Gutsy wlan problem with ZyDAS 802.11b WiFi

[Mario Capurso]

Binary package hint: network-manager

If you connect a ZyDAS 802.11b WiFi usb, it is seen in the usb list

admin@sassuxp:~$ lsusb
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 001 Device 005: ID 0ace:1201 ZyDAS 802.11b WiFi

the module is loaded

admin@sassuxp:~$ lsmod
Module Size Used by
zd1201 23812 0
zd1201 23812 0
...
usbcore 138632 3 zd1201,uhci_hcd
...
but dmesg gives the following messages:

[11781.580000] usb 1-1: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 3
[11796.692000] usb 1-1: device descriptor read/64, error -110
[11811.908000] usb 1-1: device descriptor read/64, error -110
[11812.124000] usb 1-1: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 4
[11828.452000] usb 1-1: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 5
[11828.616000] usb 1-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
[11829.200000] usb 1-1: Failed to load zd1201.fw firmware file!
[11829.200000] usb 1-1: Make sure the hotplug firmware loader is installed.
[11829.200000] usb 1-1: Goto http://linux-lc100020.sourceforge.net for more info.
[11829.200000] usb 1-1: zd1201 firmware upload failed: -2
[11829.200000] zd1201: probe of 1-1:1.0 failed with error -2
[11829.200000] usbcore: registered new interface driver zd1201

[Mario Capurso (m-capurso)]

I spent the whole afternoon and I solved the problem.
You included the Zd1201 module BUT NOT the firmware.

I went to

http://sourceforge.net/projects/linux-lc100020/

and I got the firmware as a tar.gz

http://downloads.sourceforge.net/linux-lc100020/zd1201-0.14-fw.tar.gz?modtime=1107218895&big_mirror=0

Next I gunzipped zd1201.fw and I copied in /lib/firmware/2.6.22-14-generic/ working as a root.

cp zd1201.fw /lib/firmware/2.6.22-14-generic/

Finally I extracted and reattached the usb wifi adapter.

and dmesg gives :

[18589.160000] usb 1-1: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 7
[18632.704000] usb 1-1: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 8
[18632.868000] usb 1-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
[18633.448000] usb 1-1: wlan0: ZD1201 USB Wireless interface
[18635.540000] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): wlan0: link becomes ready

And now it becomes visible in the network manager

[Jimmey (jim-lemmers)]

Thanks man!! I got it working too. You're a genius!!!