Return-path: Received: from mail-wy0-f174.google.com ([74.125.82.174]:48027 "EHLO mail-wy0-f174.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1754288Ab1KOIqw convert rfc822-to-8bit (ORCPT ); Tue, 15 Nov 2011 03:46:52 -0500 Received: by wyh15 with SMTP id 15so6769702wyh.19 for ; Tue, 15 Nov 2011 00:46:50 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: References: Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2011 10:46:50 +0200 Message-ID: (sfid-20111115_094707_348943_852CE656) Subject: Re: ar9390 Support for master mode? From: wireless newbie To: ath9k-devel@lists.ath9k.org, linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Extending timeout to ten times longer didn't help. Anyone with knowledge of internals of ar9390? Is that register correct? 2011/11/15 wireless newbie : > I tried (almost) bleeding edge compat wireless drivers (dated > 1.11.2011) but the same problem persists. It turns out that the > problem is in AGC calibration in function ar9003_hw_init_cal. It times > out. This is what ath9k_hw_wait prints to log: > > ath: timeout (100000 us) on reg 0xa2c4: 0x00158dd9 & 0x00000001 != 0x00000000 > > Is there anyone who has so much knowledge that he/she could verify if > those values make sense with this chip (ar9390)? I would like to rule > out the possibility that the driver is polling a bit in a wrong > register. Or could it be that the timeout value needs to be extended? > > Thanks. > > 2011/11/14 wireless newbie : >> Ok, this doesn't seem to interest anyone in the wireless list. >> Hopefully someone cares to respond from the ath9k list.. >> >> I experience this problem with station mode too. I get >> >> ath: Unable to reset hardware; reset status -5 (freq 2412 MHz) >> Could not set interface wlan0 flags: Input/output error >> Could not set interface 'wlan0' UP >> >> when starting wpa_supplicant. Could it be that ar9390 isn't really >> supported by ath9k driver? I have quite recent compat wireless drivers >> in use: >> >> Compat-wireless backport release: compat-wireless-v3.1-rc8-1 >> Backport based on linux-2.6-allstable.git v3.1-rc8 >> >> Has anyone managed to use ar9390 in linux? >> >> >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: wireless newbie >> Date: 2011/11/11 >> Subject: ar9390 Support for master mode? >> To: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org >> >> >> Hi all, >> >> Has any one used ar9390 based devices as an AP? I'm trying, but all >> fails when I load hostapd: >> >> ath9k 0000:01:00.0: mon.wlan0: Features changed: 0x00004800 -> 0x00004000 >> ath: Unable to reset hardware; reset status -5 (freq 2412 MHz) >> Could not set interface mon.wlan0 flags: Input/output error >> nl80211: Failed to set interface wlan0 into AP mode >> nl80211 driver initialization failed. >> ELOOP: remaining socket: sock=8 eloop_data=0x10219770 >> user_data=0x10219d18 handler=0x1002b8c0 >> ELOOP: remaining socket: sock=10 eloop_data=0x1021c0b8 user_data=(nil) >> handler=0x100353e0 >> >> With iw, it seems that AP is part of the capabilities: >> >> iw phy phy0 info >> >> Wiphy phy0 >> ? ? ? ?Band 1: >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Capabilities: 0x11ef >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?RX LDPC >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?HT20/HT40 >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?SM Power Save disabled >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?RX HT20 SGI >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?RX HT40 SGI >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?TX STBC >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?RX STBC 1-stream >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Max AMSDU length: 3839 bytes >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?DSSS/CCK HT40 >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Maximum RX AMPDU length 65535 bytes (exponent: 0x003) >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Minimum RX AMPDU time spacing: 8 usec (0x06) >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?HT TX/RX MCS rate indexes supported: 0-23 >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Frequencies: >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?* 2412 MHz [1] (17.0 dBm) >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?* 2417 MHz [2] (17.0 dBm) >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?* 2422 MHz [3] (17.0 dBm) >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?* 2427 MHz [4] (17.0 dBm) >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?* 2432 MHz [5] (17.0 dBm) >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?* 2437 MHz [6] (17.0 dBm) >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?* 2442 MHz [7] (17.0 dBm) >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?* 2447 MHz [8] (17.0 dBm) >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?* 2452 MHz [9] (17.0 dBm) >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?* 2457 MHz [10] (17.0 dBm) >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?* 2462 MHz [11] (17.0 dBm) >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?* 2467 MHz [12] (disabled) >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?* 2472 MHz [13] (disabled) >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?* 2484 MHz [14] (disabled) >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Bitrates (non-HT): >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?* 1.0 Mbps >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?* 2.0 Mbps (short preamble supported) >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?* 5.5 Mbps (short preamble supported) >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?* 11.0 Mbps (short preamble supported) >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?* 6.0 Mbps >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?* 9.0 Mbps >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?* 12.0 Mbps >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?* 18.0 Mbps >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?* 24.0 Mbps >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?* 36.0 Mbps >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?* 48.0 Mbps >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?* 54.0 Mbps >> ? ? ? ?Band 2: >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Capabilities: 0x11ef >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?RX LDPC >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?HT20/HT40 >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?SM Power Save disabled >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?RX HT20 SGI >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?RX HT40 SGI >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?TX STBC >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?RX STBC 1-stream >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Max AMSDU length: 3839 bytes >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?DSSS/CCK HT40 >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Maximum RX AMPDU length 65535 bytes (exponent: 0x003) >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Minimum RX AMPDU time spacing: 8 usec (0x06) >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?HT TX/RX MCS rate indexes supported: 0-23 >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Frequencies: >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?* 5180 MHz [36] (18.0 dBm) (passive scanning, no IBSS) >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?* 5200 MHz [40] (18.0 dBm) (passive scanning, no IBSS) >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?* 5220 MHz [44] (18.0 dBm) (passive scanning, no IBSS) >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?* 5240 MHz [48] (18.0 dBm) (passive scanning, no IBSS) >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?* 5260 MHz [52] (disabled) >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?* 5280 MHz [56] (disabled) >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?* 5300 MHz [60] (disabled) >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?* 5320 MHz [64] (disabled) >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?* 5500 MHz [100] (disabled) >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?* 5520 MHz [104] (disabled) >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?* 5540 MHz [108] (disabled) >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?* 5560 MHz [112] (disabled) >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?* 5580 MHz [116] (disabled) >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?* 5600 MHz [120] (disabled) >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?* 5620 MHz [124] (disabled) >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?* 5640 MHz [128] (disabled) >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?* 5660 MHz [132] (disabled) >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?* 5680 MHz [136] (disabled) >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?* 5700 MHz [140] (disabled) >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?* 5745 MHz [149] (18.0 dBm) (passive scanning, no IBSS) >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?* 5765 MHz [153] (18.0 dBm) (passive scanning, no IBSS) >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?* 5785 MHz [157] (18.0 dBm) (passive scanning, no IBSS) >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?* 5805 MHz [161] (18.0 dBm) (passive scanning, no IBSS) >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?* 5825 MHz [165] (18.0 dBm) (passive scanning, no IBSS) >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Bitrates (non-HT): >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?* 6.0 Mbps >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?* 9.0 Mbps >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?* 12.0 Mbps >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?* 18.0 Mbps >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?* 24.0 Mbps >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?* 36.0 Mbps >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?* 48.0 Mbps >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?* 54.0 Mbps >> ? ? ? ?max # scan SSIDs: 4 >> ? ? ? ?max scan IEs length: 2257 bytes >> ? ? ? ?Coverage class: 0 (up to 0m) >> ? ? ? ?Available Antennas: TX 0 RX 0 >> ? ? ? ?Supported interface modes: >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? * IBSS >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? * managed >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? * AP >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? * AP/VLAN >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? * WDS >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? * monitor >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? * mesh point >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? * P2P-client >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? * P2P-GO >> ? ? ? ?Supported commands: >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? * new_interface >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? * set_interface >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? * new_key >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? * new_beacon >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? * new_station >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? * new_mpath >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? * set_mesh_params >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? * set_bss >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? * authenticate >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? * associate >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? * deauthenticate >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? * disassociate >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? * join_ibss >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? * join_mesh >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? * remain_on_channel >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? * set_tx_bitrate_mask >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? * action >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? * frame_wait_cancel >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? * set_wiphy_netns >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? * set_channel >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? * set_wds_peer >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? * connect >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? * disconnect >> ? ? ? ?Supported TX frame types: >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? * IBSS: 0x0000 0x0010 0x0020 0x0030 0x0040 0x0050 >> 0x0060 0x0070 0x0080 0x0090 0x00a0 0x00b0 0x00c0 0x00d0 0x00e0 0x00f0 >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? * managed: 0x0000 0x0010 0x0020 0x0030 0x0040 0x0050 >> 0x0060 0x0070 0x0080 0x0090 0x00a0 0x00b0 0x00c0 0x00d0 0x00e0 0x00f0 >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? * AP: 0x0000 0x0010 0x0020 0x0030 0x0040 0x0050 >> 0x0060 0x0070 0x0080 0x0090 0x00a0 0x00b0 0x00c0 0x00d0 0x00e0 0x00f0 >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? * AP/VLAN: 0x0000 0x0010 0x0020 0x0030 0x0040 0x0050 >> 0x0060 0x0070 0x0080 0x0090 0x00a0 0x00b0 0x00c0 0x00d0 0x00e0 0x00f0 >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? * mesh point: 0x0000 0x0010 0x0020 0x0030 0x0040 >> 0x0050 0x0060 0x0070 0x0080 0x0090 0x00a0 0x00b0 0x00c0 0x00d0 0x00e0 >> 0x00f0 >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? * P2P-client: 0x0000 0x0010 0x0020 0x0030 0x0040 >> 0x0050 0x0060 0x0070 0x0080 0x0090 0x00a0 0x00b0 0x00c0 0x00d0 0x00e0 >> 0x00f0 >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? * P2P-GO: 0x0000 0x0010 0x0020 0x0030 0x0040 0x0050 >> 0x0060 0x0070 0x0080 0x0090 0x00a0 0x00b0 0x00c0 0x00d0 0x00e0 0x00f0 >> ? ? ? ?Supported RX frame types: >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? * IBSS: 0x00d0 >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? * managed: 0x0040 0x00d0 >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? * AP: 0x0000 0x0020 0x0040 0x00a0 0x00b0 0x00c0 0x00d0 >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? * AP/VLAN: 0x0000 0x0020 0x0040 0x00a0 0x00b0 0x00c0 0x00d0 >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? * mesh point: 0x00b0 0x00c0 0x00d0 >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? * P2P-client: 0x0040 0x00d0 >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? * P2P-GO: 0x0000 0x0020 0x0040 0x00a0 0x00b0 0x00c0 0x00d0 >> >> Has anyone experienced something like this? Can this be related to my >> hostapd config, or is this driver issue? >> >> br, Sami >> >