Re: iwlwifi (4965) regression since 2.6.30

[Marcel Holtmann <marcel@holtmann.org>]

Hi Reinette,

> > I noticed regression in 2.6.31-rc{3,4}. iwlagn driver does not work for me.
> > I got:
> > ifconfig wlan0 up
> > SIOCSIFFLAGS: Unknown error 132
> 
> yes - this is a rfkill error
> 
> > 
> > dmesg shows:
> > [ 1812.806813] iwlagn: Intel(R) Wireless WiFi Link AGN driver for Linux,
> > 1.3.27kds
> > [ 1812.806820] iwlagn: Copyright(c) 2003-2009 Intel Corporation
> > [ 1812.806996] iwlagn 0000:03:00.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 17 (level, low) -> IRQ 17
> > [ 1812.807024] iwlagn 0000:03:00.0: setting latency timer to 64
> > [ 1812.807699] iwlagn 0000:03:00.0: Detected Intel Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN
> > REV=0x4
> > [ 1812.860879] iwlagn 0000:03:00.0: Tunable channels: 11 802.11bg, 13 802.11a
> > channels
> > [ 1812.861012]   alloc irq_desc for 32 on node -1
> > [ 1812.861017]   alloc kstat_irqs on node -1
> > [ 1812.861069] iwlagn 0000:03:00.0: irq 32 for MSI/MSI-X
> > [ 1812.882796] phy0: Selected rate control algorithm 'iwl-agn-rs'
> > 
> > I definitely have rfkill on. I tried to even toggle rfkill, no success. The HW
> > is Lenovo T61 (thus acer/hp rfkill patches do not work for me).
> 
> Maybe Johannes knows if there is something that you need for thinkpad.

it works fine with my X200 and a 5350 card, but it could be that the
code inside the thinkpad driver is different for a T61.

Regards

Marcel