Johannes Berg <johannes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > On Fri, 2010-07-23 at 13:38 -0700, Guy, Wey-Yi wrote: >> Hi Johannes, >> >> On Fri, 2010-07-23 at 13:14 -0700, Alex Romosan wrote: >> > since kernel 2.6.35-rc3 (i didn't try 1 or 2) i haven't been able to >> > connect to a hidden wireless access point using the iwlwifi driver. i >> > can connect to open ones though (the ones that broadcast their name). >> > 2.6.34 worked without any problems. any ideas? >> > >> > this is with the driver in the standard linux kernel (2.6.35-rc6 is the >> > latest one i tried). >> >> Do you aware any changes? > > Nope, and it works fine here on wireless-testing. any ideas on how i can debug this? i tried to do a git-bisect but i didn't get anywhere. i have the driver compiled in the kernel if that makes any difference. as i played with the later kernels (after 2.6.34) i discovered that if kept bringing the interface down and then up again eventually i would get "cfg80211: Calling CRDA to update world regulatory domain" the antenna light on the laptop (i have a thinkpad t61) would go off and then at the next ifup the driver connected. looks like some kind of reset/initialization problem to me. --alex-- -- | I believe the moment is at hand when, by a paranoiac and active | | advance of the mind, it will be possible (simultaneously with | | automatism and other passive states) to systematize confusion | | and thus to help to discredit completely the world of reality. | -- 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
