zd1211-firmware: pluscom wu-zd1211b

[Jelle de Jong]

Hello everybody,

I have posted a bug report for debian sid some time ago, but the
maintainer seems to be occupied elsewhere, so I am posting this to the
developers list, hoping for a more effective response.

I have bought a few zd1211b but they did not work here are the reports:

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=505143

[11074.920126] firmware: requesting zd1211/zd1211b_ub
[11074.933582] firmware: requesting zd1211/zd1211b_uphr
[11076.041846] usb 5-3: USB control request for firmware upload failed.
Error number -110
[11076.041863] usb 5-3: Could not upload firmware code uph. Error number
-110
[11076.041943] zd1211rw 5-3:1.0: couldn't load firmware. Error number -110

Any ideas?

Best regards,

Jelle

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[Elimar Riesebieter]

* Jelle de Jong [081122 22:10 +0100]

> Hello everybody,
>
> I have posted a bug report for debian sid some time ago, but the
> maintainer seems to be occupied elsewhere, so I am posting this to the
> developers list, hoping for a more effective response.
>
> I have bought a few zd1211b but they did not work here are the reports:
>
> http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=505143
>
> [11074.920126] firmware: requesting zd1211/zd1211b_ub
> [11074.933582] firmware: requesting zd1211/zd1211b_uphr
> [11076.041846] usb 5-3: USB control request for firmware upload failed.
> Error number -110
> [11076.041863] usb 5-3: Could not upload firmware code uph. Error number
> -110
> [11076.041943] zd1211rw 5-3:1.0: couldn't load firmware. Error number -110
>
> Any ideas?
>

Did you installed the firmware with b43-fwcutter?

What tells:
# ls -al /lib/firmware/zd1211

If not existant:
apt-get install b43-fwcutter
cat /usr/share/doc/b43-fwcutter/README.Debian

HTH
Elimar

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[Elimar Riesebieter]

* Elimar Riesebieter [081123 06:14 +0100]

> * Jelle de Jong [081122 22:10 +0100]
> > Hello everybody,
> >
> > I have posted a bug report for debian sid some time ago, but the
> > maintainer seems to be occupied elsewhere, so I am posting this to the
> > developers list, hoping for a more effective response.
> >
> > I have bought a few zd1211b but they did not work here are the reports:
> >
> > http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=505143
> >
> > [11074.920126] firmware: requesting zd1211/zd1211b_ub
> > [11074.933582] firmware: requesting zd1211/zd1211b_uphr
> > [11076.041846] usb 5-3: USB control request for firmware upload failed.
> > Error number -110
> > [11076.041863] usb 5-3: Could not upload firmware code uph. Error number
> > -110
> > [11076.041943] zd1211rw 5-3:1.0: couldn't load firmware. Error number -110
> >
> > Any ideas?
> >
> Did you installed the firmware with b43-fwcutter?

Uuuuhh, too eraly for me.
Did you installed the firmware?

>
> What tells:
> # ls -al /lib/firmware/zd1211
>
> If not existant:
apt-get install zd1211-firmware

Elimar

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[Jelle de Jong]

Elimar Riesebieter wrote:

> * Elimar Riesebieter [081123 06:14 +0100]
>> * Jelle de Jong [081122 22:10 +0100]
>>> Hello everybody,
>>>
>>> I have posted a bug report for debian sid some time ago, but the
>>> maintainer seems to be occupied elsewhere, so I am posting this to the
>>> developers list, hoping for a more effective response.
>>>
>>> I have bought a few zd1211b but they did not work here are the reports:
>>>
>>> http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=505143
>>>
>>> [11074.920126] firmware: requesting zd1211/zd1211b_ub
>>> [11074.933582] firmware: requesting zd1211/zd1211b_uphr
>>> [11076.041846] usb 5-3: USB control request for firmware upload failed.
>>> Error number -110
>>> [11076.041863] usb 5-3: Could not upload firmware code uph. Error number
>>> -110
>>> [11076.041943] zd1211rw 5-3:1.0: couldn't load firmware. Error number -110
>>>
>>> Any ideas?
>>>
>> Did you installed the firmware with b43-fwcutter?
>
> Uuuuhh, too eraly for me.
> Did you installed the firmware?
>
>> What tells:
>> # ls -al /lib/firmware/zd1211
>>
>> If not existant:
> apt-get install zd1211-firmware
>
> Elimar
>

Hi Elimar, thank you for taking the time to answer.

I have already installed the zd1211-firmware, you can see in the debian
sid bug report that its installed, and I reported a bug against the
package because it was not working for my device. I got two other zd1211
devices and they seen to work fine.

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=505143

ls -al /lib/firmware/zd1211
total 72
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2008-11-05 17:45 .
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 2008-11-09 19:14 ..
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4018 2007-10-04 13:47 zd1211b_ub
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5120 2007-10-04 13:47 zd1211b_uph
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5120 2007-10-04 13:47 zd1211b_uphm
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5120 2007-10-04 13:47 zd1211b_uphr
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3584 2007-10-04 13:47 zd1211b_ur
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4018 2007-10-04 13:47 zd1211_ub
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5120 2007-10-04 13:47 zd1211_uph
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5120 2007-10-04 13:47 zd1211_uphm
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5120 2007-10-04 13:47 zd1211_uphr
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3584 2007-10-04 13:47 zd1211_ur

Best regards,

Jelle

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[Jelle de Jong]

Jelle de Jong wrote:

> Elimar Riesebieter wrote:
>> * Elimar Riesebieter [081123 06:14 +0100]
>>> * Jelle de Jong [081122 22:10 +0100]
>>>> Hello everybody,
>>>>
>>>> I have posted a bug report for debian sid some time ago, but the
>>>> maintainer seems to be occupied elsewhere, so I am posting this to the
>>>> developers list, hoping for a more effective response.
>>>>
>>>> I have bought a few zd1211b but they did not work here are the reports:
>>>>
>>>> http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=505143
>>>>
>>>> [11074.920126] firmware: requesting zd1211/zd1211b_ub
>>>> [11074.933582] firmware: requesting zd1211/zd1211b_uphr
>>>> [11076.041846] usb 5-3: USB control request for firmware upload failed.
>>>> Error number -110
>>>> [11076.041863] usb 5-3: Could not upload firmware code uph. Error number
>>>> -110
>>>> [11076.041943] zd1211rw 5-3:1.0: couldn't load firmware. Error number -110
>>>>
>>>> Any ideas?
>>>>
>>> Did you installed the firmware with b43-fwcutter?
>> Uuuuhh, too eraly for me.
>> Did you installed the firmware?
>>
>>> What tells:
>>> # ls -al /lib/firmware/zd1211
>>>
>>> If not existant:
>> apt-get install zd1211-firmware
>>
>> Elimar
>>
>
> Hi Elimar, thank you for taking the time to answer.
>
> I have already installed the zd1211-firmware, you can see in the debian
> sid bug report that its installed, and I reported a bug against the
> package because it was not working for my device. I got two other zd1211
> devices and they seen to work fine.
>
> http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=505143
>
> ls -al /lib/firmware/zd1211
> total 72
> drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2008-11-05 17:45 .
> drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 2008-11-09 19:14 ..
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4018 2007-10-04 13:47 zd1211b_ub
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5120 2007-10-04 13:47 zd1211b_uph
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5120 2007-10-04 13:47 zd1211b_uphm
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5120 2007-10-04 13:47 zd1211b_uphr
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3584 2007-10-04 13:47 zd1211b_ur
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4018 2007-10-04 13:47 zd1211_ub
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5120 2007-10-04 13:47 zd1211_uph
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5120 2007-10-04 13:47 zd1211_uphm
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5120 2007-10-04 13:47 zd1211_uphr
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3584 2007-10-04 13:47 zd1211_ur
>
> Best regards,
>
> Jelle

It would be nice if somebody took the time to just write a small email
on the subject why the device is not working and what is needed to get
it working and what the developers are doing to get all the needed
resources... I feel kind of offended by the fact that I get zero
response on the debian bug reports and almost no constructive info on
the mailinglist so far...

It is very hard to find and buy stable Linux supported wireless usb
dongles without going trough the try and error method every time. I can
select devices on used chipset and sometimes pids but even then some
devices do not work.. it just races a lot of unanswered questions.

Best regards and awaiting response,

Jelle de Jong



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[Wenguo Liu]

The pluscom wu-zd1211B V2.0 still uses the UW2453 RF chip, but for some
reason it is recognised as MAXIM_NEW_RF. There is a quick and dirty way
to get the driver working.

1. download the linux wireless source code

2. add one line  in function int zd_rf_init_hw(struct zd_rf *rf, u8
type) which is in file zd1211rw/zd_rf.c, so it looks like:        

        case MAXIM_NEW_RF:
        case UW2453_RF:
                r = zd_rf_init_uw2453(rf);

3. load the zd1211rw module

Good Luck.
Wenguo




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[Jelle de Jong]

Wenguo Liu wrote:

> The pluscom wu-zd1211B V2.0 still uses the UW2453 RF chip, but for some
> reason it is recognised as MAXIM_NEW_RF. There is a quick and dirty way
> to get the driver working.
>
> 1. download the linux wireless source code
>
> 2. add one line  in function int zd_rf_init_hw(struct zd_rf *rf, u8
> type) which is in file zd1211rw/zd_rf.c, so it looks like:        
>
>         case MAXIM_NEW_RF:
> case UW2453_RF:
> r = zd_rf_init_uw2453(rf);
>
> 3. load the zd1211rw module
>
> Good Luck.
> Wenguo

Hello Wenguo, thank you for responding. Would it be possible to add this
workaround in the upstream driver, so it becomes available in all
distributions shipping the zd1211 drivers?

Best regards,

Jelle

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