Removed new modules from the ftp download, make modules_install in the kernel source tree from 03/30, modprobe bcm43xx... works ok. Plain iwconfig/ifconfig not even using network-scripts. Various APs at the Golden Nugget, McCarran, and now my house. Work fine with older code. Work with ndiswrapper. Did not work with newer code, although like I said it wasn't that it "failed" but rather wouldn't stay up long enough to pass IP packets or keep the address on the interface.
Let me know what other diagnostics/tests I can run... I just got back from five days in Vegas, so I need a drink and some debugging to unwind ;)
Ehud Larry Finger wrote:
Ehud Gavron wrote:Feedback: the make files work.However... this version of the driver is unusable. It's worse than the one I downloaded March 30th (latest 2.6.20). Dell 1390 (BCM4311). By worse I mean that I won't stay associated with an AP; it reverts to previous ESSID even after associating with new AP new ESSID, and it reverts to having previous WEP key set even with explicit "iwconfig eth1 key off". It also keeps turning the interface off (dmesg: bcm43xx: Radio turned off) and requires ifconfig eth1 up to get it refired. Most important: an rmmod bcm43xx hung the system completely and it needed a cold-start to continue. Tested at the Golden Nugget and McCarran airport... so I know it's not any idosyncracy of MY networks ;)Perhaps that is your penalty for computing rather than gambling. :-) I'm a resident of Nevada and we need the gaming tax income.I don't know about the system hang when rmmod'ing the driver. I do that all the time here without any problems. There probably is some time window that you were unlucky enough to hit. Issuing an ifdown before the rmmod should fix that.I have not tested trying to change AP's. What support software were you using? Was it just plain ifup/ifdown or something else like NetworkManager? Have you been able to associate with several AP's with the older version?I don't know of anything in either bcm43xx or softmac that would cause it to try automatic roaming or change the ESSID. Perhaps someone else in the list knows better.Larry _______________________________________________ Bcm43xx-dev mailing list [email protected] https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/bcm43xx-dev
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