Return-path: Received: from mailgate.cesmail.net ([216.154.195.36]:55989 "HELO mailgate.cesmail.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S1752345AbXCQHCL (ORCPT ); Sat, 17 Mar 2007 03:02:11 -0400 Message-ID: <20070317030210.ksweo8wcws0kkg8s@webmail.spamcop.net> Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2007 03:02:10 -0400 From: Pavel Roskin To: Michael Wu Cc: Paul TBBle Hampson , linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: prism54pci fails to read eeprom on PowerPC, then bugs in pci code References: <20070317034607.GA1522@keitarou> <200703170037.14875.flamingice@sourmilk.net> <1174107032.17023.14.camel@dv> <200703170105.19348.flamingice@sourmilk.net> In-Reply-To: <200703170105.19348.flamingice@sourmilk.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Quoting Michael Wu : > On Saturday 17 March 2007 00:50, Pavel Roskin wrote: > > Oh, and I'm amazed that somebody is using dadwifi-openhal verify the > > hardware! It's in a pretty poor shape right now. It prints some > > warnings because it starts with channel 0. The interface can be brought > > up if you set a valid channel, and I think it might scan. > > > Really? mac80211 should set the channel immediately after bringing the > interface. If no channel is configured, it defaults to the first channel in > the first mode that is registered. Yes, really, but it's some internal sanity check, probably before the mac80211 layer is called. -- Regards, Pavel Roskin