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socken
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 Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2006 1:35 pm Post subject: ipw3945 and monitor mode |
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I'm trying to set my ipw3945 into monitor mode, (iwconfig eth1 mode monitor) but get the 'invalid argument' exception.
I just realised, that I didn't have monitor in my use flags. Is that a must? if so, how can I re-emerge the driver? (emerge --newuse doesn't do anything..)
Oh, and I'm using ipw3945-1.0.5.
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wynn
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| Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2006 2:55 pm Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | I'm trying to set my ipw3945 into monitor mode, (iwconfig eth1 mode monitor) but get the 'invalid argument' exception. |
This probably means it can't be done. The Intel README at http://ipw3945.sourceforge.net/ doesn't say anything about monitor, where did you see something about it?
| Quote: | | I didn't have monitor in my use flags |
The use flags only contain "debug".
| Quote: | | how can I re-emerge the driver |
Simply
| Code: | | emerge -av net-wireless/ipw3945 |
(I like --ask as it gives me more of a chance to stop doing something stupid, --verbose will show the use flags)
I hope this helps.
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socken
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| Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2006 4:10 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks for your reply! In the said README on the sourceforge page, they write something about monitor mode:
| Quote: | The following features are currently enabled, but not officially
supported:
+ QoS
+ Monitor mode (aka RFMon)
+ Associated RF promiscuous mode
+ Frame Rx simulation |
If you build it manually, you can change the MAKEFILE and uncomment the specific line. However, I've installed it with gentoo portage directly and have no idea where to change something like that. Do I need to change the ebuild?
Not quite shure about the use flag, maybe you're right... |
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wynn
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| Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2006 6:10 pm Post subject: |
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Sorry, my mistake. I read the INSTALL document and referred to it as the README 
emerge only allows --fetchonly â stopping after downloading the packages â but has no argument to stop after unpacking them. I think manual installation may be the only way.
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socken
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| Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2006 7:01 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks alot for that!
If anyone else has an idea: SHOOT |
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DirtyHairy
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| Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2006 10:39 pm Post subject: |
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| You can use "ebuild" instead of "emerge"; this will allow you to unpack the sources, then patch them manually and the compile and install them. |
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socken
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| Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2006 7:47 am Post subject: |
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Perfect. Never used ebuild before. Will shure come in handy sometimes!
Altough it didn't sovled my problem... I performed all single steps, after 'ebuild unpack' I could change the Makefile, BUT: Monitor mode is already uncommented... So actually it should work, but I still get the same error..
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baygins
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| Posted: Mon Aug 14, 2006 12:42 pm Post subject: |
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I have the same problem. I tried emreging the package with
| Code: | | CONFIG_IPW3945_MONITOR=y emerge ipw3945 |
but that did not allow me to set the monitor mode by using
| Code: | | modrobe ipw3945 mode=2 |
The question is, how the heck do we pass the config entry to the emerge program? Or do we "really" need to hack the ebuild or the Makefile?
Thanks,
--selim |
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