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wget -O /usr/local/lib/firmware/isl3886pci http://daemonizer.de/prism54/prism54-fw/fw-softmac/2.13.12.0.arm wget -O /usr/local/lib/firmware/isl3886pci http://daemonizer.de/prism54/prism54-fw/fw-softmac/2.13.25.0.arm
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wget -O /usr/local/lib/firmware/isl3887usb http://daemonizer.de/prism54/prism54-fw/fw-usb/2.13.24.0.lm87.arm wget -O /usr/local/lib/firmware/isl3887usb http://daemonizer.de/prism54/prism54-fw/fw-usb/2.13.25.0.lm87.arm
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The following list is based on the ''alias'' fields of {{{modinfo p54pci}}} in Debian 2.6.26 (2.6.26-25lenny1) kernel images. The following list is based on the ''alias'' fields of {{{modinfo p54pci}}} in Debian 2.6.26 (2.6.26-26lenny1) kernel images.
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The following list is based on the ''alias'' fields of {{{modinfo p54usb}}} in Debian 2.6.26 (2.6.26-25lenny1) kernel images. The following list is based on the ''alias'' fields of {{{modinfo p54usb}}} in Debian 2.6.26 (2.6.26-26lenny1) kernel images.
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USB: 050D:7050 Belkin Components F5D7050 Wireless G Adapter v1000/v2000 USB: 050D:7050 Belkin Components F5D7050 Wireless G Adapter v1000/v2000 [Intersil ISL3887]
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USB: 083A:4502 Accton Technology Corp. (Device name unknown)
USB: 083A:4521 Accton Technology Corp. (Device name unknown)
USB: 083A:4502 Accton Technology Corp. Siemens S30853-S1016-R107 802.11g Wireless Adapter [Intersil ISL3886]
USB: 083A:4521 Accton Technology Corp. Siemens S30863-S1016-R107-2 802.11g Wireless Adapter [Intersil ISL3887]
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USB: 0846:4200 NetGear, Inc. WG121(v1) 54 Mbps Wireless [Intersil Prism GT]
USB: 0846:4210 NetGear, Inc. WG121(v2) 54 Mbps Wireless [Intersil Prism GT]
USB: 0846:4220 NetGear, Inc. WG111(v1) 54 Mbps Wireless [Intersil Prism54 Intersil 3886]
USB: 0846:4240 NetGear, Inc. WG111(v1) rev 2 54 Mbps Wireless [Intersil Prism54 Intersil 3886]
USB: 0846:4200 NetGear, Inc. WG121(v1) 54 Mbps Wireless [Intersil ISL3886]
USB: 0846:4210 NetGear, Inc. WG121(v2) 54 Mbps Wireless [Intersil ISL3886]
USB: 0846:4220 NetGear, Inc. WG111(v1) 54 Mbps Wireless [Intersil ISL3886]
USB: 0846:4240 NetGear, Inc. WG111(v1) rev 2 54 Mbps Wireless [Intersil ISL3887]
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USB: 0CDE:0006 Z-Com Medion 40900 802.11b Adapter
USB: 0CDE:0008 Z-Com Sitecom Wireless Network Adapter 100G+ WL-125
USB: 0CDE:0006 Z-Com XG-300 802.11b Adapter
USB: 0CDE:0008 Z-Com XG-703A 802.11g Wireless Adapter [Intersil ISL3887]
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USB: 13B1:000C Linksys (Device name unknown)
USB: 1435:0427 Wistron NeWeb (Device name unknown)
USB: 13B1:000C Linksys WUSB54AG 802.11a/g Adapter [Intersil ISL3887]
USB: 1435:0427 Wistron NeWeb UR054g 802.11g Wireless Adapter [Intersil ISL3887]
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USB: 413C:8102 Dell Computer Corp. TrueMobile 1300 USB2.0 WLAN Card
USB: 413C:8104 Dell Computer Corp. Wireless 1450 Dual-band (802.11a/b/g) USB2.0 Adapter
USB: 413C:8102 Dell Computer Corp. TrueMobile 1300 802.11g Wireless Adapter [Intersil ISL3880]
USB: 413C:8104 Dell Computer Corp. Wireless 1450 Dual-band (802.11a/b/g) Adapter [Intersil ISL3887]

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Intersil ISL3877, ISL3880, ISL3886, ISL3887, ISL3890 devices (Prism54)

This page describes how to enable support for WiFi devices based on Prism54 chipsets on Debian systems.

Drivers

Intersil/Conexant Prism54 802.11g wireless LAN chipsets are supported by three native drivers:

  • p54pci (supported devices)

    • Supports PC Card and Mini PCI devices with an ISL3877, ISL3880, ISL3886 or ISL3890 chipset.
    • Introduced in Linux 2.6.24.
  • p54usb (supported devices)

    • Supports USB first (ISL3886 chipset) and second (ISL3887 chipset) generation devices.
    • Introduced in Linux 2.6.24.
  • prism54
    • Supports PC Card and Mini PCI devices with an ISL3877, ISL3880 or ISL3890 chipset.
    • Introduced in Linux 2.6.5, marked as obsolete at Linux 2.6.36-rc1.
    • Disabled in Debian 2.6.24 and later kernels.1

All drivers require non-free firmware, which must be installed prior to device operation. Device firmware is not packaged (481234).

{i} Prism 2/2.5/3 802.11b devices are supported by the hostap, orinoco and linux-wlan-ng drivers.

p54pci

This driver is included as a module in Debian kernel images. A specific firmware file - depending on your Linux kernel version - is required to be installed.

  1. Install the wireless-tools package:

    aptitude update && aptitude install wireless-tools
  2. Acquire and install the relevant firmware:

    Linux 2.6.26 (Lenny):

    mkdir /usr/local/lib/firmware
    wget -O /usr/local/lib/firmware/isl3886 http://daemonizer.de/prism54/prism54-fw/fw-softmac/lmac_2.7.0.0.arm

    Linux 2.6.29 and later (Squeeze):

    mkdir /usr/local/lib/firmware
    wget -O /usr/local/lib/firmware/isl3886pci http://daemonizer.de/prism54/prism54-fw/fw-softmac/2.13.25.0.arm
  3. As the driver may already be loaded, reinsert the module to access installed firmware:

    modprobe -r p54pci ; modprobe p54pci
  4. Verify your device has an available interface:

    iwconfig
  5. Raise the interface to activate the radio, for example:

    ifconfig wlan0 up
  6. Configure your wireless interface as appropriate.

p54usb

This driver is included as a module in Debian kernel images. A specific firmware file - depending on your Linux kernel version - is required to be installed.

First generation USB devices (ISL3886 with net2280 bridge)

  1. Install the wireless-tools package:

    aptitude update && aptitude install wireless-tools
  2. Acquire and install the relevant firmware:

    Linux 2.6.26 (Lenny):

    mkdir /usr/local/lib/firmware
    wget -O /usr/local/lib/firmware/isl3890usb http://jbnote.free.fr/prism54usb/data/firmwares/p54u_2.5.6.0.arm

    Linux 2.6.29 and later (Squeeze):

    mkdir /usr/local/lib/firmware
    wget -O /usr/local/lib/firmware/isl3886usb http://daemonizer.de/prism54/prism54-fw/fw-usb/2.13.1.0.arm.0 
  3. As the driver may already be loaded, reinsert the module to access installed firmware:

    modprobe -r p54usb ; modprobe p54usb
  4. Verify your device has an available interface:

    iwconfig
  5. Raise the interface to activate the radio, for example:

    ifconfig wlan0 up
  6. Configure your wireless interface as appropriate.

Second generation USB devices (ISL3887)

  1. Install the wireless-tools package:

    aptitude update && aptitude install wireless-tools
  2. Acquire and install the relevant firmware:

    Linux 2.6.26 (Lenny):

    mkdir /usr/local/lib/firmware
    wget -O /usr/local/lib/firmware/isl3887usb_bare http://daemonizer.de/prism54/prism54-fw/fw-usb/2.5.8.0.arm

    Linux 2.6.29 and later (Squeeze):

    mkdir /usr/local/lib/firmware
    wget -O /usr/local/lib/firmware/isl3887usb http://daemonizer.de/prism54/prism54-fw/fw-usb/2.13.25.0.lm87.arm
  3. As the driver may already be loaded, reinsert the module to access installed firmware:

    modprobe -r p54usb ; modprobe p54usb
  4. Verify your device has an available interface:

    iwconfig
  5. Raise the interface to activate the radio, for example:

    ifconfig wlan0 up
  6. Configure your wireless interface as appropriate.

Supported Devices

p54pci

The page HowToIdentifyADevice/PCI explains how to identify a PCI device.

The following list is based on the alias fields of modinfo p54pci in Debian 2.6.26 (2.6.26-26lenny1) kernel images.

  • PCI: 10B7:6001 3Com Corporation 3com 3CRWE154G72 [Office Connect Wireless LAN Adapter]
    PCI: 1260:3877 Intersil Corporation ISL3877 [Prism Indigo]
    PCI: 1260:3886 Intersil Corporation ISL3886 [Prism Javelin/Prism Xbow]
    PCI: 1260:3890 Intersil Corporation ISL3890 [Prism GT/Prism Duette]/ISL3886 [Prism Javelin/Prism Xbow]

p54usb

The page HowToIdentifyADevice/USB explains how to identify a USB device.

The following list is based on the alias fields of modinfo p54usb in Debian 2.6.26 (2.6.26-26lenny1) kernel images.

  • USB: 0471:1230 Philips (or NXP) Wireless Adapter 11g
    USB: 0506:0A11 3Com Corp. 3CRWE254G72 802.11g Adapter
    USB: 050D:7050 Belkin Components F5D7050 Wireless G Adapter v1000/v2000 [Intersil ISL3887]
    USB: 0572:2000 Conexant Systems (Rockwell), Inc. SoftGate 802.11 Adapter
    USB: 0572:2002 Conexant Systems (Rockwell), Inc. SoftGate 802.11 Adapter
    USB: 0707:EE06 Standard Microsystems Corp. SMC2862W-G v1 EZ Connect 802.11g Adapter [Intersil ISL3886]
    USB: 0707:EE13 Standard Microsystems Corp. SMC2862W-G v2 EZ Connect 802.11g Adapter [Intersil ISL3887]
    USB: 083A:4501 Accton Technology Corp. T-Sinus 154data
    USB: 083A:4502 Accton Technology Corp. Siemens S30853-S1016-R107 802.11g Wireless Adapter [Intersil ISL3886]
    USB: 083A:4521 Accton Technology Corp. Siemens S30863-S1016-R107-2 802.11g Wireless Adapter [Intersil ISL3887]
    USB: 083A:5501 Accton Technology Corp. Wireless Adapter 11g
    USB: 0846:4200 NetGear, Inc. WG121(v1) 54 Mbps Wireless [Intersil ISL3886]
    USB: 0846:4210 NetGear, Inc. WG121(v2) 54 Mbps Wireless [Intersil ISL3886]
    USB: 0846:4220 NetGear, Inc. WG111(v1) 54 Mbps Wireless [Intersil ISL3886]
    USB: 0846:4240 NetGear, Inc. WG111(v1) rev 2 54 Mbps Wireless [Intersil ISL3887]
    USB: 0915:2000 GlobeSpan, Inc. 802.11 Adapter
    USB: 0915:2002 GlobeSpan, Inc. 802.11 Adapter
    USB: 09AA:1000 Intersil Corp. Prism GT 802.11b/g Adapter
    USB: 0BAF:0118 U.S. Robotics U5 802.11g Adapter
    USB: 0BF8:1009 Fujitsu Siemens Computers (Device name unknown)
    USB: 0CDE:0006 Z-Com XG-300 802.11b Adapter
    USB: 0CDE:0008 Z-Com XG-703A 802.11g Wireless Adapter [Intersil ISL3887]
    USB: 0D8E:3762 Global Sun Technology, Inc. Cohiba 802.11g Wireless Mini adapter [Intersil ISL3887]
    USB: 124A:4023 AirVast (Device name unknown)
    USB: 124A:4025 AirVast (Device name unknown)
    USB: 13B1:000A Linksys WUSB54G v2 802.11g Adapter [Intersil ISL3887]
    USB: 13B1:000C Linksys WUSB54AG 802.11a/g Adapter [Intersil ISL3887]
    USB: 1435:0427 Wistron NeWeb UR054g 802.11g Wireless Adapter [Intersil ISL3887]
    USB: 1915:2234 Nordic Semiconductor ASA Linksys WUSB54G v1 OEM 802.11g Adapter [Intersil ISL3886]
    USB: 1915:2235 Nordic Semiconductor ASA Linksys WUSB54GP v1 OEM 802.11g Adapter [Intersil ISL3886]
    USB: 2001:3701 D-Link Corp. DWL-G120 Spinnaker 802.11g [Intersil ISL3886]
    USB: 2001:3703 D-Link Corp. AirPlus G DWL-G122 Wireless Adapter [Intersil ISL3886]
    USB: 2001:3704 D-Link Corp. AirPlus G DWL-G122 Wireless Adapter(rev.A2) [Intersil ISL3887]
    USB: 413C:8102 Dell Computer Corp. TrueMobile 1300 802.11g Wireless Adapter [Intersil ISL3880]
    USB: 413C:8104 Dell Computer Corp. Wireless 1450 Dual-band (802.11a/b/g) Adapter [Intersil ISL3887]
    USB: 5041:2234 Linksys (?) WUSB54G v1 802.11g Adapter [Intersil ISL3886]
    USB: 5041:2235 Linksys (?) WUSB54GP v1 802.11g Adapter [Intersil ISL3886]

See Also


CategoryHardware | CategoryWireless