Suggesting OS for testing?

[Andrey Yurovsky]

Hi Brian.  By Ralink USB, do you mean that you were testing rt2x00
mesh or just using the adapter in general?  I'm not aware of any
improvements in rt2x00 support as beaconing was broken in that driver.
 o11s mesh is not sensitive to the kernel version, so to speak, but as
a part of the mac80211 subsystem it is sensitive to the version of the
wireless components (mac80211 and drivers) that you have.  If I
understand correctly, Ubuntu usually picks a kernel and then pulls
additional patches from wireless-testing or elsewhere to further
update mac80211 and related bits.

Another option is to test the latest and greatest.  In this case, you
would pull wireless-testing git and build it based on your Ubuntu
kernel's config.  One way to do that is described here:
http://o11s.org/trac/wiki/Ubuntu

2009/3/3 Brian DeLacey <bdelacey at gmail.com>:
> Any recommendations on the "best" combination of Linux Kernel and Linux
> Wireless versions to test mesh with?
> I was running well on a recent build of Ubuntu/Jaunty after installing
> recent builds of Linux Wireless.  That combination got my Ralink-based USB
> adapters working, but recent updates seem to have broken that
> functionality.
> Using the latest Jaunty dailies and Linux Wireless, I now find that Ralink
> USB no longer works and even built-in Atheros is now only partially
> working. (I'm trying to track down where the break occurred.)
> It seems like I need more recent builds (Linux 2.6.28+) and updated Linux
> Wireless to get the Ralink USB working, which is why I've been trying to
> keep reasonably current with the latest builds of Jaunty and Linux Wireless.
> Is the core mesh functionality most sensitive to changes in the kernel,
> changes in Linux Wireless, or both?
> Thanks,
>    Brian
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Andrey Yurovsky
cozybit Inc.