On Tue, 28 Oct 2008 13:23:34 +0800, Zhu Yi wrote: > On Mon, 2008-10-27 at 22:32 -0600, Arjan van de Ven wrote: > > I had this same issue > > > > turning on CONFIG_WIRELESS_OLD_REGULATORY fixed it for me.... > > Arjan, > > This is a different bug. He has the wireless worked sometimes. > > I think your problem relates to 5GHz channel usage. We have already a > patch queued to resolve the problem. We will have regulatory framework > reworked to better solve the problem. But I guess it will be in .29 time > frame. > > Thanks, > -yi I tested Arjan's solution nevertheless and it seems to do the job. I can't find the "TX Power requested" line anymore on dmesg output with that config option enabled anymore and it connects without problems. This is how it looks now: [ 777.680750] iwlagn: Intel(R) Wireless WiFi Link AGN driver for Linux,1.3.27kds [ 777.680753] iwlagn: Copyright(c) 2003-2008 Intel Corporation [ 777.680878] iwlagn 0000:06:00.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 18 (level, low) -> IRQ 18 [ 777.680908] iwlagn 0000:06:00.0: setting latency timer to 64 [ 777.680977] iwlagn: Detected Intel Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN REV=0x4 [ 777.731255] iwlagn: Tunable channels: 13 802.11bg, 19 802.11a channels [ 777.732432] phy1: Selected rate control algorithm 'iwl-agn-rs' [ 781.764539] iwlagn 0000:06:00.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 18 (level, low) -> IRQ 18 [ 781.764821] iwlagn 0000:06:00.0: irq 41 for MSI/MSI-X [ 781.764919] iwlagn 0000:06:00.0: firmware: requesting iwlwifi-4965-2.ucode [ 781.980719] Registered led device: iwl-phy1:radio [ 781.980764] Registered led device: iwl-phy1:assoc [ 781.980808] Registered led device: iwl-phy1:RX [ 781.980856] Registered led device: iwl-phy1:TX [ 782.014001] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready [ 783.633713] wlan0: authenticate with AP 00:c0:a8:e5:e5:a5 [ 783.635637] wlan0: authenticated [ 783.635644] wlan0: associate with AP 00:c0:a8:e5:e5:a5 [ 783.642770] wlan0: RX AssocResp from 00:c0:a8:e5:e5:a5 (capab=0x431 status=0 aid=1) [ 783.642776] wlan0: associated [ 783.669684] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): wlan0: link becomes ready I tested it quickly and not very thoroughly on the wpa-eap encrypted network at university and it showed the same behaviour: no connection without CONFIG_WIRELESS_OLD_REGULATORY and no problems with it enabled. Thanks Mirco
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