X-Account-Key: account1 X-UIDL: 105063 X-Mozilla-Keys: Return-Path: X-ListServer: CommuniGate Pro LIST 5.1.3 List-Unsubscribe: List-ID: List-Archive: Precedence: list Message-ID: Reply-To: "OS/2 Wireless Users Mailing List" Sender: "OS/2 Wireless Users Mailing List" To: "OS/2 Wireless Users Mailing List" X-Original-Message-ID: <46852EED.8000309@sbcglobal.net> Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2007 16:10:21 +0000 From: "Mark Henigan" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Subject: Re: [OS2Wireless] 2915ABG (was: Re: [OS2Wireless] TP30 plus Intel 2200BG under eCS 2.0RC1) Lewis G Rosenthal wrote: > On 06/27/07 09:40 pm, Mark Henigan thus wrote : > >> >> Hello: >> >> I had significant problems with the miniPCI adapter >> installation and eventually had to remove the card >> in order to be able to connect to the Internet. >> >> My favorite bus reader found >> >> "Device 4223h PRO/Wireless 2915ABG MiniPCI Adapter." >> >> However, my attempts to install it with GenMAC were >> repeatedly frustrated. For one thing, the installer >> appeared to be choosing the wrong *.nif and related >> files to install to support it. My attempts to find >> the correct file(s) and install manually led to the >> refusal to boot. Did I need to be using Stack32? >> Part of the PCI bus readout included: >> >> "Cache line size 32 Bytes (8 DWords)" >> > Sorry to hear of your troubles, Mark. There are two (known) PCI ID's for > the 2915: 4223 and 4224. In your GenMAC driver directory, make sure you > have the subdirectory: > > 11-15-06 10:27p 0 ---- WRAPPER_8086_4223 > > And in there, something similar to the following: > > 3-05-06 10:31a 2,950 0 ---- W29N51.INF > 7-19-05 8:14p 3,289,088 208 ---- W29N51.SYS > > I am using the following drivers for the 4224: > > 2-08-07 1:30p 119,850 0 a--- w29n51.inf > 5-13-07 8:05p 2,209,408 0 a--- w29n51.sys Hello Lewis: I have the 4223. ************************ Intel 2915ABG mini-PCI cards 8086_4223 ******************************************* Bus 2 (PCI), Device Number 2, Device Function 0 Vendor 8086h Intel Corporation Device 4223h PRO/Wireless 2915ABG MiniPCI Adapter Command 0116h (Memory Access, BusMaster, MemWrite+Invalidate, System Errors) Status 0290h (Has Capabilities List, Supports Back-To-Back Trans., Medium Timing) Revision 05h, Header Type 00h, Bus Latency Timer 40h Minimum Bus Grant 03h, Maximum Bus Latency 18h Self test 00h (Self test not supported) Cache line size 32 Bytes (8 DWords) PCI Class Network, type Other Subsystem ID 1354103Ch Unknown Subsystem Vendor 103Ch Hewlett-Packard Company Address 0 is a Memory Address (0-4GiB) : D0200000h..D0200FFFh System IRQ 11, INT# A New Capabilities List Present: Power Management Capability, Version 1.1 Does not support low power State D1 or D2 Supports PME# signalling from mode(s) D0, D3hot, D3cold PME# signalling is currently disabled 3.3v AUX Current required : 0 mA (Self powered) Current Power State : D0 (Device operational, no power saving) 1900 mW D0 power consume 1900 mW D0 power dissipate 1900 mW D1 power consume 1900 mW D1 power dissipate 1900 mW D2 power consume 1900 mW D2 power dissipate 100 mW D3 power consume 100 mW D3 power dissipate 0 mW common logic power consume ************************ C:\MPTN\genmac\driver\WRAPPER_8086_4223\W29N51.INF 2007/06/14 19:58:00 2950 WRAPPER_8086_4223\W29N51.INF 2006/03/05 10:31:15 2950 WRAPPER_8086_4224\W29N51.INF 2005/07/19 20:14:01 3289088 WRAPPER_8086_4224\W29N51.SYS 2005/07/19 20:14:01 3289088 WRAPPER_8086_4223\W29N51.SYS Possibly the problem lies with the file WRAPPER_8086_4223\W29N51.INF: HKR_CardType,0x00000002 HKR_ConnectionPriority,2 HKR_Diversity11a,0 HKR_Diversity11b,2 HKR_Diversity11g,2 HKR_ExtChannelBand24Enabled,0x0000000 HKR_IBSSTxPower,100 HKR_NdisEnvironment,0x00000000 HKR_NetType,"WLAN" HKR_ModulationType,2 HKR_PrefBand,0x00000002 HKR_Provider,"Intel" HKR_RadioEnable,0x00000001 HKR_RoamAggressiveness,2 HKR_StationName,"" HKR_FixedLongPreamble,0x00000000 HKR_DesiredPSKey1,"2DEC3153C48D73C2FC8F65F19DF775B99DA02F03D545B7CF9BD2EFCE4F0744B1FB65E4112FD9D394DDD219CE5D0762B08764CE1193397D9B46FDEFDE546489ED801DF2" HKR_DesiredPSKey2,"132137C8D8D120037D585B16EC5EC284376E06AA333A3F82F9FC2196049D79D290B435EDD63699118F0C0F12DA5E1694D46E9E7A679AA8222BFCD4C27E921EF5F21D41" HKR_DesiredPSKey3,"1D4C4FF31D8DDD9641806FD6C8B495EDC736BF11670CD512685E2B94EA6EE07AC79A3E2287FC55C221923FF5B2F739B9F4A044033545D2CFC6D2F3CEB407A1B1081D93" HKR_DesiredPSKey4,"31E4D1848F86D6B97FBD4807A245B2CF34D2ADCED10755B14D65351147D9B494C1D21FCE240789B054642F11A539B79BCEFD61DE296405ED80212201FC0281C18D1D1E" HKR_DesiredDefaultKeyId,0x00000000 HKR_DesiredPortType,0x00000001 HKR_DesiredAuthenticationMode,0x00000000 HKR_DesiredCipher,0x00000001 HKR_BTCoexistence,0x00000007 HKR_FeatureSet,0x00900001 HKR_RecommendedChannel24,11 HKR_PowerIndex,5 HKR_DesiredSsid,QCSSIDForPrfSwitch HKR_BacktoBackScanningCount,0x00000004 HKR_MainAuxControl,0x00000001 HKR_AdapterModel,"Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2915ABG Network Connection" HKR_DriverDesc,"Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2915ABG Network Connection" HKR_Band5GHzSupport,0x00000001 HKR_BandType,0x00000002 HKR_FragmentationThreshold,0x00000900 HKR_ReadGainDB,0x00000001 HKR_RfKillSKU,0x00000002 HKR_CalibrationEnable,0x00000001 HKR_LedEnable,0x00000001 HKR_RecommendedAtimWindow,0x00000000 HKR_RecommendedBeaconInterval,0x00000064 HKR_RTSThreshold,0x00000640 HKR_WoWLanEnable,0x00000000 HKR_CtsToItself,0x00000001 HKR_RsnEnable,0x00000001 HKR_RecommendedChannel52,36 HKR_RecommendedBand,0 HKR_Characteristics,0x00000084 HKR_BusType,5 HKR_ComponentId,"pci\\ven_8086&dev_4224&subsys_10108086" HKR_ProviderName,"Intel" HKR_DriverDate,"2-11-2005" HKR_DriverVersion,"9.0.1.21" HKR_FwVersion,"ABG:9.0.1.21" HKR_UcodeVersion,"0000D159" HKR_HardwareVersion,"1.0.15" HKR_RadioEnableHW,0x00000001 HKR_ChannelMaskBand24B,0x000087ff HKR_ChannelMaskBand24G,0x000087ff HKR_ChannelMaskBand52,0x8f8000aa HKR_ChannelMaskBand52J,0x00000000 HKR_MandatoryBssid,"" HKR_DesiredKeyLength,0x00000000 HKR_1xEnable,0x00000000 HKR_RogueEnable,0x00000000 HKR_DontEncryptEAP,0x00000000 HKR_CMinCMax,0x00000000 HKR_CcxTPC,0x00000000 HKR_CcxApAssistedRoaming,0x00000000 HKR_CcxQoSParamaterSetIE,0x00000000 HKR_CcxVersion,0x00000000 HKR_CcxCCKM,0x00000000 HKR_CcxRadioMeasurements,0x00000000 HKR_MixedCellsEnabled,0x00000000 HKR_AdapterHWRadioState,0x00000001 HKR_AdapterState,0x00000001 HKR_1xAlgorithm,0x00000000 HKR_1xProtocol,0x00000000 HKR_PowerIndex,0x00000005 I believe it is identical to the file for the 4224 as is possibly the driver file. It looks like the developer was prototyping and left some files incompletely configured. > Which build of GenMAC are you using? GenMAC v2.00 16112006 > From PROTOCOL.INI (should be similar for the 4223 ID - note the change > necessary to the section and DEVICE): > > [W8086X4224_nif] > > DriverName = WRND32$ > VENDOR = 0x8086 > DEVICE = 0x4224 > NDIS_SYS = "W29N51.SYS" > NDIS_INF = "W29N51.INF" > SSID = "ANY" > DEBUGLEVEL = "NONE" > OPTIONS = "STACK32" Relevant sections of PROTOCOL.INI were: [IBMLXCFG] netbeui_nif = netbeui.nif tcpbeui_nif = tcpbeui.nif tcpip_nif = tcpip.nif fxwrap_nif = fxwrap.nif E100BEO2_nif = E100BEO2.NIF W8086X4223_nif = W8086X4223.nif CISCOPCM_nif = ciscopcm.nif [tcpip_nif] DriverName = TCPIP$ Bindings = E100BEO2_nif,W8086X4223_nif,CISCOPCM_nif [W8086X4223_nif] DriverName = WRND32$ VENDOR = 0x8086 DEVICE = 0x4223 NDIS_SYS = "W29N51.SYS" NDIS_INF = "W29N51.INF" SSID = "WLAN" DEBUGLEVEL = "NO" OPTIONS = "NO" And, I used protochk.cmd to straighten out ibmlan.ini. [C:\ecs\bin]protochk.cmd Updating C:\IBMLAN\ibmlan.ini Saving C:\IBMLAN\ibmlan.ini as C:\IBMLAN\IBMLAN.184 > STACK32 I've found to be important. In particular, when I first started > experimenting, I could not load UNIAUD and GenMAC (for this card, at > least) without it (I got the beep symptom Ed described and a hang at > boot). I'm not familiar with that parameter. > Also for troubleshooting, try REMMING your USB statements (ISTR some > issues tweaking those up at first). I'll give it a try next time I have an opportunity to install. I hope I'm not forgetting anything. > ... Again, sorry to hear of your troubles, and if it looks > like a flakey card, I'll send you another to swap and test out. I have two cards. I may try the other one next time I try to install. Thanks for your help! Best Regards, - Mark Mark Henigan -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . 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