Return-path: Received: from mail.tpi.com ([70.99.223.143]:2250 "EHLO mail.tpi.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752185Ab1C2PMn (ORCPT ); Tue, 29 Mar 2011 11:12:43 -0400 Message-ID: <4D91F6DA.50808@canonical.com> Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2011 09:12:26 -0600 From: Tim Gardner Reply-To: tim.gardner@canonical.com MIME-Version: 1.0 To: wwguy CC: "linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org" Subject: Re: 2.6.38 iwlwifi 11n_disable=1 References: <4D8CB794.9040102@canonical.com> <1301067874.9139.7.camel@wwguy-ubuntu> In-Reply-To: <1301067874.9139.7.camel@wwguy-ubuntu> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On 03/25/2011 09:44 AM, wwguy wrote: > Hi Tim, > > On Fri, 2011-03-25 at 08:41 -0700, Tim Gardner wrote: >> Wey-Yi, >> >> The Ubuntu Maverick release (2.6.35) has been carrying a user space >> patch in module-init-tools that disables 802.11n support by default >> using the 11n_disable module parameter. With the split in 2.6.38 into >> iwl3945 and iwlagn is it possible that we could now remove the module >> option for iwlagn? Will the 4965 adapters function correctly with 802.11n? >> > > with both the driver split and new 5000 uCode available at > (http://www.intellinuxwireless.org/?n=Downloads) > > I believe we are in very good shape to have 11n support for both legacy > and agn devices. (yes 4965 will have 11n support) > > Please remove the module option to disable 11n support. > > Thank you very much for the help. > > Wey > > It seems that not everyone's experience has been superior: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-firmware/+bug/630748/comments/70 I'm enabling 802.11n support for non-legacy iwlwifi devices in natty for now. We'll see how it works out. rtg -- Tim Gardner tim.gardner@canonical.com