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Re: Failed to read mac address: msg#00007

Subject: Re: Failed to read mac address
--- Pavel Roskin <proski-mXXj517/zsQ@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Fri, 2006-08-04 at 02:53 -0700, aaaaa bbbbb
> wrote:
> > > > eth2: Station identity 0015:0002:0001:000a
> 
> > I tried these drivers orinoco-0.15rc4.tar.gz too,
> but
> > got the same problem as allways: 
> > eth2: failed to read MAC address!
> 
> I think you also got "Primary firmware is active"
> since the first number
> in "station identity" is 0x15.

This is all message i got from dmesg:

orinoco.c 0.13e (David Gibson
<hermes-xT8FGy+AXnRB3Ne2BGzF6laj5H9X9Tb+@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> and others)
Compiled with Wireless extensions v.16
orinoco_cs.c 0.13e (David Gibson
<hermes-xT8FGy+AXnRB3Ne2BGzF6laj5H9X9Tb+@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> and others)
eth2: Station identity 0015:0002:0001:000a
eth2: Looks like an Intersil firmware version 1.10.2
eth2: Ad-hoc demo mode supported
eth2: IEEE standard IBSS ad-hoc mode supported
eth2: WEP supported, 104-bit key
eth2: failed to read MAC address!
orinoco_cs: register_netdev() failed
orinoco_lock() called with hw_unavailable
(dev=de824000)


> > Maybe my problem is with firmware ? Because i
> didn't
> > download any firmware and didn't put anything to
> > /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware
> 
> Yes, the problem is in the firmware.  The card
> doesn't have secondary
> firmware loaded.  Unfortunately, the driver doesn't
> support loading of
> the firmware yet.
> 

Where can i get (download) firmware for my (Proxim
Orinoco Gold 802.11b pcmcia 8420-wd) card ? 



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