Return-path: Received: from rv-out-0506.google.com ([209.85.198.232]:62966 "EHLO rv-out-0506.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1754198AbZF3Fap (ORCPT ); Tue, 30 Jun 2009 01:30:45 -0400 Message-ID: <4A49A349.8030702@gmail.com> Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2009 22:31:53 -0700 From: "Justin P. Mattock" MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Larry Finger CC: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: need help figuring out what makes my wireless"iwconfig" not respond References: <4A499531.4040001@gmail.com> <4A49980E.2010405@lwfinger.net> In-Reply-To: <4A49980E.2010405@lwfinger.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Larry Finger wrote: > Justin P. Mattock wrote: > >> from 2.6.31-rc1 to present there was a couple of commits for >> wireless. prior to that the wireless on my machine(imac) >> was o.k., >> Now the wireless does work(streams music,t.v. etc..) >> but when I look at iwconfig there's nothing no info. >> (I use wicd as my connection manager, and in the bottom corner >> of the screen the transmit power is down to almost nothing, >> causing wicd to constantly reconnect) >> >> out of a random guess what commit might have caused this, so I can at least >> fix this over here(that is until the manufacturer comes out with a new >> version). I can go in and individually revert all of the wireless, but >> before that >> I want a quick lead. >> >> any ideas? >> >> > > If you have a git tree, use the "git bisect" commands to find the bad > commit. > > alright. I'll give that a try. Justin P. Mattock