[Madwifi-devel] OpenHAL and ad hoc mode

[Ron L. <ron...@go...>]

Hi all,

I wanted to try out OpenHal and downloaded it using the command:

svn checkout http://svn.madwifi.org/branches/madwifi-old-openhal madwifi

I compiled/installed it using "make; make install". I was able to load
the module ath_pci using "modprobe ath_pci". However, I could not see
any wifi device when I executed the command "iwconfig". It appears
that there is an ath interface but no wifi interfaces. The ath interface
is readily configured in "managed mode". For my work, I am interested
in using the wireless NIC in "adhoc mode".

My questions are:
1. Is it possible to work with the wifi interfaces while using OpenHAL?
2. If not, is it possible to configure the wireless NICs to operate in
adhoc mode?

Any help is highly appreciated!

Thanks,
Ron

PS. I am using an IBM thinkpad laptop and a Linux kernel 2.6.18.
I got the following kernel message from dmesg:

ath_hal: OpenHAL loaded (AR5210, AR5211, AR5212, RF5110/1/2)
wlan: 0.8.6.0 (EXPERIMENTAL)
ath_rate_sample: 1.2
ath_pci: 0.9.5.0-BSD (EXPERIMENTAL)
PCI: Enabling device 0000:02:02.0 (0110 -> 0112)
PCI: Found IRQ 11 for device 0000:02:02.0
PCI: Sharing IRQ 11 with 0000:00:1d.2
PCI: Sharing IRQ 11 with 0000:00:1f.1
ath_hal: Atheros HW found
ath_hal: MAC version: 5213
ath_hal: PHY version: 5112a
ath_hal: EEPROM version: 4.8
Build date: Aug 27 2007
Debugging version (IEEE80211)
ath0: 11a rates: 6Mbps 9Mbps 12Mbps 18Mbps 24Mbps 36Mbps 48Mbps 54Mbps
ath0: H/W encryption support: WEP
ath0: mac 5.9 phy 4.3 radio 3.6
ath0: Use hw queue 1 for WME_AC_BE traffic
ath0: Use hw queue 0 for WME_AC_BK traffic
ath0: Use hw queue 2 for WME_AC_VI traffic
ath0: Use hw queue 3 for WME_AC_VO traffic
ath0: Use hw queue 6 for CAB traffic
ath0: Use hw queue 7 for beacons
Debugging version (ATH)
ath0: AR5212: mem=0xc0210000, irq=11