On Wednesday 16 April 2008 16:42:16 Larry Finger wrote:
> Stefanik Gábor wrote:
> > Looks like this is an Asus-specific issue. Can you try flashing the 
> > attached SPROM file (with a modified MAC address, of course) into your 
> > card to see if it results in *any* transmission? (Back up your SPROM 
> > first!) This is from a non-Asus 4318/02, extracted from a working card. 
> > (I can't test it myself now, as I don't have a usable Linux system ATM.)
> > 
> > Also, what radio is WL-138G V2 using? Is it the same radio as other 
> > 4318/02 cards? Someone with a broken WL-138G V2 should check. (With a 
> > broken one, since you need to remove the radio's cover.)
> 
> I agree that this is an ASUS-specific issue; however, as I have been 
> chastised about too much speculation over this problem,

Oh, wasn't meant like this. :)
I just wanted to say that you're most likely not going to find the bug
this way. :)

> I have to be   
> careful. My one question is as follows: If the problem were to be due 
> to the contents of the SPROM, or even the radio used by the chip, how 
> does bcm43xx manage to make it work when b43 cannot?

Well, the SPROM code was completely rewritten and the radio code was
partially rewritten. So there's enough room for bugs. :)
There are several SPROM values that affect TX heavily.

Do you have a WLAN spectrum analyzer btw? Can you test whether there actually
is a signal produced by the card?
I hope that my card will arrive soon, so I can test this as well...

-- 
Greetings Michael.
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