Rolf,

Thanks for trying out the driver.

>Nov  6 22:40:44 vega iwk: WARNING: iwk_config(): failed to set power
mode
>Nov  6 22:40:44 vega iwk: WARNING: iwk_init(): failed to configure
device

The above warnings are logged while the transmitter is off (not when
it's switched on).

I tried the wificonfig scan after switching transmitter switch off and
on and so far it has worked for me every time. A couple of times it did
take a few seconds to return. I will try some more to reproduce it.

Thanks,
Geeta

>-----Original Message-----
>From: laptop-discuss-bounces at opensolaris.org [mailto:laptop-discuss-
>bounces at opensolaris.org] On Behalf Of Rolf Dietze
>Sent: Monday, November 05, 2007 2:24 PM
>To: laptop-discuss at opensolaris.org
>Subject: [laptop-discuss] Successfull install of iwk driver on Thinkpad
>T61p
>
>OS: Nevada build 73, 64bit
>
>System Configuration: LENOVO 64575GG
>BIOS Configuration: LENOVO 7LET44WW (1.14 ) 06/27/2007
>Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU     T7700  @ 2.40GHz None
>
>Interface reported as:
>
>            Node 0x00001d
>                assigned-addresses:
>83030010.00000000.df2fe000.00000000.00002000
>                reg:
>00030000.00000000.00000000.00000000.00000000.03030010.00000000.00000000
.000
>00000.00002000
>                compatible: 'pciex8086,4230.8086.1111.61' +
>'pciex8086,4230.8086.1111' + 'pciex8086,4230.61' + 'pciex8086,4230' +
>'pciexclass,028000' + 'pciexclass,0280' + 'pci8086,4230.8086.1111.61' +
>'pci8086,4230.8086.1111' + 'pci8086,1111' + 'pci8086,4230.61' +
>'pci8086,4230' + 'pciclass,028000' + 'pciclass,0280'
>                model:  'Network controller'
>                power-consumption:  00000001.00000001
>                devsel-speed:  00000000
>                interrupts:  00000001
>                subsystem-vendor-id:  00008086
>                subsystem-id:  00001111
>                unit-address:  '0'
>                class-code:  00028000
>                revision-id:  00000061
>                vendor-id:  00008086
>                device-id:  00004230
>                pcie-capid-pointer:  000000e0
>                pcie-capid-reg:  00000001
>                name:  'pci8086,1111'
>
>
>
>After installing the iwk-driver from the package I tried an ifconfig:
>
>0 1 root at vega pts/11 wifi/iwk 55# ifconfig iwk0 plumb
>ifconfig: SIOCSLIFNAME for ip: iwk0: permission denied
>
>On the console I got :
>Nov  6 22:28:34 vega iwk: NOTICE: iwk: Radio transmitter is off
>
>Yes could be, so I shut down the machine and had a look into the
>BIOS-setup. Yes it was disabled, since Solaris didn't support it
>and there is no Windows or linux onboard...:}
>
>After enabling the wireless interface in the BIOS I restarted the
>machine and did an ifconfig iwk0 plumb, still permission denied
>and the above console-message. I remembered that there is a small
>switch turning off all wireless transmitters, that is wifi and
>bluetooth. I powered them on, but still no plumbing. The interface
>was plumbable only after a devfsadm-run after powering on the
>transmitter. What I did not really understand is, why is the
>interface not plumbable while the transmitter is turned off,
>eventhough the wifi-interface is visible for Solaris while the
>transceiver is turned off?
>
>While the interface is up and running, if I turn off the transceiver,
>I get:
>Nov  6 22:40:39 vega iwk: NOTICE: iwk: Radio transmitter is off
>Turning it on again, I get:
>Nov  6 22:40:44 vega iwk: WARNING: iwk_config(): failed to set power
mode
>Nov  6 22:40:44 vega iwk: WARNING: iwk_init(): failed to configure
device
>But despite the error messages, sometimes the interface is running
fine,
>sometimes it doesn't come back. It's still plumbed, but wificonfig scan
>doesn't return.
>
>I tried that under Nevada build 73 on a T61p. Thanks a lot for the
>driver. Even at low speed, it is wireless :)
>
>Rolf
>
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