mrw wrote: > ... > It has occurred to me that, perhaps, the actions of @POMdev's script > might be incorporated into SqueezePlay itself, as part of this regular > update. I don't know whether that is feasible.
There are a couple of improvements in the works that might influence this topic of including the script or its functionality into SqueezePlay, etc. The 'wlanpoke' script is being updated to include a much faster wireless reset than the current method. The faster reset does not always work, however, so the existing reset would be used if and when the faster reset does not work. The connection test repetition and failure delay times will be adjustable based upon logging how many failed pings occurred before the adapter recovered on its own. We can collect this information, then make appropriate adjustments. Besides the mitigation script, my docker build system is finally working, and I am working on modifying or reverting a later wireless chip driver (version 063) to support the existing AR6002 chip in the radios (driver now 062). The other important pieces of the wireless 'stack' have been built and potentially might be modified to handle mitigation much faster than the script. A compiled Atheros utility 'recEvent' dumps numerous messages from the driver, but stops before the failed ping is detected, then resumes as the wpa_ software is killed until it finally stops as the driver is unloaded by the script. This suggests that the failure might be caused not by problems from chip RF AGC issues, or the driver, but by something in the wpa_ software. Put another way, the wpa_ software might be adapted to better handle the chip RF problems. Debug builds of this software might identify a problem that can be easily solved. Of course, the best fix is to keep the chip receiving transmissions from the access point reliably. Regrettably, the wireless chip firmware is closed source, possibly as a way to ensure compliance with US or local law so the FCC and other authorities can permit the use of this device. Finally. a miracle has happened at my house. The number of dropouts has dramatically declined, although there are still outages in the radios most exposed to the neighbors, but many fewer. Perhaps the neighbors have also suffered from their own new systems, and have disabled or constrained them to reduce their own problems. For whatever reason, everything is working much better here on its own. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ POMdev's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=70558 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=109953 _______________________________________________ Radio mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
