From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([69.77.167.62] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1LcLgy-0004Vs-AC for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Wed, 25 Feb 2009 15:29:00 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 401E2E0789; Wed, 25 Feb 2009 15:28:34 +0000 (UTC) Received: from qw-out-1920.google.com (qw-out-1920.google.com [74.125.92.146]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 21DDDE0789 for ; Wed, 25 Feb 2009 15:28:34 +0000 (UTC) Received: by qw-out-1920.google.com with SMTP id 9so71039qwj.10 for ; Wed, 25 Feb 2009 07:28:33 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:from:to :in-reply-to:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:x-mailer :mime-version:subject:date:references; bh=26zKeJ5S1CeDcTU0gweCyicVIMnUIORd610vZWYRI5c=; b=mXoAlhBBHDNJ6dqTMZX5KiyDZeFA4+MC3h5Llcw4Ma2jeJraERTpS2H4s/N5p0fGNJ g1YVYNyuaahsQEZfHvlFkteaDrdVfY7owmt6V54iOJlHVzG+uqzN09N0WDmwfOS/C9kT ULQNY4VVLGBIE+bt4M/oBxjo0ncy7iUhAGpCI= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:from:to:in-reply-to:content-type :content-transfer-encoding:x-mailer:mime-version:subject:date :references; b=mHgBWIiq+KiqP74UMbfqM0nrTA0BKk/0bwR+prlQKzTiowa3i+WsxFpKGCC3wddnhe TQIwPQJWtf+5z6cs0iBbwG9YYEgLppeQ2wnLIqAF+GXIq2K5khd65LFMB5s0Z0/zSqXB Y+anC3qSHZJ9R8VeqGUL790ugJvQdki6mReUA= Received: by 10.224.37.7 with SMTP id v7mr497040qad.35.1235575713854; Wed, 25 Feb 2009 07:28:33 -0800 (PST) Received: from ?10.18.28.22? ([32.160.38.7]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id k10sm7489601nfh.23.2009.02.25.07.28.29 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Wed, 25 Feb 2009 07:28:33 -0800 (PST) Message-Id: <4A99B41E-64E3-48CB-8CF2-DB7C2E089FC4@gmail.com> From: Saphirus Sage To: "gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org" In-Reply-To: <200902252201.50226.robin.atwood@attglobal.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: iPhone Mail (5H11) Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Mime-Version: 1.0 (iPhone Mail 5H11) Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] wicd and ath5k drivers Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2009 10:28:21 -0500 References: <200902251901.20580.robin.atwood@attglobal.net> <49A54E07.4050403@gmail.com> <200902252201.50226.robin.atwood@attglobal.net> X-Archives-Salt: ce2c6f17-07a1-45d3-a27b-ec274924299a X-Archives-Hash: 03e051bafe0dac0b8288ab51a2301f60 On Feb 25, 2009, at 10:01 AM, Robin Atwood wrote: > On Wednesday 25 Feb 2009, Saphirus Sage wrote: >> Robin Atwood wrote: >>> I have just upgraded my laptop to kernel 2.2.28-r2 and have >>> enabled the >>> ath5k drivers for its Aetheros PC wireless card. Using the scripts >>> to >>> activate net.wlan0 works fine and the wicd client can see the >>> interface >>> correctly. But when I try to activate wlan0 with wicd it repeatedly >>> fails. I still have madwifi selected as the wpa-supplicant driver. >>> Are >>> there any hints on tuning this, I can't find any by searching? >>> >>> TIA >>> -Robin >> >> I've actually always had trouble with the ath5k driver, but it >> seems to >> come in spells where several restarts will get around the problem. >> Check >> what dmesg has to say. > > Feb 25 21:51:02 agate wlan0: authenticate with AP xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Feb 25 21:51:02 agate wlan0: privacy configuration mismatch and > mixed-cell > disabled$ > Feb 25 21:51:02 agate wlan0: authenticated > Feb 25 21:51:02 agate wlan0: associate with AP xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Feb 25 21:51:02 agate wlan0: mismatch in privacy configuration and > mixed-cell > disab$ > Feb 25 21:51:02 agate wlan0: privacy configuration mismatch and > mixed-cell > disabled$ > > You get quite a few hits on this but no explanations. It's not the WEP > password, that is correct. > > HTH > -Robin > -- > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Robin Atwood. > > "Ship me somewheres east of Suez, where the best is like the worst, > Where there ain't no Ten Commandments an' a man can raise a thirst" > from "Mandalay" by Rudyard Kipling > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > > > WEP password or WEP key? I seem to recall wicd being kinda weird about ascii.