Trouble with Senao NL-2511CD Plus EXT2

Psychoboy · 03-22-2005

Hello, I have now tryed 3 distros (2 really)

Suse 9.2 Pro
Knoppix 3.8
Knoppix STD 0.1

All are reporting the same error

When they activate/detect my PCMCIA Card they all give an error about the memory_cs module not being found. i couldn't get exactly what it said... but I don't even know why it should be loading that module for this card. My friend has the exact same card and he has no problems at all with it. Any help would be greatly appreciated

wrzwaldo · 03-22-2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by Psychoboy

Hello, I have now tryed 3 distros (2 really)

Suse 9.2 Pro
Knoppix 3.8
Knoppix STD 0.1

All are reporting the same error

When they activate/detect my PCMCIA Card they all give an error about the memory_cs module not being found. i couldn't get exactly what it said... but I don't even know why it should be loading that module for this card. My friend has the exact same card and he has no problems at all with it. Any help would be greatly appreciated

Bad card?

Psychoboy · 03-22-2005

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Originally Posted by wrzwaldo

Bad card?

Card works fine in windows... but I did try some standard prism drivers instead of the ones that came with it and those didn't work either (in windows)

I am wondering if it's a bad card now... there isn't much else I can think of.

Thorn · 03-22-2005

Check your firmware version number. It may be different than your friend's card.

Thorn · 03-22-2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by Psychoboy

Hello, I have now tryed 3 distros (2 really)

Suse 9.2 Pro
Knoppix 3.8
Knoppix STD 0.1

All are reporting the same error

When they activate/detect my PCMCIA Card they all give an error about the memory_cs module not being found. i couldn't get exactly what it said... but I don't even know why it should be loading that module for this card. My friend has the exact same card and he has no problems at all with it. Any help would be greatly appreciated

Have you used your friend's card in this Linux machine? It not, it may be a bad PCMCIA slot.

Psychoboy · 03-22-2005

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Originally Posted by Thorn

Have you used your friend's card in this Linux machine? It not, it may be a bad PCMCIA slot.

PCMCIA slot is fine... like I said before card works great in windows. using it right now in fact. as far as the firmware yes we compared and they are the same. I searched the net.... no one else has this problem with this card. I found like 1-2 other case(s) that were similiar with the Orinico cards but not this card. and I didn't find any solutions for those cards either that may help out.

KoreK · 03-23-2005

Do a "cardctl config" and a "cardctl ident" (from a shell/xterm).
pcmcia cards are configured by cardmgr. Apparently cardmgr is trying to load the "memory_cs" memory module (for pcmcia memory cards). The cardctl results should help find any misconfiguration in /etc/pcmcia/config (cardmgr main configuration file).
Post the cardctl if you need some help.

Thorn · 03-23-2005

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Originally Posted by Psychoboy

PCMCIA slot is fine... like I said before card works great in windows. using it right now in fact. ...

It wasn't clear this was the same machine; i.e. dual-booting.

By the way, your shift key is apparently broken. You should real the Rules about posting here.

Psychoboy · 03-23-2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by KoreK

Do a "cardctl config" and a "cardctl ident" (from a shell/xterm).
pcmcia cards are configured by cardmgr. Apparently cardmgr is trying to load the "memory_cs" memory module (for pcmcia memory cards). The cardctl results should help find any misconfiguration in /etc/pcmcia/config (cardmgr main configuration file).
Post the cardctl if you need some help.

I went ahead and did what you said. Here is what I got

knoppix@1[knoppix]$ cardctl config
Socket 0:
Vcc 3.3V Vpp1 3.3V Vpp2 3.3V
Socket 1:
not configured
knoppix@1[knoppix]$
knoppix@1[knoppix]$ cardctl ident
Socket 0:
no product info available
Socket 1:
no product info available

Also durring boot up I was able to write down what it said also

Cardmgr[1444]: Common memory region at 0xb7ece846: Generic or SRAM

The card was in and the light was on. I left it in the PCMCIA slot and rebooted into windows and windows worked fine with it for the most part... To me it looks like something may actually be wrong with the card.

kimbell · 03-23-2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by KoreK

Do a "cardctl config" and a "cardctl ident" (from a shell/xterm).
pcmcia cards are configured by cardmgr. Apparently cardmgr is trying to load the "memory_cs" memory module (for pcmcia memory cards). The cardctl results should help find any misconfiguration in /etc/pcmcia/config (cardmgr main configuration file).
Post the cardctl if you need some help.

I saw this post and ran the "cardctl ident" from a terminal and got HFA384XIEEE version 1.02 0x0156 0x0002 6 (network). This card has the updated firmware of 1.74 and 1.1.1 as recommended by Devine. It seems to only pickup beaccon packets and it sometimes gives and error when opening a file with aireplay like invalid header or something like that. I have not been able to successfully run chopchop or get aireplay to create new weal IV's. Maybe it is just the operator but if someone knows about this card or any thing I may be missing please say so. Thanks

I follow these steps for card config as root.
1. switch-to-wlanng
2. run cardinfo and eject and re-insert
3. state.wlan wlan0 enable ; monitor.wlan wlan0 (channel)
The card should now be in monitor mode, right?

KoreK · 03-23-2005

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Originally Posted by Psychoboy

I went ahead and did what you said. Here is what I got
....

OK. Now I can't promise anything, never had an unrecognized card. PCMCIA cards have a memory region where settings/description of the card are kept. Now linux seems to be unable to read those, and since any pcmcia card is also a memory card (cf "man memory_cs), it defaults to a memory card. So there are a few new question:
1) Did you flash your card? Using a wrong firmware would hose the CIS.
2) Do other cards work in your linux config? Might be a linux incompatibility with your laptop. What laptop are you using?
3) Boot into linux and then insert the card. Does anything interesting turn up in the logs (/var/log/messages, /var/log/daemon.log or a similarly-named file in /var/log)? Run the commands "dump_cis -v" and "dump_cis -v -f".

kimbell: I don't know. If you are using auditor, that should be troublefree. If there are no error messages, I guess you are in monitor mode.

beakmyn · 03-23-2005

What kind of card is this I don't see any mention of the brand?

If it's a Belkin this might be of some help.

Or search memory_cs on their forums. The Gentoo folks are the nicest and best I've seen when it comes to fingering* out hardware problems.

*intentional

Dutch · 03-23-2005

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Originally Posted by beakmyn

What kind of card is this I don't see any mention of the brand?

Off to the optician you go, and right away, if you can't see the title of the thread...

Dutch

wrzwaldo · 03-23-2005

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Originally Posted by Dutch

Off to the optician you go, and right away, if you can't see the title of the thread...

Dutch

Yeah I had to zip back up there to make sure I saw what I saw...

Psychoboy · 03-23-2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by KoreK

OK. Now I can't promise anything, never had an unrecognized card. PCMCIA cards have a memory region where settings/description of the card are kept. Now linux seems to be unable to read those, and since any pcmcia card is also a memory card (cf "man memory_cs), it defaults to a memory card. So there are a few new question:
1) Did you flash your card? Using a wrong firmware would hose the CIS.
2) Do other cards work in your linux config? Might be a linux incompatibility with your laptop. What laptop are you using?
3) Boot into linux and then insert the card. Does anything interesting turn up in the logs (/var/log/messages, /var/log/daemon.log or a similarly-named file in /var/log)? Run the commands "dump_cis -v" and "dump_cis -v -f".

kimbell: I don't know. If you are using auditor, that should be troublefree. If there are no error messages, I guess you are in monitor mode.

Ya, I understand exactly what your saying. I believe it's a defective card from everything you guys have told me and whats happening. So the retailer that sold it to me has agreed to exchange it. When I get the new one I'll post the results in this thread for future readers.

03-22-2005	#1 (permalink)
Psychoboy Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 16	Trouble with Senao NL-2511CD Plus EXT2 Hello, I have now tryed 3 distros (2 really) Suse 9.2 Pro Knoppix 3.8 Knoppix STD 0.1 All are reporting the same error When they activate/detect my PCMCIA Card they all give an error about the memory_cs module not being found. i couldn't get exactly what it said... but I don't even know why it should be loading that module for this card. My friend has the exact same card and he has no problems at all with it. Any help would be greatly appreciated

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beakmyn root\.workspace\.garbage. Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 4,805	What kind of card is this I don't see any mention of the brand? If it's a Belkin this might be of some help. Or search memory_cs on their forums. The Gentoo folks are the nicest and best I've seen when it comes to fingering* out hardware problems. intentional __________________ Daughter with arms inside shirt: "Daddy I'm not Armish" ┌──────────────────────────────┐ ╞ NS Icons Explained\|et hoc genus omne ╡ └──────────────────────────────┘ Last edited by beakmyn : 03-23-2005 at 06:14 PM.*

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03-23-2005	#7 (permalink)
KoreK Banned in DC Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 102	Do a "cardctl config" and a "cardctl ident" (from a shell/xterm). pcmcia cards are configured by cardmgr. Apparently cardmgr is trying to load the "memory_cs" memory module (for pcmcia memory cards). The cardctl results should help find any misconfiguration in /etc/pcmcia/config (cardmgr main configuration file). Post the cardctl if you need some help.