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  1. Bug #288401
  2. Comment #4

Comment 4 for bug 288401

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Chris Coulson (chrisccoulson) wrote : Re: iwl3945 driver doesn't see !US wireless channels on UK laptop [intrepid regression]

Sorry Linuxjedi - I set the importance on the original bug quite early on, without truly understanding the full impact. In hindsight, it was not the correct decision

This is a regression because of the new regulatory infrastructure in the kernel. The regulatory domain should be automatically set, either based on information from your access point or your wireless cards EEPROM (or at least that is what I understand from reading http://wireless.kernel.org/en/developers/Regulatory/CRDA). In cases where this fails, it appears that the workaround documented in this bug report is needed.

If this regression is affecting a lot of non-US users, it may warrant a release note entry.