IBM T23 built-in wireless problem, Fedora Core 1

[Julian Underwood]

Hello list.  I cross posted this with the linux-wlan mailing list.  I'm hoping someone on this list can help me out or offer an alternate suggestion like replacing the Actiontec card with a different brand of card.  I am trying to get my IBM T23's built-in mini-PCI, Actiontec prism2 based wireless card working *properly*.  (This card is really starting to piss me off :o)

Please read the following steps I take, I'm really getting sick of reinstalling the OS trying to get the card working properly.  I am still new to linux, so the steps I take may be incorrect; please correct me, I appreciate it!

[RPM's taken from http://prism2.unixguru.raleigh.nc.us/]

1.fresh install of Fedora core 1.
2.cd /usr/src/linux-2.4
3.sudo make xconfig
4.[turn on appropriate kernel modules]
5.make dep
6.make mrproper
7.rpm -Uvh kernel-wlan-ng-0.2.1-pre14.i686.rpm
8.rpm -Uvh kernel-wlan-ng-modules-fc1.1.2115-0.2.1-pre14.i686.rpm
9. rpm -Uvh kernel-wlan-ng-pci-0.2.1-pre14.i686.rpm


output of 9. :
Preparing...                ########################################### [100%]
   1:kernel-wlan-ng-pci     ########################################### [100%]
Adding prism2_pci alias to /etc/modules.conf file...
***NOTE***  YOU MUST CHANGE THIS IF YOU HAVE A PLX CARD!!!
The default wlan0 network configuration is DHCP.  Adjust accordingly.

ACHTUNG!  ATTENTION!  WARNING!
   YOU MUST configure /etc/wlan/wlan.conf to define your SSID!
   YOU ALSO must configure /etc/wlan/wlancfg-SSID to match WAP settings!
       (---> replace SSID in filename with the value of your SSID)

If you get an error after this point, there is either a problem with
your drivers or you don't have the hardware installed!  If the former,
get help!

Starting WLAN Devices: /etc/init.d/wlan: line 51: /sbin/prism2dl: No such file or directory

* is this the correct order of installing 7,8,9?  Or does it not matter?
_-_-_-
10.edit wlan.conf and wlancfg-ESSID

11.reboot the machine, wlan is brought up fine, everything is working great.

Now for the problem.  For wireless to be useful for me, I need to be able to have it survive after a suspend, or survive if I need to stop and start it after making changes (i.e. Switching/scanning for wireless networks.)  This doesn't work.   Example:

12.apm -s
13.[wake machine up]
14.# /etc/rc.d/init.d/wlan restart
Shutting Down WLAN Devices: Shutting Down WLAN Devices: message=lnxreq_ifstate
  ifstate=disable
  resultcode=success
/etc/rc.d/init.d/wlan: line 95:  4130 Segmentation fault      $MODPROBE -r $DEVICE
p80211: Device or resource busy
Starting WLAN Devices: /etc/rc.d/init.d/wlan: line 119: Error: Device wlan0 does notseem to be present.: command not found
/etc/rc.d/init.d/wlan: line 120: Make sure you've inserted the appropriate: command not found
/etc/rc.d/init.d/wlan: line 121: modules or that your modules.conf file contains: command not found
/etc/rc.d/init.d/wlan: line 122: the appropriate aliase(s).: command not found
[root at localhost julian]#                                   [  OK  ]

At this point the wireless is 'blown up' and for me to do anything wirelessly after this point I have to restart.  Could anyone possibly suggest what I might be doing wrong, or how I can “control” my wireless card?  OR an alternate card to replace with my existing one with, which Fedora likes.

Julian