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Now i have kernel 2.6.29 but nothing is changed!!<br><br>What can i do?!<br>Thanks!<br><br>Alessia<br><br>> Date: Sun, 5 Jul 2009 19:37:36 -0700<br>> Subject: Re: mesh question<br>> From: andrey@cozybit.com<br>> To: devel@lists.open80211s.org<br>> <br>> Hi. You need the 2.6.29 kernel for ath5k support, also please make<br>> sure that the madwifi driver (if present) is disabled. ath5k replaces<br>> madwifi (ath_pci and ath_hal)<br>> <br>> -Andrey<br>> <br>> On Sat, Jul 4, 2009 at 1:16 AM, Alessia Moschini<a.moschini@hotmail.it> wrote:<br>> > Hi!<br>> ><br>> > I installed ubuntu 8.10 (kernel 2.6.27-7) on my PCs with chipset Atheros :i<br>> > have two PCs with 5414 and one with 5212.<br>> > I want to set a mesh so i kill NetworkManager and i downloaded and installed<br>> > compat-wireless-2009-03-04.<br>> > When i set up mesh node i have problem.. i type:<br>> ><br>> > ifconfig wlan0 down<br>> > iw dev wlan0 interface add mesh type mp mesh_id pluto<br>> > ifconfig mesh 192.168.3.14 up<br>> > iw dev mesh set channel 8<br>> ><br>> > mesh node is up only for 3 sec!!! in fact after these commands i can see:<br>> ><br>> > root@nx9005-08:# iwconfig<br>> > lo no wireless extensions.<br>> ><br>> > eth0 no wireless extensions.<br>> ><br>> > wmaster0 no wireless extensions.<br>> ><br>> > wlan0 IEEE 802.11abg ESSID:""<br>> > Mode:Managed Frequency:2.447 GHz Access Point: Not-Associated<br>> > Tx-Power=27 dBm<br>> > Retry min limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr=2352 B<br>> > Encryption key:off<br>> > Power Management:off<br>> > Link Quality:0 Signal level:0 Noise level:0<br>> > Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0<br>> > Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0<br>> ><br>> > pan0 no wireless extensions.<br>> ><br>> > mesh IEEE 802.11abg Mode:Auto Frequency:2.447 GHz Tx-Power=27 dBm<br>> > Retry min limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr=2352 B<br>> > Encryption key:off<br>> > Power Management:off<br>> > Link Quality:0 Signal level:0 Noise level:0<br>> > Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0<br>> > Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0<br>> ><br>> > but after few seconds i see:<br>> ><br>> > mesh IEEE 802.11abg ESSID:""<br>> > Mode:Managed Frequency:2.447 GHz Access Point: Not-Associated<br>> > Tx-Power=27 dBm<br>> > Retry min limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr=2352 B<br>> > Encryption key:off<br>> > Power Management:off<br>> > Link Quality:0 Signal level:0 Noise level:0<br>> > Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0<br>> > Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0<br>> ><br>> > why changes?!<br>> ><br>> > When i type "dmesg" after type commands to set up mesh i see:<br>> ><br>> > root@nx9005-08:# dmesg |grep ath<br>> > [ 19.872094] ath5k 0000:00:09.0: PCI INT A -> Link[LNKD] -> GSI 10 (level,<br>> > low) -> IRQ 10<br>> > [ 19.872196] ath5k 0000:00:09.0: registered as 'phy0'<br>> > [ 20.980345] ath5k phy0: Atheros AR5414 chip found (MAC: 0xa5, PHY: 0x61)<br>> > [ 20.982954] ath_hal: module license 'Proprietary' taints kernel.<br>> > [ 20.991382] ath_hal: 0.9.18.0 (AR5210, AR5211, AR5212, RF5111, RF5112,<br>> > RF2413, RF5413)<br>> > [ 21.066470] ath_pci: 0.9.4<br>> > [ 581.530092] ath5k phy0: bf=d9e17a40 bf_skb=00000000<br>> > [ 581.632508] ath5k phy0: bf=d9e17a40 bf_skb=00000000<br>> > [ 581.734938] ath5k phy0: bf=d9e17a40 bf_skb=00000000<br>> > ....<br>> ><br>> > root@nx9005-08:# dmesg |grep ADDRCONF<br>> > [ 581.482338] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): mesh: link is not ready<br>> ><br>> > any idea??<br>> ><br>> > Thanks,<br>> > Alessia<br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> > ________________________________<br>> > Windows Live™: Keep your life in sync. Check it out!<br>> > _______________________________________________<br>> > Devel mailing list<br>> > Devel@lists.open80211s.org<br>> > http://open80211s.com/mailman/listinfo/devel<br>> ><br>> ><br>> _______________________________________________<br>> Devel mailing list<br>> Devel@lists.open80211s.org<br>> http://open80211s.com/mailman/listinfo/devel<br><br /><hr />See all the ways you can stay connected <a href='http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowslive/default.aspx' target='_new'>to friends and family</a></body>
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