Return-path: Received: from mail-wy0-f174.google.com ([74.125.82.174]:55753 "EHLO mail-wy0-f174.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1754545Ab1KOKfS convert rfc822-to-8bit (ORCPT ); Tue, 15 Nov 2011 05:35:18 -0500 Received: by wyh15 with SMTP id 15so6862643wyh.19 for ; Tue, 15 Nov 2011 02:35:17 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: References: Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2011 16:05:16 +0530 Message-ID: (sfid-20111115_113523_044277_2BA3C546) Subject: Re: ar9390 Support for master mode? From: Mohammed Shafi To: wireless newbie Cc: ath9k-devel@lists.ath9k.org, linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org, Felix Fietkau Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Tue, Nov 15, 2011 at 3:27 PM, wireless newbie wrote: > That fix is already in place but it didn't help. :( i don't have AR9390 now, let me see if i can recreate the issue in AR9003 cards and help you out. > > 2011/11/15 Mohammed Shafi : >> On Tue, Nov 15, 2011 at 1:45 PM, wireless newbie wrote: >>> 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 >> >> a similar problem addressed by >> http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel.wireless.general/78758 >> and this fix is there in bleeding edge compat(today). did it help? >> >>> >>> 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 >>>> >>> -- >>> To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in >>> the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org >>> More majordomo info at ?http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> shafi >> > -- shafi