#470: txpower problem
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Reporter: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Owner:
Type: defect | Status: new
Priority: major | Milestone:
Component: madwifi: driver | Version: trunk
Keywords: | Patch_attached: 0
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Hello i have strange problem.
My hardware:
00:0a.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications, Inc. AR5005G
802.11abg NIC (rev 01)
00:0b.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications, Inc. AR5005G
802.11abg NIC (rev 01)
00:0c.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications, Inc. AR5005G
802.11abg NIC (rev 01)
Kernel 2.6.16-rc2
ath_hal: module license 'Proprietary' taints kernel.
ath_hal: 0.9.16.16 (AR5210, AR5211, AR5212, RF5111, RF5112, RF2413,
RF5413)
wlan: 0.8.4.2 (svn 1467)
ath_rate_sample: 1.2 (svn 1467)
ath_pci: 0.9.4.5 (svn 1467)
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKB] enabled at IRQ 10
PCI: setting IRQ 10 as level-triggered
And when i try to change txpower on ath0 like:
iwconfig ath0 txpower 19 I get:
iwconfig ath0
ath0 IEEE 802.11b ESSID:"artcom2"
Mode:Master Frequency:2.462 GHz Access Point: 00:80:48:7E:09:65
Bit Rate:0 kb/s Tx-Power=17 dBm Sensitivity=0/3
Retry:off RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Encryption key:off
Power Management:off
Link Quality=30/94 Signal level=-65 dBm Noise level=-95 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:2773 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0
but if i do the same on second card :
iwconfig ath1 txpower 19
i get:
iwconfig ath1
ath1 IEEE 802.11b ESSID:"artcom_2a"
Mode:Master Frequency:2.442 GHz Access Point: 00:80:48:7E:09:84
Bit Rate:0 kb/s Tx-Power=19 dBm Sensitivity=0/3
Retry:off RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Encryption key:off
Power Management:off
Link Quality=32/94 Signal level=-63 dBm Noise level=-95 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:1645 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0
And if i do the same think on third card:
iwconfig ath2 txpower 19
i get :
iwconfig ath2
ath2 IEEE 802.11b ESSID:"artcom_2b"
Mode:Master Frequency:2.412 GHz Access Point: 00:80:48:7E:09:68
Bit Rate:0 kb/s Tx-Power=18 dBm Sensitivity=0/3
Retry:off RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Encryption key:off
Power Management:off
Link Quality=34/94 Signal level=-61 dBm Noise level=-95 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:1184 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0
ath1 is supporting all range of txpower from 0 to 23 dBm
but ath0 and ath2 not ....
All cards are the same hardware.
I try to change cards to second new but i have the same problem
ath0 max 17dBm
ath1 everything is ok
ath2 max 18dBm
iwlist ath0 tx
ath0 unknown transmit-power information.
Current Tx-Power=17 dBm (50 mW)
iwlist ath1 tx
ath1 unknown transmit-power information.
Current Tx-Power=23 dBm (199 mW)
iwlist ath2 tx
ath2 unknown transmit-power information.
Current Tx-Power=18 dBm (63 mW)
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Ticket URL: <http://madwifi.org/ticket/470>
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