[SLE] PrismGT wireless problem with SuSE 9.1

From: Jan Elders (jrme_at_xs4all.nl)
Date: 11/16/04

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Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2004 19:36:45 +0100

    This is my 3rd posting of this problem. The previous two got no reaction at
    all.
    Can nobody help me ??????

    This is the problem :
    I'm trying to use the SMC2835W  802.11g (54Mbps) wireless PCMCIA card with
    SuSE 9.1, without success. I cannot even give any command to the card;
     it remains totally dead. (It works under Windows, so the hardware is OK).

    This card has a PrismGT chip, and I am running the prism54 driver version 1.1
    in my SuSe 9.1
    According to instructions, I downloaded the firmware 1.0.4.3 and installed it
    in  /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware with the name isl3890 (as instructed).

    But, when I insert the card in its slot, then I get :
    eth1: prism54 driver detected card model: PRISM Duette/GT
    eth1: islpci_open()
    eth1: resetting device...
    eth1: uploading firmware...
    eth1: firmware uploaded done, now triggering reset...
    eth1: device soft reset timed out
    eth1: timeout waiting for mgmt response 1000, trigging device
    eth1: timeout waiting for mgmt response
    eth1: timeout waiting for mgmt response 1000, trigging device
    eth1: timeout waiting for mgmt response
    eth1: timeout waiting for mgmt response 1000, trigging device
    eth1: timeout waiting for mgmt response
    eth1: timeout waiting for mgmt response 1000, trigging device
    eth1: timeout waiting for mgmt response
    eth1: mgmt tx queue is still full
    eth1: mgt_commit has failed. Restart the device
    eth1: mgmt tx queue is still full

    Nothing happens, the led's on the card remain dark and I cannot get to it with
    any command at all. Apparently the "device soft reset timed out" is the
    problem, but what can I do about it ???
    I've already done a lot of googling and saw the same problem mentioned several
    times, but nowhere a solution.   :-(

    Can anybody please help me with what might be going on here and how to resolve
    this ?
    I'm struggling already for over two weeks with this problem.

    Thank in advance, 

    -- 
Jan Elders
the Netherlands
http://www.xs4all.nl/~jrme/
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