Re: [zd1211-devs] AP mode for zd1211 won't build on 2.6.31.6

2010-01-22 Thread Hin-Tak Leung
--- On Thu, 21/1/10, Marc MERLIN m...@merlins.org wrote: On Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 08:14:41AM +0100, Benoit PAPILLAULT wrote: From what I understand, the zd1211rw does not support AP mode (at least it did not for me) and one is required to use a patched up someone unmaintained upstream

Re: [zd1211-devs] AP mode for zd1211 won't build on 2.6.31.6

2010-01-21 Thread yacc
Those messages below seem is generated due to control of NetworkManager. Maybe you can ensure it is indeed killed. -- Jan 20 17:47:03 gandalfthegrey kernel: Get SIOCSIWENCODEEXT Jan 20 17:47:03 gandalfthegrey kernel: wrq-u.encoding.falgs = 8401 Jan 20 17:47:03 gandalfthegrey kernel:

Re: [zd1211-devs] AP mode for zd1211 won't build on 2.6.31.6

2010-01-21 Thread Marc MERLIN
On Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 01:16:40AM -0800, yacc wrote: Those messages below seem is generated due to control of NetworkManager. Maybe you can ensure it is indeed killed. -- Jan 20 17:47:03 gandalfthegrey kernel: Get SIOCSIWENCODEEXT Jan 20 17:47:03 gandalfthegrey kernel:

Re: [zd1211-devs] AP mode for zd1211 won't build on 2.6.31.6

2010-01-21 Thread Marc MERLIN
On Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 08:14:41AM +0100, Benoit PAPILLAULT wrote: Is the AP code working and stable for you? Yes, can run it for days. But yes, the AP machine sometimes crashes after a few days. Side question : from this thread, it seems that zd1211rw driver supports AP mode. Is that

Re: [zd1211-devs] AP mode for zd1211 won't build on 2.6.31.6

2010-01-21 Thread Marc MERLIN
On Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 04:48:09AM +, Hin-Tak Leung wrote: Is that an easy bug to find/fix? Would you like more data/debugging on it? Argh, that's another bug I remember - yes, for some reason it seems to affect keyboard functioning. But mouse still works and cut-and-paste in X

Re: [zd1211-devs] AP mode for zd1211 won't build on 2.6.31.6

2010-01-20 Thread Marc MERLIN
Thanks for your replies and pointer to the code that builds. Unfortunately, after I bring it up, it doesn't seem reliable enough to allow connections. On Mon, Jan 18, 2010 at 07:23:09AM +, Hin-Tak Leung wrote: gandalfthegrey:/usr/src/zd1211# iwconfig ath1 mode master Error for wireless

Re: [zd1211-devs] AP mode for zd1211 won't build on 2.6.31.6

2010-01-20 Thread Hin-Tak Leung
--- On Thu, 21/1/10, Marc MERLIN m...@merlins.org wrote: Thanks for your replies and pointer to the code that builds. Unfortunately, after I bring it up, it doesn't seem reliable enough to allow connections. The code works alright for me for the 6 months I used it as my main AP - until the

Re: [zd1211-devs] AP mode for zd1211 won't build on 2.6.31.6

2010-01-20 Thread Hin-Tak Leung
--- On Thu, 21/1/10, Marc MERLIN marc_n...@merlins.org wrote: On Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 03:20:05AM +, Hin-Tak Leung wrote: The code works alright for me for the 6 months I used it as my main AP - until the machine to which it is connected to die of old age. (it is ust under 10 years old,

Re: [zd1211-devs] AP mode for zd1211 won't build on 2.6.31.6

2010-01-20 Thread Hin-Tak Leung
--- On Thu, 21/1/10, Benoit PAPILLAULT benoit.papilla...@free.fr wrote:   Side question : from this thread, it seems that zd1211rw driver supports AP mode. Is that true? Looking at the code (2.6.33-rc4-wl), it is supposed to only support station, adhoc and mesh mode. Does AP mode support

Re: [zd1211-devs] AP mode for zd1211 won't build on 2.6.31.6

2010-01-17 Thread Hin-Tak Leung
You obviously did not read any of the archive postings, nor look at the web site in details. The vendor-derived driver has been defunc for a while; most people use the in-kernel rw driver, others use the vendor driver + my patchset. Grep the latest vendor tar ball,

Re: [zd1211-devs] AP mode for zd1211 won't build on 2.6.31.6

2010-01-17 Thread Marc MERLIN
Executive summary: thanks for the links. I built the driver but master mode doesn't look supported still: gandalfthegrey:/usr/src/zd1211# iwconfig ath1 mode master Error for wireless request Set Mode (8B06) : SET failed on device ath1 ; Invalid argument. Back to your mail: On Sun, Jan 17,