Return-path: Received: from mailguard.fgan.de ([128.7.3.5]:43999 "EHLO mailguard.fgan.de" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1760012AbZGIPft (ORCPT ); Thu, 9 Jul 2009 11:35:49 -0400 Message-ID: <4A560E4B.6080209@fgan.de> Date: Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:35:39 +0200 From: Alexander Wenzel MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Max Filippov CC: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Problem with p54 driver and ibss mode References: <4A55DB91.2070305@fgan.de> <73aaf0dd0907090620i752b7f9cq60563f8e22c02d75@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <73aaf0dd0907090620i752b7f9cq60563f8e22c02d75@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Hi! >> I'm trying to get the latest p54 wireless drivers (ad-hoc mode) >> to work on a Nokia N810... So far, without any success. >> [ 3905.535125] WARNING: at /home/wen/work/NokiaN810/compat-wireless-2009-07-09/net/mac80211/sta_info.c:339 sta_info_insert+0x7c/0x15c [mac80211]() > As far as I can see, this is check that incoming STA and your STA have > different MAC addresses. If you don't set up MAC manually on both > devices and make it unique, chances high that they are equal. You saved my day :D Finally it works...! Thanks for the hint. [ 214.478668] wlan0: Selected IBSS BSSID 56:97:1a:24:11:6c based on configured SSID # iw dev wlan0 station dump Station 00:02:ee:c0:ff:ee (on wlan0) inactive time: 429 ms rx bytes: 8964 tx bytes: 408 signal: 55 dBm tx bitrate: 1.0 MBit/s I just checked the other N810 devices and every device has the same mac address. And here we go... [p54spi_eeprom.h:39] 0x00, 0x02, 0xee, 0xc0, 0xff, 0xee, The original kernel with default os shows the correct address. When booting a different os with the with the original or custom kernel it shows the 'coffee' address. So is there a way to let the kernel receive and set the correct mac address of the wlan device? I guess my problem is this line: [ 3685.320800] cx3110x spi2.0: loading default eeprom... Anyway, i'm happy that it's working now. Regards, AleX -- ********************************************** Dipl.-Inform. (FH) Alexander Wenzel Forschungsgesellschaft fuer Angewandte Naturwissenschaften e. V. (FGAN) Neuenahrer Str. 20, 53343 Wachtberg, Germany Tel. : 0049 (0)228 9435-263 Fax : 0049 (0)228 9435-685 E-Mail: wenzel@fgan.de Web : http://www.fgan.de/ ********************************************** Sitz der Gesellschaft: Bonn Registergericht: Amtsgericht Bonn VR 2530 Vorstand: Prof. Dr. Maurus Tacke (komm. Vors.) Prof. Dr. Joachim Ender (Stellv.)