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Topic: Problem with WiFi SMC PCMCIA, Unable to use DSL on Net

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madmort

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Posted: Sep. 27 2005,18:53

First off... great board... I learnt loads just reading stuff... Here is the problem...

Newbie Linux user... Annoyed so much with M$ that I've decided to replace all my computers with one or another version of Linux... My old IBM T.Pad 600e was a prime candidate to start with as its a run down low spec machine that I'd kept 'just in case'. Found DSL on the net and thought why not... Ran off a CD and chucked it in... Very impressed from the start so I installed it on the machine wiping all traces of M$ without so much as a tear! Problem was I never checked to see if my SMC PCMCIA WiFi card worked before I did... It don't! Not that I mind in a big way but I would like to see it all good again....

Card - SMC2835W 2.4Ghz 54 Mbps linking to an SMC wireless router...

Error message on T.Pad -

prism54: request_firmware() failed for 'isl3890'
eth0: could not upload firmware ('isl3890')
Operation failed.

Now this is just the start of my probs... I have 4 desktops and 2 servers to build yet! Bugger....

tempestuous Offline

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Posted: Sep. 28 2005,08:40

Many such problems have already been answered on this forum. Yours is here - http://damnsmalllinux.org/cgi-bin....;t=6753

You can get the latest prism54 firmware here - http://prism54.org/~mcgrof/firmware/
Remember to rename it "isl3890".

And you can get firmware.agent as part of the hotplug source .gz from http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=17679

madmort

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Posted: Sep. 28 2005,13:49

Thank you... Ironically enough I found an old Corega Stick11 and popped that in... Guess what.... Success at last!

Darn it! I didn't think to search for isl3890! I must have read 200 posts before I decided I couldnt find what I wanted!

Thank you very much for your assistance... I All I have to do now is figure out how to go about doing what you've suggested! lol Its one way to learn I guess...lol

AwPhuch

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Posted: Sep. 28 2005,22:25

Welcome to the Revolution!!!

Brian
AwPhuch

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./S99LinuxRevolution start

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