On Mon, May 24, 2010 at 11:16 PM, David H. Lynch Jr. <dhlii@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I am trying to kick carl9170 1.0.9 into either add-hoc or monitor mode or > anything else where I can xmit to any wireless device. I do not care if the > receiving device is interested - so long as the radio ACK's the packet, > which it should do automatically. > > I tried iwconfig wl_ath mode ad-hoc > And I get and errror: > > root# iwconfig wl_ath mode ad-hoc > Error for wireless request "Set Mode" (8B06) : > SET failed on device wl_ath ; Device or resource busy. > > root# iwconfig wl_ath mode monitor > Error for wireless request "Set Mode" (8B06) : > SET failed on device wl_ath ; Device or resource busy. > > root# iwconfig wl_ath mode master > Error for wireless request "Set Mode" (8B06) : > SET failed on device wl_ath ; Invalid argument. > > I can add something to the driver if needed if you coul recomend another > wireless driver for a reference. > > In mac80211, you can only change interface modes if the interface is down. However, the best practice is usually to create a new interface using iw: iw dev wl_ath interface add mon_ath type monitor (not sure if this syntax still works; it worked a while ago). -- Vista: [V]iruses, [I]ntruders, [S]pyware, [T]rojans and [A]dware. :-) -- 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
