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mirobiala / rtl88x2bu-cl

rtl88x2bu package for OpenWRT
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Client/Station mode #8

Closed alex3d closed 5 months ago

alex3d commented 5 months ago

Hi @mirobiala. Thanks for this package.

I'm trying to setup AP+STA mode but it is failing for STA (even for single STA mode without combination with AP). Do you use STA mode in your setup? (my setup is somewhat unusual - Armbian base image with linux 6.6 kernel and OpenWrt in container).

It seems that the problem with one of features you have enabled (when I comment this new block of code, then STA mode becomes functional): https://github.com/mirobiala/rtl88x2bu-cl/blob/baa6c2334534754b2811a3f5217d76c38d9733d4/patches/0003-custom-configuration.patch#L237-L246 Are you sure all these features are actually implemented in realtek driver?

Also I have one small question regarding base driver sources: do you know what is the difference between RinCat's driver and morrownr/88x2bu-20210702?

mirobiala commented 5 months ago

Hi @alex3d, you were right! The incorrect feature is _NL80211_EXT_FEATURE_CONTROL_PORT_OVERNL80211. I will remove it from the patch and update the latest.

About 2nd question, when I was trying to compile OpenWRT driver for rtl88x2bu, I tried also @morrownr and @cilynx drivers. But only with the @RinCat's driver I was able to make OpenWRT to run wifi properly, so I chose that one. I compared those 3 drivers before, but can't remember what are the differences.

Regards!

alex3d commented 5 months ago

Thanks. Yet, it seems (at least) some of remaining features are not implemented in realtek driver and probably should not be advertised.

@NL80211_EXT_FEATURE_SCAN_FREQ_KHZ: This driver supports receiving and 
 reporting scan request with %NL80211_ATTR_SCAN_FREQ_KHZ. In order to 
report %NL80211_ATTR_SCAN_FREQ_KHZ, %NL80211_SCAN_FLAG_FREQ_KHZ must be 
included in the scan request.

But there is no NL80211_SCAN_FLAG_FREQ_KHZ or NL80211_ATTR_SCAN_FREQ_KHZ in driver sources.

@NL80211_EXT_FEATURE_SCAN_RANDOM_SN: Driver/device supports randomizing the
SN in probe request frames if requested by %NL80211_SCAN_FLAG_RANDOM_SN.

But there is no NL80211_SCAN_FLAG_RANDOM_SN in driver sources.

@NL80211_EXT_FEATURE_SCAN_MIN_PREQ_CONTENT: Driver/device can omit all data
except for supported rates from the probe request content if requested
by the %NL80211_SCAN_FLAG_MIN_PREQ_CONTENT flag.

But there is no NL80211_SCAN_FLAG_MIN_PREQ_CONTENT in driver sources.

mirobiala commented 4 months ago

Thank you @alex3d, I will remove the unnecessary feature advertisements in next commit!