From: Markus Kaindl <markus.kaindl@stusta.de>
To: ath9k-devel@lists.ath9k.org
Subject: [ath9k-devel] ath9k_htc makes my TL-WN821N get too hot to hang
Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2012 08:03:32 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4F0D3444.6000001@stusta.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20237.7731.425657.129798@gargle.gargle.HOWL>
I've got the same Problem with the same device used as a Access-Point
with HostAPD. I will provide the Information you requested in a few days!
Markus
Sujith Manoharan schrieb:
> Mulong Chen wrote:
>> I am using ath9k_htc with my TL-WN821N. The problem is when it transfers with
>> max speed (should be 300Mbps but not with ath9k_htc, this could be another
>> story) for some while (eg. 10 mins), the dongle gets really hot and it hangs
>> with no blinked LED. At this time, there is no response from the dongle
>> anymore. I have to plug in/out to make it get normal.
>>
>> But everything under windows is just fine. With max speed (300 Mbps) do some
>> ftp for 1 or 2 hours, everything is just fine.
>>
>> I am so sure that the hang is because of the chips getting too hot. I bought 2
>> pieces of heat sink and attached them on the two chips. And the transftering
>> lasted almost 1 hours till now (normal case it would die in 15 mins.), even
>> the heat sink is really really hot.
>>
>>
>> lsusb Bus 002 Device 006: ID 0cf3:7015 Atheros Communications, Inc. TP-Link
>> TL-WN821N v3 802.11n [Atheros AR7010+AR9287]
>>
>> kernel version Linux CC 3.1.8-1-ARCH
>
> Can you install the latest compat-wireless package from:
> http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Download ?
>
> Debugging has to be enabled by using these flags in config.mk:
>
> CONFIG_ATH9K_HTC_DEBUGFS=y
> CONFIG_ATH_DEBUG=y
>
> For generic instructions, please see:
> http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/ath9k/debug
>
> And then, please post the output of:
>
> cat /sys/kernel/debug/ieee80211/phy#/ath9k_htc/modal_eeprom
> cat /sys/kernel/debug/ieee80211/phy#/ath9k_htc/base_eeprom
>
> Sujith
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Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2012-01-10 13:27 [ath9k-devel] ath9k_htc makes my TL-WN821N get too hot to hang Mulong Chen
2012-01-11 5:29 ` Sujith Manoharan
2012-01-11 7:03 ` Markus Kaindl [this message]
2012-01-11 13:40 ` Mulong Chen
2012-01-11 15:16 ` Sujith
2012-03-31 13:13 ` Andre Ramaciotti
2012-03-31 16:22 ` Markus Kaindl
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2012-02-18 13:39 Damian
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