> P.G. Richardson wrote: >>> P.G. Richardson wrote: >>>> Hi guys, >>>> >>>> More experimentation with my rtl8187. With some playing around with >>>> the >>>> access point location, I think I may have stumbled on a good position. >>>> >>>> Anyway ... >>>> >>>> I noticed that the rate reported by iwconfig only ever gets to 11Mb/s >>>> despite the fact that I now have a signal level of 90/100 - 100/100. I >>>> found that I can do >>>> >>>> iwconfig wlan0 rate 54M >>>> >>>> but it seems that although the card is still associated networking >>>> doesnt >>>> work (pings fail). If I change it back to auto >>>> >>>> iwconfig wlan0 rate auto >>>> >>>> then iwconfig reports 11Mb/s again and pinging resumes fine. >>>> >>>> Is there any chance that the driver is incorrectly reporting its mode >>>> or >>>> something in that the rates it displays bear the hallmarks of a b card >>>> rather than g? >>>> >>>> Using the compat-wireless snapshot from 9/2/2009 >>>> Mandriva 2.6.27.10-desktop586-1mnb >>> What rate-adjustment method are you using? The output of dmesg will >>> tell. >>> If you >>> are using minstrel, then you should post the contents from the >>> following >>> commands: >>> >>> STATS=$(find /sys -name rc_stats) >>> echo $STATS >>> sudo cat $STATS >>> >>> Larry >>> >> >> phy0: Selected rate control algorithm 'minstrel' >> >> find /sys -name rc_stats produces no results whatsoever. These is no >> rc_stats in /sys. > > You need to set "CONFIG_MAC80211_DEBUGFS=y" in your configuration. > Hi Larry, Been experimenting over last couple of days to enable this. Have successfully recompiled the kernel and installed with above config option enabled. This may have been unnecessary but could not compile without doing it. Anyway, now running the custom kernel and installed compart-wireless snapshot from 09/02/2009 and still nothing has appeared using find /sys -name rc_stats I must be missing some vital step. Any thoughts please. Cheers PGR -- Laws are partly formed for the sake of good men, in order to instruct them how they may live on friendly terms with one another, and partly for the sake of those who refuse to be instructed, whose spirit cannot be subdued, or softened, or hindered from plunging into evil. [The Laws, Plato] You fiend! Never have I encountered such corrupt and foul-minded perversity? Have you ever considered a career in the church? Bishop of Bath and Wells (Blackadder II) -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
