Wireless driver is being recognized as wired driver

[panduranga <pandu chikki gmail com>]

Hi all,
 
We are integrating Wireless LAN driver with Ubuntu GNOME on a customer
proprietary board.
 
The issue we are facing is that our network interface (WLAN) is being
recognized as wired interface by GNOME network-manager. We are using Ubuntu
10.10. 

But iwconfig is recognising xxxwlan0 interface as wireless.
iwlist scan is scanning the AP's.

If i stop network-manager and wpa_supplicant and load the drivers and then
start them, then it is being listed as wireless interface.

Please find the log below:
===================

Oct  7 18:48:55 ubuntu-desktop modem-manager: (net/xxxwlan0): port's parent
platform driver is not whitelisted
Oct  7 18:48:55 ubuntu-desktop NetworkManager[1634]:    SCPlugin-Ifupdown:
devices added (path: /sys/devices/platform/device_wifi.1/net/xxxwlan0,
iface: xxxwlan0)
Oct  7 18:48:55 ubuntu-desktop NetworkManager[1634]:    SCPlugin-Ifupdown:
device added (path: /sys/devices/platform/device_wifi.1/net/xxxwlan0, iface:
xxxwlan0): no ifupdown configuration found.
Oct  7 18:48:55 ubuntu-desktop NetworkManager[1634]: <error>
[1286457535.687011] [nm-device-ethernet.c:729]
real_update_permanent_hw_address(): (xxxwlan0): unable to read permanent MAC
address (error 95)
Oct  7 18:48:55 ubuntu-desktop NetworkManager[1634]: <info> (xxxwlan0):
driver 'device_wifi' does not support carrier detection.
Oct  7 18:48:55 ubuntu-desktop NetworkManager[1634]: <info> (xxxwlan0): new
Ethernet device (driver: 'device_wifi' ifindex: 3)
Oct  7 18:48:55 ubuntu-desktop NetworkManager[1634]: <info> (xxxwlan0):
exported as /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/1
Oct  7 18:48:55 ubuntu-desktop NetworkManager[1634]: <info> (xxxwlan0): now
managed
Oct  7 18:48:55 ubuntu-desktop NetworkManager[1634]: <info> (xxxwlan0):
device state change: 1 -> 2 (reason 2)
Oct  7 18:48:55 ubuntu-desktop NetworkManager[1634]: <info> (xxxwlan0):
bringing up device.
Oct  7 18:48:55 ubuntu-desktop NetworkManager[1634]: <info> (xxxwlan0):
deactivating device (reason: 2).
Oct  7 18:48:55 ubuntu-desktop NetworkManager[1634]: <info> Added default
wired connection 'Auto xxxwlan0' for
/sys/devices/platform/device_wifi.1/net/xxxwlan0
Oct  7 18:48:55 ubuntu-desktop NetworkManager[1634]: <info> (xxxwlan0):
device state change: 2 -> 3 (reason 0)
Oct  7 18:48:55 ubuntu-desktop NetworkManager[1634]: <info> Activation
(xxxwlan0) starting connection 'Auto xxxwlan0'
Oct  7 18:48:55 ubuntu-desktop NetworkManager[1634]: <info> (xxxwlan0):
device state change: 3 -> 4 (reason 0)
Oct  7 18:48:55 ubuntu-desktop NetworkManager[1634]: <info> Activation
(xxxwlan0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) scheduled...
Oct  7 18:48:55 ubuntu-desktop NetworkManager[1634]: <info> Activation
(xxxwlan0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) started...
Oct  7 18:48:55 ubuntu-desktop NetworkManager[1634]: <info> Activation
(xxxwlan0) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) scheduled...
Oct  7 18:48:55 ubuntu-desktop NetworkManager[1634]: <info> Activation
(xxxwlan0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) complete.
Oct  7 18:48:55 ubuntu-desktop NetworkManager[1634]: <info> Activation
(xxxwlan0) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) starting...
Oct  7 18:48:55 ubuntu-desktop NetworkManager[1634]: <info> (xxxwlan0):
device state change: 4 -> 5 (reason 0)
Oct  7 18:48:55 ubuntu-desktop NetworkManager[1634]: <info> (xxxwlan0):
bringing up device.
Oct  7 18:48:55 ubuntu-desktop NetworkManager[1634]: <info> (xxxwlan0):
device state change: 5 -> 9 (reason 4)
Oct  7 18:48:55 ubuntu-desktop NetworkManager[1634]: <info> Marking
connection 'Auto xxxwlan0' invalid.
Oct  7 18:48:55 ubuntu-desktop NetworkManager[1634]: <warn> Activation
(xxxwlan0) failed.
Oct  7 18:48:55 ubuntu-desktop NetworkManager[1634]: <info> Activation
(xxxwlan0) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) complete.
Oct  7 18:48:55 ubuntu-desktop NetworkManager[1634]: <info> (xxxwlan0):
device state change: 9 -> 3 (reason 0)
Oct  7 18:48:55 ubuntu-desktop NetworkManager[1634]: <info> (xxxwlan0):
deactivating device (reason: 0).

We want to know if we are missing some thing in the wlan driver.If anybody
has worked on the GNOME-Network Manager earlier or has a clue about this,
kindly share with us.

Please let us know if you need more details.
 
thanks,
Pandu.
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