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Re: [PATCH] rt2x00: Provide regulatory hint with rt2500pci/usb

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On Tue, Jan 6, 2009 at 2:06 PM, Gertjan van Wingerde
<gwingerde@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 01/06/09 22:52, Ivo van Doorn wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> The problem isn't there for the bits that Ivo sent, as the rt2500
>>>>> devices don't support the a band.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> For rt2500pci and rt2500usb there are chipsets which support 5GHz (they
>>>> are rare, but they do exist),
>>>> comments for the Ralink drivers indicate they simply didn't add the
>>>> regulatory domain definitions yet.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> OK. But the EEPROM definitions I got from Ralink on the Country
>>> information indicate that there is only a single indication in the
>>> EEPROM.
>>>
>>
>> That is right, like I said the comments already indicates there the legacy
>> code didn't contain the
>> definitions (yet). ;)
>>
>>
>>>>
>>>> GertJan, some comments about your patch:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2400pci.h
>>>>> b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2400pci.h
>>>>> index 9aefda4..986e428 100644
>>>>> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2400pci.h
>>>>> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2400pci.h
>>>>> @@ -806,6 +806,13 @@
>>>>>   #define EEPROM_TXPOWER_2             FIELD16(0xff00)
>>>>>
>>>>>   /*
>>>>> + * EEPROM geography.
>>>>> + * GEO: Default geography setting for device.
>>>>> + */
>>>>> +#define EEPROM_GEOGRAPHY               0x17
>>>>> +#define EEPROM_GEOGRAPHY_GEO           FIELD16(0xff00)
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Where did you find this definition? I couldn't find it in the legacy
>>>> driver or the specsheets.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> I got an excerpt from the EEPROM definition for the rt2460 chip (which I
>>> received with the help of Luis). It's defined in there.
>>>
>>
>> I assume you mean the file RT2460_DS_P1.3.pdf, could you point me to the
>> right pagenumber?
>>
>>
>
> No, I meant RT2460_EEPROM_Channels.pdf, which was sent by Ralink a couple of
> months ago. You were copied on the email; let me know if you can't find
> them. Note that these were only small excerpts from the entire EEPROM
> definitions, only the parts on geography information.

BTW we received permission from Ralink to put these up so they are also here:

http://wireless.kernel.org/en/developers/Documentation/specs#Ralinkdocumentation

  Luis
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