D-link DWL-G122 problems

I'll assume the DWL-G122 is similar to the DWL-122. That's what happened when I tried to install the drivers AFTER plugging in the DWL-122. The docs insist that you install the drivers first.

When I screwed up the install, wouldn't find the driver, and left me with a yellow warning marker in the Device Manager. You can go to "add new hardware" and the "unknown USB device" will appear at the top of the list to be added. Leave the cdrom in the drive. Tell it to search the cdrom for drivers. It should find them and the DWL-122.

If that doesn't work, uninstall the DWL-122 drivers, reboot, re-install the drivers, and then plug in the DWL-122.

With the DWL-122, I installed the package, then had to do an "add new hardware" or plug it in and have it recognized as new hardware (which might not work a second time), and browse to the location of the drivers in the installation directory. It didn't seem to copy them to Windows with the installation of the package. You might try updating the driver in the device manager.

Tks for all the info...have tried everything but still no go...usb device still not recognized...I'am trying to use the drivers downloaded from d-link site...never did have the cdrom with drivers on it...sent off a couple of emails to d-link but still no reply....again tks for the help....:) "Jeff Liebermann" wrote in message news: snipped-for-privacy@4ax.com... | On Sun, 2 Jan 2005 10:18:05 -0500, "bumponapickle" | wrote: | | >have downloaded driver from dlink site and still usb adaptor | >unknown....anyone have similiar problems with said gear and | >have rectified them?? tks | | I'll assume the DWL-G122 is similar to the DWL-122. That's what | happened when I tried to install the drivers AFTER plugging in the | DWL-122. The docs insist that you install the drivers first. | | When I screwed up the install, wouldn't find the driver, and left me | with a yellow warning marker in the Device Manager. You can go to | "add new hardware" and the "unknown USB device" will appear at the top | of the list to be added. Leave the cdrom in the drive. Tell it to | search the cdrom for drivers. It should find them and the DWL-122. | | If that doesn't work, uninstall the DWL-122 drivers, reboot, | re-install the drivers, and then plug in the DWL-122. | | -- | Jeff Liebermann snipped-for-privacy@comix.santa-cruz.ca.us | 150 Felker St #D

| Santa Cruz CA 95060 AE6KS 831-336-2558

Kinda ambiguous. "Unknown device" is what I'm guessing you're seeing. It finds a USB device, but can't find a suitable driver. Offering it the latest download from D-Link doesn't work. Does this sound familiar? Otherwise, duz "not recognized" mean that you're not getting a progress bar where it detects the USB device, or that it can't find the driver. In case you haven't noticed, I detest paraphrased error messages.

If so, my best guess(tm) is that you downloaded the wrong software or you don't really have a DWL-122. To troubleshoot the former, could you reveal the version of software you've downloaded so I can check the site? For the latter, download and install the "Unknown Devices" program from:

verify that it's really a DWL-122.

While you're at it, you might wanna also disclose your operating system product and version. (Hint: Numbers, not prose).

Also, you seem to have a stuck period key and a non-functional shift key. You might wanna get them fixed or purchase a new keyboard.

The device is a D-Link [shift key now functioning ;)] AirPlus G DWL-G122 802.11g Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter. I purchased the D-Link DWL-922C Starter Kit which consisted of said USB adaptor and DI-524 wireless router. The contents of the box did not consist of a driver cdrom for the adaptor so I downloaded the required drivers from D-Links support site. The driver that I downloaded is dwlg122_driver_113, the only available driver file available for the DWL-G122 USB Adaptor. I also followed the directions on how to configure the drivers when downloaded from their site vice drivers loaded from cdrom support.

System being loaded on is AMD 2500 with Gigabyte board, 512 ram running on XP Pro SP2.

At this time, the response from the O/S is that the USB device is not recognized. Have tried all fixes suggested sofar offered in this posting and others I could find around the net. All I can figure at this time is that there must be some files missing from the downloaded drivers that exist on the cdroms that should have accompanied my purchase.

Mr. Pickle :)

"Jeff Liebermann" wrote in message news: snipped-for-privacy@4ax.com... | On Mon, 3 Jan 2005 22:10:46 -0500, "bumponapickle" | wrote: | | >Tks for all the info...have tried everything but still no | >go...usb device still not recognized...I'am trying to use the | >drivers downloaded from d-link site...never did have the | >cdrom with drivers on it...sent off a couple of emails to | >d-link but still no reply....again tks for the help....:) | | Kinda ambiguous. "Unknown device" is what I'm guessing you're seeing. | It finds a USB device, but can't find a suitable driver. Offering it | the latest download from D-Link doesn't work. Does this sound | familiar? Otherwise, duz "not recognized" mean that you're not | getting a progress bar where it detects the USB device, or that it | can't find the driver. In case you haven't noticed, I detest | paraphrased error messages. | | If so, my best guess(tm) is that you downloaded the wrong software or | you don't really have a DWL-122. To troubleshoot the former, could | you reveal the version of software you've downloaded so I can check | the site? For the latter, download and install the "Unknown Devices" | program from: |

| and verify that it's really a DWL-122. | | While you're at it, you might wanna also disclose your operating | system product and version. (Hint: Numbers, not prose). | | Also, you seem to have a stuck period key and a non-functional shift | key. You might wanna get them fixed or purchase a new keyboard. | | | -- | Jeff Liebermann snipped-for-privacy@comix.santa-cruz.ca.us | 150 Felker St #D | Santa Cruz CA 95060 AE6KS 831-336-2558

Thanks. I'm from the stone age and have difficulties reading todays free form grammar and punctuation.

Those are on sale at various places for as low as $26 after rebates. Nice price.

Did it contain any drivers or cdrom's? I'm not familiar with the DWL-922c starter kit, but every other such product includes drivers on a cdrom. There are no drivers for the DI-524 but I vaguely recall that there was a cdrom full of documentation. For USB products, there's always a cdrom with drivers. Was the box opened or returned from a previous customer?

ftp://ftp.dlink.com/Wireless/dwlg122/Drivers/dwlg122_driver_113.zip

Yep, that's the latest (and only) driver.

Duz the AMD 2500 have a USB 1.0, 1.1, or 2.0 port for the DWL-G122? If USB 1.0, it won't work. If 1.1, it might work but at reduced speed. If 2.0, that's what it wants.

Is there any other USB device around that you can use to test the port. My sense of smell seems to show that you've built your own machine. That sometimes means a non-motherboard mounted USB connector with some of the most amazing wiring and pinouts I've ever seen thrown together by competing vendors. I have about 5 different wiring and pinout diagrams for the motherboard connector on my wall. Some are 4 pin, some 5 pin, some have both connectors in the same direction, others have the mirror imaged. Nice mess. Anyway, there's really good chance you have the external USB connector miswired. The last time I did that, I manged to blow up a Sandisk CF card reader, so do be careful.

Since you were nice enough to modify your grammar for my benifit, I'll be nice and not unload my full wrath upon thee for paraphrasing an error message. Did you read my previous reply? I asked you what "not recognized" means. Such phrases are about as useless as "does not work" or "cannot install".

1. Does it mean that nothing happens when you plug in the device?
2. Does it do something when plugged in and eventually declare that it can't find the driver?
3. Duz it show up in the Device Manager list with a yellow or red "x"? Perchance, do you have it marked as "disabled" in the Device Manager?
4. About a dozen other possibilities for "not recognized" that I'm too lazy to itemize. Describe EXACTLY what it does and try not to be so vague. If it does absolutely nothing, then it's possible that the device is broken, or your USB port is sick.

Which are what? Roughly what didn't work? Did they all result in the same error message or vague failure?

Did you also bother to read my previous posting and download the "Unknown Devices" program from:

should disclose what exact device you have. I had planned to compare it with the .INF file in the driver to see if there was any discrepance. Sure, you tried ALL fixes suggested so far...

It's possible, but I doubt it. I downloaded the driver and took a look at the contents. Looks like it's all there. The .INF file appeared correct. Nothing listed in the .INF file that wasn't either part of the standard Windoze installation or in the two .SYS files in the ZIP archive.

Just a note to close this post

After downloading different versions of drivers for D-Links G USB Adaptor and never being able to get XP or Win98 SE to recognize the device, scouring the net for possible information leading to the culprit of my wireless woes and spending 2 hours on the phone with a D-Link representative, I finally returned the device to the place of sale and picked up a new one. On return home, popped in the driver cdrom and then USB Adaptor, presto bango, USB device was identified by both XP and Win98 SE. One thing I did notice, on the D-Link Taiwan site there were two drivers there for USB DWL-G122, version 1A and 1B. The version of my adaptor was 2. The version of the new adaptor is 1A. So I never could find an adaptor listed for different versions in North America just the one....oh well I'am up and working now....Tks for all the Help...

"Jeff Liebermann" wrote in message news: snipped-for-privacy@4ax.com... | On Tue, 4 Jan 2005 18:22:40 -0500, "bumponapickle" | wrote: | | >The device is a D-Link [shift key now functioning ;)] | | Thanks. I'm from the stone age and have difficulties reading todays | free form grammar and punctuation. | | >AirPlus | >G DWL-G122 802.11g Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter. I purchased the | >D-Link DWL-922C Starter Kit which consisted of said USB | >adaptor and DI-524 wireless router. | | Those are on sale at various places for as low as $26 after rebates. | Nice price. | | >The contents of the box | >did not consist of a driver cdrom for the adaptor so I | >downloaded the required drivers from D-Links support site. | | Did it contain any drivers or cdrom's? I'm not familiar with the | DWL-922c starter kit, but every other such product includes drivers on | a cdrom. There are no drivers for the DI-524 but I vaguely recall | that there was a cdrom full of documentation. For USB products, | there's always a cdrom with drivers. Was the box opened or returned | from a previous customer? | | >The driver that I downloaded is dwlg122_driver_113, the only | >available driver file available for the DWL-G122 USB Adaptor. | | ftp://ftp.dlink.com/Wireless/dwlg122/Drivers/dwlg122_driver_113.zip | | Yep, that's the latest (and only) driver. | | >I also followed the directions on how to configure the | >drivers when downloaded from their site vice drivers loaded | >from cdrom support. | >

| >System being loaded on is AMD 2500 with Gigabyte board,

512 | >ram running on XP Pro SP2. | | Duz the AMD 2500 have a USB 1.0, 1.1, or 2.0 port for the DWL-G122? | If USB 1.0, it won't work. If 1.1, it might work but at reduced | speed. If 2.0, that's what it wants. | | Is there any other USB device around that you can use to test the | port. My sense of smell seems to show that you've built your own | machine. That sometimes means a non-motherboard mounted USB connector | with some of the most amazing wiring and pinouts I've ever seen thrown | together by competing vendors. I have about 5 different wiring and | pinout diagrams for the motherboard connector on my wall. Some are 4 | pin, some 5 pin, some have both connectors in the same direction, | others have the mirror imaged. Nice mess. Anyway, there's really | good chance you have the external USB connector miswired. The last | time I did that, I manged to blow up a Sandisk CF card reader, so do | be careful. | | >At this time, the response from the O/S is that the USB | >device is not recognized. | | Since you were nice enough to modify your grammar for my benifit, I'll | be nice and not unload my full wrath upon thee for paraphrasing an | error message. Did you read my previous reply? I asked you what "not | recognized" means. Such phrases are about as useless as "does not | work" or "cannot install". | 1. Does it mean that nothing happens when you plug in the device? | 2. Does it do something when plugged in and eventually declare that it | can't find the driver? | 3. Duz it show up in the Device Manager list with a yellow or red "x"? | Perchance, do you have it marked as "disabled" in the Device Manager? | 4. About a dozen other possibilities for "not recognized" that I'm too | lazy to itemize. Describe EXACTLY what it does and try not to be so | vague. If it does absolutely nothing, then it's possible that the | device is broken, or your USB port is sick. | | >Have tried all fixes suggested | >sofar offered in this posting and others I could find around | >the net. | | Which are what? Roughly what didn't work? Did they all result in the | same error message or vague failure? | | Did you also bother to read my previous posting and download the | "Unknown Devices" program from: | | which should disclose what exact device you have. I had planned to | compare it with the .INF file in the driver to see if there was any | discrepance. Sure, you tried ALL fixes suggested so far... | | >All I can figure at this time is that there must be | >some files missing from the downloaded drivers that exist on | >the cdroms that should have accompanied my purchase. | | It's possible, but I doubt it. I downloaded the driver and took a | look at the contents. Looks like it's all there. The .INF file | appeared correct. Nothing listed in the .INF file that wasn't either | part of the standard Windoze installation or in the two ..SYS files in | the ZIP archive. | | >Mr. Pickle :) | | | -- | Jeff Liebermann snipped-for-privacy@comix.santa-cruz.ca.us | 150 Felker St #D | Santa Cruz CA 95060 AE6KS 831-336-2558

Here at D-Link support, we would like to make a small addition to this

forumtopic.The DWL-G122 like many other products has different versions

of hardware available. In the case of Canada, there are two versions of

the DWL-G122 currently available. Revision A1 and Revision A2. Each

version has their own drivers. We just recently posted drivers for

revision A2 on the support.dlink.ca.If you go to the following link,

you can see pictures that allow you to identify what version you have.

This information is applicable for Canada.

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'Note that on most products, the hardware version is printed beside the H/W:

markingHope this helps all you D-Link users out there.