Return-path: Received: from mail-lb0-f172.google.com ([209.85.217.172]:63951 "EHLO mail-lb0-f172.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1760230Ab3JPJvU (ORCPT ); Wed, 16 Oct 2013 05:51:20 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <577936357.20131016104505@eikelenboom.it> References: <577936357.20131016104505@eikelenboom.it> Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2013 12:51:18 +0300 Message-ID: (sfid-20131016_115128_662738_4A76B8FC) Subject: Re: iwlwifi Centrino Advanced-N 6235, setting regulatory domain with iw reg set XX doesn't work. From: Emmanuel Grumbach To: Sander Eikelenboom Cc: "Grumbach, Emmanuel" , "John W. Linville" , "Berg, Johannes" , "ilw@linux.intel.com" , "netdev@vger.kernel.org" , "linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org" , "Luis R. Rodriguez" Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: > Hi > > I seem to have to take a second hurdle in using my Centrino Advanced-N 6235 with linux. > > I'm trying to set the regulatory domain (currenly world domain (00)) > But a "iw reg set US" or "iw reg set NL" does not succeed. > > # iw reg get > country 00: > (2402 - 2472 @ 40), (6, 20) > (2457 - 2482 @ 40), (6, 20), PASSIVE-SCAN, NO-IBSS > (2474 - 2494 @ 20), (6, 20), NO-OFDM, PASSIVE-SCAN, NO-IBSS > (5170 - 5250 @ 80), (6, 20), PASSIVE-SCAN, NO-IBSS > (5735 - 5835 @ 80), (6, 20), PASSIVE-SCAN, NO-IBSS > (57240 - 63720 @ 2160), (N/A, 0) > > # iw reg set US > > # iw reg get > country 00: > (2402 - 2472 @ 40), (6, 20) > (2457 - 2482 @ 40), (6, 20), PASSIVE-SCAN, NO-IBSS > (2474 - 2494 @ 20), (6, 20), NO-OFDM, PASSIVE-SCAN, NO-IBSS > (5170 - 5250 @ 80), (6, 20), PASSIVE-SCAN, NO-IBSS > (5735 - 5835 @ 80), (6, 20), PASSIVE-SCAN, NO-IBSS > (57240 - 63720 @ 2160), (N/A, 0) > > > The only thing is this message in dmesg: > "cfg80211: Pending regulatory request, waiting for it to be processed...". > > I did enable some of the kernel wifi debug options, but there is no error or more informatie. > But it doesn't get set as you can see above. > This is most probably not related to the device itself. Luis?