Re: [Mageia-dev] kernel-3.3.3 and wifi problems

2012-05-02 Thread Simple W
2012/5/2 zezinho : > Em 02-05-2012 17:58, Simple W escreveu: > >> With all the tests i made running both kernels releases its clear that >> continues being preferable to run without that "fix". > > > Yes but we can't keep away from upstream for a long time. > Please keep on them till they understan

Re: [Mageia-dev] kernel-3.3.3 and wifi problems

2012-05-02 Thread zezinho
Em 02-05-2012 17:58, Simple W escreveu: With all the tests i made running both kernels releases its clear that continues being preferable to run without that "fix". Yes but we can't keep away from upstream for a long time. Please keep on them till they understand your problem as I did not unde

Re: [Mageia-dev] kernel-3.3.3 and wifi problems

2012-05-02 Thread Simple W
2012/5/1 Thomas Backlund : > 01.05.2012 23:38, simple w8 skrev: >> >> I have been discussing this with Larry Finger (one of the realtek main >> developers) in "wireless " ML and this >> Larry Finger what he said: >> >> "That patch keeps your device from running forever at a maximum of 1 >> Mbps by

Re: [Mageia-dev] kernel-3.3.3 and wifi problems

2012-05-01 Thread Maarten Vanraes
Op dinsdag 01 mei 2012 23:23:29 schreef zezinho: > Em 01-05-2012 23:10, Maarten Vanraes escreveu: > > perhaps it can be made into a module option? > > If it detects unusable networks, I understand they don't want to care > upstream but, is it really unusable? isn't it just very slow? besides,

Re: [Mageia-dev] kernel-3.3.3 and wifi problems

2012-05-01 Thread zezinho
Em 01-05-2012 23:10, Maarten Vanraes escreveu: perhaps it can be made into a module option? If it detects unusable networks, I understand they don't want to care upstream

Re: [Mageia-dev] kernel-3.3.3 and wifi problems

2012-05-01 Thread Maarten Vanraes
Op dinsdag 01 mei 2012 22:38:44 schreef simple w8: > 2012/5/1 Colin Guthrie : > > 'Twas brillig, and simple w8 at 01/05/12 14:38 did gyre and gimble: > >>> > Anyway, checking commit logs between upstream 3.3.1 and 3.3.3 > >>> > shows one commit that specifically touches the module you use... > >>>

Re: [Mageia-dev] kernel-3.3.3 and wifi problems

2012-05-01 Thread simple w8
2012/5/1 simple w8 : > 2012/5/1 Thomas Backlund : >> 01.05.2012 23:38, simple w8 skrev: >>> >>> I have been discussing this with Larry Finger (one of the realtek main >>> developers) in "wireless " ML and this >>> Larry Finger what he said: >>> >>> "That patch keeps your device from running forever

Re: [Mageia-dev] kernel-3.3.3 and wifi problems

2012-05-01 Thread simple w8
2012/5/1 Thomas Backlund : > 01.05.2012 23:38, simple w8 skrev: >> >> I have been discussing this with Larry Finger (one of the realtek main >> developers) in "wireless " ML and this >> Larry Finger what he said: >> >> "That patch keeps your device from running forever at a maximum of 1 >> Mbps by

Re: [Mageia-dev] kernel-3.3.3 and wifi problems

2012-05-01 Thread Thomas Backlund
01.05.2012 23:38, simple w8 skrev: > > I have been discussing this with Larry Finger (one of the realtek main > developers) in "wireless " ML and this > Larry Finger what he said: > > "That patch keeps your device from running forever at a maximum of 1 > Mbps by adjusting the initial gain of the

Re: [Mageia-dev] kernel-3.3.3 and wifi problems

2012-05-01 Thread simple w8
2012/5/1 Colin Guthrie : > 'Twas brillig, and simple w8 at 01/05/12 14:38 did gyre and gimble: >>> > Anyway, checking commit logs between upstream 3.3.1 and 3.3.3 >>> > shows one commit that specifically touches the module you use... >>> > >>> > So can you try kernel-3.3.4-1.1.mga2 from: >>> > http

Re: [Mageia-dev] kernel-3.3.3 and wifi problems

2012-05-01 Thread Colin Guthrie
'Twas brillig, and simple w8 at 01/05/12 14:38 did gyre and gimble: >> > Anyway, checking commit logs between upstream 3.3.1 and 3.3.3 >> > shows one commit that specifically touches the module you use... >> > >> > So can you try kernel-3.3.4-1.1.mga2 from: >> > http://tmb.mine.nu/Mageia/Cauldron/b

Re: [Mageia-dev] kernel-3.3.3 and wifi problems

2012-05-01 Thread simple w8
2012/5/1 Thomas Backlund : > 01.05.2012 10:25, simple w8 skrev: >> >> I have talked with some developers that use to maintain the >> compat-wireless stuff (that will be merged in kernel-3.5) and they >> havent this kind of problem. > > So they either: > 1. dont have exactly same hw. > 2. dont test

Re: [Mageia-dev] kernel-3.3.3 and wifi problems

2012-05-01 Thread Thomas Backlund
01.05.2012 10:25, simple w8 skrev: > > I have talked with some developers that use to maintain the > compat-wireless stuff (that will be merged in kernel-3.5) and they > havent this kind of problem. So they either: 1. dont have exactly same hw. 2. dont test stable tree 3. have the fix in upstream

Re: [Mageia-dev] kernel-3.3.3 and wifi problems

2012-05-01 Thread simple w8
2012/4/29 simple w8 : > 2012/4/26 Thomas Backlund : >> simple w8 skrev 26.4.2012 13:22: >>> >>> 2012/4/26 Thomas Backlund: >> >> Now for the problem... do you have package rtlwifi-firmware installed ? Can you post output of ls -l /lib/firmware/rtlwifi >>> >>> Yes, its

Re: [Mageia-dev] kernel-3.3.3 and wifi problems

2012-04-29 Thread simple w8
2012/4/26 Thomas Backlund : > simple w8 skrev 26.4.2012 13:22: >> >> 2012/4/26 Thomas Backlund: > > >>> Now for the problem... >>> >>> do you have package rtlwifi-firmware installed ? >>> >>> Can you post output of ls -l /lib/firmware/rtlwifi >>> >> >> Yes, its installed: >> >> ~]# rpm -ql rtlwifi-

Re: [Mageia-dev] kernel-3.3.3 and wifi problems

2012-04-26 Thread simple w8
2012/4/26 simple w8 : > 2012/4/26 Thomas Backlund : >> simple w8 skrev 26.4.2012 13:22: >>> >>> 2012/4/26 Thomas Backlund: >> >> Now for the problem... do you have package rtlwifi-firmware installed ? Can you post output of ls -l /lib/firmware/rtlwifi >>> >>> Yes, its

Re: [Mageia-dev] kernel-3.3.3 and wifi problems

2012-04-26 Thread simple w8
2012/4/26 Thomas Backlund : > simple w8 skrev 26.4.2012 13:22: >> >> 2012/4/26 Thomas Backlund: > > >>> Now for the problem... >>> >>> do you have package rtlwifi-firmware installed ? >>> >>> Can you post output of ls -l /lib/firmware/rtlwifi >>> >> >> Yes, its installed: >> >> ~]# rpm -ql rtlwifi-

Re: [Mageia-dev] kernel-3.3.3 and wifi problems

2012-04-26 Thread Thomas Backlund
simple w8 skrev 26.4.2012 13:22: 2012/4/26 Thomas Backlund: Now for the problem... do you have package rtlwifi-firmware installed ? Can you post output of ls -l /lib/firmware/rtlwifi Yes, its installed: ~]# rpm -ql rtlwifi-firmware Can you provide the output of: ls -l /lib/firmware/r

Re: [Mageia-dev] kernel-3.3.3 and wifi problems

2012-04-26 Thread simple w8
2012/4/26 Thomas Backlund : > simple w8 skrev 26.4.2012 12:56: >> >> 2012/4/26 Adrien Guichard: >> >>> >>> I have had the same problem,  draknetcenter was configured with a wrong >>> contry. I change this and everything went in order. >>> >>> ->  go to draknetcenter, then advanced parameter and cha

Re: [Mageia-dev] kernel-3.3.3 and wifi problems

2012-04-26 Thread Thomas Backlund
simple w8 skrev 26.4.2012 12:56: 2012/4/26 Adrien Guichard: I have had the same problem, draknetcenter was configured with a wrong contry. I change this and everything went in order. -> go to draknetcenter, then advanced parameter and change your country. Here the country here correct but

Re: [Mageia-dev] kernel-3.3.3 and wifi problems

2012-04-26 Thread simple w8
2012/4/26 Adrien Guichard : > 2012/4/26 simple w8 >> >> 2012/4/26 Thomas Backlund : >> > simple w8 skrev 26.4.2012 08:33: >> > >> >> Hi, >> >> >> >> Since kernel-3.3.3 was installed and every time i run it, the machine >> >> detects much less wifi networks that running any other kernel. >> >> Some

Re: [Mageia-dev] kernel-3.3.3 and wifi problems

2012-04-26 Thread simple w8
2012/4/26 Adrien Guichard : > 2012/4/26 simple w8 >> >> 2012/4/26 Thomas Backlund : >> > simple w8 skrev 26.4.2012 08:33: >> > >> >> Hi, >> >> >> >> Since kernel-3.3.3 was installed and every time i run it, the machine >> >> detects much less wifi networks that running any other kernel. >> >> Some

Re: [Mageia-dev] kernel-3.3.3 and wifi problems

2012-04-26 Thread Adrien Guichard
2012/4/26 simple w8 > 2012/4/26 Thomas Backlund : > > simple w8 skrev 26.4.2012 08:33: > > > >> Hi, > >> > >> Since kernel-3.3.3 was installed and every time i run it, the machine > >> detects much less wifi networks that running any other kernel. > >> Some is limiting the wifi antenna with this

Re: [Mageia-dev] kernel-3.3.3 and wifi problems

2012-04-26 Thread simple w8
2012/4/26 Thomas Backlund : > simple w8 skrev 26.4.2012 08:33: > >> Hi, >> >> Since kernel-3.3.3 was installed and every time i run it, the machine >> detects much less wifi networks that running any other kernel. >> Some is limiting the wifi antenna with this kernel-3.3.3. > > > What arch ? > > Wh

Re: [Mageia-dev] kernel-3.3.3 and wifi problems

2012-04-26 Thread Thomas Backlund
simple w8 skrev 26.4.2012 08:33: Hi, Since kernel-3.3.3 was installed and every time i run it, the machine detects much less wifi networks that running any other kernel. Some is limiting the wifi antenna with this kernel-3.3.3. What arch ? What wifi hw ? check with lspcidrake -v what module

[Mageia-dev] kernel-3.3.3 and wifi problems

2012-04-25 Thread simple w8
Hi, Since kernel-3.3.3 was installed and every time i run it, the machine detects much less wifi networks that running any other kernel. Some is limiting the wifi antenna with this kernel-3.3.3.