Control: tag -1 wontfix
On Sun, 2015-01-18 at 14:48 +0100, Jakob Wiedner wrote:
> Package: src:linux
> Version: 3.16.7-ckt2-1
> Severity: important
>
> Dear Maintainer,
>
> I run Debian 8 on a Lenovo Ideapad n581 with a Broadcom bcm4313 wireless card.
> I can connect to the internet but channels over 11 are not detected although
> they can be used here in Norway (I have set regdom to NO via crda and also
> tried "iw reg set NO" but no success).
>
> iwlist chan says:
>
> wlan0 11 channels in total; available frequencies :
> Channel 01 : 2.412 GHz
> Channel 02 : 2.417 GHz
> Channel 03 : 2.422 GHz
> Channel 04 : 2.427 GHz
> Channel 05 : 2.432 GHz
> Channel 06 : 2.437 GHz
> Channel 07 : 2.442 GHz
> Channel 08 : 2.447 GHz
> Channel 09 : 2.452 GHz
> Channel 10 : 2.457 GHz
> Channel 11 : 2.462 GHz
> Current Frequency:2.417 GHz (Channel 2)
>
> lo no frequency information.
>
> eth0 no frequency information.
[...]
Based on the kernel log, it appears that the card was manufactured for
use in the USA (or another country that uses the same regulations). If
you set the country to Norway using crda, the effective rules will be
the intersection of the two countries' rules.
Ben.
--
Ben Hutchings
The generation of random numbers is too important to be left to chance.
- Robert Coveyou
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