On Feb 16, 2008 12:29 PM, Fabio Venturi <f.venturi@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Sat, Feb 16, 2008 at 01:00:39PM +0100, Joachim Frieben wrote: > > > Hello to the list, > > > I'd like to try the ath5k kernel module for my Atheros AR2413 Wireless > > > Card > > > so I downloaded the compat-wireless-2.6.tar.bz2 > > > I'm running a 2.6.24.2 kernel (the laste stable), > > > but the compile stage ends immediately: > > I simply removed ipw2100 from config.mk (I think that was the name ..) in > > order to skip the build of ipw2100.ko which is ok since I was just > > interested in the ath5k driver. All other drivers built correctly then. These issues are being addressed with ipw, essentially we need some items ported over. > OK, > now the driver compile and load without any problem and > the wlan0 and master0 devices are created. > There are no error in dmesg, but I can't scan for stations, > iwlist wlan0 scan > says there are no active stations. > Do I need extra modules for scanning? > I'm using an Atheros AR2413, is this device supposed to work with > the ath5k module? > Thank you in advance for any help, You need to turn your interface up first: ip link set wlan0 up Or ifconfig wlan0 up Luis - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
