Re: Low wireless ratio with RTL8188CE, dont get all wireless AP

Re: Low wireless ratio with RTL8188CE, dont get all wireless AP

[Larry Finger]

On 04/24/2012 07:26 AM, jorge potosme wrote:
> The drirver can connect without problems, but i cant get a full list of all
> access points, i dunno so much about coding drivers but i saw some diferences
> with the source code of some driver files on linux-3.1.10 and linux-3.3.2, well
> now ill try with kernel 3.3.3.
>
> *kernel 3.1.10*
> */drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192ce/hw.c*
> lines 924,926 and 927 kernel 3.3.2 dont have that lines
> lines 1202,1213 are diferent on kernel 3.3.2
>
> *kernel 3.1.10*
> */drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192ce/sw.c*
>
> /* request fw */
> err = request_firmware(&firmware, rtlpriv->cfg->fw_name,
> rtlpriv->io.dev);
>
> *on kernel 3.3.2*
>
> /* request fw */
> if (IS_VENDOR_UMC_A_CUT(rtlhal->version) &&
> !IS_92C_SERIAL(rtlhal->version))
> rtlpriv->cfg->fw_name = "rtlwifi/rtl8192cfwU.bin";
> else if (IS_81xxC_VENDOR_UMC_B_CUT(rtlhal->version))
> rtlpriv->cfg->fw_name = "rtlwifi/rtl8192cfwU_B.bin";
>
> rtlpriv->max_fw_size = 0x4000;
> pr_info("Using firmware %s\n", rtlpriv->cfg->fw_name);
> err = request_firmware_nowait(THIS_MODULE, 1, rtlpriv->cfg->fw_name,
> rtlpriv->io.dev, GFP_KERNEL, hw,
> rtl_fw_cb);

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