Return-path: Received: from mail-fx0-f225.google.com ([209.85.220.225]:55964 "EHLO mail-fx0-f225.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751530AbZL1UeO convert rfc822-to-8bit (ORCPT ); Mon, 28 Dec 2009 15:34:14 -0500 Received: by fxm25 with SMTP id 25so4827456fxm.21 for ; Mon, 28 Dec 2009 12:34:12 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <1261971942.6037.57.camel@debian> References: <1261363447.12157.624.camel@debian> <69e28c910912210552p1f63a47dw9fbabf2c26ce02e9@mail.gmail.com> <1261971942.6037.57.camel@debian> From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?G=E1bor_Stefanik?= Date: Mon, 28 Dec 2009 21:33:52 +0100 Message-ID: <69e28c910912281233v220e9896t5686111030d5f30@mail.gmail.com> Subject: Re: Intel 4965 HT rates To: Zhu Yi Cc: "Guy, Wey-Yi W" , Valentin Manea , "linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org" Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: 2009/12/28 Zhu Yi : > On Mon, 2009-12-21 at 21:52 +0800, G?bor Stefanik wrote: >> On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 3:44 AM, Zhu Yi wrote: >> > On Mon, 2009-12-21 at 10:33 +0800, Guy, Wey-Yi W wrote: >> >> For 4965, 40MHz only supported in g band >> > >> > We don't support 40MHz channels in 2.4G band. See comments in >> > iwl-eeprom.h: >> > >> > ?* >> > ?* NOTE: ?4965 does not support HT40 channels on 2.4 GHz. >> > ?*/ >> > >> > Thanks, >> > -yi >> >> But why does the Windows driver for 4965 support it then? > > Have you tested how well it is supported? The firmware people suggest to > disable this feature (although the hardware was originally designed to) > due to some internal problems. > > Thanks, > -yi > > Doesn't the Windows driver use a completely different, thinner firmware (without all the regulatory hardening crap, as the driver itself is closed-source)? -- Vista: [V]iruses, [I]ntruders, [S]pyware, [T]rojans and [A]dware. :-)