Re: [Gumstix-users] Wifistix doesn't work

[Dave H. <dhy...@gm...>]

Hi Liorrrr,

>  However, now I still have a few issues:
>
>  I see the following messages on the boot sequence:
>
>  pcmcia: request for exclusive IRQ could not be fulfilled.
>  pcmcia: the driver needs updating to supported shared IRQ lines.
>  1. Should I do something although it works?

I seem to recall that being a normal message,

>  2. I managed to get IP address only with DHCP. How can I configure a static
>  IP?
>  I already did the following in /etc/network/interfaces :
>
>  auto mwlan0
>  iface mwlan0 inet static
>  address 132.70.5.144
>  netmask 255.255.255.0
>  gateway 132.70.5.250
>  pre-up /sbin/iwconfig $IFACE essid tsunami txpower 100mW
>
>  but it's not working - What is worng here?

Not sure - that looks right to me.

>  3. When I got the IP from the DHCP I see only inet6 addr and I have to set
>  manualy the IP by doing:
>  "ifconfig mwlan <ip address> up"
>  My question: How can I obtain automatically IP address?

I'm confused. I thought you said earlier that you managed to get an IP
address with DHCP?

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Dave Hylands
Vancouver, BC, Canada
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