I plug in my USB linksys wireless nic....system freezes up tighter then an eskimo's .....

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've gone back to using pump rather than dhcpcd, here' s the debug output I've been getting:

Jun 11 13:35:58 tvbox kernel: eth1: New link status: Connected (0001)
Jun 11 13:36:38 tvbox kernel: eth1: New link status: Disconnected (0002)
Jun 11 13:37:28 tvbox pumpd[253]: PUMP: sending discover
Jun 11 13:38:29 tvbox pumpd[253]: PUMP: sending discover
Jun 11 13:39:51 tvbox pumpd[253]: PUMP: sending discover
Jun 11 13:40:01 tvbox /USR/SBIN/CRON[1115]: (root) CMD ([ -d /etc/shaper ] && /etc/init.d/shaper timecheck)
Jun 11 13:49:20 tvbox pumpd[253]: disabling interface eth0
Jun 11 13:49:20 tvbox pumpd[253]: terminating at root's request
Jun 11 13:49:21 tvbox pumpd[1148]: starting at (uptime 0 days, 0:14:35) Fri Jun 11 13:49:21 2004
Jun 11 13:49:21 tvbox pumpd[1148]: terminating at root's request
Jun 11 13:49:21 tvbox pumpd[1170]: starting at (uptime 0 days, 0:14:35) Fri Jun 11 13:49:21 2004
Jun 11 13:49:21 tvbox pumpd[1170]: PUMP: sending discover
Jun 11 13:49:51 tvbox kernel: eth0: link up, 100Mbps, full-duplex, lpa 0x45E1
Jun 11 13:49:51 tvbox pumpd[1170]: PUMP: sending discover
Jun 11 13:49:52 tvbox pumpd[1170]: got dhcp offer
Jun 11 13:49:52 tvbox pumpd[1170]: PUMP: sending second discover
Jun 11 13:49:53 tvbox pumpd[1170]: PUMP: got an offer
Jun 11 13:49:53 tvbox pumpd[1170]: PUMP: got lease
Jun 11 13:49:53 tvbox pumpd[1170]: intf: device: eth0
Jun 11 13:49:53 tvbox pumpd[1170]: intf: set: 416
Jun 11 13:49:53 tvbox pumpd[1170]: intf: bootServer: 192.168.1.1
Jun 11 13:49:53 tvbox pumpd[1170]: intf: reqLease: 43200
Jun 11 13:49:53 tvbox pumpd[1170]: intf: ip: 192.168.1.105
Jun 11 13:49:53 tvbox pumpd[1170]: intf: next server: 0.0.0.0
Jun 11 13:49:53 tvbox pumpd[1170]: intf: netmask: 255.255.255.0
Jun 11 13:49:53 tvbox pumpd[1170]: intf: gateways[0]: 192.168.1.1
Jun 11 13:49:53 tvbox pumpd[1170]: intf: numGateways: 1
Jun 11 13:49:53 tvbox pumpd[1170]: intf: dnsServers[0]: 204.127.204.8
Jun 11 13:49:53 tvbox pumpd[1170]: intf: dnsServers[1]: 216.148.227.204
Jun 11 13:49:53 tvbox pumpd[1170]: intf: numDns: 2
Jun 11 13:49:53 tvbox pumpd[1170]: intf: domain: HOME
Jun 11 13:49:53 tvbox pumpd[1170]: intf: broadcast: 192.168.1.255
Jun 11 13:49:53 tvbox pumpd[1170]: intf: network: 192.168.1.0
Jun 11 13:49:53 tvbox kernel: eth0: link up, 100Mbps, full-duplex, lpa 0x45E1
Jun 11 13:49:53 tvbox pumpd[1170]: configured interface eth0
Jun 11 13:50:01 tvbox /USR/SBIN/CRON[1179]: (root) CMD ([ -d /etc/shaper ] && /etc/init.d/shaper timecheck)
Jun 11 13:50:31 tvbox pumpd[1170]: PUMP: sending discover

It appears that eth0 works fine but that pump is also having trouble seeing eth1.

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Maybe the driver needs to download some firmware from the device to assign to particular interface and that is not getting done. That is what happens with lot of USB WLAN devices which can be assigned wlanX or ethX depending on the firmware (which I believe you can modify in modprobe.conf).

This is a WMP54GS from LinkSys and I don't think it needs to download firmware. It's not a USB device. Besides, I had it working, at least it was getting an IP address, at one point yesterday. It's just that if I unplugged it from the hardwired LAN it would no longer get an IP address. I'm not sure what I've done to go backwards from there to where I am now where it won't get an IP address even when the hardwired port is connected.

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ok two things first run

and make sure that the line for the card is showing up there.
then do

and make sure that the module is actually getting loaded.
also you may want to do

then look at the log and see if there are any messages when you loaded the module back.

Here's what I get:

root@tvbox:~ # cat /etc/modules.conf | grep eth1
alias eth1 driverloader
root@tvbox:~ # lsmod | grep driverloader
driverloader 133220 0

When I do rmmod driverloader, it brings down both interfaces. Then when I do the modprobe driverloader I get the following in dmesg:

eth1: WPA, AES, TKIP, WEP128, WEP64 supported
eth1: at 02:09.0 (MAC address 00:0F:66:1B:A6:7D) ready

Does this help?

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well not really all it does is look perfect. LOL It found the card, and it has the association to eth1, so anything that wants to should be able to use it, I'm just not sure why ifup is not using it. you may want to try just for grins going into /etc/network/interfaces and commenting out the auto eth0 line this will keep the wired connection from trying to initialize on boot, then reboot and see if the wireless gets an address when it is the only one trying.

I have no idea why it works, but it works! Thank you to everyone for your patient help. I appreciate it.

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Hey every1,

I've just assembled the hardware for my mythbox, autoinstalled and set up my mythtv-box. First thing I have to get working is my WLAN using my DWL-120(a) with an ATMEL chipset (FCC: MXF-WL280 just FYI).

As it looks like I will have to use the atmelwlandriver to get this up and running. Does anyone of you have any experience with this driver?

I'm a first time Debian user (with *very* limited linux experience on other distros) so I'm not quite sure about available debs either. I found these here: http://packages.debian.org/unstable/sou ... wlandriver

Can I just apt-get them and won't have to compile?
I'm also intending to give this HOWTO http://atmelwlandriver.sourceforge.net/howto/howto.html for the configuration a try.

I'll go for it as soon as I get back from work... any suggestions would be highly appreciated.

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Got round to do it and... it works!
Here are the hints:

DISCLAIMER: I don't have a clue about Linux, so if anything's wrong, pls feel free to correct the mistakes. It worked for me (so far)

1.) Don't use the deb as pointed out above, compile it from source.
2.) Use the HOWTO mentioned above.
3.) Don't worry about chapter 3.1 in the HOWTO, usb-ohci driver will do fine (the ones installed in R4V4.1)
4.) get the appropriate driver for your device! check if you need Intersil or RFMD radio for your device
5.) Patch the driver and continue as mentioned in the HOWTO
6.) Configure your WLAN using netcardconfig
9.) try pinging your gateway or something
10.) get yourself a beer...

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Thanks

Stefan