Description of problem: In network-functions, is_wireless_device() detects if a card is a wireless device using [-d "/sys/class/net/$1/phy80211" ] since kernel 3.6 (/sys/class/net/$1/wireless was removed in 3.6.*) http://svnweb.mageia.org/packages?view=revision&revision=309529 Sadly, testing /sys/class/net/$1/phy80211 doesn't work with all the wireless devices. e.g. the wl driver doesn't use phy80211, so that broadcom wireless card using wl are not detected as wireless devices. As /sys/class/net/$1/wireless is restored with kernel 3.7, http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git;a=commit;h=38c1a01cf10c6e4049b4ffbd4a6af655df2a46e1 I suggest that we test both /sys/class/net/$1/wireless or /sys/class/net/$1/phy80211 : is_wireless_device () { [ -d "/sys/class/net/$1/wireless" -o -d "/sys/class/net/$1/phy80211" ] } Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): initscripts-9.34-30.mga3.src.rpm broadcom-wl-5.100.82.112-5.mga3.nonfree.src.rpm kmod-broadcom-wl-5.100.82.112-49.mga3.nonfree.src.rpm How reproducible: always
Priority: Normal => release_blockerCC: (none) => mageia, tmb
dup of bug 7828 ? (but you have more details)
fix (checking both paths) added in initscripts-9.41-2.mga3, will be part of mga3 beta1
Status: NEW => RESOLVEDResolution: (none) => FIXED
(In reply to comment #1) > dup of bug 7828 ? (but you have more details) I don't think so, at least not for the initial report (#7828c1), which concerns kernel 3.5 and was reported before that blino has switched the test to check phy80211 instead of wireless. (In reply to comment #2) > fix (checking both paths) added in initscripts-9.41-2.mga3, will be part of > mga3 beta1 Thanks
FWIW, I hadn't yet pushed newer initscripts to cauldron (was intending to but kept forgetting :s). It's been in testing for a while and I've been using it for ages quite happily. Might have a few minor network+network managers issues, but nothing too big I think. I remembered today (along with an unfinished dracut upgrade (jeez, I suck at the moment), but figured I'd best wait to after beta1. May as well push it now tho'. I'll hold off on the dracut upgrade as I know of at least one transitional issue I still need to fix.