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Re: no eth0 on using libertas_tf + F11 on OLPC XO-1

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On Fri, Jun 11, 2010 at 10:08 PM, Assim Deodia <assim.deodia@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I am having some issues loading libertas_tf on XO-1 with kernel 2.6.31.
>
> 1) after unloading libertas and usb8xxx modules when i modprobe
> libertas_tf module eth0 (wireless interface) disappears. and instead
> wmaster0 appears. but iwconfig show  wmaster0 does not have wireless
> extensions. lsmod shows libertas_tf and libertas_tf_usb module loaded.
> No error in system logs. no error by modprobe. but no wireless
> interface. Do i have to pass any parameter while loading libertas_tf?
> I have also tried installing all the firmware versions from
> http://dev.laptop.org/pub/firmware/libertas/thinfirm/ just to be sure.
> I have installed the kernel after build its RPM
> (http://dev.laptop.org/~assim/kernel_rpms/) on XO itself.
>
> 2) I also tried blacklisting libertas and usb8xxx modules but still
> they are loading at boot time. again no error in logs.
>
> I am stuck as i am not getting any error message at all.
>
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With libertas_tf, it is completely normal to have no eth0 interface,
as it is a mac80211 driver, and thus registers interfaces with the
"wlan" prefix, rather than "eth". So, you should be seeing a "wlan0"
interface.

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