Re: Testers needed: WPA support in D-I

[Ben Armstrong <synrg@sanctuary.nslug.ns.ca>]

On 01/24/2011 08:16 AM, Ben Armstrong wrote:
> My initial attempt using amd64 image failed at "Attempting to exchange
> keys with the access point", probably because the access point has a
> hidden essid

I did manage to get a net admin here to unhide the essid for me and
retest. Still no success. Other possibly relevant details:

- wifi card is an Atheros AR9285 by Azurewave (1a3b:1089) using ath9k driver
- the network is WPA2-PSK-TKIP+CCMP
- my squeeze system (i.e. not the installer) associates fine with
wpa_cli + wpa_supplicant

syslog excerpts (sorry if my edit job is a bit choppy ... i found myself
with no network and no way to mount a device to copy material to, so it
is hand entered) relating to wlan0 from installer follow:

netcfg[1680]: INFO: ethtool-lite: ethtool ioctl on wlan0 failed
netcfg[1680]: WARNING ***: ethtool-lite: couldn't determine MII ioctl to
use for wlan0
... repeated several times ...
netcfg[1680]: INFO: found no link on interface wlan0.
netcfg[1680]: INFO: wlan0 is not associated. Relegating to defwireless
apt-install: Queueing package wireless-tools for later installation
apt-install: Queueing package wpasupplicant for later installation
...
wlan0: direct probe to AP 00:1d:b3:4c:f0:49 (try 1)
wlan0: direct probe responded
wlan0: authenticate with AP 00:1d:b3:4c:f0:49 (try 1)
wlan0: authenticated
wlan0: associate with AP 00:1d:b3:4c:f0:49 (try 1)
wlan0: RX AssocResp from 00:1d:b3:4c:f0:49 (capab=0x411 status=0 aid=2)
netcfg[1680]: ADDRCONF(NETDRV_CHANGE): wlan0: link becomes ready
netcfg[1680]: cfg80211: Calling CRDA for country: CA
wlan0: associated
wlan0: deauthenticating from 00:1d:b3:4c:f0:49 by local choice (reason=1)
netcfg[1680]: INFO: buf = wpa_state=DISCONNECTED
netcfg[1680]: INFO: buf = wpa_state=SCANNING

Messages like these last ones repeat ad infinitum.

Ben