Return-path: Received: from mail-wy0-f174.google.com ([74.125.82.174]:38435 "EHLO mail-wy0-f174.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S932089Ab1EXOIh convert rfc822-to-8bit (ORCPT ); Tue, 24 May 2011 10:08:37 -0400 Received: by wya21 with SMTP id 21so5002972wya.19 for ; Tue, 24 May 2011 07:08:36 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: References: <4DD6E9B5.3020905@candelatech.com> <4DDA913B.1060002@candelatech.com> <4DDAA9ED.1050606@candelatech.com> <4DDAACF3.3050705@candelatech.com> Date: Tue, 24 May 2011 19:38:34 +0530 Message-ID: (sfid-20110524_160840_754697_3A48BEB5) Subject: Re: ath9k 9380: All 5Ghz channels flagged as passive-scanning From: Mohammed Shafi To: Brian Prodoehl Cc: Ben Greear , "linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org" Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 6:30 PM, Brian Prodoehl wrote: > On Mon, May 23, 2011 at 2:52 PM, Ben Greear wrote: >> On 05/23/2011 11:39 AM, Ben Greear wrote: >>> >>> On 05/23/2011 09:54 AM, Ben Greear wrote: >>>> >>>> On 05/23/2011 04:28 AM, Mohammed Shafi wrote: >>>>> >>>>> On Sat, May 21, 2011 at 3:52 AM, Ben Greear >>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> This is on 2.6.39-wl+ >>>>>> >>>>>> All the 5Ghz channels are showing as passive scanning, which >>>>>> makes them unusable for APs if nothing else. >>>>> >>>>> for me channels 36,40,44,48 are ok in 5ghz. used the latest >>>>> wireless-testing just brought the card up as station mode. >>>> >>>> Most of my systems show the same, at least most of the time. >>>> >>>> >>>>>> Any idea why this is happening? >>>>> >>>>> don't know, may be regulatory. >>>> >>>> After a reboot and an idle weekend, mine also look normal. >>>> So, it's something transient it appears. >>> >>> Err, I mis-spoke..the 9380 system still shows passive >>> scanning everywhere... >> >> Busted one: >> >> ath: EEPROM regdomain: 0x6a >> ath: EEPROM indicates we should expect a direct regpair map >> ath: Country alpha2 being used: 00 >> ath: Regpair used: 0x6a >> >> cfg80211: Calling CRDA for country: US >> cfg80211: Regulatory domain changed to country: US >> cfg80211: ? ? (start_freq - end_freq @ bandwidth), (max_antenna_gain, >> max_eirp) >> cfg80211: ? ? (2402000 KHz - 2472000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2700 mBm) >> cfg80211: ? ? (5170000 KHz - 5250000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi, 1700 mBm) >> cfg80211: ? ? (5250000 KHz - 5330000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm) >> cfg80211: ? ? (5490000 KHz - 5600000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm) >> cfg80211: ? ? (5650000 KHz - 5710000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm) >> cfg80211: ? ? (5735000 KHz - 5835000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi, 3000 mBm) >> >> >> Bleh, seems my Sparklan 127 NIC is set to world-roam :( >> >> What a total pain in the arse! >> Ben >> >> -- >> Ben Greear >> Candela Technologies Inc ?http://www.candelatech.com > > > Strange. ?This is what I get out of my WPEA-127N: > > ath: EEPROM regdomain: 0x0 > ath: EEPROM indicates default country code should be used > ath: doing EEPROM country->regdmn map search > ath: country maps to regdmn code: 0x3a > ath: Country alpha2 being used: US > ath: Regpair used: 0x3a > > Here's how my 5GHz channels look: > ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Frequencies: > ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?* 5180 MHz [36] (17.0 dBm) > ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?* 5200 MHz [40] (17.0 dBm) > ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?* 5220 MHz [44] (17.0 dBm) > ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?* 5240 MHz [48] (17.0 dBm) > ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?* 5260 MHz [52] (20.0 dBm) (passive scanning, no IBSS, radar detection) > ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?* 5280 MHz [56] (20.0 dBm) (passive scanning, no IBSS, radar detection) > ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?* 5300 MHz [60] (20.0 dBm) (passive scanning, no IBSS, radar detection) > ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?* 5320 MHz [64] (20.0 dBm) (passive scanning, no IBSS, radar detection) > ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?* 5500 MHz [100] (20.0 dBm) (passive scanning, no IBSS, radar detection) > ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?* 5520 MHz [104] (20.0 dBm) (passive scanning, no IBSS, radar detection) > ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?* 5540 MHz [108] (20.0 dBm) (passive scanning, no IBSS, radar detection) > ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?* 5560 MHz [112] (20.0 dBm) (passive scanning, no IBSS, radar detection) > ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?* 5580 MHz [116] (20.0 dBm) (passive scanning, no IBSS, radar detection) > ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?* 5600 MHz [120] (disabled) > ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?* 5620 MHz [124] (disabled) > ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?* 5640 MHz [128] (disabled) > ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?* 5660 MHz [132] (20.0 dBm) (passive scanning, no IBSS, radar detection) > ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?* 5680 MHz [136] (20.0 dBm) (passive scanning, no IBSS, radar detection) > ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?* 5700 MHz [140] (20.0 dBm) (passive scanning, no IBSS, radar detection) > ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?* 5745 MHz [149] (30.0 dBm) > ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?* 5765 MHz [153] (30.0 dBm) > ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?* 5785 MHz [157] (30.0 dBm) > ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?* 5805 MHz [161] (30.0 dBm) > ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?* 5825 MHz [165] (30.0 dBm) > > This is running 2.6.37 with compat-wireless from sometime in March, > probably. ?I'll try with 2.6.39 and latest compat-wireless when I get > a chance. > I got the similar result with latest wireless testing > -Brian > -- shafi