ok, part 1, starting with a new and freshly-updated F7 install on a
gateway MX7120, here's the current situation without doing *anything*
additional, and what someone might want to check just for sanity.
from /var/log/dmesg:
...
bcm43xx-phy0: Broadcom 4318 WLAN found
ssb: Switching to IEEE 802.11 core, index 1
bcm43xx-phy0 debug: Found PHY: Analog 3, Type 2, Revision 7
bcm43xx-phy0 debug: Found Radio: Manuf 0x17F, Version 0x2050, Revision 8
bcm43xx-phy0 debug: Radio turned off
...
# ls /lib/firmware/
ipw2100-1.3.fw ipw2200-sniffer.fw ipw-2.4-ibss_ucode.fw LICENSE.ipw2200
ipw2100-1.3-i.fw ipw-2.4-boot.fw ipw-2.4-sniffer.fw zd1211
ipw2100-1.3-p.fw ipw-2.4-bss.fw ipw-2.4-sniffer_ucode.fw
ipw2200-bss.fw ipw-2.4-bss_ucode.fw iwlwifi-3945.ucode
ipw2200-ibss.fw ipw-2.4-ibss.fw LICENSE.ipw2100
# iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.
eth0 no wireless extensions.
wmaster0 no wireless extensions.
wlan0 IEEE 802.11g ESSID:""
Mode:Managed Channel:0 Access Point: Not-Associated
Retry min limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr=2346 B
Encryption key:off
Link Quality:0 Signal level:0 Noise level:0
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0
# lsmod
...
bcm43xx_mac80211 400289 0
firewire_ohci 20673 0
snd_pcm 74949 4 snd_atiixp,snd_atiixp_modem,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss
firewire_core 43137 1 firewire_ohci
ssb 34757 1 bcm43xx_mac80211
mac80211 147017 2 rc80211_simple,bcm43xx_mac80211
...
is there anything else that would be worth examining and recording
before going any further? i like making a record of stuff like this
so i can compare what changes.
rday
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