[TriLUG] Wireless init.d script not finishing

[Mike Shaw]

On 6/1/07, Randy Barlow <randy at electronsweatshop.com> wrote:
>
> On Thursday 31 May 2007 14:01, Randy Barlow wrote:
> > Hi all, I'm working on a new install of Gentoo on my laptop, and I'm
> > running into a funny issue with my wireless card.  It's the Intel
> 2200bg,
> > and I am using the in-kernel driver and the firmware from portage.  All
> > that seems to work just fine.  The trouble though is that the init
> script
> > doesn't finish bringing up the device, most notably in the form of not
> > getting an IP address using DHCP and not finishing so other scripts
> (such
> > as sshd) can run.
>
> Just an update: I still don't have this working, and I'm starting to
> wonder if
> it is a bug with Gentoo's baselayout or maybe with wpa_supplicant.  I
> filed a
> bug report at http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=180487 .  If anyone
> has
> any more ideas, I am all ears!


I've had an issue with Gentoo and wireless since last year on my T41(AR5212
802.11abg NIC (rev 01)).  I had things working with WEP last year under
older versions of the 2.6 kernel and ndiswrapper, but since my rebuild last
June I cannot get the builtin wireless to connect to anything unless it is
completely open.

I have never been able to get the madwifi drivers working or
wpa_supplicant.

l8r,

Mike
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