Hi, T tested the "0.9.4+r3942.20090205haltesting" and have also stuck beacon errors after a downloadtest. The throughput was a little slower than with the rc2.
Next, I will test the 0.9.4+r3942hal Regards, Juergen ----- "Kim-man 'Punky' TSE" <[email protected]> schrieb: > Hi, > > I encountered stuck beacon problem twice when using trunk r3941. So I > > am now testing hal-testing. I am testing on alix3a (initial version) > > Regards, > Punky > > > Panagiotis Malakoudis wrote: > > @Juergen Adolph: If I am not mistaken, the madwifi-modules from > Punky > > require the new kernel from voyage 0.6.1, which is built with gcc > > 4.3.2. So you need to update your kernel. > > > > @Punky: I'll try the r3942 and let you know, though before trying > > older versions I think I tried the > > > http://snapshots.madwifi-project.org/madwifi-trunk/madwifi-trunk-r3941-20090205.tar.gz > > > and I also had stuck beacons. Are you testing in an alix board too? > > > > > > On Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 9:38 AM, Kim-man 'Punky' TSE > > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > > > Hi all, > > > > Forgot to mention, please post your constructive feedback after > > testing these different branches. > > Right now, I am running a simple AP download test using > > hal-testing branch without any stuck bacon for almost 15 hours. > > > > To me, going back to 0.9.4rc2 is not my best option, unless at > the > > end we have no stable madwifi. > > Regards, > > Punky > > > > > > > > Kim-man 'Punky' TSE wrote: > > > > Hi all, > > > > Apart from backport 0.9.4rc2, I have built whole lots of > > madwifi from different branches for testing, and they are > now in > > > > http://www.voyage.hk/dists/experimental/madwifi/ > > > > The branches are: > > hal-testing (openwrt/dd-wrt) : > > > madwifi-modules-2.6.26-486-voyage_0.9.4+r3942.20090205haltesting-1+6.0-3_i386.deb > > > > hal-0.10.5.6 : > > > madwifi-modules-2.6.26-486-voyage_0.9.4+r3942.20090205hal0.10.5.6-1+6.0-3_i386.deb > > > > hal-free : > > > madwifi-modules-2.6.26-486-voyage_0.9.4+r3952.20090213free-1+6.0-3_i386.deb > > > > > > Regards, > > Punky > > > > Juergen Adolph wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > I installed the latest pkg from 22-Feb-2009: > > > madwifi-modules-2.6.26-486-voyage_0.9.4~rc2-1+6.0-3_i386.deb > > > > and now, it works without any stuck beacon error - > great! > > > > many thanks! > > > > regards, > > juergen > > > > ----- "Panagiotis Malakoudis" <[email protected] > > <mailto:[email protected]>> schrieb: > > > > > > > > Ok, made some more progress!!! > > > > I patched the madwifi-source 0.9.4~rc2 with the > diff > > file from > > > http://madwifi-project.org/changeset/3696/madwifi/branches/madwifi-0.9.4 > > > > so that it can compile under 2.6.26 and that fixed > my > > "stuck beacon" > > problems. I haven't seen a single "stuck beacon" > with > > this setup. It > > seems the wireless performance is quite slower than > > the same > > combination with 2.6.23, but I am still checking on > this. > > > > > > > > On Sat, Feb 21, 2009 at 11:25 PM, Panagiotis > Malakoudis < > > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > > It certainly isn't a voyage problem. It's a madwifi > > problem, but since > > voyage is used in many wireless applications, it > > becomes a voyage > > problem too unfortunately. > > > > Juergen 's settings didn't help me. I was > struggling > > to find a > > solution, since I don't like the idea to stay in > the > > old voyage > > version. > > I built voyage-kernel 2.6.23 with gcc 4.1.3 (2.6.23 > > doesn't compile > > with 4.3.2) and tried the madwifi-source of r3772. > > Again, I had stuck > > beacon errors and reboots. > > > > Then I used the madwifi-source of 0.9.4~rc2 and > that > > fixed the > > problem!!! Unfortunately, madwifi-source 0.9.4~rc2 > > does not compile > > with 2.6.26. I get the following error: > > > > CC [M] > /usr/src/modules/madwifi/net80211/ieee80211_power.o > > > /usr/src/modules/madwifi/net80211/ieee80211_power.c: > > In function > > 'ieee80211_pwrs > > ave': > > > /usr/src/modules/madwifi/net80211/ieee80211_power.c:240: > > error: > > implicit declara > > tion of function '__skb_append' > > > > __skb_append became obsolete in 2.6.26. > > > > So, for now I'll be using 2.6.23 + madwifi > 0.9.4~rc2 > > and I'll keep > > trying various older madwifi releases with 2.6.26 > to > > see if I can find > > a working combination. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sat, Feb 21, 2009 at 10:05 PM, Leigh Orf < > > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > > I just wanted to chime in as another person who has > an > > alix 2d3 > > running voyage 0.6.0 who has had the same problems > > with the stuck > > beacons, NETDEV watchdog timeout message, etc. > Also, > > sometimes hostapd > > gets stuck in an infinite loop of auth/death which > is > > only fixed bring > > ath0 down and up again. I subscribed to this list > > partially to see if > > these problems had a solution. I do not believe it > is > > a voyage linux > > only problem. I look forward to trying out ath5k in > > access point mode > > - it isn't there yet. > > > > I have managed 8 days uptime max before the board > > reboots itself > > suddenly after a trickle of stuck beacons and > NETDEV > > WATCHDOG: wifi0: > > transmit timed out messages. I will soon update to > 0.6.1. > > > > Leigh > > -- > > Leigh Orf > > Assistant Professor of Atmospheric Science > > Room 130G Engineering and Technology > > Department of Geology > > Central Michigan University > > Mount Pleasant, MI 48859 > > (989)774-1923 > > Amateur radio callsign: KG4ULP > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Voyage-linux mailing list > > [email protected] > > <mailto:[email protected]> > > http://list.voyage.hk/mailman/listinfo/voyage-linux > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Voyage-linux mailing list > > [email protected] > > <mailto:[email protected]> > > http://list.voyage.hk/mailman/listinfo/voyage-linux > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Regards, > > Punky > > > > Voyage Solutions (http://solution.voyage.hk) > > * Embedded Solutions and Systems > > - Mesh Networking, Captive Portal, IP Surveillance, VoIP/PBX > > - Network Engineering, Development Platform and Consultation > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Voyage-linux mailing list > > [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > > http://list.voyage.hk/mailman/listinfo/voyage-linux > > > > > > > -- > Regards, > Punky > > Voyage Solutions (http://solution.voyage.hk) > * Embedded Solutions and Systems > - Mesh Networking, Captive Portal, IP Surveillance, VoIP/PBX > - Network Engineering, Development Platform and Consultation -- Juergen Adolph ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- PGP-KeyID: 0x4A77083A _______________________________________________ Voyage-linux mailing list [email protected] http://list.voyage.hk/mailman/listinfo/voyage-linux
