On Wed June 30 2010 16:15:49 Jaroslav Fojtik wrote: > > > Before this patch there were short peeks from -78dB to -71dB. > > > After patch there are short measurement drops from -62dB to -70dB. > > > > > > The week charting simply averages it: > > > http://78.108.103.11:11080/cgi-bin/rodga_1week_big.cgi > > > > i guess this must be the same situation as before, no? > > Just repeat: > ## Before this patch there were short peeks from -78dB to -71dB. > > ## After patch there are short measurement drops from -62dB to -70dB. i meant: did you see the same kind of drops with the older compat-wireless versions, before you reported the problem? > > how many antennas do you have attached to your device? > > One miniPCI device has only one antenna attached. Second U.FL. connector > is empty. > > > it might be interesting to check if you get more consistent > > signal measurements by disabling antenna > > diversity, setting it to a fixed antenna. you can do this by using a > > debugfs file "echo fixed-a > /sys/kernel/debug/ath5k/phy0/antenna" (or > > "fixed-b")... > > I have found that "fixed-b" is a right connector. There is a stupid > question why? When I am using "out" and not "aux". I just guess that "out" > should be 'a' and 'aux' should be 'b'. yes, i have noticed the same thing on some cards. maybe a wrong setting in eeprom, or some bug in ath5k. > Please again have a look at: > http://78.108.103.11:11080/cgi-bin/rodga_1day_big.cgi > > It looks like signal power jumped to -46dB. > It seems that ATH5k never switched to "fixed-b" and I has been receiving > garbage from empty U.FL. It is a miracle that it has been worked. i have also had problems with diversity in ath5k when there is only one antenna attached and in this case i always need to set a fixed antenna for optimal performance. > MadWiFi is much more intelligent. It tests both inputs and selects better > one. glad to hear it works for you; i had many inconsistencies with antenna diversity on madwifi as well.. bruno PS: CC'ing nick, maybe he has some idea? -- 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
