Date: Wed, 08 Feb 2006 08:08:45 -0600 From: Eric Anderson <anderson@centtech.com> To: Marcin Jessa <lists@yazzy.org> Cc: konfer@mikulas.com, freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ath countrycode Message-ID: <43E9FB6D.1000903@centtech.com> In-Reply-To: <20060208142827.0e29b6c9.lists@yazzy.org> References: <43E9DCA0.4060704@mikulas.com> <43E9E2CF.2010000@centtech.com> <20060208135024.751ca9ec.lists@yazzy.org> <1139404392.2344.16.camel@genius.i.cz> <20060208142827.0e29b6c9.lists@yazzy.org>
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Marcin Jessa wrote: > On Wed, 08 Feb 2006 14:13:12 +0100 > Michal Mertl <mime@traveller.cz> wrote: > > >> Marcin Jessa wrote: >> >>>> Jiri Mikulas wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hello >>>>> I have ATH cards Wistron CM9 (AR5213), >>>>> I want to set correct countrycode to use correct channels (ETSI) >>>>> (channels 1-13 on 11g, channels 100-140 on 11a) >>>>> but it's "disabled' >>>>> >>>>> osika:/# sysctl -a dev.ath.0.countrycode=203 >>>>> sysctl: oid 'dev.ath.0.countrycode' is read only >>>>> >>> IMHO that should be changed without booting with a rw sysctl value. >>> It's indeed strange this value is ro. >>> >> It probably won't be easy to do change (like just allowing to write to >> the variable) and I don't really see a need for it. The device is >> configured/initialized according to this value during device attach >> (on boot). >> >> Why you need to change it during run time? Normally it's a set-once >> value. In consumer products it should even be set correctly by the >> vendor/reseller in the HW. >> > > You're thinking a normal user and I'm thinking an WISP and Access > points. > You're right, this does not need to be changed more than once > but it's neverless silly if you have to reboot each time you do. > All the comercial implementations allows you to change this value on > the fly. > Does unloading/reloading the hal set the new value, or only bootup? Eric -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Eric Anderson Sr. Systems Administrator Centaur Technology Anything that works is better than anything that doesn't. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
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