problem with madwifi drivers

Oscar p reeopp at hotmail.com
Sat Nov 27 15:25:16 EST 2004


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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