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iwconfig just gives eth0, lo and ra0 (another PCMCIA adaptor) ifconfig gives info on the same things. I have tried it without my Ralink in, but it doesn't make a difference. Kevin Lucas wrote: > Whats the output from iwconfig and ifconfig? > > > On Fri, 2007-05-11 at 07:29 +0100, Josh Davies wrote: > >> Mark Jose wrote: >> >>> On Thursday 10 May 2007 22:59, Josh Davies wrote: >>> >>> >>>> Hi, I just joined, I was told about this LUG by Mark Jose. >>>> >>>> I am trying to get a Cisco Aironet 340 to work on a laptop with Ubuntu >>>> installed. At first I tried with Edgy. When the card is inserted, the >>>> lights flash for ~5 seconds, and then stop. (In windows, the lights are >>>> constantly flashing, even when not connected to a network). >>>> >>>> "lspcmcia" reports that the slot is empty. >>>> >>>> Just after inserting the card, "dmesg | tail" says "cs: pcmcia_socket0: >>>> time out after reset." >>>> >>>> I think the drivers are called "airo_cs", but "sudo modprobe airo_cs" >>>> does nothing. >>>> >>>> >>>> From what I have read, I belive that the 2.6.X Kernels support this >>>> card, so I don't see why it isn't working. >>>> >>>> I tried upgrading to Feisty, but the exact same problems occur. >>>> >>>> >>>> Any ideas? >>>> >>>> >>> Hi Josh, >>> Welcome to the LUG :) >>> A quick read around seems to indicate that the airo_cs is only part of the >>> system you need. There should also be something like airo itself. The _cs >>> part is the "card services" part, which needs loading after the airo driver. >>> I only found info on the older airo.o (2.4 kernel driver). However, the >>> Ubuntu wiki mentions Aironet 350 series using airo and airo_cs pcmcia cards. >>> >>> I think it will be a case of logically working through the issue. >>> Are you using encryption on the wireless? Just wondering if that is causing it >>> to fail after a few seconds. It may be worth turning it off for testing and >>> see what happens. >>> By modprobe airo_cs does nothing - do you mean it returns you to the prompt? >>> That means it has loaded the driver - you can check with lsmod. >>> It is possible Ubuntu loads the relevant drivers anyway - I haven't got that >>> card so I don't know. lsmod would show you if it was there though. >>> >>> Mark >>> >>> >>> >> After booting, there is no mention of airo or airo_cs in lsmod, however, after >> doing "sudo modprobe airo_cs", both airo and airo_cs are present at the top of >> lsmod. BUT, when inserting the card, the same thing happens, the lights flash for >> a few seconds, then blank out. lspcmcia still says the slot is empty. >> >> Turning the wireless encryption off doesn't help. >> >> >> -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html