dhcpcd-discuss

Hi

On Fri, 13 Jan 2012 20:40:45 -0700, russellbell@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> I have been using dhcpcd all along without problem until I
> upgraded my kernel to 3.2.1 (from 3.1.8) today.  Now when dhcpcd 
> loads
> it reports:
>
> 	dhcpcd[1431]: version 5.2.12 starting
> 	dhcpcd[1431]: wlan1: using ClientID 00:52:61:6e:64:79:54:6f:6f:6c
> 	dhcpcd[1431]: wlan1: executing `/libexec/dhcpcd-run-hooks', reason 
> PREINIT
> 	dhcpcd[1431]: wlan1: broadcasting for a lease
> 	dhcpcd[1431]: wlan1: sending DISCOVER (xid 0x4063a00a), next in 3.98 
> seconds
> 	dhcpcd[1431]: wlan1: open_socket: Address family not supported by 
> protocol
> 	dhcpcd[1431]: wlan1: send_raw_packet: Bad file descriptor
> 	dhcpcd[1431]: wlan1: executing `/libexec/dhcpcd-run-hooks', reason 
> FAIL
>
> and won't connect.  I rebuilt in 3.2.1 even.  Am I missing something?
> I used the same .config file, but it required a change to use my
> Logitech wireless keyboard (now through a new driver for the unifying
> receiver that requires hiddev or hidraw support, which it didn't
> before).

make sure CONFIG_PACKET (Packet socket) and CONFIG_FILTER (Socket 
Filtering) are enabled in the kernel config.
I don't have any 3.x kernels to hand atm, but that's what is needed to 
be enabled. The exact config vars may have changed.

Thanks

Roy