From owner-freebsd-drivers@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jul 29 19:55:05 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-drivers@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 858A71065672 for ; Tue, 29 Jul 2008 19:55:05 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ikram@wideband.com.pk) Received: from mu-out-0910.google.com (mu-out-0910.google.com [209.85.134.185]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1B36B8FC13 for ; Tue, 29 Jul 2008 19:55:04 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ikram@wideband.com.pk) Received: by mu-out-0910.google.com with SMTP id i2so24654mue.3 for ; Tue, 29 Jul 2008 12:55:03 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.103.202.13 with SMTP id e13mr3381999muq.3.1217359588625; Tue, 29 Jul 2008 12:26:28 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.103.174.3 with HTTP; Tue, 29 Jul 2008 12:26:28 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <6fe7c62a0807291226x15ef59bcn334c97562f3399b8@mail.gmail.com> Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2008 00:26:28 +0500 From: "Mohammad Ikram" To: freebsd-drivers@freebsd.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Subject: Incorrect Atheros txpower output X-BeenThere: freebsd-drivers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Writing device drivers for FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2008 19:55:05 -0000 Hi ! I am using FreeBSD 7.0 and recently installed a Engines EPI-3601S card. The card has an Atheros chip with a 27dBm output power rating. I am using it as hostap. FreeBSD detects it fine, but the trouble is FreeBSD does not takes the power level up. The max i was able to set is was 16dBm. (ifconfig ath0 txpower xx). I tried it on linux with madwifi but same results, so i started having a few doubts with this card, a friend of mine suggested that i should try the router OS (www.mikrotik.com) i did, and it worked perfectly. can any one tell me why can't i change the power level ? (i did changed country codes, to no avail) i read some where it is the problem with the driver ? so is there any patch ? Ikram Pakistan.