Return-path: Received: from mx2.digadd.de ([195.47.195.236]:36756 "EHLO mx2.digadd.de" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1755638Ab0E1Lee (ORCPT ); Fri, 28 May 2010 07:34:34 -0400 Message-ID: <4BFFAA26.6080602@digadd.de> Date: Fri, 28 May 2010 13:33:58 +0200 From: "Christian P. Schmidt" MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Johannes Berg CC: reinette chatre , "linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org" Subject: Re: Problems connectring to an AP with Acer Aspire Revo References: <4BF795EB.9070902@digadd.de> <1274729665.2091.15280.camel@rchatre-DESK> <4BFD1ED0.9050309@digadd.de> <1275003105.2091.20102.camel@rchatre-DESK> <4BFF9B93.5010308@digadd.de> <1275043274.3909.71.camel@jlt3.sipsolutions.net> <4BFF9FC6.4030101@digadd.de> <1275044074.3909.72.camel@jlt3.sipsolutions.net> <4BFFA490.90600@digadd.de> <1275045843.3909.92.camel@jlt3.sipsolutions.net> In-Reply-To: <1275045843.3909.92.camel@jlt3.sipsolutions.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On 05/28/2010 01:24 PM, Johannes Berg wrote: > On Fri, 2010-05-28 at 13:10 +0200, Christian P. Schmidt wrote: > > Ok that sounds like you have antennas. Good :) >> Well, maybe you can answer me a question I never dared to ask because I >> felt stupid... I can't take the Intel card online with only ifconfig or >> ip? I always get "unknown error 132" on ifconfig wlan0 up / ip link set >> wlan0 up... > > Huh. This means that the device detected rfkill. But you previously > posted logs that showed it trying to associate, which cannot happen. And > you can't even scan when you can't bring the device up?? > > Maybe try the rfkill tool: > http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Documentation/rfkill Ok, so something in gentoo's network init skripts unblocks the card when you bring it online via the skript. When I don't use the skript it's soft blocked, when running it's unblocked. I did not even have rfkill installed at that point. Good, that problem's gone, it's soft blocked when shut down and needs rfkill unblock all prior to ifconfig up. Thanks for the heads up, but that doesn't change the problem. Regards, Christian