B43: MGMT (TX callback) fail

B43: MGMT (TX callback) fail

[Manuel Schölling]

Hi,

I'm using hostapd 0.6.9 with b43 (Kernel 2.6.29-gentoo-r5-twam, 410.2160 of
Broadcom's proprietary driver) with this minimal config:

interface=wlan1
driver=nl80211
ssid=test

(I have two b43 cards: wlan0 and wlan1).
The ssid is not broadcasted and when I want to connect with my laptop (atheros
card), I get this debugging output:

Configuration file: hostapd.conf                  
Opening raw packet socket for ifindex 143960616   
BSS count 1, BSSID mask ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff (0 bits)
SIOCGIWRANGE: WE(compiled)=22 WE(source)=21 enc_capa=0xf
nl80211: Added 802.11b mode based on 802.11g information
Allowed channel: mode=1 chan=1 freq=2412 MHz max_tx_power=27 dBm
Allowed channel: mode=1 chan=2 freq=2417 MHz max_tx_power=27 dBm
Allowed channel: mode=1 chan=3 freq=2422 MHz max_tx_power=27 dBm
Allowed channel: mode=1 chan=4 freq=2427 MHz max_tx_power=27 dBm
Allowed channel: mode=1 chan=5 freq=2432 MHz max_tx_power=27 dBm
Allowed channel: mode=1 chan=6 freq=2437 MHz max_tx_power=27 dBm
Allowed channel: mode=1 chan=7 freq=2442 MHz max_tx_power=27 dBm
Allowed channel: mode=1 chan=8 freq=2447 MHz max_tx_power=27 dBm
Allowed channel: mode=1 chan=9 freq=2452 MHz max_tx_power=27 dBm
Allowed channel: mode=1 chan=10 freq=2457 MHz max_tx_power=27 dBm
Allowed channel: mode=1 chan=11 freq=2462 MHz max_tx_power=27 dBm
Allowed channel: mode=0 chan=1 freq=2412 MHz max_tx_power=27 dBm 
Allowed channel: mode=0 chan=2 freq=2417 MHz max_tx_power=27 dBm 
Allowed channel: mode=0 chan=3 freq=2422 MHz max_tx_power=27 dBm 
Allowed channel: mode=0 chan=4 freq=2427 MHz max_tx_power=27 dBm 
Allowed channel: mode=0 chan=5 freq=2432 MHz max_tx_power=27 dBm 
Allowed channel: mode=0 chan=6 freq=2437 MHz max_tx_power=27 dBm 
Allowed channel: mode=0 chan=7 freq=2442 MHz max_tx_power=27 dBm 
Allowed channel: mode=0 chan=8 freq=2447 MHz max_tx_power=27 dBm 
Allowed channel: mode=0 chan=9 freq=2452 MHz max_tx_power=27 dBm 
Allowed channel: mode=0 chan=10 freq=2457 MHz max_tx_power=27 dBm
Allowed channel: mode=0 chan=11 freq=2462 MHz max_tx_power=27 dBm
RATE[0] rate=10 flags=0x2                                        
RATE[1] rate=20 flags=0x6                                        
RATE[2] rate=55 flags=0x4                                        
RATE[3] rate=110 flags=0x4                                       
Passive scanning not supported                                   
Flushing old station entries                                     
Deauthenticate all stations                                      
Using interface wlan1 with hwaddr 00:14:a4:30:20:2d and ssid 'test'
wlan1: Setup of interface done.                                    
MGMT (TX callback) ACK                                             
STA 00:15:af:12:a7:cb sent probe request for broadcast SSID        
MGMT (TX callback) fail                                            
mgmt::proberesp cb                                                 
STA 00:c0:a8:cc:23:27 sent probe request for broadcast SSID        
MGMT (TX callback) ACK                                             
mgmt::proberesp cb                                                 
STA 00:c0:a8:cc:23:27 sent probe request for broadcast SSID        
MGMT (TX callback) fail                                            
mgmt::proberesp cb                                                 
STA 00:c0:a8:cc:23:27 sent probe request for broadcast SSID        
MGMT (TX callback) fail                                            
mgmt::proberesp cb                                                 
STA 00:c0:a8:cc:23:27 sent probe request for broadcast SSID        
MGMT (TX callback) ACK                                             
mgmt::proberesp cb
STA 00:c0:a8:cc:23:27 sent probe request for broadcast SSID
STA 00:c0:a8:cc:23:27 sent probe request for our SSID
MGMT (TX callback) fail
mgmt::proberesp cb
MGMT (TX callback) fail
mgmt::proberesp cb
STA 00:c0:a8:cc:23:27 sent probe request for our SSID
MGMT (TX callback) ACK
mgmt::proberesp cb
STA 00:c0:a8:cc:23:27 sent probe request for broadcast SSID
MGMT (TX callback) fail
mgmt::proberesp cb
STA 00:c0:a8:cc:23:27 sent probe request for broadcast SSID
MGMT (TX callback) fail
mgmt::proberesp cb
^CSignal 2 received - terminating
Flushing old station entries
Deauthenticate all stations


Seems like there were the same problems with rt2x00
(http://rt2x00.serialmonkey.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=5005) but the patch
there only affects the rt2x00 driver.

Please ask if you need more information.

Cheers,
Manuel

Re: B43: MGMT (TX callback) fail

[Manuel Schölling]

Sorry, I forgot to tell you that the client machine does not associate with the
hostapd machine (but it does with other access points).

Re: B43: MGMT (TX callback) fail

[Manuel Schölling]

Manuel Schölling <manuel.schoelling@...> writes:

> 
> Sorry, I forgot to tell you that the client machine does not associate with the
> hostapd machine (but it does with other access points).
> 
> --
> To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in
> the body of a message to majordomo@...
> More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
> 
> 

Sorry about all the noise.
I got it working switching to channel 1 (based on this post:
http://lists.berlios.de/pipermail/bcm43xx-dev/2009-April/008896.html)
It's for b43 legancy but I'm using 'ordinary' b43...

Anyway, is it already fixed in SVN version?

Re: B43: MGMT (TX callback) fail

[Larry Finger]

Manuel Schölling wrote:
> 
> Sorry about all the noise.
> I got it working switching to channel 1 (based on this post:
> http://lists.berlios.de/pipermail/bcm43xx-dev/2009-April/008896.html)
> It's for b43 legancy but I'm using 'ordinary' b43...
> 
> Anyway, is it already fixed in SVN version?

What is to fix? The message you posted was from somebody that had a
problem with the Broadcom wl (_CLOSED_ _SOURCE_ _DRIVER_)! We could
not fix that if we wanted to, and we have no interest in touching that
driver.

If you find a bug in b43, and document it, then it will get fixed.

BTW, there is no SVN version. All code versioning is done with git.
The wireless-testing git tree is what most of us use and test.