Return-path: Received: from casper.infradead.org ([85.118.1.10]:60606 "EHLO casper.infradead.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751048AbYJ1Eb4 (ORCPT ); Tue, 28 Oct 2008 00:31:56 -0400 Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2008 21:32:17 -0700 From: Arjan van de Ven To: Zhu Yi Cc: Mirco Tischler , lkml , linux-wireless , "John W.Linville" , "Chatre, Reinette" , Johannes Berg Subject: Re: [2.6.28-rc2]: iwl4965 doesn't connect / cfg80211 failure Message-ID: <20081027213217.53558319@infradead.org> (sfid-20081028_053200_882453_56945E00) In-Reply-To: <1225157618.2917.215.camel@debian.sh.intel.com> References: <20081028020212.0dfcb6c9@mtlp.12.dimension> <1225157618.2917.215.camel@debian.sh.intel.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Tue, 28 Oct 2008 09:33:37 +0800 Zhu Yi wrote: > On Mon, 2008-10-27 at 18:02 -0700, Mirco Tischler wrote: > > Hi > > > > I have problems connecting to wlan with my iwl4965 chip and > > 2.6.28-rc2 (didn't test -rc1). Networkmanager just times out every > > time. Only after playing around with rmmod/modprobe and killswitch > > I am sometimes able to connect. But I cannot reproduce this > > reliably yet. > > > > This is what I get in dmesg (from modprobe iwlagn to connection > > failure): > > > > [ 1881.884690] iwlagn: Intel(R) Wireless WiFi Link AGN driver for > > Linux,1.3.27kds > > [ 1881.884692] iwlagn: Copyright(c) 2003-2008 Intel Corporation > > [ 1881.884809] iwlagn 0000:06:00.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 18 (level, > > low) -> IRQ 18 [ 1881.884836] iwlagn 0000:06:00.0: setting latency > > timer to 64 [ 1881.884952] iwlagn: Detected Intel Wireless WiFi > > Link 4965AGN REV=0x4 [ 1881.935149] iwlagn: Tunable channels: 13 > > 802.11bg, 19 802.11a channels [ 1881.936327] phy4: Selected rate > > control algorithm 'iwl-agn-rs' [ 1885.965591] iwlagn 0000:06:00.0: > > PCI INT A -> GSI 18 (level, low) -> IRQ 18 [ 1885.965874] iwlagn > > 0000:06:00.0: irq 41 for MSI/MSI-X [ 1885.965974] iwlagn > > 0000:06:00.0: firmware: requesting iwlwifi-4965-2.ucode > > [ 1886.181600] Registered led device: iwl-phy4:radio [ 1886.181618] > > Registered led device: iwl-phy4:assoc [ 1886.181635] Registered led > > device: iwl-phy4:RX [ 1886.181654] Registered led device: > > iwl-phy4:TX [ 1886.213631] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not > > ready [ 1887.572768] iwlagn: TX Power requested while scanning! > > Looks good so far. But I failed to see what are you trying to connect? > Can you try "iwconfig wlan0 channnel <> essid <>"? > I had this same issue turning on CONFIG_WIRELESS_OLD_REGULATORY fixed it for me.... -- Arjan van de Ven Intel Open Source Technology Centre For development, discussion and tips for power savings, visit http://www.lesswatts.org