[zd1211-devs] firmware doesn't load? but files are there?

[Rich R. <rra...@gm...>]

Fedora Core 12, Linux 2.6.32.11-99.fc12.x86_64 #1 SMP Mon Apr 5
19:59:38 UTC 2010 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

The firmware files seem to be there -- and they cmp fine with the v4.1
firmware files from sourceforge.

$ ll /lib/firmware/zd1211/
total 64
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4018 2009-07-29 00:09 zd1211b_ub
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5120 2009-07-29 00:09 zd1211b_uph
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5120 2009-07-29 00:09 zd1211b_uphm
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5120 2009-07-29 00:09 zd1211b_uphr
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3584 2009-07-29 00:09 zd1211b_ur
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4018 2009-07-29 00:09 zd1211_ub
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5120 2009-07-29 00:09 zd1211_uph
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5120 2009-07-29 00:09 zd1211_uphm
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5120 2009-07-29 00:09 zd1211_uphr
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3584 2009-07-29 00:09 zd1211_ur
[rich@rich-fedora trunk]$

This is after bootup...

]$ dmesg | grep zd12
zd1211rw 1-1:1.0: phy0
usbcore: registered new interface driver zd1211rw
usb 1-1: firmware: requesting zd1211/zd1211b_ub
usb 1-1: firmware: requesting zd1211/zd1211b_uphr
usb 1-1: firmware: requesting zd1211/zd1211b_ub
usb 1-1: firmware: requesting zd1211/zd1211b_uphr
zd1211rw 1-1:1.0: couldn't load firmware. Error number -110
[rich@rich-fedora trunk]$

$ sudo ifup wlan0
RTNETLINK answers: Connection timed out

Determining IP information for wlan0...RTNETLINK answers: Connection timed out

This is caused by the ifup:

usb 1-1: firmware: requesting zd1211/zd1211b_ub
usb 1-1: firmware: requesting zd1211/zd1211b_uphr
usb 1-1: USB control request for firmware upload failed. Error number -110
usb 1-1: Could not upload firmware code uph. Error number -110
zd1211rw 1-1:1.0: couldn't load firmware. Error number -110
usb 1-1: firmware: requesting zd1211/zd1211b_ub
usb 1-1: firmware: requesting zd1211/zd1211b_uphr
usb 1-1: USB control request for firmware upload failed. Error number -110
usb 1-1: Could not upload firmware code uph. Error number -110
zd1211rw 1-1:1.0: couldn't load firmware. Error number -110
usb 1-1: firmware: requesting zd1211/zd1211b_ub
usb 1-1: firmware: requesting zd1211/zd1211b_uphr
usb 1-1: USB control request for firmware upload failed. Error number -110
usb 1-1: Could not upload firmware code uph. Error number -110
zd1211rw 1-1:1.0: couldn't load firmware. Error number -110

/proc/bus/usb/devices

T:  Bus=01 Lev=01 Prnt=01 Port=00 Cnt=01 Dev#=  2 Spd=480 MxCh= 0
D:  Ver= 2.00 Cls=ff(vend.) Sub=ff Prot=ff MxPS=64 #Cfgs=  1
P:  Vendor=0ace ProdID=1215 Rev=48.10
S:  Manufacturer=ZyDAS
S:  Product=USB2.0 WLAN
C:* #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=80 MxPwr=500mA
I:* If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 4 Cls=ff(vend.) Sub=00 Prot=00 Driver=zd1211rw
E:  Ad=01(O) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 512 Ivl=0ms
E:  Ad=82(I) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 512 Ivl=0ms
E:  Ad=83(I) Atr=03(Int.) MxPS=  64 Ivl=125us
E:  Ad=04(O) Atr=03(Int.) MxPS=  64 Ivl=125us