Return-path: Received: from mail-fx0-f46.google.com ([209.85.161.46]:51405 "EHLO mail-fx0-f46.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752796Ab0FLOki convert rfc822-to-8bit (ORCPT ); Sat, 12 Jun 2010 10:40:38 -0400 Received: by fxm8 with SMTP id 8so1499520fxm.19 for ; Sat, 12 Jun 2010 07:40:36 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: References: From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?G=E1bor_Stefanik?= Date: Sat, 12 Jun 2010 16:40:16 +0200 Message-ID: Subject: Re: no eth0 on using libertas_tf + F11 on OLPC XO-1 To: Assim Deodia Cc: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: No, renaming eth0 won't help - with the libertas driver (fullmac), eth0 is a correct name, but not with libertas_tf (mac80211). However, if wlan0 does not appear (but wmaster0 does), then probably libertas_tf isn't registering any supported interface types with mac80211. Try installing compat-wireless - this may be resolved already there. 2010/6/12 Assim Deodia : > In my system eth0 is the wireless interface. There is no wlan0. and > after loading libertas_tf there is neither wlan0 nor eth0 interface. > > I also tried renaming the eth0 to wlan0 in > /etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules and renaming > /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/*-eth* to *-wlan*. Now i have wlan > interface which also disappears on loading libertas_tf. > > > > 2010/6/12 G?bor Stefanik : >> On Fri, Jun 11, 2010 at 10:08 PM, Assim Deodia wrote: >>> Hi All, >>> >>> I am having some issues loading libertas_tf on XO-1 with kernel 2.6.31. >>> >>> 1) after unloading libertas and usb8xxx modules when i modprobe >>> libertas_tf module eth0 (wireless interface) disappears. and instead >>> wmaster0 appears. but iwconfig show ?wmaster0 does not have wireless >>> extensions. lsmod shows libertas_tf and libertas_tf_usb module loaded. >>> No error in system logs. no error by modprobe. but no wireless >>> interface. Do i have to pass any parameter while loading libertas_tf? >>> I have also tried installing all the firmware versions from >>> http://dev.laptop.org/pub/firmware/libertas/thinfirm/ just to be sure. >>> I have installed the kernel after build its RPM >>> (http://dev.laptop.org/~assim/kernel_rpms/) on XO itself. >>> >>> 2) I also tried blacklisting libertas and usb8xxx modules but still >>> they are loading at boot time. again no error in logs. >>> >>> I am stuck as i am not getting any error message at all. >>> >>> -- >>> Assim Deodia >>> -- >>> To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in >>> the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org >>> More majordomo info at ?http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html >>> >> >> With libertas_tf, it is completely normal to have no eth0 interface, >> as it is a mac80211 driver, and thus registers interfaces with the >> "wlan" prefix, rather than "eth". So, you should be seeing a "wlan0" >> interface. >> >> -- >> Vista: [V]iruses, [I]ntruders, [S]pyware, [T]rojans and [A]dware. :-) >> > > > > -- > Assim Deodia > Software Developer > One97 Communications Ltd, Noida > P: + 91 120 4770770 > M: + 91 9911804112 > > Let?s Get Talking! > -- Vista: [V]iruses, [I]ntruders, [S]pyware, [T]rojans and [A]dware. :-)