From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on inbox.vuxu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.0 required=5.0 tests=T_SCC_BODY_TEXT_LINE autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 Received: (qmail 25717 invoked from network); 22 Jul 2023 23:03:10 -0000 Received: from 9front.inri.net (168.235.81.73) by inbox.vuxu.org with ESMTPUTF8; 22 Jul 2023 23:03:10 -0000 Received: from gaff.inri.net ([168.235.71.243]) by 9front; Sat Jul 22 18:58:18 -0400 2023 Received: from [127.0.0.1] ([107.115.206.162]) by gaff; Sat Jul 22 18:58:03 -0400 2023 Date: Sat, 22 Jul 2023 18:57:30 -0400 From: Stanley Lieber To: 9front@9front.org In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <8BCADE10-D740-4989-9156-17356884B691@stanleylieber.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable List-ID: <9front.9front.org> List-Help: X-Glyph: ➈ X-Bullshit: rich-client lifecycle blockchain high-performance-aware locator Subject: Re: [9front] Free Carrots #6: Tools For Fighting WiFi Inequality Reply-To: 9front@9front.org Precedence: bulk On July 22, 2023 5:49:45 PM EDT, kemal wrote: >2023-07-23 0:30 GMT+03:00, kemal : >> 2023-07-22 22:53 GMT+03:00, kemal : >>>> > i'm 99% sure it's coincidence, the pcie version or connector shape >>>> > shouldn't matter=2E >>> it both does and doesn't >>> intel changed the firmware significantly in the 7000 series, which >>> coincides with intel's mpcie->m2 switch in wifi cards >>> there are both 6000 series m2 cards as you mentioned and 7000 series >>> mpcie cards (7260-7265 have mpcie versions to my knowledge) >>> so this problem is about 7000+ series of cards >>> (3000 series are 1x1 versions of 7000) >>> >>> because of this a different code path exists for initialization, >>> there's probably >>> some bug in it=2E i checked the latest patch i prepared a long time ag= o >>> for 7260 support and i realized there was a change i made that i forgo= t >>> about (maybe i didn't send that patch at all, i don't remember=2E=2E= =2E) >>> the calibration commands in the main firmware initialization doesn't >>> include >>> type+length in the command itself and simply sends the calibration blo= ck >>> it may have caused the firmware to ignore calibration commands, which >>> would result in botched calibration+slow speeds=2E >>> (although if this was the case i'd expect the firmware returning a err= or >>> to the driver, so i'm not sure on this) >>> i prepared a patch to include this change >>> >>> i also cleaned up fw capability checking and added pci ids for 3165-31= 68 >>> as those should work out of the box with the current code >>> >>> i can't test this patch, so i will attach it for those who want to tes= t >>> >>> it can get pushed if it works >>> >> >> my mail didn't end up in /n/lists/9front, so the mail server may have >> ate my mail=2E i'm going to reply to my original message and upload >> my patch to okturing instead of attaching it, hoping that it will get >> sent >> http://okturing=2Ecom/src/16441/body >> > >i don't see it again, sorry for bothering if the previous 2 mails >actually turn out to be sent, i'm going to try again > i received both mails=2E sl