Return-path: Received: from vilya.visn.co.uk ([193.254.210.161]:37503 "EHLO vilya.visn.co.uk" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751557AbZBBP4d (ORCPT ); Mon, 2 Feb 2009 10:56:33 -0500 Message-ID: <35040.82.152.223.193.1233590184.squirrel@www.phantomjinx.co.uk> (sfid-20090202_165635_765636_FE22B5C6) In-Reply-To: <49871083.5040309@lwfinger.net> References: <33918.62.172.74.16.1233233185.squirrel@www.phantomjinx.co.uk> <3ace41890901290952o6412c8dco660a36ffc2fcf485@mail.gmail.com> <41405.91.85.186.216.1233323986.squirrel@www.phantomjinx.co.uk> <3ace41890901301117na1a81e8g90b25d6e8ff469ae@mail.gmail.com> <35757.91.85.186.216.1233353086.squirrel@www.phantomjinx.co.uk> <3ace41890902011709h285b4e9bi40da145f841533ea@mail.gmail.com> <37630.82.152.223.193.1233582663.squirrel@www.phantomjinx.co.uk> <49871083.5040309@lwfinger.net> Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2009 15:56:24 -0000 (UTC) Subject: Re: rtl8187 wireless issues From: "P.G. Richardson" To: "Larry Finger" Cc: "P.G. Richardson" , "Hin-Tak Leung" , linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: > P.G. Richardson wrote: >> That is a fair possibility. I upgraded the kernel on Saturday hence = I >> had >> to rebuild against the new kernel. Upon install, I noticed that rtl8= 187 >> was correctly installed. Of course, this second time of building and >> installing, I had removed the blacklist entries for rtl8187 as I had >> successfully used it for 24 hours. >> >> One minor point, I notice in iwconfig is that it doesnt report a bit >> rate >> of greater than 1Mb/sec. Is this a known issue? > > Please excuse my jumping into this thread, but the rate-setting > problem should be fixed in the latest compat-wireless. What version > are you using? > > I just looked back at the patch log for wireless-testing. To get the > best code for the RTL8187, you should have compat-wireless from no > earlier than Jan. 28. > > Larry Thanks for letting me know. Compat-wireless dated 30/01/2009. Regards PGR --=20 Laws are partly formed for the sake of good men, in order to instruct t= hem how they may live on friendly terms with one another, and partly for th= e sake of those who refuse to be instructed, whose spirit cannot be subdu= ed, or softened, or hindered from plunging into evil. [The Laws, Plato] You fiend! Never have I encountered such corrupt and foul-minded perversity=85 Have you ever considered a career in the church? Bishop of Bath and Wells (Blackadder II) -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireles= s" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html