---- mgreger@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > > ---- mgreger@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > > > > ---- Sedat Dilek <sedat.dilek@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > On Tue, May 22, 2018 at 7:21 PM, <mgreger@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > I've run out of ideas and am hoping someone here can help. > > > > > > > > All I want to do is connect a client to my 5Ghz network. > > > > > > > > My client: > > > > OS is Debian stable "Stretch" with sysvinit instead of systemd > > > > Atheros AR9462 (World roaming 0x64 regdomain in EEPROM) > > > > "iw reg set US" > > > > "iw list" shows both 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz bands available. > > > > "iw wlp3s0 survey dump" shows received traffic on 5Ghz bands. > > > > > > > > There are oodles of 5Ghz AP's within range, but scans (including passive scans) reveal only 2.4Ghz networks. My only guess was that it won't transmit due to regulatory requirements, but I cannot make it work. > > > > > > > > What I've tried: > > > > Running with and without CRDA > > > > Running latest mainline kernel > > > > Hacking around on the ath9k driver and nl80211 to remove all regulatory enforcement. > > > > > > > > Nothing works and I'm pulling my hair out. Any help would be greatly appreciated. > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > I try to give some initial help. > > > > > > The linux-wireless driver is supported by ath9k driver see [1] and [2]. > > > > > > Unfortunately, you have not sent any log-files at least your dmesg-log. > > > No output of the above userspace commands or userspace-tools versions. > > > No information to VendorID/ProductID (PCI, USB, whatever). > > > It's not clear to me if this is a kernelspace (ath9k-driver) or > > > userspace (CRDA/regulatory) problem. > > > How should someone help you effectively? > > > > > > The linux-wireless wiki has somne informations on how to debug > > > Atheros/Qualcomm ath9k-driver, see [3]. > > > > > > As a debianist I say try Linux v4.16 Debian packages from > > > stretch-backports (and maybe a higher version of wireless-regdb). > > > > > > Try to ask questions the smart way [4] :-). > > > > > > Hope this helps. > > > > > > Regards, > > > - Sedat - > > > > > > [1] https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/users/drivers/ath9k > > > [2] https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/users/drivers/ath9k/devices > > > [3] https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/users/drivers/ath9k/debug > > > [4] http://www.catb.org/esr/faqs/smart-questions.html > > > > > > I have also built the latest wireless-regdb and crda, but it made no difference. > > > > Did any of the information I posted point towards a cause? Also, I'll gladly send one of these adapters to someone with ath9k experience if they suspect they can make it work. Just message me. :)
