[zd1211-devs] Zaapa ZNWUSB-54 errors on my iBook G4

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Hi all,

I'm trying to setup my Zaapa USB dongle on my iBook G4. As I read from=20
/proc/bus/usb/devices:

P:  Vendor=3D0ace ProdID=3D1211 Rev=3D43.30

this wireless stick should be supported by zd1211 driver. So I've
downloaded zd1211-4916-0.2 driver and tried to compile it as you can
see behind:

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root@WHITEDEMON:/usr/src/modules/zd1211-4916_0.2/zdsta# make clean
rm -rf .tmp_versions .*.cmd *.ko *.mod.c *.mod.o *.o src/*.o  src/.*.o.cmd
root@WHITEDEMON:/usr/src/modules/zd1211-4916_0.2/zdsta# make
/lib/modules/2.6.11/build
/usr/src/modules/zd1211-4916_0.2/zdsta
-I/usr/src/modules/zd1211-4916_0.2/zdsta/src/include -fomit-frame-pointer -=
O2 -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-unused -pipe -DHOST_IF_USB -DAMAC -DGCCK =
-DOFDM -DUSE_EP4_SET_REG -DDOWNLOADFIRMWARE -DfTX_GAIN_OFDM=3D0 -DfNEW_CODE=
_MAP=3D1 -DfWRITE_WORD_REG=3D1 -DfREAD_MUL_REG=3D1 -DENHANCE_RX=3D1
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.11/build SUBDIRS=3D/usr/src/modules/zd1211-4916_0.=
2/zdsta modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.11'
  CC [M]  /usr/src/modules/zd1211-4916_0.2/zdsta/src/zd1205.o
/usr/src/modules/zd1211-4916_0.2/zdsta/src/zd1205.c: En la funci=F3n `zd120=
5_setup_tcb_pool':
/usr/src/modules/zd1211-4916_0.2/zdsta/src/zd1205.c:4144: aviso: inicializa=
ci=F3n se crea un entero desde un puntero sin una conversi=F3n
/usr/src/modules/zd1211-4916_0.2/zdsta/src/zd1205.c:4144: aviso: al pasar e=
l argumento 1 de `__fswab32' se crea un entero desde un puntero sin una con=
versi=F3n
/usr/src/modules/zd1211-4916_0.2/zdsta/src/zd1205.c: En la funci=F3n `zdcb_=
delay_us':
/usr/src/modules/zd1211-4916_0.2/zdsta/src/zd1205.c:8762: aviso: comparison=
 is always false due to limited range of data type
  CC [M]  /usr/src/modules/zd1211-4916_0.2/zdsta/src/zdasocsvc.o
  CC [M]  /usr/src/modules/zd1211-4916_0.2/zdsta/src/zdauthreq.o
  CC [M]  /usr/src/modules/zd1211-4916_0.2/zdsta/src/zdauthrsp.o
  CC [M]  /usr/src/modules/zd1211-4916_0.2/zdsta/src/zdmmrx.o
  CC [M]  /usr/src/modules/zd1211-4916_0.2/zdsta/src/zdshared.o
  CC [M]  /usr/src/modules/zd1211-4916_0.2/zdsta/src/zdhci.o
  CC [M]  /usr/src/modules/zd1211-4916_0.2/zdsta/src/zdglobal.o
  CC [M]  /usr/src/modules/zd1211-4916_0.2/zdsta/src/zdencrypt.o
  CC [M]  /usr/src/modules/zd1211-4916_0.2/zdsta/src/zdpmfilter.o
  CC [M]  /usr/src/modules/zd1211-4916_0.2/zdsta/src/zdpsmon.o
  CC [M]  /usr/src/modules/zd1211-4916_0.2/zdsta/src/zdsynch.o
  CC [M]  /usr/src/modules/zd1211-4916_0.2/zdsta/src/zdbuf.o
  CC [M]  /usr/src/modules/zd1211-4916_0.2/zdsta/src/zd1205_proc.o
  CC [M]  /usr/src/modules/zd1211-4916_0.2/zdsta/src/zdhw.o
  CC [M]  /usr/src/modules/zd1211-4916_0.2/zdsta/src/zddebug.o
  CC [M]  /usr/src/modules/zd1211-4916_0.2/zdsta/src/zdtkipseed.o
  CC [M]  /usr/src/modules/zd1211-4916_0.2/zdsta/src/zdmic.o
  CC [M]  /usr/src/modules/zd1211-4916_0.2/zdsta/src/zdusb.o
  CC [M]  /usr/src/modules/zd1211-4916_0.2/zdsta/src/zd1211.o
/usr/src/modules/zd1211-4916_0.2/zdsta/src/zd1211.c: En la funci=F3n `zd121=
1_UpdateBootCode':
/usr/src/modules/zd1211-4916_0.2/zdsta/src/zd1211.c:290: aviso: operation o=
n `WriteIndex' may be undefined
/usr/src/modules/zd1211-4916_0.2/zdsta/src/zd1211.c:290: aviso: operation o=
n `WriteIndex' may be undefined
/usr/src/modules/zd1211-4916_0.2/zdsta/src/zd1211.c:312: aviso: operation o=
n `WriteIndex' may be undefined
/usr/src/modules/zd1211-4916_0.2/zdsta/src/zd1211.c:312: aviso: operation o=
n `WriteIndex' may be undefined
/usr/src/modules/zd1211-4916_0.2/zdsta/src/zd1211.c: En la funci=F3n `zd121=
1_InitSetup':
/usr/src/modules/zd1211-4916_0.2/zdsta/src/zd1211.c:1933: aviso: use of cas=
t expressions as lvalues is deprecated
  LD [M]  /usr/src/modules/zd1211-4916_0.2/zdsta/zd1211.o
  Building modules, stage 2.
  MODPOST
  CC      /usr/src/modules/zd1211-4916_0.2/zdsta/zd1211.mod.o
  LD [M]  /usr/src/modules/zd1211-4916_0.2/zdsta/zd1211.ko
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.11'
root@WHITEDEMON:/usr/src/modules/zd1211-4916_0.2/zdsta# make install
/lib/modules/2.6.11/build
/usr/src/modules/zd1211-4916_0.2/zdsta
-I/usr/src/modules/zd1211-4916_0.2/zdsta/src/include -fomit-frame-pointer -=
O2 -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-unused -pipe -DHOST_IF_USB -DAMAC -DGCCK =
-DOFDM -DUSE_EP4_SET_REG -DDOWNLOADFIRMWARE -DfTX_GAIN_OFDM=3D0 -DfNEW_CODE=
_MAP=3D1 -DfWRITE_WORD_REG=3D1 -DfREAD_MUL_REG=3D1 -DENHANCE_RX=3D1
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.11/build SUBDIRS=3D/usr/src/modules/zd1211-4916_0.=
2/zdsta modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.11'
  Building modules, stage 2.
  MODPOST
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.11'
mkdir -p /lib/modules/2.6.11/net
cp zd1211.ko /lib/modules/2.6.11/net
depmod -a
gcc -o apdbg apdbg.c
chmod +x apdbg
cp ./apdbg /sbin/apdbg
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It seems to compile clearly. When I plug my USB dongle, hotplug
recognises it and so load zd1211 module:

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root@WHITEDEMON:/usr/src/modules/zd1211-4916_0.2/zdsta# lsmod | grep zd1211
zd1211                251588  0
usbcore               144528  5 zd1211,ehci_hcd,usbhid,ohci_hcd
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And I get this from dmesg:

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usb 4-2: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 4
zd1211 - version 4916
Release Ver =3D 3043
EEPORM Ver =3D 4330
usb 4-2: modprobe timed out on ep0out
zd1211: usb_control_msg 1 fail: FFFFFF92
zd1211_Download_IncludeFile failed
zd1211: probe of 4-2:1.0 failed with error -5
usbcore: registered new driver zd1211
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iwconfig reports no wireless extensions.

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root@WHITEDEMON:/usr/src/modules/zd1211# iwconfig
eth0      no wireless extensions.

lo        no wireless extensions.

eth1      no wireless extensions.
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I don't know exactly if this is just a bug, maybe I'm missing
something, or maybe the driver is not working properly under PPC
architectures. I have also tried using the last driver from
http://zd1211.sf.net with exactly the same result and CVS version is
not working for me (it has any kind of problem with src/zddevlist.h).
So any kind of help would be grateful.

Oh, I almost missed it! I'm running Debian GNU/Linux Sid, under an=20
iBook G4 and a running kernel 2.6.11. Both, kernel and driver, are=20
compiled using gcc 3.3.5

Thanks a lot,

Alfonso Aguar=F3n Turrientes
GUSLiBu - Grupo de Usuarios de Software Libre de Burgos

P.S. Zaapa includes a linux driver for this card "zd1211-4715.tar.gz",
but I'm getting the same error that I get with newer driver versions.