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Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2011 22:28:01 +0200
From: Chiefdome <chiefdome@googlemail.com>
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To: Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net>
CC: george0505@realtek.com, linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Alfa AWUS036NHR with RTL8188RU chipset
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On 09/21/2011 10:03 PM, Larry Finger wrote:
> On 09/21/2011 02:19 PM, Chiefdome wrote:
>> I have found another bug - it is impossible to me to connect a 
>> WPA2-network -
>> here is the dmesg output for that - will send you the output for a 
>> WEP-network
>> later then:
>>
>> [ 194.011573] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth0: link is not ready
>> [ 194.230135] rtl8192cu: MAC auto ON okay!
>> [ 194.263015] rtl8192cu: Tx queue select: 0x05
>> [ 194.263820] rtl8192c_common: Loading firmware file 
>> rtlwifi/rtl8192cufw.bin
>> [ 194.670927] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan1: link is not ready
>> [ 237.379814] rtl8192cu: MAC auto ON okay!
>> [ 237.413488] rtl8192cu: Tx queue select: 0x05
>> [ 237.414243] rtl8192c_common: Loading firmware file 
>> rtlwifi/rtl8192cufw.bin
>> [ 237.821229] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan1: link is not ready
>> [ 238.160462] e1000e 0000:00:19.0: irq 45 for MSI/MSI-X
>> [ 238.220187] e1000e 0000:00:19.0: irq 45 for MSI/MSI-X
>> [ 238.221641] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth0: link is not ready
>> [ 278.340442] usbcore: deregistering interface driver rtl8192cu
>> [ 326.145824] rtl8192cu:rtl92cu_read_eeprom_info():<0-0> Boot from EFUSE
>> [ 326.223617] rtl8192cu: MAC address: [MAC-ADDRESS]
>> [ 326.223629] rtl8192cu:_rtl92cu_read_adapter_info():<0-0> VID = 
>> 0xbda PID = 0x817f
>> [ 326.223636] rtl8192cu: Board Type 1
>> [ 326.223641] rtl8192cu:_rtl92cu_hal_customized_behavior():<0-0> RT 
>> Customized
>> ID: 0x00
>> [ 326.227751] rtlwifi:_rtl_usb_init():<0-0> USB EP(0x81), 
>> MaxPacketSize=512
>> ,Interval=0.
>> [ 326.227762] rtlwifi:_rtl_usb_init():<0-0> USB EP(0x02), 
>> MaxPacketSize=512
>> ,Interval=0.
>> [ 326.227770] rtlwifi:_rtl_usb_init():<0-0> USB EP(0x03), 
>> MaxPacketSize=512
>> ,Interval=0.
>> [ 326.227777] rtlwifi:_rtl_usb_init():<0-0> USB EP(0x84), 
>> MaxPacketSize=64
>> ,Interval=1.
>> [ 326.228202] rtl8192cu:_TwoOutEpMapping():<0-0> USB typical 
>> Setting.....
>> [ 326.228209] rtlwifi:_rtl_usb_init_tx():<0-0> USB Max Bulk-out Size=512
>> [ 326.228217] rtlwifi: rx_max_size 15360, rx_urb_num 8, in_ep 1
>> [ 326.228223] rtlwifi:_rtl_init_hw_ht_capab():<0-0> 1T1R
>> [ 326.228234] cfg80211: Updating information on frequency 2412 MHz 
>> for a 20 MHz
>> width channel with regulatory rule:
>> [ 326.228241] cfg80211: 2402000 KHz - 2472000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (N/A 
>> mBi, 2000 mBm)
>> [ 326.228247] cfg80211: Updating information on frequency 2417 MHz 
>> for a 20 MHz
>> width channel with regulatory rule:
>> [ 326.228253] cfg80211: 2402000 KHz - 2472000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (N/A 
>> mBi, 2000 mBm)
>> [ 326.228259] cfg80211: Updating information on frequency 2422
>> MH00:1c:4a:03:b9:64z for a 20 MHz width channel with regulatory rule:
>> [ 326.228266] cfg80211: 2402000 KHz - 2472000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (N/A 
>> mBi, 2000 mBm)
>> [ 326.228271] cfg80211: Updating information on frequency 2427 MHz 
>> for a 20 MHz
>> width channel with regulatory rule:
>> [ 326.228278] cfg80211: 2402000 KHz - 2472000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (N/A 
>> mBi, 2000 mBm)
>> [ 326.228284] cfg80211: Updating information on frequency 2432 MHz 
>> for a 20 MHz
>> width channel with regulatory rule:
>> [ 326.228290] cfg80211: 2402000 KHz - 2472000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (N/A 
>> mBi, 2000 mBm)
>> [ 326.228296] cfg80211: Updating information on frequency 2437 MHz 
>> for a 20 MHz
>> width channel with regulatory rule:
>> [ 326.228302] cfg80211: 2402000 KHz - 2472000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (N/A 
>> mBi, 2000 mBm)
>> [ 326.228308] cfg80211: Updating information on frequency 2442 MHz 
>> for a 20 MHz
>> width channel with regulatory rule:
>> [ 326.228314] cfg80211: 2402000 KHz - 2472000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (N/A 
>> mBi, 2000 mBm)
>> [ 326.228320] cfg80211: Updating information on frequency 2447 MHz 
>> for a 20 MHz
>> width channel with regulatory rule:
>> [ 326.228327] cfg80211: 2402000 KHz - 2472000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (N/A 
>> mBi, 2000 mBm)
>> [ 326.228332] cfg80211: Updating information on frequency 2452 MHz 
>> for a 20 MHz
>> width channel with regulatory rule:
>> [ 326.228339] cfg80211: 2402000 KHz - 2472000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (N/A 
>> mBi, 2000 mBm)
>> [ 326.228344] cfg80211: Updating information on frequency 2457 MHz 
>> for a 20 MHz
>> width channel with regulatory rule:
>> [ 326.228351] cfg80211: 2402000 KHz - 2472000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (N/A 
>> mBi, 2000 mBm)
>> [ 326.228356] cfg80211: Updating information on frequency 2462 MHz 
>> for a 20 MHz
>> width channel with regulatory rule:
>> [ 326.228363] cfg80211: 2402000 KHz - 2472000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (N/A 
>> mBi, 2000 mBm)
>> [ 326.228369] cfg80211: Disabling freq 2467 MHz as custom regd has no 
>> rule that
>> fits a 20 MHz wide channel
>> [ 326.228374] cfg80211: Disabling freq 2472 MHz as custom regd has no 
>> rule that
>> fits a 20 MHz wide channel
>> [ 326.228380] cfg80211: Disabling freq 2484 MHz as custom regd has no 
>> rule that
>> fits a 20 MHz wide channel
>> [ 326.228554] cfg80211: Ignoring regulatory request Set by core since 
>> the driver
>> uses its own custom regulatory domain
>> [ 326.228881] ieee80211 phy2: Selected rate control algorithm 'rtl_rc'
>> [ 326.234614] usbcore: registered new interface driver rtl8192cu
>> [ 330.227015] rtl8192cu:_rtl92cu_init_power_on():<0-0> Autoload Done!
>> [ 330.228731] rtl8192cu: MAC auto ON okay!
>> [ 330.264497] rtl8192cu: Tx queue select: 0x05
>> [ 330.264507] rtl8192cu:rtl92c_set_network_type():<0-0> Set Network 
>> type to NO
>> LINK!
>> [ 330.265249] rtl8192c_common:rtl92c_phy_set_bw_mode():<0-0> FALSE 
>> driver sleep
>> or unload
>> [ 330.265265] rtl8192c_common: Loading firmware file 
>> rtlwifi/rtl8192cufw.bin
>> [ 330.265269] rtl8192c_common:rtl92c_download_fw():<0-0> Firmware 
>> Version(63),
>> Signature(0x88c1),Size(32)
>> [ 330.658702] rtl8192cu:rtl92cu_set_hw_reg():<0-0> ### Set 
>> RCR(0xf0002a0e) ###
>> [ 330.658734] rtl8192cu:rtl92cu_set_hw_reg():<0-0> Set
>> HW_VAR_RETRY_LIMIT(0x00000004)
>> [ 330.670568] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan1: link is not ready
>> [ 340.000671] rtl8192cu:rtl92cu_set_hw_reg():<0-0> ### Set 
>> RCR(0xf0002a0e) ###
>> [ 340.016768] rtl8192cu:_rtl92cu_init_power_on():<0-0> Autoload Done!
>> [ 340.018500] rtl8192cu: MAC auto ON okay!
>> [ 340.051808] rtl8192cu: Tx queue select: 0x05
>> [ 340.051828] rtl8192cu:rtl92c_set_network_type():<0-0> Set Network 
>> type to NO
>> LINK!
>> [ 340.052543] rtl8192c_common:rtl92c_phy_set_bw_mode():<0-0> FALSE 
>> driver sleep
>> or unload
>> [ 340.052583] rtl8192c_common: Loading firmware file 
>> rtlwifi/rtl8192cufw.bin
>> [ 340.052590] rtl8192c_common:rtl92c_download_fw():<0-0> Firmware 
>> Version(63),
>> Signature(0x88c1),Size(32)
>> [ 340.450345] rtl8192cu:rtl92cu_set_hw_reg():<0-0> ### Set 
>> RCR(0xf0002ace) ###
>> [ 340.450367] rtl8192cu:rtl92cu_set_hw_reg():<0-0> Set
>> HW_VAR_RETRY_LIMIT(0x00000004)
>> [ 340.462324] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan1: link is not ready
>> [ 340.810935] e1000e 0000:00:19.0: irq 45 for MSI/MSI-X
>> [ 340.870239] e1000e 0000:00:19.0: irq 45 for MSI/MSI-X
>> [ 340.871685] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth0: link is not ready
>> [ 340.960624] rtl8192cu:rtl92cu_set_hw_reg():<0-0> ### Set 
>> RCR(0xf0002a0e) ###
>> [ 341.088320] rtl8192cu:_rtl92cu_init_power_on():<0-0> Autoload Done!
>> [ 341.091812] rtl8192cu: MAC auto ON okay!
>> [ 341.128338] rtl8192cu: Tx queue select: 0x05
>> [ 341.128356] rtl8192cu:rtl92c_set_network_type():<0-0> Set Network 
>> type to NO
>> LINK!
>> [ 341.129072] rtl8192c_common:rtl92c_phy_set_bw_mode():<0-0> FALSE 
>> driver sleep
>> or unload
>> [ 341.129112] rtl8192c_common: Loading firmware file 
>> rtlwifi/rtl8192cufw.bin
>> [ 341.129119] rtl8192c_common:rtl92c_download_fw():<0-0> Firmware 
>> Version(63),
>> Signature(0x88c1),Size(32)
>> [ 341.523259] rtl8192cu:rtl92cu_set_hw_reg():<0-0> ### Set 
>> RCR(0xf0002ace) ###
>> [ 341.523296] rtl8192cu:rtl92cu_set_hw_reg():<0-0> Set
>> HW_VAR_RETRY_LIMIT(0x00000004)
>> [ 341.535132] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan1: link is not ready
>> [ 344.553546] wlan1: direct probe to [MAC-ADDRESS] (try 1/3)
>> [ 344.750275] wlan1: direct probe to [MAC-ADDRESS] (try 2/3)
>> [ 344.950061] wlan1: direct probe to [MAC-ADDRESS] (try 3/3)
>> [ 345.150150] wlan1: direct probe to [MAC-ADDRESS] timed out
>
> The first thing I notice is that you apparently do not have CRDA 
> installed. A second thing is that the interface never comes up. As 
> long as it remains down, it can never connect. How are you connecting? 
> I'm using NetworkManager.
>
> The following is an excerpt from my dmesg log with debug=3 set when 
> rtlwifi is loaded:
>
> [17268.232826] usbcore: registered new interface driver rtl8192cu
> [17268.352125] rtl8192cu:_rtl92cu_init_power_on():<0-0> Autoload Done!
> [17268.364205] rtl8192cu: MAC auto ON okay!
> [17269.148482] rtl8192cu: Tx queue select: 0x05
> [17269.149472] rtl8192cu:rtl92c_set_network_type():<0-0> Set Network 
> type to NO LINK!
> [17269.159549] rtl8192c_common:rtl92c_phy_set_bw_mode():<0-0> FALSE 
> driver sleep or unload
> [17269.161148] rtl8192c_common: Loading firmware file 
> rtlwifi/rtl8192cufw.bin
> [17269.161177] rtl8192c_common:rtl92c_download_fw():<0-0> Firmware 
> Version(63), Signature(0x88c1),Size(32)
> [17270.343392] rtl8192cu:rtl92cu_set_hw_reg():<0-0> ### Set 
> RCR(0xf0002a0e) ###
> [17270.345208] rtl8192cu:rtl92cu_set_hw_reg():<0-0> Set 
> HW_VAR_RETRY_LIMIT(0x00000004)
> [17270.388005] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
> [17274.168628] wlan0: authenticate with c0:3f:0e:be:2b:44 (try 1)
> [17274.168756] rtlwifi:_rtl_usb_tx_preprocess():<200-1> MAC80211_LINKING
> [17274.173393] wlan0: authenticated
> [17274.259600] wlan0: associate with c0:3f:0e:be:2b:44 (try 1)
> [17274.267367] wlan0: RX AssocResp from c0:3f:0e:be:2b:44 (capab=0x411 
> status=0 aid=1)
> [17274.267400] wlan0: associated
> [17274.267428] rtlwifi:rtl_op_sta_add():<0-0> Add sta addr is 
> c0:3f:0e:be:2b:44
> [17274.267614] rtl8192cu:rtl92cu_update_hal_rate_table():<0-0> 0
> [17274.274103] rtlwifi:rtl_action_proc():<10000-1> Rx ACT_ADDBAREQ 
> From :c0:3f:0e:be:2b:44
> [17274.322888] rtlwifi:rtl_op_bss_info_changed():<0-0> BSS_CHANGED_ASSOC
> [17274.325839] rtlwifi:rtl_op_bss_info_changed():<0-0> c0:3f:0e:be:2b:44
> [17274.336522] rtl8192cu:rtl92cu_set_hw_reg():<0-0> ### Set 
> RCR(0xf0002ace) ###
> [17274.340812] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): wlan0: link becomes ready
> [17274.340968] rtlwifi:rtl_action_proc():<200-1> Tx ACT_ADDBARSP From 
> :00:1f:1f:c8:8e:cb
> [17274.358740] rtlwifi:rtl_op_set_key():<0-0> Using hardware based 
> encryption for keyidx: 0, mac: c0:3f:0e:be:2b:44
> [17274.358799] rtlwifi:rtl_op_set_key():<0-0> alg:CCMP
> [17274.358818] rtlwifi:rtl_op_set_key():<0-0> set enable_hw_sec, 
> key_type:4(OPEN:0 WEP40:1 TKIP:2 AES:4 WEP104:5)
> [17274.359178] rtlwifi:rtl_op_set_key():<0-0> set pairwise key
> [17274.359202] rtl8192cu:rtl92c_set_key():<0-0> add one entry
> [17274.359222] rtl8192cu:rtl92c_set_key():<0-0> set Pairwiase key
> [17274.359244] rtlwifi:rtl_cam_add_one_entry():<0-0> EntryNo:4, 
> ulKeyId=0, ulEncAlg=4, ulUseDK=0 MacAddr c0:3f:0e:be:2b:44
> [17274.364992] rtlwifi:rtl_cam_add_one_entry():<0-0> <===
> [17274.367387] rtlwifi:rtl_op_set_key():<0-0> Using hardware based 
> encryption for keyidx: 1, mac: ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
> [17274.367434] rtlwifi:rtl_op_set_key():<0-0> alg:CCMP
> [17274.367457] rtlwifi:rtl_op_set_key():<0-0> set group key
> [17274.367483] rtl8192cu:rtl92c_set_key():<0-0> add one entry
> [17274.367506] rtl8192cu:rtl92c_set_key():<0-0> set group key
> [17274.367529] rtlwifi:rtl_cam_add_one_entry():<0-0> EntryNo:1, 
> ulKeyId=1, ulEncAlg=4, ulUseDK=0 MacAddr ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
> [17274.372787] rtlwifi:rtl_cam_add_one_entry():<0-0> <===
> [17274.416690] rtl8192cu:rtl92cu_update_hal_rate_table():<0-0> 15
> [17276.428211] rtl8192cu:rtl92cu_update_hal_rate_table():<0-0> 15
> [17280.412251] rtl8192cu:rtl92cu_update_hal_rate_table():<0-0> 15
> [17293.203904] rtl8192cu:rtl92cu_set_hw_reg():<0-0> ### Set 
> RCR(0xf0002a0e) ###
> [17295.692077] rtlwifi:rtl_tx_agg_start():<0-0> on ra = 
> c0:3f:0e:be:2b:44 tid = 0 seq:0
> [17295.692345] rtlwifi:rtl_action_proc():<200-1> Tx ACT_ADDBAREQ From 
> :00:1f:1f:c8:8e:cb
> [17295.695093] rtlwifi:rtl_action_proc():<10000-1> Rx ACT_ADDBARSP 
> From :c0:3f:0e:be:2b:44
> [17295.695400] rtlwifi:rtl_tx_agg_oper():<0-0> on ra = 
> c0:3f:0e:be:2b:44 tid = 0
>
> As you notice, this connection uses the CCMP algorithm, i.e. it is 
> with WPA2-AES.  It is also an 802.11n. Just to test, I switched the AP 
> to run only at 802.11g rates. That also worked.
>
> I need to know more about your setup. What AP and how is it 
> configured? How do you control the wireless connection?
>
> Larry
The AP showen above is configured as you say as an 802.11bgn device. The 
wireless connection is controlled by wicd.

Chiefdome