Re: Problem with master mode on BCM4318

[Chr <chunkeey@web.de>]

On Monday 16 June 2008 10:45:41 Mark Roberts wrote:
> >> What steps should I take to apply the patches?
> >
> > well, I don't know much about compat-wireless, but
> > for the current wireless-dev, you have to get atleast one patch form:
> >
> > http://johannes.sipsolutions.com/patches/kernel/all/LATEST/
> >
> > and there: 006-allow-ap-vlan-modes.patch
>
> OK. I've never done this before. What should I do to apply the patch?
well?! install the "patch" utility with your distribuation's package system...
now you can run something like:
patch -d /path-to-wireless-dev/ -p1 <  /path-to/006-allow-ap-vlan-modes.patch

to apply the patch 006-allow-ap-vlan-modes.patch to the wireless-dev tree...
BTW, you should take a look at the documentation & manuals of "patch" too,
run "man patch" or ask google (e.g http://linux.die.net/man/1/patch, 
http://www.linuxhq.com/patch-howto.html )...

>
> > For the userspace: you have to compile the _cutting-edge_ hostapd (afaik
> > 0.6.4 git), you'll need it even for a unencrypted network!
>
> Looking here:
>
>   http://hostap.epitest.fi/hostapd/
>
> The latest I see is 0.6.3 -- will that do?
AFAIK not with the current wireless-dev... you have to get the "git-tree" 
( "git-clone git://w1.fi/srv/git/hostap.git" ) 

see http://hostap.epitest.fi/cvs.html and "man git / man git-clone" for 
further instructions and examples.
  
Regards,
	Chr