Openmoko Bug #2045: [Om2008.9] Wifi associating is very unreliable

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#2045: [Om2008.9] Wifi associating is very unreliable
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    Reporter:  Matthias         |        Owner:  openmoko-kernel
        Type:  defect           |       Status:  new            
    Priority:  highest          |    Milestone:                 
   Component:  System Software  |      Version:                 
    Severity:  major            |   Resolution:                 
    Keywords:                   |    Blockedby:                 
Reproducible:  sometimes        |     Blocking:                 
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Comment(by Matthias):

 I've re-booted the FR and without any kind of changes in software now I
 have one working case:

 root at om-gta02:~# ifdown eth0
 WPA: Terminating
 wpa_supplicant: terminating wpa_supplicant daemon via pidfile
 /var/run/wpa_supplicant.eth0.pid
 stopped /usr/sbin/wpa_supplicant (pid 1516)
 root at om-gta02:~# ifup eth0
 WPA: Configuring Interface
 wpa_supplicant: using default driver type: wpa-driver wext
 wpa_supplicant: /usr/sbin/wpa_supplicant -B -P
 /var/run/wpa_supplicant.eth0.pid -i eth0 -D wext -c
 /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf -C /var/run/wpa_supplicant
 ioctl[SIOCSIWENCODEEXT]: Operation not supported
 ioctl[SIOCSIWENCODEEXT]: Operation not supported
 ioctl[SIOCSIWENCODEEXT]: Operation not supported
 ioctl[SIOCSIWENCODEEXT]: Operation not supported
 wpa_supplicant: ctrl_interface socket located at
 /var/run/wpa_supplicant/eth0
 udhcpc (v1.9.1) started
 run-parts: /etc/udhcpc.d/00avahi-autoipd exited with return code 1
 Sending discover...
 Sending select for 10.0.1.217...
 Lease of 10.0.1.217 obtained, lease time 7200
 run-parts: /etc/udhcpc.d/00avahi-autoipd exited with return code 1
 adding dns 10.0.1.201
 adding dns 192.87.44.17
 adding dns 192.168.52.230

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