https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=207262 ------- Comment #1 from jim.pye@pyenet.co.nz 2006-09-21 19:53 MST ------- Joachim Just some more information on this. This morning when I started the machine the /var/run/wpa_supplicant-eth2.conf has disappeared. I recopied my 10.1 version of the file and ran the following command manually to bring the interface up again. wpa_supplicant -ieth2 -c/var/run/wpa_supplicant-eth2.conf -Dwext \ -P/var/run/wpa_supplicant/eth2.pid -B The ipw2100 driver is loading OK during bootup and when I run the iwconfig command, before the wpa_supplicant command above, it tells me all is OK except it is not associated with any access points. Run the wpa_supplicant command and the interface is available immediately, don't even have to run ifup etc. Jim -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=207262 jim.pye@pyenet.co.nz changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEEDINFO |ASSIGNED Info Provider|jim.pye@pyenet.co.nz | ------- Comment #3 from jim.pye@pyenet.co.nz 2006-09-22 18:14 MST ------- Joachim That explains what happens to the file then :-) Then the issue is that whatever generates this config file on a reboot is not doing its job. The full story on how I installed the Wireless networking on 10.2 Alpha 4 follows. NOTE that this is working on 10.1 AOK and the setup on 10.1 was all done via YaST with no "special" settings. Downloaded the first 5 CD isos and installed fresh onto own HD on an IBM Thinkpad R40 which has the Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless LAN 2100 3B Mini PCI Adapter (rev 04) which uses the ipw2100. I initially, during the install, said to use the Networkmanager (have not had much success with this on 10.1 but thought I would give it a go on 10.2) The configuration of the wireless and the wpa settings went OK. However when I went to connect to the network NO GO. Went back into YaST and changed the configuration to IFUP but still no go. Looking through the /var/log/messages noticed that it was complaining that the firmware file for the ipw2100 was not being found. After discovering that this is non OSS downloaded disk 6 and installed the firmware AOK. Still using IFUP method tried to connect again but NO GO. It was while I was trying the iwconfig, ifup, ifdown commands that I noticed that a message I see on 10.1 re wpa_supplicant was not appearing on 10.2 so started my research into this and found that the wpa_supplicant is not loading and that the config file was missing etc. Seems to me there is some configuration missing from the YaST that tells the wpa_supplicant process to load automatically. Not sure where though. Looking back over /var/log/messages for yesterday I do not see any error (or any information relating to wpa_supplicant) until I su to root and manually load it and even then there are no errors. It loads and I can connect. I am prepared to send files to you but if you could tell me where I need to change "secret" information to protect the network here would be appreciated. Cheers Jim Jim Pye Master CNE, CNI, Novell CDE, LPIC-1 PyeNet Universal -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=207262 behlert@novell.com changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEEDINFO |RESOLVED Info Provider|jim.pye@pyenet.co.nz | Resolution| |INVALID ------- Comment #5 from behlert@novell.com 2007-05-21 11:05 MST ------- No answer for more than 3 months. Please reopen when you can provide the requested information. Thanks. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=207262 User fm@opensuse.org added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=207262#c7 --- Comment #7 from Felix Möller <fm@opensuse.org> 2008-04-07 10:47:20 MST --- sorry wrong bug. :-( -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.