Subject: Re: wireless-testing regression: iwl3945 scan fails
From: Marcel Holtmann <marcel@holtmann.org>
To: reinette chatre <reinette.chatre@intel.com>
Cc: Kalle Valo <kalle.valo@iki.fi>,
	"linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org" <linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org>,
	Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net>
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Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2009 18:24:31 +0200
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Hi Reinette,

> > > I just upgraded to rc3-wl (commit 225b6807) and my iwl3945 doesn't work
> > > anymore, even scan fails. I don't have time to investigate this right
> > > now, but I'll try to find some time during the evening.
> > 
> > I have looked at this now a bit and I don't think this is an iwl3945
> > problem. Scanning seems to stall in some situations and iwl3945 doesn't
> > even receive the scan command. 
> 
> The patches we sent recently did undergo testing under various scenarios
> using wpa_supplicant. We have not done this testing after the
> 2.6.31-rc3-wl merge (yesterday) though. I just did a quick test on my
> 3945 using iwconfig to associate and it was able to do so on A and G
> bands. Looks like I need to do some wpa_supplicant testing.

can also at least get an IP address via DHCP and do some packet
transfer. I made the experience that DHCP works and then we get
disconnected seconds later.

Regards

Marcel