Re: [Wirelessdriver-support] troubleshooting Wallstreet Orinoco card

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On 21 mar 2004, at 19.20, Paul Corr wrote:

> Folks,
>
> The last list message from the fellow with Panther mentioned using 
> 'kextload
> -t' to check for problems. I didn't know of that utility. So, I read 
> the
> manpage, ran the 'Troubleshooting Info' script to get a list of kernel
> extensions for the wireless card and test each in kextload's verbose 
> mode.
> Verbose level 1 is "basic kext scanning information" and seems to give
> enought information.
>
> If someone on the list recognizes and item in this report, and can 
> suggest
> something, let me or the list (preferably) know. Thanks.
>
> Paul
>
> P.S. I'm running a Powerbook G3 Wallstreet with 10.2.8 and an Orinoco 
> Silver
> PC Card. I have a Buffalo card on order, arriving early next week.
> (Naturally, if it is successful, I'll post that fact.)
>
> Test:
> ---
> % sudo kextload -t -v 1 /System/Library/Extensions WirelessDriver.kext
> kextload: kext /System/Library/Extensions/AppleADBButtons.kext is not 
> valid
> kextload: kext 
> /System/Library/Extensions/AppleStorageDrivers.kext/Contents/
> PlugIns/StorageLynx.kext is not valid
> kextload: kext /System/Library/Extensions/AppleUSBDisplays.kext is not 
> valid
> kextload: kext /System/Library/Extensions/InternalModemSupport.kext is 
> not
> valid
> kextload: kext 
> /System/Library/Extensions/IOATAPIProtocolTransport.kext is
> not valid
> kextload: kext /System/Library/Extensions/IOUSBMassStorageClass.kext 
> is not
> valid
> kextload: kext /System/Library/Extensions/UltraTek66.kext is not valid
> kextload: kext /System/Library/Extensions/webdav_fs.kext is not valid
> kextload: kext /System/Library/Extensions/WirelessDriver.kext is not 
> valid
> can't add kernel extension /System/Library/Extensions (not a bundle) 
> (run
> kextload on this kext with -t for diagnostic output)
> kextload: resolving dependencies for kernel extensions with validation 
> and
> authentication failures
> kernel extension WirelessDriver.kext has problems:
> Validation failures
> {
>     "Kext has a kernel dependency prior to version 6.0 and 
> CFBundleVersion
> does not match executable's MODULE_VERSION" = true
> }
> ---
>
> Note the other kernel extensions listed in the Troubleshooting Info 
> report
> load just fine in the simpler '-t' mode but complain about other 
> extensions
> when run in '-v 1' mode. These appear to be the same ones showing 'is 
> not
> valid' in the report above.


I believe this is what is causing so many problems in Panther. I have a 
Lombard with an EPoX EWL-C11 card and it has worked without problems 
for over a year with the wirelessdriver. Until Panther came out that 
is. Then it would suddenly not load properly  on startup, loose 
connection to the card suddenly and the only way getting internet 
connection was to restart the computer. After the latest update of OS X 
10.3.3 and iChat 2.1 (installed yesterday) I can't connect to my wlan 
router at all. The card won't find the WLAN network even if it stand 1m 
from the WLAN router. I hope the new driver is released SOON. It has 
been well over 1 year (dec 2002) where the new driver was supposed to 
be released. Drop USB support and release a new beta that works 
properly with Panther.  All the problems posted lately have exact the 
same issue. The wirelessdriver is not loaded properly on startup and 
the card blinks but won't connect to the network. After changing the 
settings it sometimes work but mostly it doesn't do a thing. Please fix 
this ASAP.

//Rob

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