Orinoco gold wireless PCMCIA card isn't detected correctly/installed

[Randal Hale]

Laptop: Compaq Presario 2150
AMD Athlon-XP 512 Mb of RAM
Lucent Wireless Orinoco Classic Gold PCMCIA card.
Linux ubuntu 2.6.15-18-386 #1 PREEMPT Thu Mar 9 14:41:49 UTC 2006 i686 GNU/Linux
Dapper 5

This could also fall on the pcmcia package. The Orinoco Card has to be inserted twice to be detected. Upon detection two devices are created: wifi0 and wlan0. Wifi0 detects the wrong MAC address. The only way to get the card working is to delete any reference in /etc/network/interfaces and reboot the computer. The wlan0 interface can then be brought up with the "iwconfig wlan0 essid any" command and ten dhclient wlan0. It reports the MAC of the Access Point incorrectly.
Syslog then starts recording:
Mar 14 20:42:40 localhost kernel: [4300370.981000] wifi0_ifrename: hfa384x_get_rid - RID len mismatch: rid=0xfd51, len=2 (expected 6)
Mar 14 20:42:42 localhost kernel: [4300372.981000] wifi0_ifrename: hfa384x_get_rid - RID len mismatch: rid=0xfd51, len=2 (expected 6)

Output of lspci -vv
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root@ubuntu:~# lspci -vv
0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: ATI Technologies Inc AGP Bridge [IGP 320M] (rev 13)
        Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
        Status: Cap+ 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
        Latency: 32
        Region 0: Memory at d4000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=64M]
        Region 1: Memory at d0500000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=4K]
        Region 2: I/O ports at 8090 [disabled] [size=4]
        Capabilities: [a0] AGP version 2.0
                Status: RQ=16 Iso- ArqSz=0 Cal=0 SBA+ ITACoh- GART64- HTrans- 64bit- FW+ AGP3- Rate=x1,x2,x4
                Command: RQ=1 ArqSz=0 Cal=0 SBA- AGP- GART64- 64bit- FW- Rate=<none>

0000:00:01.0 PCI bridge: ATI Technologies Inc PCI Bridge [IGP 320M] (rev 01) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
        Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
        Status: Cap- 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
        Latency: 99
        Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=01, sec-latency=68
        I/O behind bridge: 00009000-00009fff
        Memory behind bridge: d0100000-d01fffff
        Prefetchable memory behind bridge: e0000000-efffffff
        BridgeCtl: Parity- SERR- NoISA+ VGA+ MAbort- >Reset- FastB2B-

0000:00:02.0 USB Controller: ALi Corporation USB 1.1 Controller (rev 03) (prog-if 10 [OHCI])
        Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Pavilion ze4400 builtin USB
        Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV+ VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
        Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
        Latency: 64 (20000ns max)
        Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 10
        Region 0: Memory at d0000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
        Capabilities: [60] Power Management version 2
                Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold+)
                Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-

0000:00:06.0 Multimedia audio controller: ALi Corporation M5451 PCI AC-Link Controller Audio Device (rev 02)
        Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Pavilion ze4400 builtin Audio
        Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
        Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR+ <PERR+
        Latency: 64 (500ns min, 6000ns max)
        Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 5
        Region 0: I/O ports at 8400 [size=256]
        Region 1: Memory at d0001000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
        Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 2
                Flags: PMEClk- DSI+ D1+ D2+ AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2+,D3hot+,D3cold+)
                Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-

0000:00:07.0 ISA bridge: ALi Corporation M1533 PCI to ISA Bridge [Aladdin IV]
        Subsystem: ALi Corporation ALI M1533 Aladdin IV ISA Bridge
        Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle+ MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
        Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
        Latency: 0
        Capabilities: [a0] Power Management version 1
                Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-)
                Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-

0000:00:08.0 Modem: ALi Corporation M5457 AC'97 Modem Controller (prog-if 00 [Generic])
        Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Pavilion ze4400 builtin Modem Device
        Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster- SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
        Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
        Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 3
        Region 0: Memory at d0002000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
        Region 1: I/O ports at 8800 [size=256]
        Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 2
                Flags: PMEClk- DSI+ D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot+,D3cold+)
                Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-

0000:00:0a.0 CardBus bridge: O2 Micro, Inc. OZ601/6912/711E0 CardBus/SmartCardBus Controller
        Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company: Unknown device 0024
        Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping+ SERR- FastB2B-
        Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=slow >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
        Latency: 168
        Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 11
        Region 0: Memory at 80000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
        Bus: primary=00, secondary=02, subordinate=05, sec-latency=176
        Memory window 0: 20000000-21fff000 (prefetchable)
        Memory window 1: 22000000-23fff000
        I/O window 0: 00001000-000010ff
        I/O window 1: 00001400-000014ff
        BridgeCtl: Parity- SERR- ISA- VGA- MAbort- >Reset- 16bInt- PostWrite+
        16-bit legacy interface ports at 0001

0000:00:10.0 IDE interface: ALi Corporation M5229 IDE (rev c4) (prog-if b0)
        Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Pavilion ze4400 builtin IDE
        Control: I/O+ Mem- BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
        Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
        Latency: 32 (500ns min, 1000ns max)
        Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 0
        Region 4: I/O ports at 8080 [size=16]
        Capabilities: [60] Power Management version 2
                Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-)
                Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-

0000:00:11.0 Bridge: ALi Corporation M7101 Power Management Controller [PMU]
        Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Pavilion ze4400
        Control: I/O- Mem- BusMaster- SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
        Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-

0000:00:12.0 Ethernet controller: National Semiconductor Corporation DP83815 (MacPhyter) Ethernet Controller
        Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Pavilion ze4400 builtin Network
        Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
        Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
        Latency: 90 (2750ns min, 13000ns max)
        Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 11
        Region 0: I/O ports at 8c00 [size=256]
        Region 1: Memory at d0003000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
        Expansion ROM at 24000000 [disabled] [size=64K]
        Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 2
                Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1+ D2+ AuxCurrent=320mA PME(D0+,D1+,D2+,D3hot+,D3cold+)
                Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-

0000:01:05.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Radeon IGP 320 M (prog-if 00 [VGA])
        Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company: Unknown device 0024
        Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping+ SERR- FastB2B+
        Status: Cap+ 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
        Latency: 66 (2000ns min), Cache Line Size: 0x10 (64 bytes)
        Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 10
        Region 0: Memory at e0000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]
        Region 1: I/O ports at 9000 [size=256]
        Region 2: Memory at d0100000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K]
        Expansion ROM at d0120000 [disabled] [size=128K]
        Capabilities: [58] AGP version 2.0
                Status: RQ=48 Iso- ArqSz=0 Cal=0 SBA+ ITACoh- GART64- HTrans- 64bit- FW- AGP3- Rate=x1,x2,x4
                Command: RQ=1 ArqSz=0 Cal=0 SBA+ AGP- GART64- 64bit- FW- Rate=<none>
        Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2
                Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1+ D2+ AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-)
                Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
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Output of lspci -vvn
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root@ubuntu:~# lspci -vvn
0000:00:00.0 0600: 1002:cab0 (rev 13)
        Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
        Status: Cap+ 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
        Latency: 32
        Region 0: Memory at d4000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=64M]
        Region 1: Memory at d0500000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=4K]
        Region 2: I/O ports at 8090 [disabled] [size=4]
        Capabilities: [a0] AGP version 2.0
                Status: RQ=16 Iso- ArqSz=0 Cal=0 SBA+ ITACoh- GART64- HTrans- 64bit- FW+ AGP3- Rate=x1,x2,x4
                Command: RQ=1 ArqSz=0 Cal=0 SBA- AGP- GART64- 64bit- FW- Rate=<none>

0000:00:01.0 0604: 1002:700f (rev 01)
        Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
        Status: Cap- 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
        Latency: 99
        Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=01, sec-latency=68
        I/O behind bridge: 00009000-00009fff
        Memory behind bridge: d0100000-d01fffff
        Prefetchable memory behind bridge: e0000000-efffffff
        BridgeCtl: Parity- SERR- NoISA+ VGA+ MAbort- >Reset- FastB2B-

0000:00:02.0 0c03: 10b9:5237 (rev 03) (prog-if 10)
        Subsystem: 103c:0024
        Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV+ VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
        Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
        Latency: 64 (20000ns max)
        Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 10
        Region 0: Memory at d0000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
        Capabilities: [60] Power Management version 2
                Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold+)
                Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-

0000:00:06.0 0401: 10b9:5451 (rev 02)
        Subsystem: 103c:0024
        Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
        Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR+ <PERR+
        Latency: 64 (500ns min, 6000ns max)
        Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 5
        Region 0: I/O ports at 8400 [size=256]
        Region 1: Memory at d0001000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
        Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 2
                Flags: PMEClk- DSI+ D1+ D2+ AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2+,D3hot+,D3cold+)
                Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-

0000:00:07.0 0601: 10b9:1533
        Subsystem: 10b9:1533
        Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle+ MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
        Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
        Latency: 0
        Capabilities: [a0] Power Management version 1
                Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-)
                Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-

0000:00:08.0 0703: 10b9:5457
        Subsystem: 103c:0024
        Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster- SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
        Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
        Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 3
        Region 0: Memory at d0002000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
        Region 1: I/O ports at 8800 [size=256]
        Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 2
                Flags: PMEClk- DSI+ D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot+,D3cold+)
                Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-

0000:00:0a.0 0607: 1217:6972
        Subsystem: 103c:0024
        Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping+ SERR- FastB2B-
        Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=slow >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
        Latency: 168
        Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 11
        Region 0: Memory at 80000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
        Bus: primary=00, secondary=02, subordinate=05, sec-latency=176
        Memory window 0: 20000000-21fff000 (prefetchable)
        Memory window 1: 22000000-23fff000
        I/O window 0: 00001000-000010ff
        I/O window 1: 00001400-000014ff
        BridgeCtl: Parity- SERR- ISA- VGA- MAbort- >Reset- 16bInt- PostWrite+
        16-bit legacy interface ports at 0001

0000:00:10.0 0101: 10b9:5229 (rev c4) (prog-if b0)
        Subsystem: 103c:0024
        Control: I/O+ Mem- BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
        Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
        Latency: 32 (500ns min, 1000ns max)
        Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 0
        Region 4: I/O ports at 8080 [size=16]
        Capabilities: [60] Power Management version 2
                Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-)
                Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-

0000:00:11.0 0680: 10b9:7101
        Subsystem: 103c:0024
        Control: I/O- Mem- BusMaster- SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
        Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-

0000:00:12.0 0200: 100b:0020
        Subsystem: 103c:0024
        Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
        Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
        Latency: 90 (2750ns min, 13000ns max)
        Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 11
        Region 0: I/O ports at 8c00 [size=256]
        Region 1: Memory at d0003000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
        Expansion ROM at 24000000 [disabled] [size=64K]
        Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 2
                Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1+ D2+ AuxCurrent=320mA PME(D0+,D1+,D2+,D3hot+,D3cold+)
                Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-

0000:01:05.0 0300: 1002:4136
        Subsystem: 103c:0024
        Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping+ SERR- FastB2B+
        Status: Cap+ 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
        Latency: 66 (2000ns min), Cache Line Size: 0x10 (64 bytes)
        Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 10
        Region 0: Memory at e0000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]
        Region 1: I/O ports at 9000 [size=256]
        Region 2: Memory at d0100000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K]
        Expansion ROM at d0120000 [disabled] [size=128K]
        Capabilities: [58] AGP version 2.0
                Status: RQ=48 Iso- ArqSz=0 Cal=0 SBA+ ITACoh- GART64- HTrans- 64bit- FW- AGP3- Rate=x1,x2,x4
                Command: RQ=1 ArqSz=0 Cal=0 SBA+ AGP- GART64- 64bit- FW- Rate=<none>
        Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2
                Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1+ D2+ AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-)
                Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-

[WillDyson (will-dyson)]

This problem looks like the one where both the hostap and regular orinocco modules are loaded for the card.

I fixed this on my laptop by blacklisting hostap, and I know the upstream kernel incorporated a fix for this (making hostap not declare that it can drive the card). Has this fix gone into the ubuntu kernel?

[Ben Collins (ben-collins)]

Ok, if you send me the output of "lspci -vv" and "lspci -vvn", I can make sure the hostap driver has this device removed from it's supported list. Please attach to bug report (do no paste in comments).

Thanks

[Randal Hale (rjhale)]

I've attached the info to the bug report - hopefully I've done it correctly
for this was my first bug report.

Thanks
Randy

On 3/24/06, Ben Collins <email address hidden> wrote:
>
> Public bug report changed:
> https://launchpad.net/malone/bugs/34976
>
> Comment:
> Ok, if you send me the output of "lspci -vv" and "lspci -vvn", I can make
> sure the hostap driver has this device removed from it's supported list.
> Please attach to bug report (do no paste in comments).
>
> Thanks
>

[Luis Carlos Cobo (luiscarlos)]

I have this problem (loading both orinoco and hostap) too. How do you blacklist a module?

[Luis Carlos Cobo (luiscarlos)]

Editing /etc/modules.d/blacklist (answering myself)

[Gareth Fitzworthington (mapping-gp-deactivatedaccount)]

This bug has had no activity for a considerable period.
Can someone confirm that adding hostap to /etc/modules.d/blacklist fixes this problem.

[Gareth Fitzworthington (mapping-gp-deactivatedaccount)]

Can anyone also comment on this issue against later releases. (Report from duplicate indicates issue for 7.04 & 7.10)
Thanks.

[Leann Ogasawara (leannogasawara)]

The 18 month support period for Feisty Fawn 7.04 has reached it's end of life - http://www.ubuntu.com/news/ubuntu-7.04-end-of-life . As a result we are closing the linux-source-2.6.20 task. Additionally against 2.6.15 and 2.6.22 this will be closed as it does not qualify for a Stable Release Update - http://wiki.ubuntu.com/StableReleaseUpdates.

As Gareth requested previously, if you can please confirm if this is still an issue with the most recent Intrepid Ibex 8.10 release that would be great. Thanks.

[Leann Ogasawara (leannogasawara)]

*This is an automated response*

This bug report is being closed because we received no response to the previous request for information. Please reopen this if it is still an issue in the actively developed pre-release of Jaunty Jackalope 9.04 - http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/jaunty . To reopen the bug report simply change the Status of the "linux" task back to "New".

[dnh (dnh)]

I have this problem on jaunty, but did not have it on 8.04 or 8.10.