kernel compilation issues & problems with repository

[Javier Cardona]

Hi Mohamed,

>  i complied the o11s kernel (the first release) in my desktop with
>  Atheros cards and i did manage to bring that interface up with ath5k
>  although i am yet to test it out on multiple machines...

To implement mesh support on the ath5k driver you don't need a large testbed.
See my response to Daniel for a brief outline on how to do that:

http://open80211s.com/pipermail/devel/2008-February/000024.html


>  Thats why i decided to test it out on orbit
>  http://www.orbit-lab.org/wiki/FAQ
>  ORBIT is probable the ideal testbed for testing out open11s because...

See https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/public/07/11-07-2164-00-000s-plans-for-an-open-implementation.ppt
slide 16 :)

> I did use ath5k for the mesh interfaces with wificonf.py on my desktop
>  but as i said until i can bring up those nodes on orbit i am yet to
>  verify as to whether it works or not
>
>  this is what i observed on ORBIT

Unless you spend some time adding mesh support to the ath5k driver,
there's not much to learn from running o11s in orbit.

Cheers,

Javier