Re: Performance regression in firmware-iwlwifi 0.38~bpo70+1

* Re: Performance regression in firmware-iwlwifi 0.38~bpo70+1
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@ 2013-07-10  3:07 ` Ben Hutchings
  2013-07-10  5:32   ` [Ilw] " Grumbach, Emmanuel
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 4+ messages in thread
From: Ben Hutchings @ 2013-07-10  3:07 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Intel Linux Wireless; +Cc: debian-backports, Sergey Frolov, linux-wireless

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On Tue, 2013-07-09 at 15:31 +0300, Sergey Frolov wrote:
> Hello.
> 
> I would like to report a performance regression in the
> firmware-iwlwifi 0.38~bpo70+1 package.
> After installing it and reloading iwlwifi with a new firmware
> iwlwifi-6000g2a-6.ucode, my adapter "Intel Corporation Centrino
> Advanced-N 6205 [Taylor Peak] (rev 34)" can manage only about 200 kb/s
> DL speed tops regardless of power saving options.

This package has version 18.168.6.1 of this firmware.

> Reverting to 0.36+wheezy.1 and reloading module with
> iwlwifi-6000g2a-5.ucode resolves the issue. The AP is located in the
> same room, it's an old 2.4Ghz 11g ASUS WL-320gE access point,
> configured with wpa-psk encryption.

This has version 17.168.5.3.

> I am using linux-image-3.9-0.bpo.1-amd64 kernel from backports.

This is based on Linux 3.9.6.

> If you need any more info, please CC me, as I am not subscribed to this
> list.

Do you recognise this bug?  Can you suggest any diagnostic information
Sergey can provide?

Ben.

-- 
Ben Hutchings
It is easier to write an incorrect program than to understand a correct one.

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