problem with madwifi drivers

[YenJung Chang]

Sorry for reply so late. I took two days vacation. :)

If you did not setup ath0 as dhcp client, it would not get IP automatically.
You can setup its ip manually after it connected to a AP.
Moreover, I don't how Mandrake configures and set network interface at
system starting, I have no suggestion for this.

yj.

On Sat, 27 Nov 2004 21:25:16 +0100, Oscar p <reeopp at hotmail.com> wrote:
> Hi all
> It looks like finally solved, I have installed Mandrake instead of SuSE and
> compiled madwifi again. Fortunately there is a wpa_supplicant rpm for
> mandrake which I instlled. Now everything seems to work, do not aske me
> exactly why....
> 
> I'm facing a different problem now, everything seems to work but I'm not
> getting any IP, look:
> [root at Compaq network-scripts]# wpa_supplicant -Bd -iath0
> -c/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf -Dmadwifi
> 
> 
> Configuration file '/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf' -> '/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf'
> Reading configuration file '/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf'
> ctrl_interface='/var/run/wpa_supplicant'
> ctrl_interface_group=0
> eapol_version=1
> ap_scan=1
> Priority group 5
>    id=0 ssid='OSCARLAN'
> Using existing control interface directory.
> EAPOL: SUPP_PAE entering state DISCONNECTED
> EAPOL: KEY_RX entering state NO_KEY_RECEIVE
> EAPOL: SUPP_BE entering state INITIALIZE
> EAP: EAP entering state DISABLED
> EAPOL: External notification - portEnabled=0
> EAPOL: External notification - portValid=0
> wpa_driver_madwifi_set_wpa: enabled=1
> wpa_driver_madwifi_del_key: keyidx=0
> wpa_driver_madwifi_del_key: keyidx=1
> wpa_driver_madwifi_del_key: keyidx=2
> wpa_driver_madwifi_del_key: keyidx=3
> wpa_driver_madwifi_set_countermeasures: enabled=0
> wpa_driver_madwifi_set_drop_unencrypted: enabled=1
> Setting scan request: 0 sec 100000 usec
> Daemonize..
> [root at Compaq network-scripts]# iwconfig
> lo        no wireless extensions.
> 
> eth0      no wireless extensions.
> 
> ath0      IEEE 802.11g  ESSID:"OSCARLAN"  Nickname:"Compaq"
>           Mode:Managed  Frequency:2.437GHz  Access Point: 00:80:5A:22:AA:54
>           Bit Rate=54Mb/s   Tx-Power:50 dBm   Sensitivity=0/3
>           Retry:off   RTS thr:off   Fragment thr:off
>           Encryption key:20EE-672E-ABA4-1854-6EB3-C34F-5480-ACDA   Security
> mode:restricted
>           Power Management:off
>           Link Quality:23/94  Signal level:-72 dBm  Noise level:-95 dBm
>           Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0
>           Tx excessive retries:0  Invalid misc:0   Missed beacon:0
> 
> but :
> 
> [root at Compaq network-scripts]# ifconfig
> ath0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:80:5A:22:11:78
>           UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
>           RX packets:32 errors:6 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:6
>           TX packets:16 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
>           collisions:0 txqueuelen:199
>           RX bytes:4025 (3.9 Kb)  TX bytes:2216 (2.1 Kb)
>           Interrupt:11 Memory:d1ad5000-d1ae5000
> 
> I've updated ifcfg-ath0 and wireless:
> 
>     if [ "$WPA" = "y" -a -x /usr/local/bin/wpa_supplicant ]; then
>         /usr/local/bin/wpa_supplicant -Bw -c/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf \
>                 -Dmadwifi -i$DEVICE
>     fi
> and wireless.opt:
> 
>     MODE="Managed"
>     WPA="y"
>     ;;
> 
> For some reason when the system is started wireless doesn't work and I have
> to restart wpa_supplicant and the network itself....
> 
> I don't know if I should ask or help in a new thread or is it ok here, so in
> case I should let me know!!!
> 
> Thanks a lot
> Oscar
> 
> >From: "Oscar p" <reeopp at hotmail.com>
> >To: yenjung at gmail.com
> >CC: hostap at shmoo.com
> >Subject: Re: problem with madwifi drivers
> >Date: Fri, 26 Nov 2004 16:04:36 +0100
> >
> >Hi
> >
> >This is what I did:
> >
> >1.- remove all driver files from /lib/modules/2.6.4-52-default/net
> >2.- reboot the machine without wireless card
> >3.- compile the madwifi again
> >4.- copy wlan.o, ath_hal.o, ath_pci.o, wlan_acl.o, wlan_wep.o, wlan_tkip.o,
> >wlan_ccmp.o, into  /lib/modules/2.6.4-52-default/net
> 
> 
> >5.- try insmod on wlan.o, wlan_acl.o, wlan_wep.o, wlan_tkip.o, wlan_ccmp.o,
> >ath_hal.o, ath_pci.o, all of them were properly loaded but ath_pci:
> >
> >Compaq:/home/oscar/madwifi/madwifi-20041021 # insmod ath/ath_pci.o
> >insmod: error inserting 'ath/ath_pci.o': -1 Unknown symbol in module
> >
> >dmesg messages:
> >
> >
> >Nov 26 15:50:33 Compaq kernel: wlan: no version for "struct_module" found:
> >kernel tainted.
> >Nov 26 15:50:33 Compaq kernel: wlan: no version magic, tainting kernel.
> >Nov 26 15:50:33 Compaq kernel: wlan: 0.8.4.4 (EXPERIMENTAL)
> >Nov 26 15:50:51 Compaq kernel: wlan_acl: no version magic, tainting kernel.
> >Nov 26 15:50:51 Compaq kernel: wlan: mac acl policy registered
> >Nov 26 15:51:05 Compaq kernel: wlan_wep: no version magic, tainting kernel.
> >Nov 26 15:51:17 Compaq kernel: wlan_tkip: no version magic, tainting
> >kernel.
> >Nov 26 15:51:30 Compaq kernel: wlan_ccmp: no version magic, tainting
> >kernel.
> >Nov 26 15:51:38 Compaq kernel: ath_hal: no version magic, tainting kernel.
> >Nov 26 15:51:38 Compaq kernel: ath_hal: module license 'Proprietary' taints
> >kernel.
> >Nov 26 15:51:38 Compaq kernel: ath_hal: 0.9.12.14 (AR5210, AR5211, AR5212)
> >Nov 26 15:51:52 Compaq kernel: ath_pci: no version magic, tainting kernel.
> >Nov 26 15:51:52 Compaq kernel: ath_pci: Unknown symbol ath_rate_tx_complete
> >Nov 26 15:51:52 Compaq kernel: ath_pci: Unknown symbol ath_rate_attach
> >Nov 26 15:51:52 Compaq kernel: ath_pci: Unknown symbol ath_rate_newassoc
> >Nov 26 15:51:52 Compaq kernel: ath_pci: Unknown symbol ath_rate_node_copy
> >Nov 26 15:51:52 Compaq kernel: ath_pci: Unknown symbol
> >ath_rate_node_cleanup
> >Nov 26 15:51:52 Compaq kernel: ath_pci: Unknown symbol ath_rate_detach
> >Nov 26 15:51:52 Compaq kernel: ath_pci: Unknown symbol ath_rate_node_init
> >Nov 26 15:51:52 Compaq kernel: ath_pci: Unknown symbol ath_rate_findrate
> >Nov 26 15:51:52 Compaq kernel: ath_pci: Unknown symbol ath_rate_newstate
> >Nov 26 15:51:52 Compaq kernel: ath_pci: Unknown symbol
> >ath_rate_setupxtxdesc
> >
> >6.- I inserted the pmcia with the following messages:
> >
> >
> >Nov 26 15:52:11 Compaq /etc/hotplug/pci.agent[5742]: FATAL: Error inserting
> >ath_pci (/lib/modules/2.6.4-52-default/extra/ath_pci.ko): Unknown symbol in
> >module, or unknown parameter (see dmesg)
> >Nov 26 15:52:11 Compaq kernel: ath_pci: disagrees about version of symbol
> >ieee80211_encap
> >Nov 26 15:52:11 Compaq kernel: ath_pci: Unknown symbol ieee80211_encap
> >Nov 26 15:52:11 Compaq kernel: ath_pci: disagrees about version of symbol
> >ieee80211_input
> >Nov 26 15:52:11 Compaq kernel: ath_pci: Unknown symbol ieee80211_input
> >Nov 26 15:52:11 Compaq kernel: ath_pci: disagrees about version of symbol
> >ieee80211_ifattach
> >Nov 26 15:52:11 Compaq kernel: ath_pci: Unknown symbol ieee80211_ifattach
> >Nov 26 15:52:11 Compaq kernel: ath_pci: disagrees about version of symbol
> >_ath_hal_attach
> >Nov 26 15:52:11 Compaq kernel: ath_pci: Unknown symbol _ath_hal_attach
> >Nov 26 15:52:11 Compaq kernel: ath_pci: disagrees about version of symbol
> >ieee80211_ifdetach
> >Nov 26 15:52:11 Compaq kernel: ath_pci: Unknown symbol ieee80211_ifdetach
> >Nov 26 15:52:11 Compaq kernel: ath_pci: disagrees about version of symbol
> >ath_hal_computetxtime
> >Nov 26 15:52:11 Compaq kernel: ath_pci: Unknown symbol
> >ath_hal_computetxtime
> >Nov 26 15:52:11 Compaq kernel: ath_pci: disagrees about version of symbol
> >ieee80211_dump_pkt
> >Nov 26 15:52:11 Compaq kernel: ath_pci: Unknown symbol ieee80211_dump_pkt
> >Nov 26 15:52:11 Compaq kernel: ath_pci: disagrees about version of symbol
> >ath_hal_detach
> >Nov 26 15:52:11 Compaq kernel: ath_pci: Unknown symbol ath_hal_detach
> >Nov 26 15:52:11 Compaq kernel: ath_pci: disagrees about version of symbol
> >ieee80211_media_change
> >Nov 26 15:52:11 Compaq kernel: ath_pci: Unknown symbol
> >ieee80211_media_change
> >Nov 26 15:52:11 Compaq kernel: ath_pci: Unknown symbol ieee80211_add_xrates
> >Nov 26 15:52:11 Compaq kernel: ath_pci: disagrees about version of symbol
> >ieee80211_iterate_nodes
> >Nov 26 15:52:11 Compaq kernel: ath_pci: Unknown symbol
> >ieee80211_iterate_nodes
> >Nov 26 15:52:11 Compaq kernel: ath_pci: disagrees about version of symbol
> >ieee80211_find_node
> >Nov 26 15:52:11 Compaq kernel: ath_pci: Unknown symbol ieee80211_find_node
> >Nov 26 15:52:11 Compaq kernel: ath_pci: disagrees about version of symbol
> >ieee80211_next_scan
> >Nov 26 15:52:11 Compaq kernel: ath_pci: Unknown symbol ieee80211_next_scan
> >Nov 26 15:52:11 Compaq kernel: ath_pci: disagrees about version of symbol
> >ieee80211_media_init
> >Nov 26 15:52:11 Compaq kernel: ath_pci: Unknown symbol ieee80211_media_init
> >Nov 26 15:52:11 Compaq kernel: ath_pci: Unknown symbol ieee80211_new_state
> >Nov 26 15:52:11 Compaq kernel: ath_pci: Unknown symbol ieee80211_get_rssi
> >Nov 26 15:52:11 Compaq kernel: ath_pci: disagrees about version of symbol
> >ieee80211_media_status
> >Nov 26 15:52:11 Compaq kernel: ath_pci: Unknown symbol
> >ieee80211_media_status
> >Nov 26 15:52:11 Compaq kernel: ath_pci: Unknown symbol ieee80211_add_rates
> >Nov 26 15:52:11 Compaq kernel: ath_pci: disagrees about version of symbol
> >ieee80211_chan2ieee
> >Nov 26 15:52:11 Compaq kernel: ath_pci: Unknown symbol ieee80211_chan2ieee
> >Nov 26 15:52:11 Compaq kernel: ath_pci: disagrees about version of symbol
> >ath_hal_init_channels
> >Nov 26 15:52:11 Compaq kernel: ath_pci: Unknown symbol
> >ath_hal_init_channels
> >Nov 26 15:52:11 Compaq kernel: ath_pci: disagrees about version of symbol
> >ieee80211_chan2mode
> >Nov 26 15:52:11 Compaq kernel: ath_pci: Unknown symbol ieee80211_chan2mod
> >
> >it seems there is something wrong with ath_pci but I do not know what it
> >is....
> >
> >Thanks a lot for your help!
> >Oscar
> >
> >>From: YenJung Chang <yenjung at gmail.com>
> >>Reply-To: YenJung Chang <yenjung at gmail.com>
> >>To: Oscar p <reeopp at hotmail.com>
> >>CC: hostap at shmoo.com
> >>Subject: Re: problem with madwifi drivers
> >>Date: Fri, 26 Nov 2004 21:30:13 +0800
> >>
> >>Oscar,
> >>
> >>Maybe you should recompile madwifi and try it again.
> >>I can not make sense of why ath_pci.o failed to insert.
> >>
> >>In addition, please remove inserted modules before you insert again.
> >>
> >>yj.
> >>
> >>
> >
> 
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