Re: Scanning results while not associated

Milan Plzik <[email protected]> Sat, 26 Aug 2006 17:24:08 +0200
Newsgroups gmane.linux.drivers.at76c503a.user
Message-ID <1156605848.1909.196.camel@localhost>

On So, 2006-08-26 at 17:18 +0400, Maxim Grechkin wrote:
> What is the version of driver?
  Sorry, I absolutely forgot to mention these informations. The first
version I have tried is 0.12beta23, then I also tried CVS snapshot from
20060601 - both behaved the same way.

> And kernel version?

  uname -a:
Linux h3900 2.4.19-rmk6-pxa1-hh41.1 #1 Tue Aug 15 01:34:06 CEST 2006
armv5tel unknown


> 
> On 8/26/06, Maxim Grechkin <[email protected]> wrote:
> > What is the version of driver?
> >
> > On 8/21/06, Milan Plzik <[email protected]> wrote:
> > >   Hello,
> > >
> > >   I would like if it is possible to get any scanning results when
> > > the wifi adapter is not associated. Scanning with unassociated card
> > > always returns:
> > >
> > > wlan0     Interface doesn't support scanning : Device or resource busy
> > >
> > >   when I enable debugging, it seems that the card permanently scans for
> > > the networks and attempts to associate (but this fails because of
> > > missing WEP key). I can even see name of my network in logs, but still,
> > > scanning using wext/wireless-tools just doesn't work. Dmesg output
> > > follows (homenet is my local network; output repeats many times):
> > >
> > > at76c503.c: 0xc724eba0: bssid 00:13:10:15:42:d7 channel 1 ssid homenet
> > > (686F6D656E6574) capa x0411 rates 82 84 8B 96 24 30 48 6C rssi 23 link 0
> > > noise 0
> > > at76c503.c: wlan0: state 1 -> 6 (JOINING)
> > > at76c503.c: wlan0: bss table entry c724eba0: requires encryption
> > > at76c503.c: wlan0 find_matching_bss: returned 00000000
> > > at76c503.c: wlan0: state 6 -> 1 (SCANNING)
> > > at76c503.c: wlan0: start_scan (use_essid = 0, intl = 0, channel = 10,
> > > probe_delay = 10000, scan_min_time = 10, scan_max_time = 120)
> > > at76c503.c: wlan0 handle_mgmt_timeout_scan:2047 got cmd_status 0 (istate
> > > 1, scan_runs 2)
> > > at76c503.c: wlan0 handle_mgmt_timeout_scan:2047 got cmd_status 8 (istate
> > > 1, scan_runs 2)
> > > at76c503.c: wlan0 handle_mgmt_timeout_scan:2047 got cmd_status 1 (istate
> > > 1, scan_runs 2)
> > > at76c503.c: wlan0 BSS table (curr=00000000, new=00000000):
> > > at76c503.c: 0xc724eba0: bssid 00:13:10:15:42:d7 channel 1 ssid homenet
> > > (686F6D656E6574) capa x0411 rates 82 84 8B 96 24 30 48 6C rssi 22 link 0
> > > noise 0
> > > at76c503.c: wlan0: start_scan (use_essid = 1, intl = 0, channel = 10,
> > > probe_delay = 10000, scan_min_time = 10, scan_max_time = 120)
> > > at76c503.c: wlan0 handle_mgmt_timeout_scan:2047 got cmd_status 0 (istate
> > > 1, scan_runs 3)
> > >
> > >   The problem occurs on ARM PDA (hp ipaq h5550), Familiar linux with
> > > standard handhelds.org kernel (I don't have informations about applied
> > > patches). Informations from driver:
> > >
> > > at76c503-fw_skel.c: using compiled-in firmware
> > > at76c503.c: $Id: at76c503.c,v 1.74 2005/03/08 01:33:14 jal2 Exp $
> > > compiled Jul 24 2006 19:43:33
> > > at76c503.c: firmware version 0.100.5 #41 (fcs_len 4)
> > > at76c503.c: device's MAC 00:02:8a:fc:c2:16, regulatory domain MKK1
> > > (Japan) (id 65)
> > > at76c503.c: registered wlan0
> > >
> > >   If anyone knows what could be the problem, please let me know. I would
> > > like also try actual snapshot, but I have not yet managed to get
> > > cross-compilation environment to work successfully enough for kernel
> > > module compilation.
> > >
> > >   Best regards,
> > >         Milan Plzik
> > >
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> >
> >
> > --
> >
> > Maxim
> >
> 
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