ZD1211 Wifi Stick on Dockstar

Hello.

Since a lot of days I am try installing an ZD1211 Wifi Stick on my Dockstar. I didn´t get it working with Debian Squeezy.

I had installed the firmware ZD1211 from the Debian Repository.

servicedock:~# uname -a
Linux servicedock 2.6.33 #2 PREEMPT Tue Mar 2 14:27:17 MST 2010 armv5tel GNU/Linux

servicedock:~# lsusb
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 0ace:1211 ZyDAS ZD1211 802.11g
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0bc2:2120 Seagate RSS LLC 
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 05e3:0608 Genesys Logic, Inc. USB-2.0 4-Port HUB
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

servicedock:~# lsmod
Module                  Size  Used by
sha1_generic            1693  4 
ppp_mppe                5707  2 
ppp_async               6789  1 
ppp_generic            21012  6 ppp_mppe,ppp_async
slhc                    4559  1 ppp_generic
tun                    10610  2 
nfsd                  238625  13 
exportfs                3064  1 nfsd
md_mod                 89225  0 
ipv6                  232013  18 
mv_cesa                 4714  0 
sata_mv                25707  0

If Plugin in the Stick the system will not detect the stick. In dmesg he will be shown. But:

servicedock:~# iwconfig
lo        no wireless extensions.

eth0      no wireless extensions.

ppp0      no wireless extensions.

tun0      no wireless extensions.

If I load the Zd1211 Firmware I get the ERROR:

servicedock:~# modprobe zd1211rw
FATAL: Module zd1211rw not found.

Is there anyone who could help me?

Greets pr0

You mention that dmesg shows something regarding the USB stick. What specifically does it show in dmesg, regarding that USB device?

Which firmware package did you install?

Have you tried a newer kernel?

BTW, on your Dockstar, what is the output of:

ls -R /lib/modules/ | grep zd

That should show a few things like zd1211rw.ko .

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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/16/2012 04:36PM by davygravy.

Hello.

dmesg show me only this line:

usb 1-1.4: new high speed USB device using orion-ehci and address 5

I have installed thsi driver from the Debian Repository

servicedock:~# dpkg -l | grep zd1211
ii  zd1211-firmware                        2.21.0.0-1                        Firmware images for the zd1211rw wireless driver

I´m a little bit scared trying a new kernel.


Your Command shows nothing. Where can I get the Modules?

servicedock:~# ls -R /lib/modules/ | grep zd
servicedock:~#

Thanks for your help.

P.S. Nice Weather Station

good news - zd1211 chipset works great on dockstars

steps:

1) update to Gorgone's kernel

2) install firmware v1.4

3) configure /etc/network/interfaces & reboot

or... try the scripts I used on my dockstars (see: http://jeff.doozan.com/debian/lcd/)

As root:
1) install Gorgone's kernel (includes zd1211 driver)

wget http://jeff.doozan.com/debian/lcd/setup_kernel.sh 
chmod +x ./setup_kernel.sh 
./setup_kernel.sh # follow instructions

2) install zd1211 firmware & configure basic /etc/network/interfaces

wget http://jeff.doozan.com/debian/lcd/setup_wlan.sh 
chmod +x ./setup_wlan.sh
./setup_wlan.sh # follow instructions

3) reboot

Disclaimer: I haven't run these in over a year so make a backup first and use at your own risk.

-PG



Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 01/17/2012 08:27PM by petergunn.

Big thx for your help

wlan0     IEEE 802.11bg  ESSID:off/any  
          Mode:Managed  Access Point: Not-Associated   Tx-Power=0 dBm   
          Retry  long limit:7   RTS thr:off   Fragment thr:off
          Encryption key:off
          Power Management:off

It looks great! :)

Now I can start with my new Iomega Iconnect.