[arch-general] Wifi not working after kernel upgrade to 2.6.29 (SOLVED)

[Ondřej Kučera]

Thomas Bächler wrote:
> Ondřej Kučera schrieb:
>> And this is new with 2.6.29? Because I know that the optional 
>> dependency of kernel26 on crda has been there for some time and I 
>> haven't needed crda yet. When I'm running 2.6.28 not having crda 
>> installed and having AP hidden, everything works without problems.
> 
> 2.6.28 had static regulatory settings for "US", "EU" and "JP" built-in, 
> and "US" was enabled by default. Active scans were allowed there on 
> channels 1-11, but now the default changed to "World" and that is VERY 
> restrictive. If you don't have crda installed, you cannot use any 
> 802.11a channels, only channels 1-11 are enabled with passive scanning 
> only and no adhoc.

I've been away for the Easter holidays but anyway it seems that really 
all I needed to do was install crda and uncomment WIRELESS_REGDOM="CZ" 
in /etc/conf.d/wireless-regdom and it all seems to work again. Thanks a lot!

Ondřej


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Cheers,
Ondřej Kučera