On Sat, 2010-01-16 at 16:39 -0500, AJ Spagnoletti wrote:
> > with 2.6.31 everything works fine (network manager, wpa supplicant,
> > etc). However with 2.6.32, I can load the module (iwlagn) and see it in
> > dmesg, but iwconfig just says "wlan0 no wireless extensions." and I
> > can't associate or do anything.
...
> I've had similar problems in the past with an Intel 3945 card, have
> you tried reinstalling the ucode for your wireless card? Package
> net-wireless/iwl4965-ucode
I rebuilt the ucode while running 2.6.32, and it still doesn't work.
This is syslog after I reload the module:
kernel: cfg80211: Calling CRDA to update world regulatory domain
Jan 18 15:16:54 orpheus kernel: iwlagn: Intel(R) Wireless WiFi Link AGN driver
for Linux, 1.3.27ks
Jan 18 15:16:54 orpheus kernel: iwlagn: Copyright(c) 2003-2009 Intel Corporation
Jan 18 15:16:54 orpheus kernel: iwlagn 0000:0c:00.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 17
(level, low) -> IRQ 17
Jan 18 15:16:54 orpheus kernel: iwlagn 0000:0c:00.0: setting latency timer to 64
Jan 18 15:16:54 orpheus kernel: iwlagn 0000:0c:00.0: Detected Intel Wireless
WiFi Link 4965AGN REV=0x4
Jan 18 15:16:54 orpheus kernel: iwlagn 0000:0c:00.0: Tunable channels: 11
802.11bg, 13 802.11a channels
Jan 18 15:16:54 orpheus kernel: phy0: Selected rate control algorithm
'iwl-agn-rs'
Jan 18 15:16:54 orpheus /etc/init.d/net.wlan0[21437]: net.wlan0: not allowed to
be hotplugged
Jan 18 15:16:54 orpheus NetworkManager: <WARN> wireless_get_range(): (wlan0):
couldn't get driver range information (22).
Jan 18 15:16:54 orpheus NetworkManager: <WARN> constructor(): (wlan0): Device
unsupported, ignoring.
and the same in dmesg.
I don't get it!
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