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2009/12/28 Zhu Yi <yi.zhu@xxxxxxxxx>:
> On Mon, 2009-12-21 at 21:52 +0800, Gábor Stefanik wrote:
>> On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 3:44 AM, Zhu Yi <yi.zhu@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> > On Mon, 2009-12-21 at 10:33 +0800, Guy, Wey-Yi W wrote:
>> >> For 4965, 40MHz only supported in g band
>> >
>> > We don't support 40MHz channels in 2.4G band. See comments in
>> > iwl-eeprom.h:
>> >
>> >  *
>> >  * NOTE:  4965 does not support HT40 channels on 2.4 GHz.
>> >  */
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> > -yi
>>
>> But why does the Windows driver for 4965 support it then?
>
> Have you tested how well it is supported? The firmware people suggest to
> disable this feature (although the hardware was originally designed to)
> due to some internal problems.
>
> Thanks,
> -yi
>
>

Doesn't the Windows driver use a completely different, thinner
firmware (without all the regulatory hardening crap, as the driver
itself is closed-source)?

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