Ubuntu
wireless-tools package

Error for wireless request "Set Power Management"

Bug #66121 reported by llpamies
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wireless-tools (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: wireless-tools

Package Version: 28-1ubuntu2 (edgy)
Wireless Driver: ipw2200

When I try to power up my my wireless interface with:

   sudo iwconfig eth1 power 1

I get th following error:

   Error for wireless request "Set Power Management" (8B2C) :
   SET failed on device eth1 ; Input/output error.

Thanks for all.

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Matthew Woerly (nattgew) wrote :

Does this still happen? Does this prevent your wireless from working?

Changed in wireless-tools:
status: New → Incomplete
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llpamies (llpamies-deactivatedaccount) wrote :

The error doesn't appear, but setting power to 0 doesn't prevent the wireless from working.

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Matthew Woerly (nattgew) wrote :

It's my understanding that "power" changes power management settings. Is that different from what you're trying to do? How is this command necessary?

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Patricio Gonzalez (pagondel) wrote :

We are closing this bug report because it lacks the information we need to investigate the problem, as described in the previous comments. Please reopen it if you can give us the missing information, and don't hesitate to submit bug reports in the future. To reopen the bug report you can click on the current status, under the Status column, and change the Status back to "New". Thanks again!

Changed in wireless-tools:
status: Incomplete → Invalid
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