[Trac #294] NetworkManager doesn't work with libertas driver

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Sun Nov 5 05:58:05 EST 2006


#294: NetworkManager doesn't work with libertas driver
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 Reporter:  dwmw2     |        Owner:  marcelo
     Type:  defect    |       Status:  new    
 Priority:  blocker   |    Milestone:  BTest-1
Component:  wireless  |   Resolution:         
 Keywords:            |  
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Old description:

> This is actually FC5 NetworkManager you see, but the one in the images
> behaves similarly.
> Has _anyone_ actually tested wireless functionality in the images we're
> building?
>
> {{{
> [root at olpc1 ~]# NetworkManager --no-daemon
> NetworkManager: <information>   starting...
> Warning: Driver for device eth0 has been compiled with version 21
> of Wireless Extension, while this program supports up to version 19.
> Some things may be broken...
>
> NetworkManager: <information>   eth0: Device is fully-supported using
> driver 'us
> b'.
> NetworkManager: <information>   nm_device_init(): waiting for device's
> worker th
> read to start
> NetworkManager: <information>   nm_device_init(): device's worker thread
> started
> , continuing.
> NetworkManager: <information>   Now managing wireless (802.11) device
> 'eth0'.
> NetworkManager: <information>   Deactivating device eth0.
> NetworkManager: <WARNING>        nm_device_802_11_wireless_set_essid ():
> error s
> etting ESSID to '' for device eth0: Invalid argument
> }}}

New description:

 This is actually FC5 NetworkManager you see, but the one in the images
 behaves similarly.
 Has _anyone_ actually tested wireless functionality in the images we're
 building?

 {{{
 [root at olpc1 ~]# NetworkManager --no-daemon
 NetworkManager: <information>   starting...
 Warning: Driver for device eth0 has been compiled with version 21
 of Wireless Extension, while this program supports up to version 19.
 Some things may be broken...

 NetworkManager: <information>   eth0: Device is fully-supported using
 driver 'usb'.
 NetworkManager: <information>   nm_device_init(): waiting for device's
 worker thread to start
 NetworkManager: <information>   nm_device_init(): device's worker thread
 started, continuing.
 NetworkManager: <information>   Now managing wireless (802.11) device
 'eth0'.
 NetworkManager: <information>   Deactivating device eth0.
 NetworkManager: <WARNING>        nm_device_802_11_wireless_set_essid ():
 error setting ESSID to '' for device eth0: Invalid argument
 }}}

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