some compile errors with that patch. drvinfo.driver is a char[32] and brackets are mismatched.
wifi-utils.c: In function 'wifi_utils_init': wifi-utils.c:76:17: error: incompatible types when assigning to type 'char[32]' from type 'void *' wifi-utils.c:85:3: error: expected ')' before 'ret' wifi-utils.c:95:1: error: expected expression before '}' token the unbalanced brackets at 85 i've made some changes so it compiles, but im not 100% sure if it's correct (I'm a bit under the weather at the moment). revised patch to test Index: network-manager-0.9.4.0/src/wifi/wifi-utils.c =================================================================== --- network-manager-0.9.4.0.orig/src/wifi/wifi-utils.c 2012-03-01 05:26:37.000000000 +0000 +++ network-manager-0.9.4.0/src/wifi/wifi-utils.c 2012-04-06 21:01:47.808432103 +0100 @@ -25,6 +25,11 @@ #include <string.h> #include <glib.h> +#include <sys/socket.h> +#include <linux/sockios.h> +#include <linux/if.h> +#include <linux/ethtool.h> + #include "wifi-utils.h" #include "wifi-utils-private.h" #include "wifi-utils-nl80211.h" @@ -57,11 +62,30 @@ wifi_utils_init (const char *iface, int ifindex, gboolean check_scan) { WifiData *ret; + struct ifreq ifr; + struct ethtool_drvinfo drvinfo; + int fd; g_return_val_if_fail (iface != NULL, NULL); g_return_val_if_fail (ifindex > 0, NULL); - ret = wifi_nl80211_init (iface, ifindex); + fd = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_DGRAM, 0); + + strcpy(ifr.ifr_name, iface); + drvinfo.cmd = ETHTOOL_GDRVINFO; + drvinfo.driver[0] = '\0'; + + ifr.ifr_data = &drvinfo; + + ioctl(fd, SIOCETHTOOL, &ifr); + + if (drvinfo.driver[0] && + (strcmp (drvinfo.driver, "ipw2200") == 0) || + (strcmp (drvinfo.driver, "ipw2100") == 0)) + ret = NULL; + else + ret = wifi_nl80211_init (iface, ifindex); + if (ret == NULL) { #if HAVE_WEXT ret = wifi_wext_init (iface, ifindex, check_scan); -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/973241 Title: ipw2200 driver doesn't report any capabilities or wireless properties using the nl80211 interface to network-manager To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/linux/+bug/973241/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs