Return-path: Received: from storm.alittletooquiet.net ([67.23.28.199]:59286 "EHLO storm.alittletooquiet.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S932998Ab2GLV5b (ORCPT ); Thu, 12 Jul 2012 17:57:31 -0400 Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2012 17:57:30 -0400 From: Forest Bond To: Larry Finger Cc: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Anyone using rtl8192de with 2.4GHz 802.11g? Message-ID: <20120712215730.GD9489@alittletooquiet.net> (sfid-20120712_235735_557328_692F8968) References: <20120712002149.GA14850@alittletooquiet.net> <4FFE211C.3020506@lwfinger.net> <20120712013216.GB14850@alittletooquiet.net> <4FFE2F38.7030604@lwfinger.net> <20120712152545.GA9489@alittletooquiet.net> <4FFEF9F8.5060106@lwfinger.net> <20120712181751.GB9489@alittletooquiet.net> <20120712210703.GC9489@alittletooquiet.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="cQXOx3fnlpmgJsTP" In-Reply-To: <20120712210703.GC9489@alittletooquiet.net> Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: --cQXOx3fnlpmgJsTP Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Larry, On Thu, Jul 12, 2012 at 05:07:03PM -0400, Forest Bond wrote: > On Thu, Jul 12, 2012 at 02:17:51PM -0400, Forest Bond wrote: > > On Thu, Jul 12, 2012 at 11:23:20AM -0500, Larry Finger wrote: > > > On 07/12/2012 10:25 AM, Forest Bond wrote: > > > >On Wed, Jul 11, 2012 at 08:58:16PM -0500, Larry Finger wrote: > > > >>On 07/11/2012 08:32 PM, Forest Bond wrote: > > > >>>On Wed, Jul 11, 2012 at 07:58:04PM -0500, Larry Finger wrote: > > > >>>>On 07/11/2012 07:21 PM, Forest Bond wrote: > > > >>>>>The rtl8192de driver is working fine for me at 5GHz, but I am ha= ving trouble > > > >>>>>getting scan results for 2.4GHz 802.11g networks. I have been d= oing a lot of > > > >>>>>debugging but am not making much progress. I suspect the 802.11= b/g/n phy is > > > >>>>>not being initialized correctly, but I'm pretty far outside my d= omain on this > > > >>>>>one. > > > >>>>> > > > >>>>>Is anyone successfully using this driver with a 2.4GHz 802.11g n= etwork? > > > >>>> > > > >>>>I have several different models - some work better than others. W= hat > > > >>>>is the PCI ID for yours? > > > >>> > > > >>>This is the one I have: > > > >>> > > > >>>02:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.= Device [10ec:8193] > > > >>>02:00.1 Network controller [0280]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.= Device [10ec:8193] (rev 01) > > > >> > > > >>It turns out that both kinds have the same ID. I think one of them > > > >>is a prototype, while the other is probably a production unit. > > > >>Obviously, bitrot has set in while I wasn't testing. With the kernel > > > >>driver, neither unit can even scan in the 2.4 GHz band. Using the > > > >>latest version of the vendor driver, the production version connects > > > >>with APs running WEP, WPA, or WPA2. The prototype can only handle > > > >>WEP. > > > >> > > > >>Obviously, I have some work to do. In the meantime, I will send you > > > >>a tarball containing the vendor driver - privately so as not to spam > > > >>the list. > > > > > > > >Thank you, I appreciate that. > > > > > > > >Of course, my preference would be to fix up the kernel driver. I do= n't mind > > > >doing some manual bisection with compat-wireless releases unless you= think that > > > >would be a total waste of time. Do you have any sense for what the = last working > > > >kernel version would have been? > > > > > > > >As you suggest, we may need to use the vendor driver in the meantime= =2E Thanks > > > >again for sending it over (although I suspect it is the same version= I > > > >downloaded from Realtek's web site). > > >=20 > > > It started with the Realtek version, but has some important bug > > > fixes that I wanted you to have. > >=20 > > Thanks, that's really helpful. > >=20 > > > Of course, we want to fix the kernel version, but if you want to > > > bisect compat-wireless, that would be a big help. In the meantime, I > > > will try bisecting wireless-testing when I get a chance. > >=20 > > I have begun disecting compat-wireless releases. 3.1.1-1 works, 3.2.5-1 > > doesn't. I'm going to try to identify the commit that broke things by = applying > > patches to 3.1.1-1. >=20 > So unless I screwed something up while bisecting, I think this is where t= hings > broke: >=20 >=20 > commit d83579e2a50ac68389e6b4c58b845c702cf37516 > Author: Chaoming Li > Date: Tue Oct 11 21:28:51 2011 -0500 >=20 > rtlwifi: rtl8192de: Updates from latest Reaktek driver - Part III > =20 > This patch incorporate the differences between the 06/20/2011 and > 08/16/2011 Realtek releases of the rtl8192de driver. > =20 > The changes include: > =20 > 1. Update for new chip versions > =20 > Signed-off-by: Chaoming Li > Signed-off-by: Larry Finger > Signed-off-by: John W. Linville >=20 >=20 > I managed to get into an interesting situation at one point during testin= g where > neither MAC would return scan results, even after reverting to a known-go= od > driver version. This was resolved by removing and re-applying power (i.e= =2E a > reboot did not fix it). Something must've put the hardware in a bad stat= e. I > haven't seen this problem again. >=20 > Anyway, I'll probably play with that patch a bit to see if I can figure o= ut what > broke, but let me know if you have any ideas. So this seems to fix things: diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192de/phy.c b/drivers/net/wir= eless/rtlwifi/rtl8192de/phy.c index 18380a7..be21c81 100644 --- a/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192de/phy.c +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192de/phy.c @@ -3345,21 +3345,25 @@ void rtl92d_phy_config_macphymode_info(struct ieee8= 0211_hw *hw) switch (rtlhal->macphymode) { case DUALMAC_SINGLEPHY: rtlphy->rf_type =3D RF_2T2R; - rtlhal->version |=3D CHIP_92D_SINGLEPHY; + /*rtlhal->version |=3D CHIP_92D_SINGLEPHY;*/ + rtlhal->version |=3D RF_TYPE_2T2R; rtlhal->bandset =3D BAND_ON_BOTH; rtlhal->current_bandtype =3D BAND_ON_2_4G; break; =20 case SINGLEMAC_SINGLEPHY: rtlphy->rf_type =3D RF_2T2R; - rtlhal->version |=3D CHIP_92D_SINGLEPHY; + /*rtlhal->version |=3D CHIP_92D_SINGLEPHY;*/ + rtlhal->version |=3D RF_TYPE_2T2R; rtlhal->bandset =3D BAND_ON_BOTH; rtlhal->current_bandtype =3D BAND_ON_2_4G; break; =20 case DUALMAC_DUALPHY: rtlphy->rf_type =3D RF_1T1R; - rtlhal->version &=3D (~CHIP_92D_SINGLEPHY); + /*rtlhal->version &=3D (~CHIP_92D_SINGLEPHY);*/ + rtlhal->version &=3D RF_TYPE_1T1R; + /* Now we let MAC0 run on 5G band. */ if (rtlhal->interfaceindex =3D=3D 0) { rtlhal->bandset =3D BAND_ON_5G; And this is unrelated, but also seems important: diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192de/hw.c b/drivers/net/wire= less/rtlwifi/rtl8192de/hw.c index b338d52..59e85f5 100644 --- a/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192de/hw.c +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192de/hw.c @@ -1058,11 +1058,14 @@ static enum version_8192d _rtl92de_read_chip_versio= n(struct ieee80211_hw *hw) u32 value32; =20 value32 =3D rtl_read_dword(rtlpriv, REG_SYS_CFG); + version |=3D CHIP_92D; + if (!(value32 & 0x000f0000)) { version =3D VERSION_TEST_CHIP_92D_SINGLEPHY; RT_TRACE(rtlpriv, COMP_INIT, DBG_LOUD, "TEST CHIP!!!\n"); } else { - version =3D VERSION_NORMAL_CHIP_92D_SINGLEPHY; + /*version =3D VERSION_NORMAL_CHIP_92D_SINGLEPHY;*/ + version |=3D NORMAL_CHIP; RT_TRACE(rtlpriv, COMP_INIT, DBG_LOUD, "Normal CHIP!!!\n"); } return version; Let me know what you think. I can prepare some proper patches sometime tomorrow. Thanks, Forest --=20 Forest Bond http://www.alittletooquiet.net http://www.rapidrollout.com --cQXOx3fnlpmgJsTP Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: Digital signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAk//SEoACgkQRO4fQQdv5Ax1gACfZlhFa2v4/B0vbRHm1nbnkyMp ExwAoNU945TbzMBUJf3W/hhGFRQtL5Fo =C3/d -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --cQXOx3fnlpmgJsTP--