linux-kernel - Re: [REGRESSION] Trouble seeing some wireless networks in latest git

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Date:	Sun, 27 Apr 2008 20:00:25 +0300
From:	Priit Laes <plaes@...es.org>
To:	Michael Buesch <mb@...sch.de>
Cc:	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-wireless <linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [REGRESSION] Trouble seeing some wireless networks in latest
	git

Ühel kenal päeval, P, 2008-04-27 kell 17:48, kirjutas Michael Buesch:
> > > Any hints how to debug this further?
> Nah, it's a regulatory setting issue.
> The default regdomain is US, which only allows chans 1-11.
> There's some module parameter to switch the regdomain.
> This is not a regression, but a feature.
> 
Regdomain setting seems to be OK (and missing for b43):
iwl3945: Tunable channels: 13 802.11bg, 23 802.11a channels

Where can I set the regdomain? I couldn't find any information under
Documentation and with modinfo?

Dmesg output for iwl3945 is:
...
iwl3945: Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945ABG/BG Network Connection driver for
Linux, 1.2.26ks
iwl3945: Copyright(c) 2003-2008 Intel Corporation
ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:03:00.0[A] -> GSI 17 (level, low) -> IRQ 17
PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:03:00.0 to 64
iwl3945: Detected Intel Wireless WiFi Link 3945ABG
iwl3945: Tunable channels: 13 802.11bg, 23 802.11a channels
phy0: Selected rate control algorithm 'iwl-3945-rs'
...

And b43:
...
b43-pci-bridge 0000:16:00.0: enabling device (0000 -> 0002)
ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:16:00.0[A] -> GSI 16 (level, low) -> IRQ 16
PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:16:00.0 to 64
ssb: Sonics Silicon Backplane found on PCI device 0000:16:00.0
b43-phy1: Broadcom 4306 WLAN found
phy1: Selected rate control algorithm 'pid'
Broadcom 43xx driver loaded [ Features: PMLR, Firmware-ID: FW13 ]
input: b43-phy1 as /devices/virtual/input/input9
b43-phy1: Loading firmware version 410.2160 (2007-05-26 15:32:10)
Registered led device: b43-phy1::tx
Registered led device: b43-phy1::rx
Registered led device: b43-phy1::radio
...
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