Thread: [Announce] bleeding-edge wl1251 wifi driver for Maemo Fremantle
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2011-01-04 , 07:55
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#150
Originally Posted by James_Littler View Post
No, and it seems to be an issue even after the driver is unloaded.
It seems to be omap2_mcspi staying active even after disconnect.

I think it's part of the original driver as there's a bug report here:
https://test.maemo.org/testzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=8848

But I'm on my home network, I have changed nothing but this driver and now I'm experiencing this issue.

Any ideas as to a fix as this has made my battery life terrible.
i don't think monitor mode has something to do with the battery..

one question though..did u unload the modules after using it?

you could check the modules by
Code:
lsmod |grep wl12
first, restart the N900..then type the command above, it should produce 4 or 5 modules..these are the default ones..which will not drain battery..

then, load the modules as per instructed in the "readme" file
Code:
# cd MyDocs/wl1251-maemo/binary/compat-wireless
# sh load.sh
then, type the command "lsmod |grep wl12" again to show if the modules are being loaded...you will now see there are 7-9 modules

to unload,

Code:
Unloading the driver (just in case you run into problems and want to switch back to the stock wl12xx driver)

# sh unload.sh
when unloaded, the same command will show less modules..
Last edited by one1002; 2011-01-04 at 07:58.
 

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