Re: RaLink RT2500 802.11g Cardbus/mini-PCI

[Ivo van Doorn <ivdoorn@gmail.com>]

On Wednesday 02 April 2008, Thomas B=E4chler wrote:
> Ivo van Doorn schrieb:
> > Hi,
> >=20
> >>>> Is the last kernel code working with RaLink RT2500 802.11g Cardb=
us/mini-PCI?
> >>> With 'latest' do you mean:
> >>>  latest 2.6.25-rc kernel?
> >>>  latest wireless-testing git snapshot
> >>>  latest rt2x00 git snapshot
> >>>
> >>> The latter 2 should work fine, the first one has known issues
> >>> but the state variates per person.
> >> I was complaining about speed a while ago, so after reading this p=
ost, I=20
> >> thought I should try again and tell you:
> >>
> >> The version in wireless-testing seems to work great, a test downlo=
ad=20
> >> gave me 1.24MB/s, which is about the same speed I get with my (Int=
el=20
> >> wireless) laptop. I am using rt2500pci.
> >>
> >> Does the above mean that the stock driver in 2.6.25 will still be =
slow?
> >=20
> > Most likely yes.
> > Although I hear mixed reports, some say it depends on the rate sele=
ction
> > algorithm, some claim rt2x00 in 2.6.24 is faster then wireless-test=
ing and
> > others claim the exact opposite.
> > At the moment it is hard to tell, but I haven't collected data yet =
with specific
> > information about the used rate selection module and exact data tra=
nsfer
> > numbers.
> >=20
> > Ivo
> >=20
>=20
> I rebuilt 2.6.25-rc8 (again) to use the 'simple' algorithm instead of=
=20
> the 'PID' algorithm by default. rt2500pci is still fast!

Good to hear. :)

Thanks for the test.

Ivo
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