Carmgr locks when booting Knoppix 3.3 and Orinoco

**grandb** · 09-27-2003, 09:42 PM

I have recently purchased a Compaq 2100Z (AMD Processor).
Using older and the latest version 3.3 of Knoppix (latest version boots MUCH faster) the system boots fine.

But, when using the orinoco silver wireless card, it hangs on the card manager:

cardmgr[58]: executing: 'modproge orinoco_cs'

I would either like to resolve this issue, or, get a recommendation of another card that I can use with knoppix and kismet / airsnort.

Any suggestions on a fix or a different wireless card? I need one that is readily available as I am using this on several laptops.

**fingers99** · 09-27-2003, 10:28 PM

Just a thought: is the bios set (or settable) to non-pnp OS?

**grandb** · 09-27-2003, 11:29 PM

The BIOS settings are very few. No option for PNP.
About the only user configurable changes are for the
LPT port, and disabling USB Legacy Support, which you have to do to get most of the Linux distros to work on it.

**doobs** · 10-04-2003, 05:02 PM

Argh - I'm having the same problem with a Toshiba 2060cds (amd K6 366, 160mb ram). I have an Orinogo gold card with the latest firmware (dloaded from orinocowireless.com yesterday), and I'm trying to get it going with Knoppix V3.3 (2003-09-24-EN). Upon bootup, Knoppix hangs as it tries to load the orinoco_cs module.

So far, I've turned the PNP OS setting (not called that, but similar) both on and off, I've setup PCMCIA for both PCIC-compatibile and 16-bit/cardbus compatible, I've tried other orinoco cards, etc. When I remove the card before booting, it starts up just fine. If I insert the card after the machine is booted, the machine hangs.

Is this a Knoppix problem, a orinoco_cs module problem, a pcmcia system problem... ?!? If anyone has any tips, I'd greatly appreciate them.

Thanks!
Jeff

**grandb** · 10-04-2003, 05:05 PM

I do not believe it is a Knoppix issue. I have the same issues when
installing Linux on the box (SUse, Red Hat, etc.)

If you figure anything out let me know, and I will do the same.

**TheGreatVirus** · 11-18-2003, 10:35 AM

Has their been any progress on this issue as I too have the same problems.

**grandb** · 11-18-2003, 02:10 PM

Actually a friend of mine has managed to get this working. I am teaching this week so won't have time to get details, but if you post something here next week it will notify me and I will reply with the specifics.