On Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 11:21 AM, Krzysztof Halasa <khc@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > "Luis R. Rodriguez" <mcgrof@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > >> My point was that this is not something meant to be interpreted by >> anyone for what "default country" means, the documentation I pointed >> out clearly states that 0x0 is designed to mean to match the "US" by >> Atheros hardware as per hardware documentation provided to ODMs. > > I understand this, but the reality is that I have to work with hardware > and software, not with the docs provided by Atheros to some other > parties. > > Software (the official Atheros driver, to be precise) says 0 isn't > exactly US. > Hardware (card) manufacturer says 0 isn't US. Would it make you happy if I send a patch to clarify that? > What do you think can I do? I've indicated that your card is already working as it was designed. The EEPROM is not something that was designed for end users to modify. Who programmed your EEPROM choose that for a reason, and only they and as per Atheros's documentation would know what the goal was, regardless of what you see in software. I have tried clarifying to you what the goal was, and if software uses a macro for "DEFAULT" for 0x0 just ignore that, I am telling you that is supposed to be "US". If you want to muck with the EEPROM/code for regulatory compliance that is up to you and that is simply not supported due to a few things. One of them is calibration data which may or not be available for the region you would choose blindly. Properly enabling users to change their regulatory domain at their own whim really requires more involvement, sure you'd be able to use some additional channels but it by no means would mean that they are in compliance or that the EIRP you use hits the actual desired target. The important part really is compliance. The regulatory code on for the Atheros drivers enables usage only of the channels dictated by the EEPROM and what we in software match that EEPROM code to tables in software. This is by design. The Linux regulatory framework allows you to further restrict the device further but for Atheros cards if you change countries you will not get new channels if your original programmed regulatory domain does not allow for it. Luis -- 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
