Re: Unsupported PHY on B43

["Luis R. Rodriguez" <mcgrof@gmail.com>]

On Sun, Aug 2, 2009 at 2:37 AM, Luis Correia<luis.f.correia@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sun, Aug 2, 2009 at 10:33, Johannes Berg<johannes@sipsolutions.net> wrote:
>> On Sun, 2009-08-02 at 10:26 +0100, Luis Correia wrote:
>>
>>> > This is an 11n phy.
>>>
>>> Great, an 11n device with only two antennas (they are usually three).
>>
>> Oh, it depends on the configuration -- maybe they used a cheaper device
>> with fewer chains.
>
> yes, it even is a half-height minipci-express card, the first one I've
> seen so far.

11n does not require three antennas. It really depends on the number
of streams you have and the chain configuration. As a matter of fact
you can use 11n with 1 stream and only use the lower MCS rates.

>>> >> I'm available to test drivers, patches, git kernels, the whole lot.
>>> >
>>> > There's nothing available beyond what you have.
>>>
>>> Bummer, I guess I'll have to wait then.
>>
>> Don't hold your breath -- nobody's working on it. I also really want it
>> working, but since nobody seems even interested in writing the driver,
>> we've halted the reverse engineering effort.
>
> 11n is doomed on Linux :(

No its not.

  Luis