[RFC PATCH] wifi: rt2x00: use VCO_IC 0x2 for RF3053 on 2.4 GHz
From: Ho Jie Feng
Date: Mon Oct 12 2026 - 09:55:22 EST
Using the 0x1, the VCO calibration result is 0x7f on channels 6
and below. Using 0x2 fixes it.
Hardware: Netgear WNDA4100 (USB 0846:9013, RT3593 rev 0402, RF3053)
Signed-off-by: Ho Jie Feng <hjf3108@xxxxxxxxx>
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RFC for this since I am not sure if it is a generic fix, since the
vendor driver also doesn't use VCO_IC=0x2.
Is this also a known issue?
Testing on different hardware would be appreciated.
drivers/net/wireless/ralink/rt2x00/rt2800lib.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ralink/rt2x00/rt2800lib.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ralink/rt2x00/rt2800lib.c
index 2e2e382b62475..4a44a0222210d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ralink/rt2x00/rt2800lib.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ralink/rt2x00/rt2800lib.c
@@ -2979,7 +2979,7 @@ static void rt2800_config_channel_rf3053(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev,
rfcsr = rt2800_rfcsr_read(rt2x00dev, 6);
if (rf->channel >= 1 && rf->channel <= 14)
- rt2x00_set_field8(&rfcsr, RFCSR6_VCO_IC, 1);
+ rt2x00_set_field8(&rfcsr, RFCSR6_VCO_IC, 2);
else if (rf->channel >= 36 && rf->channel <= 64)
rt2x00_set_field8(&rfcsr, RFCSR6_VCO_IC, 2);
else if (rf->channel >= 100 && rf->channel <= 128)
base-commit: af32da41b0327b9c6a37856ba82b6760d6c8d10e
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2.55.0