Re: Error for wireless request "Set Mode" (8B06)

Hi,

If I remember correctly, this driver does'nt support master mode. This 
is'nt a limitation of the driver as much as a limitation of atmel's 
firmware.

          Alex

christian graf wrote:

>Hi all,
>
>in mode "Managed" my atmel-usb-802.11b (P:  Vendor=1371 ProdID=5743
>Rev=1.00, berlios driver: Wireless LAN Driver v0.12beta14, running on
>kernel 2.6.6, regulatory domain FCC (U.S) (id 16)) works fine.
>
>However if I do want to set mode "Master" it fails:
>keeper:~# iwconfig wlan0 mode Master
>Error for wireless request "Set Mode" (8B06) :
>    SET failed on device wlan0 ; Invalid argument.
>
>
>Below you will find additional infos like
>- iwconfig
>- syslog
>- kernel
>- wirelesstools-version
>
>
>wireless-tools
>##############
>keeper:~/at76c503a# dpkg -l | grep wirel
>ii  atmel-firmware 1.0-2          Firmware for Atmel at76c50x wireless
>network
>ii  wireless-tools 26+27pre22-1   Tools for manipulating Linux Wireless
>Extens
>
>
>iwconfig
>#########
>
>keeper:~/at76c503a# iwconfig wlan0 mode managed channel 11 essid any
>keeper:~/at76c503a# ifconfig wlan0 up
>keeper:~/at76c503a# iwconfig wlan0
>wlan0     IEEE 802.11-DS  ESSID:""  Nickname:"okuwlan"
>          Mode:Managed  Channel:11  Access Point: 00:0D:54:A7:D2:A2
>          Bit Rate:11Mb/s   Tx-Power=15 dBm
>          Retry limit:8   RTS thr=1536 B   Fragment thr=1536 B
>          Encryption key:off
>          Power Management:off
>          Link Quality=0/0  Signal level=-124 dBm  Noise level=-256 dBm
>          Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0
>          Tx excessive retries:0  Invalid misc:0   Missed beacon:0
>
>
>syslog
>######
>
>Jul 30 18:32:59 keeper kernel: usb 1-2: new full speed USB device using
>address 5
>Jul 30 18:33:00 keeper kernel: /root/at76c503a/at76c503-fw_skel.c: Atmel
>at76c503 (RFMD) Wireless LAN Driver v0.12beta14 loading
>Jul 30 18:33:00 keeper kernel: /root/at76c503a/at76c503-fw_skel.c: using
>compiled-in firmware
>Jul 30 18:33:00 keeper usb.agent[2644]:      at76c503-rfmd: loaded
>sucessfully
>Jul 30 18:33:00 keeper kernel: usbcore: registered new driver
>at76c503-rfmd
>Jul 30 18:33:02 keeper kernel: /root/at76c503a/at76c503.c: $Id:
>at76c503.c,v 1.60 2004/06/15 18:20:37 jal2 Exp $ compiled Jul 30 2004
>07:55:40
>Jul 30 18:33:02 keeper kernel: /root/at76c503a/at76c503.c: firmware
>version 1.101.2 #84 (fcs_len 4)
>Jul 30 18:33:02 keeper kernel: /root/at76c503a/at76c503.c: device's MAC
>00:08:a1:42:3b:1b, regulatory domain FCC (U.S) (id 16)
>Jul 30 18:33:02 keeper kernel: /root/at76c503a/at76c503.c: registered
>wlan0
>
>
>modprobe -v 
>############
>keeper:~# modprobe -v at76c503-rfmd-acc
>insmod /lib/modules/2.6.6/kernel/drivers/usb/usbdfu.ko
>insmod /lib/modules/2.6.6/kernel/drivers/usb/at76c503.ko
>insmod /lib/modules/2.6.6/kernel/drivers/usb/at76c503-rfmd-acc.ko
>
>
>Any idea whats going wrong? 
>
>Thanks
>
>christian
>
>
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