>From recent experience working on https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=70881, it appears that the kernels default is to:
- On module load, default to global region - When associating to an AP, reset the local region to match the APs It seems like unless you are going to run in AP mode, or your local region is more permissive than global, there shouldn't a need override locally? ** Bug watch added: Linux Kernel Bug Tracker #70881 http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=70881 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to wireless-regdb in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1246488 Title: Incorrect regulatory domain set during boot [BCM43225] Status in “wireless-regdb” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: During boot my system incorrectly sets the regulatory domain to JP when it should be GB. Everything else is set to GB on my system so surely my regdom should be too. $ dmesg | grep JP [73859.812652] cfg80211: Calling CRDA for country: JP [73859.828648] cfg80211: Regulatory domain changed to country: JP [74756.832747] cfg80211: Calling CRDA for country: JP [74756.843150] cfg80211: Regulatory domain changed to country: JP [428318.241056] cfg80211: Calling CRDA for country: JP [428318.252774] cfg80211: Regulatory domain changed to country: JP [428330.297067] cfg80211: Calling CRDA for country: JP [428330.309337] cfg80211: Regulatory domain changed to country: JP [560155.396673] cfg80211: Calling CRDA for country: JP [560155.417193] cfg80211: Regulatory domain changed to country: JP [606494.132715] cfg80211: Calling CRDA for country: JP [606494.144135] cfg80211: Regulatory domain changed to country: JP [612762.789917] cfg80211: Calling CRDA for country: JP [612762.801467] cfg80211: Regulatory domain changed to country: JP $ iw reg get country JP: (2402 - 2472 @ 40), (N/A, 20) (2457 - 2482 @ 20), (N/A, 20) (2474 - 2494 @ 20), (N/A, 20), NO-OFDM (4910 - 4930 @ 10), (N/A, 23) (4910 - 4990 @ 40), (N/A, 23) (4930 - 4950 @ 10), (N/A, 23) (5030 - 5045 @ 10), (N/A, 23) (5030 - 5090 @ 40), (N/A, 23) (5050 - 5060 @ 10), (N/A, 23) (5170 - 5250 @ 40), (N/A, 20) (5250 - 5330 @ 40), (N/A, 20), DFS (5490 - 5710 @ 40), (N/A, 23), DFS $ sudo iw reg set GB $ iw reg get country 98: (2402 - 2472 @ 40), (N/A, 20) (2457 - 2482 @ 20), (N/A, 20) (2474 - 2482 @ 8), (N/A, 20), NO-OFDM (5170 - 5250 @ 40), (N/A, 20) (5250 - 5330 @ 40), (N/A, 20), DFS (5490 - 5710 @ 40), (N/A, 23), DFS As you can see there is a significant difference in the settings. There is a discussion for Arch Linux here: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=124574 I'm not sure if this is the correct package or not, and I'm not sure if this is affected directly by the kernel or not, so I apologise if this is incorrect. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: wireless-regdb 2011.04.28-1ubuntu3 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-54.82-generic 3.2.50 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-54-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: wl fglrx ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.5 Architecture: amd64 Date: Wed Oct 30 21:33:43 2013 Dependencies: InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64 (20110427.1) MarkForUpload: True PackageArchitecture: all ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_GB:en TERM=xterm PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_GB.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: wireless-regdb UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/wireless-regdb/+bug/1246488/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
