Everytime I reboot, rtl8185 doesnt work.

I have Backtrack 3 on a hard drive on a laptop.

Well, I noticed the day I poweroff" then turned it on, my network card wasn't working.

I tried ./makedrv again and then ./wlan0up
and it said driver existed. Well, obviously it exists.

So, then I reformated and re installed kernel and then card. I'm afraid to turn it off because I don't want to do it again.

Am I missing something? Do I need to edit a file to automatically start r8187 driver?

Maybe the module isn't being loaded. You can put an entry for it in /etc/modules if it's not already there. If you installed it manually and missed this step this is most likely the problem.

Check the list of currently listed modules now with lspsci, maybe pipe it out to a file. Then when you reboot repeat this and check to see what modules are missing (I'm guessing just r8187)

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/sbin/lspci > ~/Desktop/modules1.txt

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<reboot>, then repeat outputting to a different file

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/sbin/lspci > ~/Desktop/modules2.txt

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Compare the lists, if it's not loading then add it to /etc/modules.

Okay. I did what you told me to and they both came out the same.
The internet card did not load up at boot.

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00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 440BX/ZX/DX - 82443BX/ZX/DX Host bridge (rev 03)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 440BX/ZX/DX - 82443BX/ZX/DX AGP bridge (rev 03)
00:02.0 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCI1251A
00:02.1 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCI1251A
00:06.0 Multimedia audio controller: Cirrus Logic CS 4610/11 [CrystalClear SoundFusion Audio Accelerator] (rev 01)
00:07.0 Bridge: Intel Corporation 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 ISA (rev 02)
00:07.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 IDE (rev 01)
00:07.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 USB (rev 01)
00:07.3 Bridge: Intel Corporation 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 ACPI (rev 02)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Neomagic Corporation NM2200 [MagicGraph 256AV] (rev 20)
06:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8185 IEEE 802.11a/b/g Wireless LAN Controller (rev 20)

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Bottom one.
Now what do I do? How do I start it?

Everytime I reboot, my rtl8185 folder always deletes. It's in etc, and dev.

Here's my log in terminal

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bt rtl8185 # cd /etc/rtl8185/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007
bt rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007 # wireless.sh
./wireless.sh: line 1: cd: /root/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007: No such file or directory
./ieee80211/
./ieee80211/ieee80211_module.c
./ieee80211/ieee80211_rx.c
./ieee80211/tags
./ieee80211/Makefile
./ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_tkip.c
./ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac.c
./ieee80211/readme
./ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_ccmp.c
./ieee80211/ieee80211.h
./ieee80211/ieee80211_tx.c
./ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac_wx.c
./ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt.h
./ieee80211/ieee80211_wx.c
./ieee80211/license
./ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_wep.c
./ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt.c
rtl8185/
rtl8185/README.adhoc
rtl8185/r8180_sa2400.h
rtl8185/Makefile
rtl8185/copying
rtl8185/README.master
rtl8185/r8180.h
rtl8185/install
rtl8185/r8180_max2820.h
rtl8185/r8180_max2820.c
rtl8185/r8180_rtl8225.h
rtl8185/r8180_wx.h
rtl8185/authors
rtl8185/tags
rtl8185/r8180_pm.c
rtl8185/r8180_hw.h
rtl8185/r8180_gct.c
rtl8185/r8180_gct.h
rtl8185/r8180_rtl8225.c
rtl8185/readme
rtl8185/r8180_93cx6.h
rtl8185/ieee80211.h
rtl8185/license
rtl8185/r8180_pm.h
rtl8185/changes
rtl8185/r8180_rtl8225z2.c
rtl8185/r8180_wx.c
rtl8185/r8180_rtl8255.c
rtl8185/r8180_93cx6.c
rtl8185/r8180_sa2400.c
rtl8185/r8180_core.c
rtl8185/r8180_rtl8255.h
rtl8185/ieee80211_crypt.h
rm -f *.mod.c *.mod *.o .*.cmd *.ko
rm -rf /etc/rtl8185/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/ieee80211/tmp
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.21.5/build M=/etc/rtl8185/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/ieee80211 CC=gcc modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.21.5'
  CC [M]  /etc/rtl8185/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac.o
/etc/rtl8185/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac.c: In function 'ieee80211_softmac_init':
/etc/rtl8185/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac.c:2236: warning: assignment from incompatible pointer type
/etc/rtl8185/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac.c:2237: warning: assignment from incompatible pointer type
/etc/rtl8185/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac.c:2238: warning: assignment from incompatible pointer type
/etc/rtl8185/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac.c:2239: warning: assignment from incompatible pointer type
/etc/rtl8185/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac.c:2240: warning: assignment from incompatible pointer type
/etc/rtl8185/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac.c:2241: warning: assignment from incompatible pointer type
  CC [M]  /etc/rtl8185/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/ieee80211/ieee80211_rx.o
  CC [M]  /etc/rtl8185/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/ieee80211/ieee80211_tx.o
  CC [M]  /etc/rtl8185/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/ieee80211/ieee80211_wx.o
  CC [M]  /etc/rtl8185/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/ieee80211/ieee80211_module.o
  CC [M]  /etc/rtl8185/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac_wx.o
  CC [M]  /etc/rtl8185/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt.o
  CC [M]  /etc/rtl8185/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_ccmp.o
/etc/rtl8185/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_ccmp.c: In function 'ieee80211_ccmp_aes_encrypt':
/etc/rtl8185/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_ccmp.c:88: warning: passing argument 1 of 'crypto_cipher_encrypt_one' from incompatible pointer type
/etc/rtl8185/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_ccmp.c: In function 'ieee80211_ccmp_init':
/etc/rtl8185/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_ccmp.c:110: warning: assignment from incompatible pointer type
/etc/rtl8185/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_ccmp.c:127: warning: passing argument 1 of 'crypto_free_cipher' from incompatible pointer type
/etc/rtl8185/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_ccmp.c: In function 'ieee80211_ccmp_deinit':
/etc/rtl8185/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_ccmp.c:144: warning: passing argument 1 of 'crypto_free_cipher' from incompatible pointer type
/etc/rtl8185/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_ccmp.c: In function 'ieee80211_ccmp_set_key':
/etc/rtl8185/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_ccmp.c:422: warning: passing argument 1 of 'crypto_cipher_setkey' from incompatible pointer type
  CC [M]  /etc/rtl8185/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_tkip.o
  CC [M]  /etc/rtl8185/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_wep.o
  LD [M]  /etc/rtl8185/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/ieee80211/ieee80211-rtl.o
  LD [M]  /etc/rtl8185/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt-rtl.o
  LD [M]  /etc/rtl8185/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_wep-rtl.o
  LD [M]  /etc/rtl8185/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_tkip-rtl.o
  LD [M]  /etc/rtl8185/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_ccmp-rtl.o
  Building modules, stage 2.
  MODPOST 5 modules
  CC      /etc/rtl8185/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/ieee80211/ieee80211-rtl.mod.o
  LD [M]  /etc/rtl8185/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/ieee80211/ieee80211-rtl.ko
  CC      /etc/rtl8185/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt-rtl.mod.o
  LD [M]  /etc/rtl8185/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt-rtl.ko
  CC      /etc/rtl8185/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_ccmp-rtl.mod.o
  LD [M]  /etc/rtl8185/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_ccmp-rtl.ko
  CC      /etc/rtl8185/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_tkip-rtl.mod.o
  LD [M]  /etc/rtl8185/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_tkip-rtl.ko
  CC      /etc/rtl8185/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_wep-rtl.mod.o
  LD [M]  /etc/rtl8185/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_wep-rtl.ko
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.21.5'
rm -f *.mod.c *.mod *.o .*.cmd *.ko *~
rm -rf /etc/rtl8185/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/tmp
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.21.5/build M=/etc/rtl8185/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185 CC=gcc modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.21.5'
  CC [M]  /etc/rtl8185/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/r8180_core.o
/etc/rtl8185/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/r8180_core.c:82:1: warning: "rdtsc" redefined
In file included from include/asm/processor.h:17,
                from include/asm/thread_info.h:16,
                from include/linux/thread_info.h:21,
                from include/linux/preempt.h:9,
                from include/linux/spinlock.h:49,
                from include/linux/module.h:9,
                from /etc/rtl8185/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/r8180.h:27,
                from /etc/rtl8185/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/r8180_core.c:61:
include/asm/msr.h:69:1: warning: this is the location of the previous definition
/etc/rtl8185/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/r8180_core.c: In function 'rtl8180_init':
/etc/rtl8185/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/r8180_core.c:3159: warning: assignment from incompatible pointer type
/etc/rtl8185/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/r8180_core.c:3522: warning: passing argument 2 of 'request_irq' from incompatible pointer type
/etc/rtl8185/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/r8180_core.c: At top level:
/etc/rtl8185/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/r8180_core.c:579: warning: 'r8180_get_wireless_stats' defined but not used
  CC [M]  /etc/rtl8185/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/r8180_sa2400.o
  CC [M]  /etc/rtl8185/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/r8180_93cx6.o
  CC [M]  /etc/rtl8185/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/r8180_wx.o
  CC [M]  /etc/rtl8185/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/r8180_max2820.o
  CC [M]  /etc/rtl8185/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/r8180_gct.o
  CC [M]  /etc/rtl8185/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/r8180_rtl8225.o
  CC [M]  /etc/rtl8185/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/r8180_rtl8225z2.o
  CC [M]  /etc/rtl8185/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/r8180_rtl8255.o
  LD [M]  /etc/rtl8185/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/r8180.o
  Building modules, stage 2.
  MODPOST 1 modules
WARNING: "ieee80211_softmac_stop_protocol_rtl" [/etc/rtl8185/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/r8180.ko] undefined!
WARNING: "free_ieee80211_rtl" [/etc/rtl8185/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/r8180.ko] undefined!
WARNING: "ieee80211_wx_get_wap_rtl" [/etc/rtl8185/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/r8180.ko] undefined!
WARNING: "ieee80211_wake_queue_rtl" [/etc/rtl8185/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/r8180.ko] undefined!
WARNING: "ieee80211_rx_rtl" [/etc/rtl8185/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/r8180.ko] undefined!
WARNING: "ieee80211_wx_get_mode_rtl" [/etc/rtl8185/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/r8180.ko] undefined!
WARNING: "ieee80211_is_shortslot" [/etc/rtl8185/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/r8180.ko] undefined!
WARNING: "ieee80211_wx_set_freq_rtl" [/etc/rtl8185/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/r8180.ko] undefined!
WARNING: "ieee80211_wx_get_name_rtl" [/etc/rtl8185/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/r8180.ko] undefined!
WARNING: "ieee80211_wx_get_rate_rtl" [/etc/rtl8185/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/r8180.ko] undefined!
WARNING: "ieee80211_wx_set_rate_rtl" [/etc/rtl8185/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/r8180.ko] undefined!
WARNING: "ieee80211_ps_tx_ack" [/etc/rtl8185/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/r8180.ko] undefined!
WARNING: "ieee80211_wx_get_freq_rtl" [/etc/rtl8185/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/r8180.ko] undefined!
WARNING: "ieee80211_is_54g" [/etc/rtl8185/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/r8180.ko] undefined!
WARNING: "ieee80211_stop_queue_rtl" [/etc/rtl8185/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/r8180.ko] undefined!
WARNING: "ieee80211_wx_set_scan_rtl" [/etc/rtl8185/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/r8180.ko] undefined!
WARNING: "ieee80211_wx_get_essid_rtl" [/etc/rtl8185/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/r8180.ko] undefined!
WARNING: "ieee80211_wx_get_scan_rtl" [/etc/rtl8185/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/r8180.ko] undefined!
WARNING: "ieee80211_wpa_supplicant_ioctl" [/etc/rtl8185/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/r8180.ko] undefined!
WARNING: "ieee80211_wx_set_mode_rtl" [/etc/rtl8185/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/r8180.ko] undefined!
WARNING: "ieee80211_get_beacon" [/etc/rtl8185/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/r8180.ko] undefined!
WARNING: "ieee80211_wx_set_rawtx_rtl" [/etc/rtl8185/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/r8180.ko] undefined!
WARNING: "ieee80211_wx_set_encode_rtl" [/etc/rtl8185/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/r8180.ko] undefined!
WARNING: "ieee80211_stop_protocol_rtl" [/etc/rtl8185/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/r8180.ko] undefined!
WARNING: "ieee80211_wx_set_wap_rtl" [/etc/rtl8185/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/r8180.ko] undefined!
WARNING: "ieee80211_wx_get_power_rtl" [/etc/rtl8185/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/r8180.ko] undefined!
WARNING: "ieee80211_wx_get_encode_rtl" [/etc/rtl8185/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/r8180.ko] undefined!
WARNING: "ieee80211_softmac_start_protocol_rtl" [/etc/rtl8185/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/r8180.ko] undefined!
WARNING: "ieee80211_wlan_frequencies_rtl" [/etc/rtl8185/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/r8180.ko] undefined!
WARNING: "ieee80211_wx_set_power_rtl" [/etc/rtl8185/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/r8180.ko] undefined!
WARNING: "alloc_ieee80211_rtl" [/etc/rtl8185/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/r8180.ko] undefined!
WARNING: "ieee80211_reset_queue" [/etc/rtl8185/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/r8180.ko] undefined!
WARNING: "ieee80211_wx_set_essid_rtl" [/etc/rtl8185/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/r8180.ko] undefined!
WARNING: "ieee80211_start_protocol_rtl" [/etc/rtl8185/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/r8180.ko] undefined!
  CC      /etc/rtl8185/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/r8180.mod.o
  LD [M]  /etc/rtl8185/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/r8180.ko
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.21.5'
insmod: error inserting 'ieee80211_crypt-rtl.ko': -1 File exists
insmod: error inserting 'ieee80211_crypt_wep-rtl.ko': -1 Unknown symbol in module
insmod: error inserting 'ieee80211_crypt_tkip-rtl.ko': -1 Unknown symbol in module
insmod: error inserting 'ieee80211_crypt_ccmp-rtl.ko': -1 Unknown symbol in module
insmod: error inserting 'ieee80211-rtl.ko': -1 File exists
insmod: error inserting 'r8180.ko': -1 File exists
wlan0: ERROR while getting interface flags: No such device

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I know it's a lot im really sorry.