CRDA regression in lbm compared with main kernel package

I forgot to note that adding modprobe configuration of "options lbm_cw_cfg80211 ieee80211_regdom=EU" allows connection, with related dmesg:
[ 14.800218] cfg80211: Using static regulatory domain info
[ 14.800236] cfg80211: Regulatory domain: EU
[ 14.800248] (start_freq - end_freq @ bandwidth), (max_antenna_gain, max_eirp)
[ 14.800264] (2402000 KHz - 2482000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (600 mBi, 2000 mBm)
[ 14.800279] (5170000 KHz - 5190000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (600 mBi, 2300 mBm)
[ 14.800294] (5190000 KHz - 5210000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (600 mBi, 2300 mBm)
[ 14.800310] (5210000 KHz - 5230000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (600 mBi, 2300 mBm)
[ 14.800327] (5230000 KHz - 5330000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (600 mBi, 2000 mBm)
[ 14.800352] (5490000 KHz - 5710000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (600 mBi, 3000 mBm)
[ 14.800469] cfg80211: Calling CRDA for country: EU

Also, should I be concerned that this explicit configuration allows a max_antenna_gain of 600 mBi compared with 300 in the non-backports "world regulatory domain" configuration?

I confirm this in version 2.6.28-11.12 of linux-backports-modules. CRDA is always incorrectly selecting the US domain even though I am in Australia.

CRDA incorrectly selecting the US domain might explain why I kept getting kicked off the AP every 5 to 10 minutes.

I can fix it by using the lbm_cw_cfg80211 ieee80211_regdom=AU option, in which case it first says it is using the static data (US) and then later says it is choosing Australia:

Apr 6 15:23:23 pegasus-jaunty kernel: [17914.655567] cfg80211: Regulatory domain changed to country: AU
Apr 6 15:23:23 pegasus-jaunty kernel: [17914.655570] ^I(start_freq - end_freq @ bandwidth), (max_antenna_gain, max_eirp)
Apr 6 15:23:23 pegasus-jaunty kernel: [17914.655572] ^I(2402000 KHz - 2482000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (N/A, 2000 mBm)
Apr 6 15:23:23 pegasus-jaunty kernel: [17914.655573] ^I(5170000 KHz - 5250000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2300 mBm)
Apr 6 15:23:23 pegasus-jaunty kernel: [17914.655575] ^I(5250000 KHz - 5330000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2300 mBm)
Apr 6 15:23:23 pegasus-jaunty kernel: [17914.655576] ^I(5735000 KHz - 5835000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi, 3000 mBm)

Hi Max,

This is actually a duplicate of bug 288401. Bug 288401 should likely open a linux-backports-modules-2.6.28 task if it's still an issue for lbm. If you could post a comment there it would be great. For now I'm marking this as a duplicate of that bug. Thanks.

I have the same problem...but I heard you can usethe command iw (apt-get install iw) to set the country code:

EX. iw reg set US

You can find a good documentation here http://wireless.kernel.org/en/developers/Regulatory/CRDA

p.s. Speaking of the ath5k driver, am sure you get those nasty messages "ath5k phy0: noise floor calibration timeout (2412MHz)"...a bunch of!

Forgot something...by the way, if you download from
http://hostap.epitest.fi/gitweb/gitweb.cgi?p=hostap.git;a=blob_plain;f=wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf
the wpa_supplicant.conf and edit it (and after copy it to /etc) with COUNTRY=??, untag the update=1 (useful to automatically update the conf when needed) and set the country with iw reg set ?? you will have solve your problem...

cheers!