Bug#451906: rt73-common: /etc/udev/rules.d/85-rt73.rules contains deprecated udev rule
On Sun, 2007-11-25 at 13:47 +0100, Piotr Roszatycki wrote: 2007/11/25, Ben Hutchings [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Now it looks like the Ralink drivers do not allow setting most wireless parameters while they are down (though rt2500 alone seems to be more flexible). Unfortunately, when using ifupdown and wireless-tools, this is exactly what is attempted - see bug #403983. Is this what you were trying to work around, Piotr? Yes, it is a workaround for this bug. Please, notice that udev rule is required also for i.e. rutilt and other similar utilities. I was very disappointed that rutilt didn't work after I plugged the wi-fi dongle. I patched rutilt to work around this (018_up_and_down.diff). I believe this has been applied upstream. I think a better workaround would be include a pre-up script that does something like: if [ x$(basename $(readlink /sys/class/net/$IFACE/device/driver)) = xrt73 ]; then ifconfig $IFACE up fi I think the pre script for ifupdown should be created even if udev rule is existing. This should replace the udev rule. I know it's simpler to do this as soon as the device is plugged in, but no other network interface is brought up automatically like this, and we know the rule is likely to break in future udev versions. Ben. -- Ben Hutchings Computers are not intelligent. They only think they are. signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part
Bug#451906: rt73-common: /etc/udev/rules.d/85-rt73.rules contains deprecated udev rule
2007/11/25, Ben Hutchings [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Now it looks like the Ralink drivers do not allow setting most wireless parameters while they are down (though rt2500 alone seems to be more flexible). Unfortunately, when using ifupdown and wireless-tools, this is exactly what is attempted - see bug #403983. Is this what you were trying to work around, Piotr? Yes, it is a workaround for this bug. Please, notice that udev rule is required also for i.e. rutilt and other similar utilities. I was very disappointed that rutilt didn't work after I plugged the wi-fi dongle. I think a better workaround would be include a pre-up script that does something like: if [ x$(basename $(readlink /sys/class/net/$IFACE/device/driver)) = xrt73 ]; then ifconfig $IFACE up fi I think the pre script for ifupdown should be created even if udev rule is existing. -- .''`.Piotr Roszatycki : :' :mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] `. `' mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] `- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#451906: rt73-common: /etc/udev/rules.d/85-rt73.rules contains deprecated udev rule
2007/11/25, Ben Hutchings [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On Sun, 2007-11-25 at 13:47 +0100, Piotr Roszatycki wrote: 2007/11/25, Ben Hutchings [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Now it looks like the Ralink drivers do not allow setting most wireless parameters while they are down (though rt2500 alone seems to be more flexible). Unfortunately, when using ifupdown and wireless-tools, this is exactly what is attempted - see bug #403983. Is this what you were trying to work around, Piotr? Yes, it is a workaround for this bug. Please, notice that udev rule is required also for i.e. rutilt and other similar utilities. I was very disappointed that rutilt didn't work after I plugged the wi-fi dongle. I patched rutilt to work around this (018_up_and_down.diff). I believe this has been applied upstream. Do you mean this patch which is removed from Ubuntu? rutilt (0.15-0ubuntu5.2) gutsy-proposed; urgency=low * Revised 018_up_and_down.diff (LP: #164058) : remove the change to configuration code that would bring the interface down before setting ESSID, as this is not necessary and does not work with all drivers (notably the r73 one). Thanks to Debian/Ben Hutchings. I know that just legacy rt73 driver is broken but I think our workarounds can break other things. -- .''`.Piotr Roszatycki : :' :mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] `. `' mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] `- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#451906: rt73-common: /etc/udev/rules.d/85-rt73.rules contains deprecated udev rule
The interface have to be set up. Without it, the iwconfig can't be
used. I'd rather want to convert it to newer udevd version that remove
it completly.
2007/11/19, Michael Prokop [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
Package: rt73-common
Version: 1:1.0.3.6-cvs20071114-dfsg1-1
Severity: important
# cat /etc/udev/rules.d/85-rt73.rules
SUBSYSTEM==net, ACTION==add, ENV{PHYSDEVDRIVER}==rt73,
RUN+=/sbin/ifconfig $env{INTERFACE} up
Current versions of udevd say:
| PHYSDEV* values are deprecated and will be removed from a future
| kernel, please fix it in /etc/udev/rules.d/85-rt73.rules:1
BTW: What's the (real) reason for this rule?
regards,
-mika-
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Bug#451906: rt73-common: /etc/udev/rules.d/85-rt73.rules contains deprecated udev rule
On Sat, 2007-11-24 at 13:25 +0100, Piotr Roszatycki wrote: The interface have to be set up. Without it, the iwconfig can't be used. I'd rather want to convert it to newer udevd version that remove it completly. IIf the user can run iwconfig, he can also run ifconfig - or indeed ifup. Now it looks like the Ralink drivers do not allow setting most wireless parameters while they are down (though rt2500 alone seems to be more flexible). Unfortunately, when using ifupdown and wireless-tools, this is exactly what is attempted - see bug #403983. Is this what you were trying to work around, Piotr? I think a better workaround would be include a pre-up script that does something like: if [ x$(basename $(readlink /sys/class/net/$IFACE/device/driver)) = xrt73 ]; then ifconfig $IFACE up fi We should consider applying this to some or all of the other legacy drivers. Ben. -- Ben Hutchings Once a job is fouled up, anything done to improve it makes it worse. signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part
Bug#451906: rt73-common: /etc/udev/rules.d/85-rt73.rules contains deprecated udev rule
Package: rt73-common
Version: 1:1.0.3.6-cvs20071114-dfsg1-1
Severity: important
# cat /etc/udev/rules.d/85-rt73.rules
SUBSYSTEM==net, ACTION==add, ENV{PHYSDEVDRIVER}==rt73,
RUN+=/sbin/ifconfig $env{INTERFACE} up
Current versions of udevd say:
| PHYSDEV* values are deprecated and will be removed from a future
| kernel, please fix it in /etc/udev/rules.d/85-rt73.rules:1
BTW: What's the (real) reason for this rule?
regards,
-mika-
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