How to unlock all 5GHz channels (Super channels)?

[hisham2630]

Hi
I have Ubiquiti Nano-Bridge-m5 nb5g25 model, in my country they use mesh networks to access internet.
wireless regulations are not applied, so they use channels like 164/5820 Mhz and 133/5665Mhz
which is available in Ubiquiti Airos, but unfortunately it's not enabled in lede/openwrt and there's no easy way to enable them.
this is a screen shoot from my nanobridge station

also i have tp-link w8970 which is based on atheros AR9381 wifi card, in syslog i see that 5ghz band is disabled :

Sat Feb  3 16:29:41 2018 kern.warn kernel: [   19.473390] PCI: Enabling device 0000:00:00.0 (0000 -> 0002)
Sat Feb  3 16:29:41 2018 kern.warn kernel: [   19.477807] PCI: Enabling device 0000:01:00.0 (0000 -> 0002)
Sat Feb  3 16:29:41 2018 kern.warn kernel: [   19.489789] ath: phy1: disabling 5GHz band
Sat Feb  3 16:29:41 2018 kern.debug kernel: [   19.493670] ath: EEPROM regdomain: 0x0
Sat Feb  3 16:29:41 2018 kern.debug kernel: [   19.493685] ath: EEPROM indicates default country code should be used
Sat Feb  3 16:29:41 2018 kern.debug kernel: [   19.493692] ath: doing EEPROM country->regdmn map search
Sat Feb  3 16:29:41 2018 kern.debug kernel: [   19.493709] ath: country maps to regdmn code: 0x3a
Sat Feb  3 16:29:41 2018 kern.debug kernel: [   19.493720] ath: Country alpha2 being used: US
Sat Feb  3 16:29:41 2018 kern.debug kernel: [   19.493728] ath: Regpair used: 0x3a
Sat Feb  3 16:29:41 2018 kern.debug kernel: [   19.507422] ieee80211 phy1: Selected rate control algorithm 'minstrel_ht'
Sat Feb  3 16:29:41 2018 kern.info kernel: [   19.514239] ieee80211 phy1: Atheros AR9300 Rev:3 mem=0xbc000000, irq=144

So is there any way to enable them, Do i need to patch ath.c or regd.c.
When i look at /etc/lib/firmware i see eeprom ath9k-eeprom-pci-0000:01:00.0.bin maybe i can enable 5ghz and change the country code?

[mk24]

Enabling 5 GHz in the TL-w8970's wifi chip will not work because though it may be a dual band chip, it's built as a single band router. The RF hardware between the chip and antennas can only work at 2.4.

[hisham2630]

@mk24

The RF hardware between the chip and antennas can only work at 2.4.

Ok, thanks for tell me about that, so what about my nano bridge?

[mk24]

That's called reghacking and it's certainly been done though you should look other places than this forum.

[hisham2630]

so where to look?
also will this patches will work

bittorf/kalua

Did you know which wifi chip dose nano bridge m5 is using?

[BigNerd95]

The check is inside drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c.

You can try to comment this if before compiling.

Small guide:

1. compile once
2. go in build_dir/target-mips_24kc_musl/linux-ar71xx_tiny/backports-2017-11-01/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ and edit hw.c
3. compile again
4. flash the firmware on your board and perform some test

[hisham2630]

Thank you very much.
@mk24 tell me that my t-link will not work with 5ghz because the rf chip.
for now i just need channel 164 and 133 on 5ghz band for my nano bridge.

[BigNerd95]

So what? Try it!
Edit this "if" and flash the firmware
Until you don't start to test you can't know if it works or not

[hisham2630]

ok, i will try then let you know.
but what about super channels on nano bridge?

[BigNerd95]

I don't know anything about super channels
Any news about driver modding?

[lleachii]

If you are on the adjacent channel with 40 or 80 MHz enabled, it will use that channel during high traffic.

[hisham2630]

hi.
i didn't get success,it's need someone that have a knowledge with drivers and modding.
super channels= nonstandard wifi channels, some of them are used by ham radio, etc...
at least now i'm using a fiber connection using epon tech.

[lleachii]

@hisham2630

i didn't get success

You won't have success, you originally asked about channels 164 and 133, not non-standard ones.

@hisham2630

super channels= nonstandard wifi channels, some of them are used by ham radio, etc...

@mk24

That's called reghacking and it's certainly been done though you should look other places than this forum.

As @mk24 noted, this is illegal without an Amateur Radio License, and therefore, prohibited discussion on this forum.

If you do possess a license, see here:

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[Mijzelf]

@lleachii

As @mk24 noted, this is illegal without an Amateur Radio License, and therefore, prohibited discussion on this forum.

I nowhere saw @hisham2630 tell which country he lives. It might be legal for him.

[hisham2630]

yeah it's 100% legal here in iraq.

[alinoori]

did you solved this problem ?

[hisham2630]

No, i just stick to the ubnt firmware!

[alinoori]

me too i spend 15 days and try every thing on internet and i get nothing

[ahmeedslom]

did you solved this problem ? Mr hisham