From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from fk-out-0910.google.com ([209.85.128.184]:46637 "EHLO fk-out-0910.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752751AbYHROxc (ORCPT ); Mon, 18 Aug 2008 10:53:32 -0400 Received: by fk-out-0910.google.com with SMTP id 18so2177185fkq.5 for ; Mon, 18 Aug 2008 07:53:30 -0700 (PDT) To: rt2400-devel@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [rt2x00] rt2800 progress update Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:53:26 +0200 Cc: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org References: <200808181526.16974.IvDoorn@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <200808181526.16974.IvDoorn@gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Message-Id: <200808181653.27080.IvDoorn@gmail.com> (sfid-20080818_165335_471064_1B0EB977) From: Ivo van Doorn Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Monday 18 August 2008, Ivo van Doorn wrote: > Hi, > > Just a small information mail regarding the current status of the rt2800 drivers, > The initial schedule was that last week or at the latest this week, the initial > version of the rt2800 drivers would be released. > > But as you might have noticed, this has not happened, which means the project > is behind schedule. The current status is that rt2800usb is capable of > receiving frames (only when using the legacy driver first), and rt2800pci isn't > capable of anything yet. > > I am currently putting all focus on rt2800usb because the queue management > is the easiest for that driver, and having that driver working will help in debugging > rt2800pci later. > > The fact that rt2800usb is capable of receiving frames after the legacy driver > has been loaded first, means that I am missing one or two instructions which > must be send to the hardware before it will kick in. Unfortunately I have made > little progress in tracking that required instruction. :( Well found it. Apparently the frames are only received when the BSSID is written to the device. I currently get only 1 scan result now (the BSSID written to the register), but in monitor mode I can see 2 AP's and a bunch of data going through the air. Well this is at least a start in the right direction, hopefully TX will work soon as well. Ivo