Looks like a patch that could go upstream too. if nl80211 reports no capabilities then try wext. and considering your list (appreciate your research here), it seems a good option. only recently nm added support for the nl80211 interface, so perhaps they are a bit ahead of the kernel in this respect.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to network-manager in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/973241 Title: ipw2200 driver doesn't report any capabilities or wireless properties using the nl80211 interface to network-manager Status in The Linux Kernel: Confirmed Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu: Triaged Status in “network-manager” package in Ubuntu: In Progress Bug description: I filed this as a bug to network manager first (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager/+bug/971628). Using standard network-manager nm-tool (and subsequently all tools built upon nm) reports - Device: eth1 [SERVANTS-WLAN] ------------------------------------------------ Type: 802.11 WiFi Driver: ipw2200 State: connected Default: yes HW Address: <whatever> Capabilities: Wireless Properties Wireless Access Points ... Apr 4 11:28:57 Marias-NB NetworkManager[1053]: <info> (eth1): using nl80211 for WiFi device control (Note: the NB is connected becaus I configured the connection once, but I couldn't create a new one.) If I persude nm to use wext nm-tool reports: - Device: eth1 [SERVANTS-WLAN] ------------------------------------------------ Type: 802.11 WiFi Driver: ipw2200 State: connected Default: yes HW Address: <whatever> Capabilities: Speed: 24 Mb/s Wireless Properties WEP Encryption: yes WPA Encryption: yes WPA2 Encryption: yes ... Apr 4 11:01:59 Marias-NB NetworkManager[851]: <info> (eth1): using WEXT for WiFi device control And that's how I configured the connection in the first place. Perhaps this could be fixed just by disabling nl80211 in ipw2200? ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: linux-image-3.2.0-21-generic 3.2.0-21.34 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-21.34-generic 3.2.13 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-21-generic i686 AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24. ApportVersion: 2.0-0ubuntu4 Architecture: i386 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: maria 1622 F.... pulseaudio CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] Datei oder Verzeichnis nicht gefunden Date: Wed Apr 4 11:41:28 2012 HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=08e50249-9faa-47d0-b184-bf67fdaccb1f MachineType: IBM 2373FWG PccardctlIdent: Socket 0: no product info available Socket 1: no product info available PccardctlStatus: Socket 0: no card Socket 1: no card ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=de_AT:de TERM=xterm LANG=de_AT.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcFB: 0 radeondrmfb ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-21-generic root=UUID=5689445c-8671-45c4-a990-68885a255d8f ro splash quiet vt.handoff=7 SourcePackage: linux UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 06/18/2007 dmi.bios.vendor: IBM dmi.bios.version: 1RETDRWW (3.23 ) dmi.board.name: 2373FWG dmi.board.vendor: IBM dmi.board.version: Not Available dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Information dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: IBM dmi.chassis.version: Not Available dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnIBM:bvr1RETDRWW(3.23):bd06/18/2007:svnIBM:pn2373FWG:pvrThinkPadT42:rvnIBM:rn2373FWG:rvrNotAvailable:cvnIBM:ct10:cvrNotAvailable: dmi.product.name: 2373FWG dmi.product.version: ThinkPad T42 dmi.sys.vendor: IBM To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/linux/+bug/973241/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
