Hi all, We are integrating Wireless LAN driver with Ubuntu GNOME on a customer proprietary board. The issue we are facing is that our network interface (WLAN) is being recognized as wired interface by GNOME network-manager. We are using Ubuntu 10.10.
But iwconfig is recognising xxxwlan0 interface as wireless. iwlist scan is scanning the AP's. If i stop network-manager and wpa_supplicant and load the drivers and then start them, then it is being listed as wireless interface. Please find the log below: =================== Oct 7 18:48:55 ubuntu-desktop modem-manager: (net/xxxwlan0): port's parent platform driver is not whitelisted Oct 7 18:48:55 ubuntu-desktop NetworkManager[1634]: SCPlugin-Ifupdown: devices added (path: /sys/devices/platform/device_wifi.1/net/xxxwlan0, iface: xxxwlan0) Oct 7 18:48:55 ubuntu-desktop NetworkManager[1634]: SCPlugin-Ifupdown: device added (path: /sys/devices/platform/device_wifi.1/net/xxxwlan0, iface: xxxwlan0): no ifupdown configuration found. Oct 7 18:48:55 ubuntu-desktop NetworkManager[1634]: <error> [1286457535.687011] [nm-device-ethernet.c:729] real_update_permanent_hw_address(): (xxxwlan0): unable to read permanent MAC address (error 95) Oct 7 18:48:55 ubuntu-desktop NetworkManager[1634]: <info> (xxxwlan0): driver 'device_wifi' does not support carrier detection. Oct 7 18:48:55 ubuntu-desktop NetworkManager[1634]: <info> (xxxwlan0): new Ethernet device (driver: 'device_wifi' ifindex: 3) Oct 7 18:48:55 ubuntu-desktop NetworkManager[1634]: <info> (xxxwlan0): exported as /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/1 Oct 7 18:48:55 ubuntu-desktop NetworkManager[1634]: <info> (xxxwlan0): now managed Oct 7 18:48:55 ubuntu-desktop NetworkManager[1634]: <info> (xxxwlan0): device state change: 1 -> 2 (reason 2) Oct 7 18:48:55 ubuntu-desktop NetworkManager[1634]: <info> (xxxwlan0): bringing up device. Oct 7 18:48:55 ubuntu-desktop NetworkManager[1634]: <info> (xxxwlan0): deactivating device (reason: 2). Oct 7 18:48:55 ubuntu-desktop NetworkManager[1634]: <info> Added default wired connection 'Auto xxxwlan0' for /sys/devices/platform/device_wifi.1/net/xxxwlan0 Oct 7 18:48:55 ubuntu-desktop NetworkManager[1634]: <info> (xxxwlan0): device state change: 2 -> 3 (reason 0) Oct 7 18:48:55 ubuntu-desktop NetworkManager[1634]: <info> Activation (xxxwlan0) starting connection 'Auto xxxwlan0' Oct 7 18:48:55 ubuntu-desktop NetworkManager[1634]: <info> (xxxwlan0): device state change: 3 -> 4 (reason 0) Oct 7 18:48:55 ubuntu-desktop NetworkManager[1634]: <info> Activation (xxxwlan0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) scheduled... Oct 7 18:48:55 ubuntu-desktop NetworkManager[1634]: <info> Activation (xxxwlan0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) started... Oct 7 18:48:55 ubuntu-desktop NetworkManager[1634]: <info> Activation (xxxwlan0) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) scheduled... Oct 7 18:48:55 ubuntu-desktop NetworkManager[1634]: <info> Activation (xxxwlan0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) complete. Oct 7 18:48:55 ubuntu-desktop NetworkManager[1634]: <info> Activation (xxxwlan0) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) starting... Oct 7 18:48:55 ubuntu-desktop NetworkManager[1634]: <info> (xxxwlan0): device state change: 4 -> 5 (reason 0) Oct 7 18:48:55 ubuntu-desktop NetworkManager[1634]: <info> (xxxwlan0): bringing up device. Oct 7 18:48:55 ubuntu-desktop NetworkManager[1634]: <info> (xxxwlan0): device state change: 5 -> 9 (reason 4) Oct 7 18:48:55 ubuntu-desktop NetworkManager[1634]: <info> Marking connection 'Auto xxxwlan0' invalid. Oct 7 18:48:55 ubuntu-desktop NetworkManager[1634]: <warn> Activation (xxxwlan0) failed. Oct 7 18:48:55 ubuntu-desktop NetworkManager[1634]: <info> Activation (xxxwlan0) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) complete. Oct 7 18:48:55 ubuntu-desktop NetworkManager[1634]: <info> (xxxwlan0): device state change: 9 -> 3 (reason 0) Oct 7 18:48:55 ubuntu-desktop NetworkManager[1634]: <info> (xxxwlan0): deactivating device (reason: 0). We want to know if we are missing some thing in the wlan driver.If anybody has worked on the GNOME-Network Manager earlier or has a clue about this, kindly share with us. Please let us know if you need more details. thanks, Pandu. -- View this message in context: http://old.nabble.com/Wireless-driver-is-being-recognized-as-wired-driver-tp29932967p29932967.html Sent from the Gnome - NetworkManager mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ networkmanager-list mailing list networkmanager-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/networkmanager-list