upgrading to ipw2200-1.0.6 [solved]

jlmcp · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 134

Just performed an emerge --sync, and tried to update my ipw2200 drivers. I got this for output:

elestedt · Guru Joined: 13 Mar 2005 Posts: 383

Uninstall all you have installed now (ipw2200 and all versions of ieee80211) and the install ipw2200-1.0.6

jlmcp · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 134

... all to easy! Thanks.
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tibyke · n00b Joined: 14 Jul 2005 Posts: 31

could you get it working?

i upgraded all packages (ipw, ipw firmware, ieee80211, wpa_supplicant), and then wireless networking just stopped working, it always gave me a firmware error.

when i go back to old version (1.0.3 ipw, 2.2 firmware, 0.3.8 wpa), it seems as if it was working, it authenticates, show everything fine, i give ip address, but it just wont reach any remote host for some unknown reason.

am i missing something?
i tried with 2.6.12 r6 and r9, none of them work now

anyone has an idea/hint?

tibyke · n00b Joined: 14 Jul 2005 Posts: 31

stilll no success....

let me show you my wpa client logs:
(all three has the same wpa and network settings, nothing changed)

http://pastebin.com/342412 ipw2200: 1.0.6, ipw2200-firmware: 2.3, wpa_supplicant: 0.3.8-r1
http://pastebin.com/342410 ipw2200: 1.0.6, ipw2200-firmware: 2.3, wpa_supplicant: 0.3.9-r1
http://pastebin.com/342417 ipw2200: 1.0.3, ipw2200-firmware: 2.2, wpa_supplicant" 0.3.8-r1

im using 2.6.12-gentoo-r9, and the only working combination of those software is the last one (1.0.3 + 2.2 + 0.3.8-r1)

its just driving me crazy that I cant make 1.0.6 to work.
is it my fault, am I missing something, or is it a known issue?

i've been suffering and trying with these for almost 4 days with no success.

any help of hint would be greatly appreciated!

tibyke · n00b Joined: 14 Jul 2005 Posts: 31

sorry guys, i got it.

hwcrypto=0 did the trick

regards!h

c707176 · Apprentice Joined: 01 Mar 2005 Posts: 215

tibyke,

I did a emerge --update world the last days and I also upgraded the ipw2200 stuff as u described in your posts. Suddently for any reason I dont understand my wireless connection didnt work any more. I didnt change anything else for the settings...
I use the wpa_supplicant for connection. No it always times out and fails to connect.
Can you help me with that?

Thanks.

tibyke · n00b Joined: 14 Jul 2005 Posts: 31

you have to set hwcrypto=0 for the ipw2200 module in /etc/modules.d/ipw2200 file.

another solution is to try the latest patch from ipw2200.sf.net:
(i havent tried it yet)
http://bughost.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=738
http://bughost.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=729

c707176 · Apprentice Joined: 01 Mar 2005 Posts: 215

you mean like this?

# modules.d configuration file for IPW2200
# For more information please read:
# README.ipw2200

# Configurable module parameters
# ------------------------------
# disable: manually disable the radio (default 0 [radio on])
# associate: auto associate when scanning (default on)
# auto_create: auto create adhoc network (default on)
# led: enable led control on some systems (default 0 off)
# debug: debug output mask
# channel: channel to limit associate to (default 0 [ANY])
# qos_enable: enable all QoS functionalitis
# qos_burst_enable: enable QoS burst mode
# qos_no_ack_mask: mask Tx_Queue to no ack
# burst_duration_CCK: set CCK burst value
# burst_duration_OFDM: set OFDM burst value
# mode: network mode (0=BSS,1=IBSS,2=Monitor)
# hwcrypto: enable hardware crypto (default on)
hwcrypto=0

seppelrockt · Guru Joined: 14 May 2004 Posts: 423

Did it work for you with /etc/modules.d/ipw2200? I have some problems with it and feel like the changes are not reflected...

EDIT: Yes, the hwcryto=0 fixes the problem, but the sytax is (as for all module options in general)