Return-path: Received: from mout.gmx.net ([212.227.17.20]:56155 "EHLO mout.gmx.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1755739Ab3I3N1O (ORCPT ); Mon, 30 Sep 2013 09:27:14 -0400 Received: from [192.168.2.102] ([93.218.116.97]) by mail.gmx.com (mrgmx103) with ESMTPSA (Nemesis) id 0MJSuF-1VOhpb1lox-0039fw for ; Mon, 30 Sep 2013 15:27:13 +0200 Message-ID: <52497C2E.1060406@rempel-privat.de> (sfid-20130930_152841_482724_A371E452) Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2013 15:27:10 +0200 From: Oleksij Rempel MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Bruno Randolf , linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org, nbd@openwrt.org, sujith@msujith.org CC: Ingo Randolf Subject: Re: ath9k AR9287 status? References: <52492FB0.3010201@einfach.org> <5249443E.3080700@rempel-privat.de> <524954BE.8060603@einfach.org> In-Reply-To: <524954BE.8060603@einfach.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Am 30.09.2013 12:38, schrieb Bruno Randolf: > On 09/30/2013 10:28 AM, Oleksij Rempel wrote: >> It works at least for me, as AP and as STA... > > Thanks, good to hear! :) > >> Check: >> - PCIe related power managment - ASPM. > > That sounds most suspicious. Will try to see what can be done in the > BIOS or if disabling ASPM in the kernel helps. > >> - WiFi related PM. "iw dev wlan0 get power_save" > > That would only affect STA and IBSS mode, right? > >> - defect device? > > Having the same problem on two setups... maybe but it's unlikely... > >>> I have a AR9287 PCI-Express card which is behaving more than weird with >>> kernel 3.2 and with the current (3.10.4-1) backports drivers: It can't >>> connect to APs (many reconnects), with hostap it _seems_ to work as an >>> AP, but no beacons are seen and no stations can connect, similar in >>> ad-hoc mode, and when bringing the interface down the whole system >>> freezes... >> >> Is it regression? Are there any working kernel version? > > I have tried with 3.2 clean (Ubuntu 12.04 default) and with the > mentioned backports version. If you point me to a known working > backports version I can try it. I use 3.11 right now. In case of PCIe issue, backport wont help you. Test completely new kernel. What is your host hardware? >>> Or - can anyone recommend a good half size PCI-Express card that works >>> well with ath9k? >> >> If you wont to bay some new toy, then take a look here: >> http://wikidevi.com/wiki/Atheros >> I would take AR9462, there are some interesting highlights ;) (suddenly >> I do not have it right now) > > integrated bluetooth 4.0; 8bit Spectral Scan? Here are some descriptions: http://wikidevi.com/wiki/Atheros_WiFi_Support -- Regards, Oleksij