Re: Bug#659521: [3.1.8 -> 3.2.4 regression] ATH9K driver will not connect to my adhoc network
On Sunday 12 Feb 2012, Jonathan Nieder wrote:
> Ankman wrote:
> > This (attachment "report.txt") will be from my currently booted kernel
> > (3.1.0-1-686-pae)
>
> Thanks! That's fine. Forwarded to the bug log.
>
> [...]
>
> > I solely rely on a script I wrote (key and essid were replaced by me),
> > no network manager involved:
> >
> > ifconfig wlan0 down
> > iwconfig wlan0 mode ad-hoc
> > iwconfig wlan0 my-essid
> > iwconfig wlan0 key 12345
> > ifconfig wlan0 192.168.198.251
> > route add default gw 192.168.198.78
> >
> > Above works reliable for me since months. Until yesterday when the
> > kernel-update was installed
>
> Ok, please send a summary of this problem upstream (that's
> ath9k-devel@lists.ath9k.org, cc-ing linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org,
> linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, and either me or this bug log so we can
> track it).
I suspect that if you do that the reply will be to rewrite the script
to use iw rather than iwconfig. It might be worth trying that first
as it may solve the problem.
David
>
> Be sure to mention the steps to reproduce, expected result, actual
> result, and versions tested, and what kind of testing you would and
> would not be able to do to track this down, just as you have here, and
> include a link to this bug log for the full story.
>
> >> If you have time to test the attached patch[2], that might also be
> >> useful.
> >
> > Sorry, I don't have much time for that.
>
> That's fine. If we're lucky, someone more familiar with these things
> upstream can come up with some way to confirm or rule out that cause
> without having to build a new kernel.
>
> Thanks for the quick feedback.
> Jonathan
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