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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.
Contents
Drivers
Intersil/Conexant Prism54 802.11g wireless LAN chipsets are supported by three native drivers:
- Supports PC Card and Mini PCI devices with an ISL3877, ISL3880, ISL3886 or ISL3890 chipset.
- Introduced in Linux 2.6.24.
- 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).
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.
Install the wireless-tools package:
aptitude update && aptitude install wireless-tools
- 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/2.13.12.0.arm
As the driver may already be loaded, reinsert the module to access installed firmware:
modprobe -r p54pci ; modprobe p54pci
Verify your device has an available interface:
iwconfig
Raise the interface to activate the radio, for example:
ifconfig wlan0 up
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)
Install the wireless-tools package:
aptitude update && aptitude install wireless-tools
- 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
As the driver may already be loaded, reinsert the module to access installed firmware:
modprobe -r p54usb ; modprobe p54usb
Verify your device has an available interface:
iwconfig
Raise the interface to activate the radio, for example:
ifconfig wlan0 up
Configure your wireless interface as appropriate.
Second generation USB devices (ISL3887)
Install the wireless-tools package:
aptitude update && aptitude install wireless-tools
- 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/2.13.24.0.lm87.arm
As the driver may already be loaded, reinsert the module to access installed firmware:
modprobe -r p54usb ; modprobe p54usb
Verify your device has an available interface:
iwconfig
Raise the interface to activate the radio, for example:
ifconfig wlan0 up
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 (2.6.26-25lenny1) 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 (2.6.26-25lenny1) 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 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. (Device name unknown) USB: 083A:4521 Accton Technology Corp. (Device name unknown) USB: 083A:5501 Accton Technology Corp. Wireless Adapter 11g 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: 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 Medion 40900 802.11b Adapter USB: 0CDE:0008 Z-Com Sitecom Wireless Network Adapter 100G+ WL-125 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 (Device name unknown) USB: 1435:0427 Wistron NeWeb (Device name unknown) 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 USB2.0 WLAN Card USB: 413C:8104 Dell Computer Corp. Wireless 1450 Dual-band (802.11a/b/g) USB2.0 Adapter USB: 5041:2234 Linksys (?) WUSB54G v1 802.11g Adapter [Intersil ISL3886] USB: 5041:2235 Linksys (?) WUSB54GP v1 802.11g Adapter [Intersil ISL3886]
See Also
External Links
http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/p54 - driver homepage;
irc://irc.freenode.net/prism54 - driver IRC channel