d211 doesn't start under linux

[nodulus]

Hi, I've got major problems getting d211 to work using SuSE 8.1, kernel 2.4.19. Hope you can give me some clues to resolve this.
I supply my logs:

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/proc/net/nokia_cs
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WLAN NetDev =eth1
WLAN MAC =00:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx
WLAN ChrDev =nokia_cs
WLAN ChMajor=253
WLAN ChMinor=0
GSM TTYDev =ttyNC0
GSM ChMajor =204
GSM ChMinor =42
GSM status =off
WLAN status =off
WLAN state =disabled
WLAN BSSID =00:00:00:00:00:00
WLAN SSID =Not Joined
WLAN channel=0
WLAN radioSS=8192
WLAN mode =AdHoc
WLAN known BSSs:
-ID---CAP--MAC-----------------CH---MX----RSSI----SSID--------------------------

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/var/log/messages
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Nov 21 11:20:40 thinkpad cardmgr[628]: socket 0: Nokia D211
Nov 21 11:20:41 thinkpad cardmgr[628]: executing: 'insmod -v /lib/modules/2.4.19
-4GB//pcmcia/nokia_cs.o'
Nov 21 11:20:41 thinkpad cardmgr[628]: + Using /lib/modules/2.4.19-4GB//pcmcia/n
okia_cs.o
Nov 21 11:20:41 thinkpad cardmgr[628]: + Symbol version prefix ''
Nov 21 11:20:41 thinkpad cardmgr[628]: + Warning: loading /lib/modules/2.4.19-4G
B//pcmcia/nokia_cs.o will taint the kernel: no license
Nov 21 11:20:41 thinkpad cardmgr[628]: + See http://www.tux.org/lkml/#export-t
ainted for information about tainted modules
Nov 21 11:20:41 thinkpad kernel: D211: -----------------------------------------
-----------------------
Nov 21 11:20:41 thinkpad kernel: D211: - Nokia D211 multimode radio card driver
Nov 21 11:20:41 thinkpad kernel: D211: - Version 1.03 (Wed Oct 2 10:29:13 EEST
2002).
Nov 21 11:20:41 thinkpad kernel: D211: -----------------------------------------
-----------------------
Nov 21 11:20:41 thinkpad cardmgr[628]: + Module nokia_cs loaded, with warnings
Nov 21 11:20:41 thinkpad kernel: D211: Card Inserted. Initializing...
Nov 21 11:20:41 thinkpad kernel: D211: Config: index 0x01: Vcc 5.0, irq 3, io 0x
0100-0x010f
Nov 21 11:20:41 thinkpad cardmgr[628]: executing: './nokia_cs start eth1'
Nov 21 11:20:41 thinkpad cardmgr[628]: + action start
Nov 21 11:20:41 thinkpad cardmgr[628]: + ./nokia_cs: line 49: initlog: command n ot found
Nov 21 11:20:41 thinkpad cardmgr[628]: + Starting up WLAN
Nov 21 11:20:42 thinkpad cardmgr[628]: + I know of these:
Nov 21 11:20:42 thinkpad cardmgr[628]: + eth1,default,0,0,,253,0
Nov 21 11:20:42 thinkpad cardmgr[628]: + Initializing profile WLAN_profile
Nov 21 11:20:47 thinkpad cardmgr[628]: + msgrcv: Interrupted system call
Nov 21 11:20:49 thinkpad /etc/hotplug/net.agent[2001]: No HW description found . .. exiting
Nov 21 11:20:52 thinkpad cardmgr[628]: + msgrcv: Interrupted system call
Nov 21 11:21:27 thinkpad last message repeated 7 times
Nov 21 11:21:27 thinkpad cardmgr[628]: + Timeout in IPC message sending
Nov 21 11:21:27 thinkpad last message repeated 6 times
Nov 21 11:21:27 thinkpad cardmgr[628]: + Enable Open System authentication
Nov 21 11:21:27 thinkpad cardmgr[628]: + Timeout in IPC message sending
Nov 21 11:21:27 thinkpad cardmgr[628]: + Timeout in IPC message sending
Nov 21 11:21:27 thinkpad cardmgr[628]: + Starting Network start eth1

[Nokia_D211_Support]

Hello,

SuSe is not officially supported distribution for Nokia D211 Linux software. Only RedHat is. However, there has been a similar problem in Debian where the following helps. I hope this will help you, too.

in Debian there must be one line modified in file /etc/pcmcia/nokia_cs

initlog -c "$NOKIA_CS" &

must be changed into:

"$NOKIA_CS" &

After this the Nokia D211 will work. Note that when remowing card the nokia_cs processes must be terminated manually.


Best Regards,

Nokia D211 Support

[F30012]

I found that the nokia_cs processes are terminated automatically on card removal when stdout and stderr of /sbin/nokia_cs is redirected to the nul device.
So
"$NOKIA_CS" >/dev/nul 2>&1
should make manual killing of the processes unnecessary. At least it works on my SuSE Linux 8.0 with the D211 running in GSM mode.