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 1JOydt-0006rO-9O for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Tue, 12 Feb 2008 17:10:01 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id C4B1CE055A; Tue, 12 Feb 2008 17:08:35 +0000 (UTC) Received: from el-out-1112.google.com (el-out-1112.google.com [209.85.162.182]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 996A1E055A for ; Tue, 12 Feb 2008 17:08:35 +0000 (UTC) Received: by el-out-1112.google.com with SMTP id m34so2091000ele.10 for ; Tue, 12 Feb 2008 09:08:35 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:references; bh=5tfGhMZtXpxaRtUNOT27DjOMHhm1/YIBl1lRJcaaqeE=; b=Xhct0Hv70JXXYC4GZRt93V75hxWA7f4DKGIDPM2tlQpyjnnZcQP3DcLWSm39C9QJcLmH+HmYTCBbW/I5Uu94QfHg5xAWPhw1GxqwGbXYNDHdBPo3Km6ls5nBd039IAss+7tYxhTRkJPMLIgseyNZivH1OXokezXP9QHIh2uCTdI= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:from:to:subject:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:references; b=xiDHy/k24+UxzlNX/+WXxk2eXUf71T2ud3N3rbp5JYkBAAQTkAMd7OxLj61sF7qmmRlL7O3nrDOptvRWp0bYDHImeZzOEM6HSxNxjVYppPUJGyrkguTvtHzeG06eoAgd4GFlTrG08qbMZD0yqT1r2fOIX8vY3uG95au0gGMg6cI= Received: by 10.114.110.1 with SMTP id i1mr1704660wac.112.1202836113876; Tue, 12 Feb 2008 09:08:33 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.115.109.11 with HTTP; Tue, 12 Feb 2008 09:08:33 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2008 22:38:33 +0530 From: "dell core2duo" To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] [query] kernel-2.6.24 + ndiswrapper In-Reply-To: <20080209154720.450dc857@pascal.spore.ath.cx> 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 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_Part_17810_15559239.1202836113867" References: <200802091312.40836.shrdlu@unlimitedmail.org> <200802091328.39793.shrdlu@unlimitedmail.org> <20080209154720.450dc857@pascal.spore.ath.cx> X-Archives-Salt: 1a89bbaa-985f-471d-b441-237c04a72cd6 X-Archives-Hash: f244ff3404772084976d2046a7b79d75 ------=_Part_17810_15559239.1202836113867 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Hi, I complied the kernel buitin broadcom drivers. So now, I have a interface named "wlan0_rename". But things are still not working for me. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ flukebox flukebox # iwconfig lo no wireless extensions. eth0 no wireless extensions. sit0 no wireless extensions. ip6tnl0 no wireless extensions. eth1 no wireless extensions. wlan0_rename IEEE 802.11g ESSID:"" Mode:Managed Channel:0 Access Point: Not-Associated Tx-Power=0 dBm Retry min limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr=2346 B Encryption key:off Link Quality:0 Signal level:0 Noise level:0 Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0 Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0 flukebox flukebox # /etc/init.d/net.wlan0_rename start * Starting wlan0_rename * /etc/conf.d/wireless is deprecated * Please put all settings in /etc/conf.d/net * /etc/conf.d/wireless is deprecated * Please put all settings in /etc/conf.d/net * Starting wpa_supplicant on wlan0_rename ... ioctl[SIOCSIWAUTH]: Operation not supported WEXT auth param 4 value 0x0 - ioctl[SIOCSIWAUTH]: Operation not supported [ ok ]th param 5 value 0x1 - * Starting wpa_cli on wlan0_rename ... [ ok ] * Backgrounding ... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ I guess "param 4 value 0x0 - ioctl[SIOCSIWAUTH]: Operation not supported " this has something to do with wpa_suplicant. can somebody help me out here ?? Also, is there any way to change my interface name wlan0_rename to wlan0 or eth1 ?? TIA, flukebox On Feb 10, 2008 3:17 AM, Dan Farrell wrote: > On Sat, 9 Feb 2008 13:28:39 +0100 > Etaoin Shrdlu wrote: > > > > BTW, > > > I am more interested to get things working. Quality would be my > > > second priority. > > > > As I said before, I did not have any problem (unfortunately, I cannot > > access the hardware now and check the bandwidth issue). > > I have not yet gotten the new driver to work, though admittedly I > didn't have much time to try and so went for ndiswrapper pretty > quickly. > > has anyone had luck with this driver recently? > -- > gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list > > ------=_Part_17810_15559239.1202836113867 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Hi,
  I complied the kernel buitin broadcom drivers. So now,  I have a interface named "wlan0_rename".
 But things are still not working for me.

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
flukebox flukebox # iwconfig
lo        no wireless extensions.

eth0      no wireless extensions.

sit0      no wireless extensions.

ip6tnl0   no wireless extensions.

eth1      no wireless extensions.

wlan0_rename  IEEE 802.11g  ESSID:"" 
          Mode:Managed  Channel:0  Access Point: Not-Associated  
          Tx-Power=0 dBm  
          Retry min limit:7   RTS thr:off   Fragment thr=2346 B  
          Encryption key:off
          Link Quality:0  Signal level:0  Noise level:0
          Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0
          Tx excessive retries:0  Invalid misc:0   Missed beacon:0

flukebox flukebox # /etc/init.d/net.wlan0_rename start
 * Starting wlan0_rename
 *     /etc/conf.d/wireless is deprecated
 *     Please put all settings in /etc/conf.d/net
 *     /etc/conf.d/wireless is deprecated
 *     Please put all settings in /etc/conf.d/net
 *   Starting wpa_supplicant on wlan0_rename ...
ioctl[SIOCSIWAUTH]: Operation not supported
WEXT auth param 4 value 0x0 - ioctl[SIOCSIWAUTH]: Operation not supported                                                                  [ ok ]th param 5 value 0x1 -
 *   Starting wpa_cli on wlan0_rename ...                                                                                           [ ok ]
 *     Backgrounding ...

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

I guess  "param 4 value 0x0 - ioctl[SIOCSIWAUTH]: Operation not supported " this has something to do with wpa_suplicant.
can somebody help me out here ??
Also, is there any way to change my interface name wlan0_rename to wlan0 or eth1 ??


TIA,
flukebox







On Feb 10, 2008 3:17 AM, Dan Farrell <dan@spore.ath.cx> wrote:
On Sat, 9 Feb 2008 13:28:39 +0100
Etaoin Shrdlu <shrdlu@unlimitedmail.org> wrote:

> > BTW,
> >   I am more interested to get things working. Quality would be my
> > second priority.
>
> As I said before, I did not have any problem (unfortunately, I cannot
> access the hardware now and check the bandwidth issue).

I have not yet gotten the new driver to work, though admittedly I
didn't have much time to try and so went for ndiswrapper pretty
quickly.

has anyone had luck with this driver recently?

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