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Bug 151333 - ipw3945 turns off radio seconds after module loading
Summary: ipw3945 turns off radio seconds after module loading
Status: RESOLVED TEST-REQUEST
Alias: None
Product: Gentoo Linux
Classification: Unclassified
Component: New packages (show other bugs)
Hardware: x86 Linux
: High normal (vote)
Assignee: Christian Heim (RETIRED)
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Blocks: ipw3945-tracker
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Reported: 2006-10-14 06:26 UTC by Tiago Marques
Modified: 2007-02-03 07:04 UTC (History)
4 users (show)

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Description Tiago Marques 2006-10-14 06:26:13 UTC
Hi!
I've recently encountered a problem with the IPW3945 driver, or the daemon, i'm not sure wich one is to blame. 

The issue is that if i don't connect to some wireless network like 3-4 seconds after loading the daemon, it goes to "radio off" mode. Tried a kubuntu live cd and it doesn't happen there. I can only get the wireless back on by using iwconfig with the "txpower on" parameter.
After that it comes back on and never leaves that state again.
Have messed with another kernel but the same thing happens.
Also tried the unstable driver and daemon, but with no effect.
The radio button is always on, of course.
Comment 1 Tiago Marques 2006-11-07 09:43:32 UTC
I think the problem is related to baselayout's service hotplug. Becuase when loading the module he was trying to associate to whatever network, if it couldn't it would turn off radio.

I've put RC_HOTPLUG and COLDPLUG to "no" and now it doesn't happen anymore.
I have no wireless configuration file active.
Comment 2 Patrick 2006-12-09 17:40:17 UTC
I saw this just some minutes ago, when I tried kernel 2.6.19 with net-wireless/ipw3945-1.1.0-r1. But this version worked before with kernel 2.6.18. I upgraded to net-wireless/ipw3945-1.1.2 (which is still hard-masked) and it works with kernel 2.6.19. Don't know if this is a coincidence though.
Comment 3 Christian Heim (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2007-01-08 21:19:13 UTC
(In reply to comment #2)
> I saw this just some minutes ago, when I tried kernel 2.6.19 with
> net-wireless/ipw3945-1.1.0-r1. But this version worked before with kernel
> 2.6.18. I upgraded to net-wireless/ipw3945-1.1.2 (which is still hard-masked)
> and it works with kernel 2.6.19. Don't know if this is a coincidence though.

Patrick, could you please unmerge net-wireless/ieee80211 and your current kernel, remove the remaining stuff from /usr/src, remerge the kernel sources, configure them, make them and remerge the current (hard-masked) ipw3945-1.1.3-r2 ?
Comment 4 Christian Heim (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2007-02-03 07:04:21 UTC
(In reply to comment #3)
> (In reply to comment #2)
> > I saw this just some minutes ago, when I tried kernel 2.6.19 with
> > net-wireless/ipw3945-1.1.0-r1. But this version worked before with kernel
> > 2.6.18. I upgraded to net-wireless/ipw3945-1.1.2 (which is still hard-masked)
> > and it works with kernel 2.6.19. Don't know if this is a coincidence though.
> 
> Patrick, could you please unmerge net-wireless/ieee80211 and your current
> kernel, remove the remaining stuff from /usr/src, remerge the kernel sources,
> configure them, make them and remerge the current (hard-masked)
> ipw3945-1.1.3-r2 ?

OK, it's =ipw3945-1.2.0 now and make sure you use the ~arch'ed ipw3945-ucode too.