From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from mout.gmx.net ([212.227.17.21]:58586 "EHLO mout.gmx.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S933869Ab3FSR7b (ORCPT ); Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:59:31 -0400 Received: from mailout-de.gmx.net ([10.1.76.16]) by mrigmx.server.lan (mrigmx001) with ESMTP (Nemesis) id 0M2Jbe-1TzSw01MlI-00s8jM for ; Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:59:28 +0200 Message-ID: <51C1F17D.5050604@gmx.de> (sfid-20130619_195934_050427_63CB633F) Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:59:25 +0200 From: Lars Zastrow MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Stanislaw Gruszka CC: backports@vger.kernel.org, linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Re: bug-report: Ralink corp. Device [1814:539a] - Kernel 3.8 + References: <51BE8008.20302@gmx.de> <20130619131234.GB2580@redhat.com> In-Reply-To: <20130619131234.GB2580@redhat.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Am 19.06.2013 15:12, schrieb Stanislaw Gruszka: > On Mon, Jun 17, 2013 at 05:18:32AM +0200, Lars Zastrow wrote: >> Dear Team, >> >> I'am using the following wireless-network-device: >> >> Network controller [0280]: Ralink corp. Device [1814:539a] >> Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:1839] >> Kernel driver in use: rt2800pci >> >> I had problems with it since I bought my laptop... The driver was >> unstable with the kernel I used back in autumn 2012. Howeverer, one >> kernel-update fixed it. Must be something about 3.4x? >> >> It was defenetly working with the Kernels from 3.5 till 3.7 on >> multible distros. 3.8 was bringing back the old Problems: >> >> - extremly low signal >> - hard to establish a connection to any acess-point. >> >> The last "problematic" kernel I have testet was 3.9.5-1 on >> Arch-Linux. Compiling the compat-drivers manually did not bring any >> fix. >> >> I am currently using 3.7.4-1 wich is working. > This most likely is a RT5390 TX power problem I made on 3.8. > > This patch should help: > https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/linville/wireless.git/commit/?id=8c8d2017ba25c510ddf093419048460db1109bc4 > > Stanislaw Yes, indeed! It helps. Now it was possible to upgrade my kernel, without losing my wireless-device to be usable. Thank you very much. I'm afraid it is not a "flawless" experience. On the git-page you mentioned: > Once we implement proper TSSI tuning on 5390/3290 we can restore back setting TX power by BBP_R1 register for those chips. Is there any hope, that the driver will increase its performance one day? ...there are better chips on the market, that is for sure. Regards Lars Zastrow