to this variable, separated by
    #  whitespace.  The wlan-ng script will then set each one.
    # Just uncomment the variable and set the assignments
    #  the way you want them.

    #USER_MIBS="p2CnfRoamingMode=1"

    #=======WEP===========================================
    # [Dis/En]able WEP.  Settings only matter if PrivacyInvoked is true
    dot11PrivacyInvoked=false    # true|false
    dot11WEPDefaultKeyID=0  # 0|1|2|3
    dot11ExcludeUnencrypted=true    # true|false, in AP this means WEP
                                 #  is required for all STAs

    # If PRIV_GENSTR is not empty, use PRIV_GENTSTR to generate
    #  keys (just a convenience)
    PRIV_GENERATOR=/sbin/nwepgen    # nwepgen, Neesus compatible
    PRIV_KEY128=false  # keylength to generate
    PRIV_GENSTR=""

    # or set them explicitly.  Set genstr or keys, not both.
    dot11WEPDefaultKey0=  # format: xx:xx:xx:xx:xx   or
    dot11WEPDefaultKey1=  #         xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx
    dot11WEPDefaultKey2=  #  e.g.   01:20:03:40:05   or
    dot11WEPDefaultKey3=  #         01:02:03:04:05:06:07:08:09:0a:0b:0c:0d

    #=======SELECT STATION MODE===================
    IS_ADHOC=y    # y|n, y - adhoc, n - infrastructure

    #=======INFRASTRUCTURE STATION START===================
    # SSID is all we have for now
    AuthType="opensystem"  # opensystem | sharedkey (requires WEP)
    DesiredSSID=""

        #=======ADHOC STATION START============================
    SSID=""    # SSID
    BCNINT=100      # Beacon interval (in Kus)
    CHANNEL=11      # DS channel for BSS (1-14, depends
        #   on regulatory domain)
    BASICRATES="2 4"  # Rates for mgmt&ctl frames (in 500Kb/s)
    OPRATES="2 4 11 22"  # Supported rates in BSS (in 500Kb/s)  
   ;;
esac


network.opts:

case "$ADDRESS" in
*,*,*,*)
    INFO="Sample private network setup"
    # Transceiver selection, for some cards -- see 'man ifport'
    IF_PORT=""
    # Use BOOTP (via /sbin/bootpc, or /sbin/pump)? [y/n]
    BOOTP="n"
    # Use DHCP (via /sbin/dhcpcd, /sbin/dhclient, or /sbin/pump)? [y/n]
    DHCP="y"
    # If you need to explicitly specify a hostname for DHCP requests
    DHCP_HOSTNAME=""
    # Host's IP address, netmask, network address, broadcast address
    IPADDR=""
    NETMASK="255.255.255.0"
    NETWORK=""
    BROADCAST=""
    # Gateway address for static routing
    GATEWAY=""
    # Things to add to /etc/resolv.conf for this interface
    DOMAIN=""
    SEARCH=""
    DNS_1=""
    DNS_2=""
    DNS_3=""
    # NFS mounts, should be listed in /etc/fstab
    MOUNTS=""
    # If you need to override the interface's MTU...
    MTU=""
    # For IPX interfaces, the frame type and network number
    IPX_FRAME=""
    IPX_NETNUM=""
    # Extra stuff to do after setting up the interface
    start_fn () { return; }
    # Extra stuff to do before shutting down the interface
    stop_fn () { return; }
    # Card eject policy options
    NO_CHECK=n
    NO_FUSER=n
   ;;
esac


dmesg:

Linux version 2.4.6-rmk1-np2-embedix-011228 (matty@raiden) (gcc version 2.95.2 19991024 (release)) #1 2002ǯ 6·î21Æü(¶â) 09»þ07ʬ33Éà JST
Processor: Intel StrongARM-1110 revision 9
Architecture: Sharp-Collie
...
hermes.c: 7 Jun 2002 David Gibson
orinoco.c 0.12 (David Gibson and others)
spectrum_cs.c 0.3.4
eth0: Station identity 0021:0002:0002:0001
eth0: Looks like a Symbol firmware version [F3.10-06] (parsing to 31006)
eth0: Ad-hoc demo mode supported
eth0: IEEE standard IBSS ad-hoc mode supported
eth0: WEP supported, 104-bit key
eth0: MAC address 00:A0:F8:A0:C3:56
eth0: Station name "Prism  I"
eth0: ready
eth0: index 0x01: Vcc 3.3, irq 35, io 0xf6000000-0xf6000047
...
orinoco_ioctl(35585)
orinoco_ioctl(35595)
orinoco_ioctl(35587)
orinoco_ioctl(35589)
orinoco_ioctl(35593)
orinoco_ioctl(35627)
orinoco_ioctl(35611)
orinoco_ioctl(35605)
orinoco_ioctl(35613)
orinoco_ioctl(35617)
orinoco_ioctl(35619)
orinoco_ioctl(35621)
orinoco_ioctl(35591)
orinoco_ioctl(35629)
orinoco_ioctl(35623)
orinoco_ioctl(35625)

[jal]

From your last post it looks like you got things working w/o WEP.   Were you ever able to successfully get the Symbol WiFi card working with WEP?    I was running the older Sharp ROM,  then upgraded to 3.10 and things still worked,  WEP and all for years.   Then I had a system crash and now cannot get the right driver set installed.  

FYI I did find some drivers for the 2.4.18 kernel from ipkfind....worth a look there!

jim

[russilwvong]

I haven't gotten around to trying WEP yet. If I do, I'll post an update here....