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

thanks Axel.
This saves me some time in trying the impossible.

christian


Am Sa, den 31.07.2004 schrieb Alex Schultz um 16:13:
> 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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