2012/5/1 Larry Finger [off-list ref]:

On 05/01/2012 08:36 AM, simple w8 wrote:

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SEams that was your last fix for rtl8192

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable.git;a=commit;h=eb641120479de7ee703fabb5e6ee0ec7947474ba
  that reduced the wifi force, thus detecting less wifi networks.

Running without that "fix" the notebook detects more wifi networks,
seams like the antenna have more force.

You keep talking about "antenna force". What does that mean?

That patch keeps your device from running forever at a maximum of 1 Mbps by
adjusting the initial gain of the RX amplifier. You may reverse it if you
want so that you can detect more APs when you scan; however, most people
prefer to get better performance from the device. That patch will not be
reversed.

Could you please clarify a litle more about the why and the patch fix?

As to the problems with power saving, I cannot fix a problem if I cannot
duplicate it. The locking in that section has been reviewed by several
people, and there are no glaring errors. If disabling power saving makes
your box work, then that is what you need to do. That is why those
parameters can be set at load time.

Larry