* doc/config.debug * * Copyright (C) 1999 AbsoluteValue Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. * -------------------------------------------------------------------- * * linux-wlan * * The contents of this file are subject to the Mozilla Public * License Version 1.1 (the "License"); you may not use this file * except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of * the License at http://www.mozilla.org/MPL/ * * Software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS * IS" basis, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or * implied. See the License for the specific language governing * rights and limitations under the License. * * Alternatively, the contents of this file may be used under the * terms of the GNU Public License version 2 (the "GPL"), in which * case the provisions of the GPL are applicable instead of the * above. If you wish to allow the use of your version of this file * only under the terms of the GPL and not to allow others to use * your version of this file under the MPL, indicate your decision * by deleting the provisions above and replace them with the notice * and other provisions required by the GPL. If you do not delete * the provisions above, a recipient may use your version of this * file under either the MPL or the GPL. * * -------------------------------------------------------------------- * * Inquiries regarding the linux-wlan Open Source project can be * made directly to: * * AbsoluteValue Systems Inc. * info@linux-wlan.com * http://www.linux-wlan.com * * -------------------------------------------------------------------- * * Portions of the development of this software were funded by * Intersil Corporation as part of PRISM(R) chipset product development. * * -------------------------------------------------------------------- The kernel components of linux-wlan currently have debugging code that can be enabled via a "make config" option. If debug output has been compiled into a driver, enable it by setting the value of the module parameter xxx_debug where xxx is the name of the component. There are five levels of debugging (1-5). Here's a summary of the levels and their usage: 1 - Enables most error messages for exception (but rare) conditions 2 - Enables more exceptions 3 - Enables MAC status output 4 - More status 5 - Function entry and exit The levels are additive. For example, level 3 includes level 3 messages plus levels 1 and 2. To configure p80211.o for debug output, put the following line (with your own level number) in your modutils configuration file (usually /etc/conf.modules or /etc/modules.conf): options p80211 wlan_debug=2 To configure the prism2_cs driver for debug output, put the following line (with your own level number) in your /etc/pcmcia/config.opts file: module "prism2_cs" opts "prism2_debug=2" To configure the PCI, PLX, or USB driver for debug output, put the following line (with your own level number) in your modutils configuration file (usually /etc/conf.modules or /etc/modules.conf): options prism2_pci prism2_debug=3 options prism2_plx prism2_debug=3 options prism2_usb prism2_debug=3 Then configure the collection and display of your kernel output. This is usually done using syslog. Here are the relevant entries from the /etc/syslog.conf file on one of our test machines: kern.* /var/log/kernel kern.* /dev/tty9 *.info;mail.none;news.none;authpriv.none /var/log/messages *.info;mail.none;news.none;authpriv.none /dev/tty10