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Comment 0 for bug 288401

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James Troup (elmo) wrote : iwl3945 driver doesn't see !US wireless channels on UK laptop [intrepid regression]

The iwl3945 driver in Intrepid doesn't appear to see !US wireless channels, even on a UK laptop. My home network is on channel 13 and completely open, but Intrepid couldn't find it until I forced it back to channel 11. Hardy on the same hardware found and used the wireless on channel 13 just fine.

[ 24.249155] iwl3945: Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945ABG/BG Network Connection driver for Linux, 1.2.26ks
[ 24.249160] iwl3945: Copyright(c) 2003-2008 Intel Corporation
[ 24.250336] iwl3945 0000:08:00.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 16 (level, low) -> IRQ 16
[ 24.250351] iwl3945 0000:08:00.0: setting latency timer to 64
[ 24.250374] iwl3945: Detected Intel Wireless WiFi Link 3945ABG
[ 24.316297] iwl3945: Tunable channels: 13 802.11bg, 23 802.11a channels
[ 24.316994] phy0: Selected rate control algorithm 'iwl-3945-rs'
[ 24.609654] iwl3945 0000:08:00.0: PCI INT A disabled

08:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 3945ABG [Golan] Network Connection [8086:4222] (re
v 02)
        Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:135c]
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 219
        Memory at e8000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
        Capabilities: [c8] Power Management version 2
        Capabilities: [d0] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit+ Queue=0/0 Enable+
        Capabilities: [e0] Express Legacy Endpoint, MSI 00
        Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting <?>
        Capabilities: [140] Device Serial Number 7f-f9-4f-ff-ff-77-1b-00
        Kernel driver in use: iwl3945
        Kernel modules: iwl3945

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.10
Package: linux-image-2.6.27-7-generic 2.6.27-7.13
ProcCmdLine: root=UUID=55921fa8-4aa5-49ee-9079-c0fad8db5641 ro splash
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=/usr/lib/ccache:/home/username/bin:/sbin:/usr/sbin:/usr/lib/ccache:/home/username/bin:/sbin:/usr/sbin:/home/username/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games
 LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
 SHELL=/usr/bin/zsh
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.27-7.13-generic
SourcePackage: linux