Re: [PATCH V2] bcm43xx: Fix failure to deliver PCI-E interrupts

evan foss wrote:

Results so far....
In a word Wow. It still doesn't work but I suspect that is could just
be my configuration. Power levels are not being reported correctly all
the time iwlist works but nothing else to my knowledge. I remember
there being talk of power level reporting patches. Is there anything I
can try adding. For the first time in a long time it does associate
with AP's but I can't dhcpcd eth1. I am using an access point next
door. Mine is down. I will test it with a good one at school on
Tuesday.

####To recap I am on...
MFG: Compaq V3000 (V3019US)
CPU: AMD Turion 64 x2
Kernel: linux-2.6.18-gentoo-r2
	I have SMP on and I am in 64 bit.
BCM Chip: BCM4311
BCM FW: V3 Sorry I don't recall exactly what version

####Patches used
patch_2.6.18.1_fix_leds
patch_2.6.18.1_for_PCI-E
radio_hwenable_for_2.6.18

To get signal levels reported correctly, you also need patch_2.6.18.1_signal_quality.

####The following work
ifconfig eth1 up
iwconfig eth1 essid NAME channel #
kismet -c bcm43xx,eth1,bcm43xx
iwlist eth1 scan	<-the power levels are reported here

####The following don't work
iwconfig		<-the power levels are reported as always being 0
kismet			<-no power levels are reported
LED			<-always off (I have a slider switch on the front to turn radio on/off)

This one needs watching. The LED has worked on previous computers.

dhcpcd eth1		<-low transmit power???

Most likely. How far are you from the AP?

#####The following don't work but might be my fault (I will get back
to you later on these)
dhcpcd eth1

#####example bad iwconfig power level reporting
eth1      IEEE 802.11b/g  ESSID:"linksys"  Nickname:"Broadcom 4311"
          Mode:Managed  Frequency=2.437 GHz  Access Point: 00:16:B6:43:DE:C4
          Bit Rate=1 Mb/s   Tx-Power=18 dBm
          RTS thr:off   Fragment thr:off
          Encryption key:off
          Link Quality=0/100  Signal level=-256 dBm  Noise level=-256 dBm
          Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0
          Tx excessive retries:0  Invalid misc:0   Missed beacon:0

The received signal and noise levels should be fixed by the patch listed above.

Larry