Return-path: Received: from mail-yw0-f173.google.com ([209.85.211.173]:61760 "EHLO mail-yw0-f173.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1750837AbZHRXnC convert rfc822-to-8bit (ORCPT ); Tue, 18 Aug 2009 19:43:02 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <43e72e890908181641s2455e7f1me9b4d3bc277f197e@mail.gmail.com> References: <69e28c910908181329r4b6b7cc8w3c9c0d79dda3730c@mail.gmail.com> <43e72e890908181641s2455e7f1me9b4d3bc277f197e@mail.gmail.com> From: "Luis R. Rodriguez" Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2009 16:42:41 -0700 Message-ID: <43e72e890908181642t1c11e4aah95b52e878b3e583e@mail.gmail.com> Subject: Re: [ANN] b43 LP-PHY support (BCM4310/4312/4315) now ready for testing! To: =?UTF-8?Q?G=C3=A1bor_Stefanik?= Cc: Broadcom Wireless , linux-wireless , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: 2009/8/18 Luis R. Rodriguez : > 2009/8/18 Gábor Stefanik : >> Hello World! >> >> Great news for Broadcom BCM4310/4312/4315 (PCI 14e4:4315) users: >> LP-PHY support is now at the point where it can be tested for functionality! > > Hey great stuff :) > >> There are still problems with channel switching (a few patches ago, >> only 802.11b/g channels 7 and 8 were working - no tests have been >> performed since then) & TX is untested, but Larry has reported that he >> can get scan results from channels 7 and 8. He doesn't have any AP on >> these channels, so can't test if association works, but it should be >> working too. It's also possible that recent patches have fixed the >> channel switching bug, as the codepaths for channel switching have >> been touched extensively, probably fixing a major miscalculation issue >> ("Qdiv roundup" was completely wrong). >> >> So, go ahead, give it a try, and let's rock! >> >> Note that the code in wireless-testing is enough to start testing, >> however it's recommended that you apply the following 2 pending fixes: >> http://marc.info/?l=linux-wireless&m=125061590101156&w=2 and >> http://marc.info/?l=linux-wireless&m=125062611720517&w=2 >> >> Tomorrow's compat-wireless tarball, together with the above patches, >> should also be good for testing. Not sure about today's tarball. > > Except CONFIG_B43_PHY_LP was not enabled on compat-wireless. But now > it is. I kicked the cronjob and enabled CONFIG_B43_PHY_LP on > config.mk, please report any issues. > > http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Download/ Oh and I forgot the release info: Origin remote URL: git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/linville/wireless-testing.git git-describe for wireless-testing.git says: v2.6.31-rc6-31586-g80289f0 This is a bleeding edge compat-wireless release based on: master-2009-08-18 This is compat-release: master-2009-08-18 Luis