Re: 6GHz only?

Hi Ronan,

On 12/15/25 1:18 AM, Ronan Pigott wrote:
> Hi iwd,
>
> If I disable both 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands with the BandModifier settings, I get
> the following error:
>
>    "At least 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands must be enabled for IWD to start, check [Rank].BandModifier* setting"
>
> Is there a reason one of 2.4GHz or 5GHz is required and I cannot chose to
> connect only to a 6GHz band?

The original reason for this was based on the behavior of a few cards I 
initially tested when implementing 6GHz support in IWD. The only way to 
utilize 6GHz was after scanning either 2.4/5ghz to allow the kernel to 
identify the country it was in, thereby allowing 6GHz operation.

This may have changed now, and admittedly this restriction was 
implemented based on only a few hardware samples. If there is different 
hardware that doesn't need this, or things have changed in the kernel I 
have no problem removing this restrictions.

Would you be able to remove this check on your side, rebuild, and test 
if 6GHz only operation works as you expect? I know that all the hardware 
I have still is what I originally tested with, so I'm pretty sure I 
would get the same result as before.

Thanks,

James


>
> Cheers,
>
> Ronan
>