From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from [216.145.245.200] (helo=mx04.dls.net) by linuxtogo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1LpDHx-0007bA-TF for openembedded-devel@openembedded.org; Thu, 02 Apr 2009 05:08:25 +0200 Received: from [209.242.7.134] (helo=[192.168.231.111]) by mx04.dls.net with esmtpa (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1LpDFf-0000OA-Eu; Wed, 01 Apr 2009 22:05:59 -0500 Message-ID: <49D42B9B.3040304@dls.net> Date: Wed, 01 Apr 2009 22:06:03 -0500 From: "Mike (mwester)" User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.1.21) Gecko/20090302 Thunderbird/2.0.0.21 Mnenhy/0.7.6.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Adrien Demarez References: <49D245F0.4060107@dls.net> <49D363A5.3010503@bolloretelecom.eu> In-Reply-To: <49D363A5.3010503@bolloretelecom.eu> X-SA-Exim-Connect-IP: 216.145.245.200 X-SA-Exim-Mail-From: mwester@dls.net X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.5 (2008-06-10) on serenity X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.2 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_50,RDNS_NONE, SPF_PASS autolearn=no version=3.2.5 X-SA-Exim-Version: 4.2.1 (built Wed, 25 Jun 2008 17:14:11 +0000) X-SA-Exim-Scanned: Yes (on linuxtogo.org) Cc: openembedded-devel@openembedded.org Subject: Re: madwifi-ng & linux 2.6.29 X-BeenThere: openembedded-devel@lists.openembedded.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list Reply-To: openembedded-devel@lists.openembedded.org List-Id: Using the OpenEmbedded metadata to build Distributions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 02 Apr 2009 03:08:25 -0000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Adrien Demarez wrote: > Hi all, > > I am working with Jeremy Lainé on the boc01 architecture. Currently, we > do use Madwifi + hostapd 0.5 for our 11g Atheros minicard modules > (despite we want to switch to ath9k / ath5k when it is mature enough). > As we are still using 2.6.27 kernel and found ath9k is not mature enough > for AP in this version (at least, it does not work with our AR9160 > modules), I have written a working recipe for compat-wireless (not yet > committed into OE though, please tell if anyone is interested. Beware : > it does not compile if MAC80211 or CFG80211 is defined as 'y' in the > kernel, use 'm' or 'n' instead !). > This is working, though I'd prefer using vanilla in-kernel drivers > instead of compat-wireless (so I plan to have a look to ath*k in 2.6.29 > kernel very soon). > > In order to use ath*k (or any drivers using nl80211) with hostapd, I > have also written a recipe for hostapd-0.6.9 (Jeremy has uploaded it > into OE) and this is working perfectly with our AR9160 modules using > ath9k from compat-wireless. I am currently testing ath5k, but I run into > a few troubles with AP mode, so until this is fixed we still need to > keep a working madwifi+hostapd-0.5.10 (I also experienced a few troubles > with madwifi + hostapd-0.6.9 so for the moment we stand with hostapd-0.5 > when using madwifi, and hostapd-0.6 is not set as the default one. I > will look at this soon but getting a working ath5k/AP is more important > to me currently). > I also have to do more testing with wpa_supplicant (currently, AP mode > is my focus). > > BTW, if anyone is interested, I also have written a working recipe for > madwifi using hal-0.10.5.6. I found this hal is necessary for some > recent chips like AR2417 with whom the vanilla madwifi-ng driver does > not work. > > Best regards, > > -- > Adrien Demarez Wow. I had no idea this was so complicated. For the moment, I'm going to drop madwifi, hostapd from the SlugOS feeds, and put a SlugOS-specific hack into wpa-supplicant. I guess we'll need to invest a whole lot more time to sort out the new Atheros driver world. Mike (mwester)