Re: h5550 wifi power down

Yes, this is a bug in the driver. Does it occur with the at76c503a
driver as well?

p.

On Thu, 2004-08-26 at 17:51 +0000, Alex Bystrov wrote:
> I see what I did wrong. In order to remove the driver one needs
> 1. to establish the link-level connection (iwconfig eth0 ...), too bad if
> your access point is not configured, then you'll fail this step.
> 2. to configure the interface (ifconfig eth0 up)
> Note, the IP connection is not necessary. I did not configure the IP
> address. On the other hand this does not hurt, the IP can be
> either configured or not.
> 3. to stop the interface (ifconfig eth0 down)
> 4. ...and only then the module can be removed (rmmod usbvnetr)
>
> Is it the fault in the driver that it cannot be removed without the above
> hassle? I am experimenting now checking battery life in the sleep mode.
> The first impression is that without the driver the consumption is lower.
> Still the unit looses about 30% in 20 hours and I am using the expansion
> pack with a second battery.
>
> Alex
>
>
>
> On Tue, 24 Aug 2004, Calum Mackay wrote:
>
> > Alex Bystrov wrote:
> > > OK, doing it from scratch.
> > > Rebooted,
> > > ifdown eth0
> > > interface eth0 not configured
> > > iwconfig
> > > eth0: ... it is configured...
> > > ...making wifi work... green LED, ping works...
> > > ifconfig eth0 down
> > > ifdown eth0
> > > interface eth0 not configured (still--AB)
> > > the module still cannot be removed...
> >
> > that's odd. it works for me here:
> >
> > familiar # ping cdmnet.org
> > PING diz (192.168.254.1): 56 data bytes
> > 64 bytes from 192.168.254.1: icmp_seq=0 ttl=64 time=2.7 ms
> > familiar # ifconfig eth0
> > eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:02:8A:FA:64:D9
> > inet addr:192.168.254.4 Bcast:192.168.254.255
> > Mask:255.255.255.0
> > UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
> > familiar # iwconfig eth0
> > eth0 ATMEL RFMD503A ESSID:"cdm-wireless" Nickname:"cdm-wireless"
> > Mode:Managed Channel:11 Access Point: 00:06:25:EA:5D:A6
> > familiar # ifconfig eth0 down; sleep 5
> > familiar # rmmod usbvnetr
> > familiar #
> >
> > cheers,
> > c.
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