Problem using adhoc mode using the iwn driver.

[Sam Leffler]

Scott Lambert wrote:
> On Fri, Sep 11, 2009 at 07:37:35PM -0700, Sam Leffler wrote:
>> Eddie Leisure wrote:
>>> Paul B. Mahol wrote:
>>>> Look at iwn source code, IBSS cap is commented out.
>>>> Either this issue should be addressed or man page should be updated.
>>> Thanks for your help here, it never occurred to me to check the source,
>>> I'm still a bit of a newbie at this.
>>>
>>> Deleted the #if 0...#endif block around the code in if_iwn.c and
>>> recompiled.
>>> Running it form the console this time and I can see the error "iwn0:
>>> IBSS mode not supported" - so it still doesn't seem to be working.  I
>>> checked over the rest of the source and I don't see anything obvious in
>>> the header files either.
>> iwn's ibss suport didn't work when I last tried it so I removed the
>> capability.  Someone needs to take responsibility for the driver; there
>> are many outstanding issues with the code in the tree (e.g. lack of
>> support for the newer (but now old) parts).
> 
> If someone gets interested in playing with iwn, it would be great if
> they could work on resume.  FreeBSD 8 is *wonderful* for S3 suspend and
> resume.  I really appreciate the work which has been done to get it to
> work.
> 
> The iwn driver is my only issue.  I have put up the verbose dmesg for
> boot and resume if anyone is interested.
> 
> http://www.lambertfam.org/~lambert/laptop/TravelMate_5720-6911/
> 
> After resume the ifconfig shows "associated" on iwn0 and "no carrier" on
> wlan0.
> 
> 

There is suspend/resume support in net80211; probably just requires 
hooking up to it.  OTOH if you want to do a good job (i.e. resume 
quickly) then take a look at what ath does.

	Sam