Return-path: Received: from lo.gmane.org ([80.91.229.12]:47073 "EHLO lo.gmane.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S933070Ab0J2Wbb (ORCPT ); Fri, 29 Oct 2010 18:31:31 -0400 Received: from list by lo.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1PBxTo-0001YL-D0 for linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org; Sat, 30 Oct 2010 00:31:24 +0200 Received: from CPE0014bf4aedf8-CM00111ae2cca2.cpe.net.cable.rogers.com ([173.34.126.150]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Sat, 30 Oct 2010 00:31:24 +0200 Received: from senada by CPE0014bf4aedf8-CM00111ae2cca2.cpe.net.cable.rogers.com with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Sat, 30 Oct 2010 00:31:24 +0200 To: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org From: seno Subject: Re: [PATCH] rtl8187b: do not do per packet TX AGC Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2010 22:31:14 +0000 (UTC) Message-ID: References: <1282974868-22237-1-git-send-email-cascardo@holoscopio.com> <4C798080.8010002@lwfinger.net> <20100830141218.GB30864@tuxdriver.com> <4C7BC4D9.1010108@lwfinger.net> <20100830152841.GB2950@barata.holoscopio.com> <4CC71CFF.8050004@lwfinger.net> <20101026185341.GA4608@barata.holoscopio.com> <20101028191305.2960c83b@gotham.conectiva> <20101029135449.GB3768@barata.holoscopio.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Thadeu Lima de Souza Cascardo writes: > Perhaps, the problem is related to using compat-wireless. Have you tried > using the module without the patch, using this same compat-wireless > version in the same linux version you are using? Cascardo, you were right :-) Your patch did not cause the problem. I get those errors also with an unpatched compat-wireless-2010-10-25 driver. With a patched compat-wireless-2.6.33.6 there occur no errors. The router reports a better signal quality compared to the unpatched module, but I can not really recognize a better throughput - usually still max 1 mbit @ 10 meters. I noticed that the connection is fast for a short time after booting (10 mbit @ 10 meters), but a few seconds after the download on speedtest.net started (meaning the network gets under load), speed drops to 1 mbit and never recovers to faster speed again; somehow like an "unrecoverable fallback mechanism"...?