On Wed, 7 May 2014 16:58:05 +0100 Mick <michaelkintz...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I have compiled on a 3.12.13-gentoo kernel: Try the latest release candidate kernel (3.15-rc4) to make sure you have most of the the latest iwlwifi changes by upstream; if you want them all, and are not afraid of working with git, you can try to obtain even later changes from here: http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/iwlwifi/iwlwifi-next.git > CONFIG_IWLWIFI=m > CONFIG_IWLDVM=m > CONFIG_IWLWIFI_OPMODE_MODULAR=y Set CONFIG_IWLWIFI_DEBUG=y to see if debug information tells more. An option to try out too is CONFIG_IWLWIFI_DEBUG_EXPERIMENTAL_UCODE=y. > My /etc/conf.d/net section says: > > [...] > wpa_supplicant_wlp4s0="-Dwext" > [...] Use nl80211 instead, you'll want to enable this in your kernel as well. http://wireless.kernel.org/en/developers/Documentation/nl80211 http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Documentation/iw > proto=RSN > key_mgmt=WPA-PSK > pairwise=CCMP > group=CCMP Try WPA2 AES if you can configure that and the rest of devices connecting to the router support that, anything else can have a negative effect on obtaining the higher N speeds; talking about router, which kind of router is this and which firmware (eg. DD-WRT, ...) does it run? > [ 514.377859] iwlwifi 0000:04:00.0 wlp4s0: disabling HT as WMM/QoS is > not supported by the AP > [ 514.377869] iwlwifi 0000:04:00.0 wlp4s0: disabling VHT as WMM/QoS > is not supported by the AP Look if your AP allows you enable WMM, to gain more throughput. > ioctl[...]: Invalid argument As suggested above; use nl80211 instead of wext, make sure it is enabled and thus supported in the kernel. > # modprobe -v iwlwifi power_save=0 power_level=3 11n_disable=1 > insmod > /lib/modules/3.12.13-gentoo/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwlwifi.ko > power_save=0 power_level=3 11n_disable=1 You shouldn't need all that, please try back with a plain modprobe. On a side note, I'm an owner of the same wireless card; currently I am experiencing the following bug, which has to do with iwlwifi being stuck in higher rates for one or another reason. https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=56581 Looking at the most recent commits, there might be a solution to that; so, I'll try to pull that later to see if it fixes my issue with it. http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/iwlwifi/iwlwifi-next.git/commit/?id=80763515c371202916ecdb4118dbed51f801aeb5 I experience disconnects when my connection is too idle; this is because at that moment the router goes to a lower rate, but the card stays in a higher rate and that mismatch is enough for a timeout that results in a disconnect. Similarly, in the opposite direction when the router's rate is too high (due to LAN traffic); I sometimes experience high response times and slowness, as well as the error from that bug. There's something going on with the rate control algorithm these days... As for your disconnects, I think they are due to nl80211 and/or your network and/or router configuration; but it might very well be due to that same bug above, in which case I guess you'll have to wait a bit to see whether the debugging and resolution to it help you. -- With kind regards, Tom Wijsman (TomWij) Gentoo Developer E-mail address : tom...@gentoo.org GPG Public Key : 6D34E57D GPG Fingerprint : C165 AF18 AB4C 400B C3D2 ABF0 95B2 1FCD 6D34 E57D
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