From owner-freebsd-wireless@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Aug 11 19:02:00 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D21221065670 for ; Thu, 11 Aug 2011 19:02:00 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from adrian.chadd@gmail.com) Received: from mail-yx0-f182.google.com (mail-yx0-f182.google.com [209.85.213.182]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8EBFA8FC1D for ; Thu, 11 Aug 2011 19:02:00 +0000 (UTC) Received: by yxl31 with SMTP id 31so1816691yxl.13 for ; Thu, 11 Aug 2011 12:01:59 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:date :x-google-sender-auth:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; bh=L5ZrGcYz76WvSDDCX1A2yubahCGUmoa47G7A7xbYg14=; b=uubJFW4TcPZ4WL0JNzsORKritCps9tSUpXAhXX72K4ntH5u2VPAquYwgjucKp8BFUZ jrwjjWd5br10yr+zQOl7wH+/zczpDN4vsYEmZFm46kjsHAh0frY3laAV2TiACDBu+zU4 HqVnby4ogRyqa0xLcI5RE4CrQdisg9aM82yL4= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.150.225.1 with SMTP id x1mr1022573ybg.272.1313089319580; Thu, 11 Aug 2011 12:01:59 -0700 (PDT) Sender: adrian.chadd@gmail.com Received: by 10.151.26.14 with HTTP; Thu, 11 Aug 2011 12:01:59 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <4E440B0C.8090608@orange.fr> References: <4E3E6FFE.90101@orange.fr> <4E43DE78.4040801@orange.fr> <4E440B0C.8090608@orange.fr> Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2011 03:01:59 +0800 X-Google-Sender-Auth: xIkPpXyXOM9ZUotdGXgxU2wg2Uw Message-ID: From: Adrian Chadd To: Claude Buisson Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Cc: freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Is Atheros AR9285 usable in AP mode ? X-BeenThere: freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Discussions of 802.11 stack, tools device driver development." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2011 19:02:00 -0000 Right. I wonder if the motherboard is doing anything like "green" stuff tho= ugh? That message is coming from /etc/rc.d/power_profile which is fiddling with the ACPI sleep state setup. Can you please paste me the output of: sysctl hw.acpi ? On 12 August 2011 01:02, Claude Buisson wrote: > On 08/11/2011 18:23, Adrian Chadd wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> Is powerd running? >> >> It does sound like you've got some kind of power saving mode going on >> somewhere.. >> >> Adrian >> > > I do _not_ run powerd (/etc/defaults/rc.conf checked, /etc/rc.conf/checke= d, > pgrep powerd done) > > I got rid of the > > =A0 =A0power_profile: changed to 'performance' > > in /var/log/messages by commenting out the entry: > > =A0 =A0# Switch power profiles when the AC line state changes. > =A0 =A0notify 10 { > =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0... > =A0 =A0}; > > of /etc/devd.conf > > the packet loss (ping -s 1450 -c 200 on the test station) remains at 3.0% > > stuck beacon messages continue to flow > > Claude > >> On 11 August 2011 21:51, Claude Buisson =A0wrote: >>> >>> Sorry, I had to travel these last days... >>> >>> On 08/10/2011 07:33, Adrian Chadd wrote: >>>> >>>> is this on a laptop or some device with power saving enabled? >>>> >>>> Can you please provide some more background about what you are using? >>>> >>>> Thanks, =A0adrian >>>> >>> >>> No, this is not a laptop, it is a "mini system" (Atom D525 ION2): >>> >>> ZOTAC ZBOX I41 (see dmesg below) >>> >>> and a do not run powerd, etc. >>> >>> In the (AMI) BIOS there is an "Energy Lake" feature. Disabling it does >>> not >>> seems >>> to have a noticeable effect. >>> >>> Disabling HyperThreading in the BIOS seems to have a small positive >>> effect >>> on >>> the packet loss rate (which remains at the 2-3 % level between station >>> and >>> ap). >>> >>> I am running with hw.ath.bstuck=3D16 and the "stuck beacon" messages >>> continue >>> to flow. >>> >>> At boot I find a: >>> >>> power_profile: changed to 'performance' >>> >>> entry in /var/log/messages, of which I can't get rid (I tried >>> power_profile_enable=3D"NO" in rc.conf). >>> >>> My test station is a 7.4-STABLE, with an 2200B/G iwi hardware, and for >>> the >>> moment I run in open mode (for these tests). >>> >>> On the other hand, I don't have any problem/loss running the ZBOX as a >>> station >>> with my current access point (6 years old Netgear WG602v3) in WPA2 mode= . >>> >>> I can do furter tests at your will, if given sufficiently precise >>> guidance. >>> >>> Claude Buisson >>> >>>> On 07/08/2011, Claude Buisson =A0 =A0wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hi, >>>>> >>>>> I try to configure a new system as an access point, with: >>>>> >>>>> ath0: =A0 =A0mem 0xfeaf0000-0xfeafffff irq 17 at device= 0.0 >>>>> on >>>>> pci2 >>>>> ath0: AR9285 mac 192.2 RF5133 phy 14.0 >>>>> >>>>> ath0@pci0:2:0:0: class=3D0x028000 card=3D0x10891a3b chip=3D0x002b168c >>>>> rev=3D0x01 >>>>> hdr=3D0x00 >>>>> =A0 =A0 =A0 vendor =A0 =A0 =3D 'Atheros Communications Inc.' >>>>> =A0 =A0 =A0 device =A0 =A0 =3D 'AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-= Express)' >>>>> =A0 =A0 =A0 class =A0 =A0 =A0=3D network >>>>> >>>>> According to the sticker, it is a: >>>>> >>>>> AzureWave AW-NE785 ATH-5B95 >>>>> >>>>> I get a lot of: >>>>> >>>>> =A0 =A0ath0: stuck beacon: resetting (bmiss count 4) >>>>> >>>>> I set =A0hw.ath.bstuck=3D32 >>>>> >>>>> but the stuck beacon messages continue flowing, and I suffer from >>>>> packet >>>>> loss / >>>>> lost association of the test station. >>>>> >>>>> This is on a 9-CURRENT system amd64 SMP (2011/07/24 svn r224294). >>>>> >>>>> TIA, >>>>> >>>>> CBu >>>>> >>>>> P.S.: to prevent a number of useless questions (as seen when googling= ): >>>>> I >>>>> live >>>>> in the country, with _no_ other wireless network in the vicinity :-) >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org mailing list >>>>> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-wireless >>>>> To unsubscribe, send any mail to >>>>> "freebsd-wireless-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >>>>> >>>> >>> >> > >