Correct way of using the orinoco_cs driver

[David Gibson]

On Mon, Feb 04, 2002 at 07:21:28PM +1030, Mike O'Connor wrote:
> Hi David
> 
> The current source will compile, if you put it in the Linux wireless
> directory in the kernel tree.

This will work if you use the in-kernel PCMCIA drivers, it won't work
if you try to use the David Hinds modules.

> I does not work with the Zoomair 4100 I get a huge number of errors and no
> traffic at the other end. (This is in ad-hoc mode)

Please try to be helpful.  What errors?

> From: "David Gibson" <david at gibson.dropbear.id.au>
> To: <wireless at lists.samba.org>
> Sent: Monday, February 04, 2002 3:36 PM
> Subject: Re: Correct way of using the orinoco_cs driver
> 
> > On Sun, Jan 20, 2002 at 09:33:27PM +1030, Mike O'Connor wrote:
> > > Hi all
> > >
> > > I have a zoomair 4100 which uses the prisim 2 chip set.
> > >
> > > I'm wondering what is the best way of install the current drivers from
> > > david's site ?
> > >
> > > I have a kernel compile (2.4.18-pre4) on a powerbook g3. Up to now I
> have
> > > had a been using a 2mb zoomair card using the wlan driver. I'm trying to
> use
> > > the new orinoco drive because I get the 'error -16 writing header to
> BAP'
> > > message.'
> > >
> > > I'm getting a message saying "orinoco_cs: Card Service release does not
> > > match!". I have look arround the net and found a lot of mention of this
> > > problem but no real explaintion on how to fix it.
> >
> > I think you're compiling the driver against the kernel's pcmcia
> > headers, but using the David Hinds pcmcia-cs modules.  You'll need to
> > recompile the driver against the pcmcia-cs headers.  To do that edit
> > the Makefile to point to the pcmcia-cs include directories before the
> > kernel's.
> >
> > Or else just use the version included in the pcmcia-cs package.

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