Atheros AR242x support broken

[Carl Karsten]

HP Pavilion dv6700 Notebook PC
03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR242x 802.11abg Wireless PCI Express Adapter (rev 01)

Linux pycon08a 2.6.24-12-generic #1 SMP Wed Mar 12 23:01:54 UTC 2008 i686 GNU/Linux

wifi works fine.

updated to 2.6.24-16-generic, wifi does not work. nm-applet and network manager do no even see a wifi interface.

I'll be happy to boot into -16 and collect whatever will help.

[Fabián Rodríguez (magicfab)]

Changing duplicate to 201180 which is already assigned to kernel team.

[Fabián Rodríguez (magicfab)]

sorry for being a bit fats on this one.

Before I mark as duplicate, could you provide the output of:

lspci
dmesg
lspci -vv

Thank you.

[Pedro Villavicencio (pedro)]

We are closing this bug report because it lacks the information we need to investigate the problem, as described in the previous comments. Please reopen it if you can give us the missing information, and don't hesitate to submit bug reports in the future. To reopen the bug report you can click on the current status, under the Status column, and change the Status back to "New". Thanks again!.

[Carl Karsten (carlfk)]

Fabián Rodríguez wrote:
> sorry for being a bit fats on this one.
>
> Before I mark as duplicate, could you provide the output of:
>
> lspci
00:00.0 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation MCP67 Memory Controller (rev a2)
00:01.0 ISA bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP67 ISA Bridge (rev a2)
00:01.1 SMBus: nVidia Corporation MCP67 SMBus (rev a2)
00:01.2 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation MCP67 Memory Controller (rev a2)
00:01.3 Co-processor: nVidia Corporation MCP67 Co-processor (rev a2)
00:02.0 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation MCP67 OHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev a2)
00:02.1 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation MCP67 EHCI USB 2.0 Controller (rev a2)
00:04.0 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation MCP67 OHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev a2)
00:04.1 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation MCP67 EHCI USB 2.0 Controller (rev a2)
00:06.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation MCP67 IDE Controller (rev a1)
00:07.0 Audio device: nVidia Corporation MCP67 High Definition Audio (rev a1)
00:08.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP67 PCI Bridge (rev a2)
00:09.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation MCP67 AHCI Controller (rev a2)
00:0a.0 Ethernet controller: nVidia Corporation MCP67 Ethernet (rev a2)
00:0c.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP67 PCI Express Bridge (rev a2)
00:0d.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP67 PCI Express Bridge (rev a2)
00:12.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation GeForce 7150M (rev a2)
00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron]
HyperTransport Technology Configuration
00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Address Map
00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] DRAM
Controller
00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron]
Miscellaneous Control
02:05.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Ricoh Co Ltd R5C832 IEEE 1394 Controller (rev 05)
02:05.1 SD Host controller: Ricoh Co Ltd R5C822 SD/SDIO/MMC/MS/MSPro Host
Adapter (rev 22)
02:05.2 System peripheral: Ricoh Co Ltd R5C843 MMC Host Controller (rev 12)
02:05.3 System peripheral: Ricoh Co Ltd R5C592 Memory Stick Bus Host Adapter
(rev 12)
02:05.4 System peripheral: Ricoh Co Ltd xD-Picture Card Controller (rev ff)
03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR242x 802.11abg
Wireless PCI Express Adapter (rev 01)

> dmesg

[ 0.000000] Initializing cgroup subsys cpuset
[ 0.000000] Initializing cgroup subsys cpu
[ 0.000000] Linux version 2.6.24-19-generic (buildd@palmer) (gcc version
4.2.3 (Ubuntu 4.2.3-2ubuntu7)) #1 SMP Wed Jun 18 14:43:41 UTC 2008 (Ubuntu
2.6.24-19.34-generic)
[ 0.000000] BIOS-provided physical RAM map:
[ 0.000000] BIOS-e820: 0000000000000000 - 000000000009e000 (usable)
[ 0.000000] BIOS-e820: 000000000009e000 - 00000000000a0000 (reserved)
[ 0.000000] BIOS-e820: 00000000000d2000 - 0000000000100000 (reserved)
[ 0.000000] BIOS-e820: 0000000000100000 - 000000007bf50000 (usable)
[ 0.000000] BIOS-e820: 000000007bf50000 - 000000007bf65000 (ACPI data)
[ 0.000000] BIOS-e820: 000000007bf65000 - 000000007bf66000 (ACPI NVS)
[ 0.000000] BIOS-e820: 000000007bf66000 - 0000000080000000 (reserved)
[ 0.000000] BIOS-e820: 00000000e0000000 - 00000000f0000000 (reserved)...

[Carl Karsten (carlfk)]

carl@dv67:~$ sudo rmmod ath_pci ath_hal
carl@dv67:~$ sudo modprobe ath_pci

[ 627.032987] ath_pci: driver unloaded
[ 633.803803] ath_hal: driver unloaded
[ 641.199836] ath_hal: 0.9.18.0 (AR5210, AR5211, AR5212, RF5111, RF5112, RF2413, RF5413)
[ 641.204468] ath_pci: 0.9.4
[ 641.204638] PCI: Enabling device 0000:03:00.0 (0000 -> 0002)
[ 641.204809] ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:03:00.0[A] -> Link [LK4E] -> GSI 19 (level, low) -> IRQ 21
[ 641.204818] PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:03:00.0 to 64
[ 641.206941] wifi%d: unable to attach hardware: 'Hardware didn't respond as expected' (HAL status 3)
[ 641.207253] ACPI: PCI interrupt for device 0000:03:00.0 disabled

[Carl Karsten (carlfk)]

Where can I find linux/kernel 2.6.24-12-generic .deb?

I reinstalled using the 8.4.1 cd, and so now I cant boot into 2.6.24-12 anymore. and I can't find a 8.4.0 cd.

[Kyle Gordon (kylegordon)]

Hi, I am also experiencing this issue on a Sony Vaio VGN-NR32M...

bill@vgn-nr32m:~$ uname -a
Linux vgn-nr32m 2.6.24-19-generic #1 SMP Fri Jul 11 23:41:49 UTC 2008 i686 GNU/Linux
bill@vgn-nr32m:~$ cat /etc/debian_version
lenny/sid
bill@vgn-nr32m:~$ sudo dmesg -c
bill@vgn-nr32m:~$ sudo rmmod ath_pci ath_hal
bill@vgn-nr32m:~$ sudo modprobe ath_pci
bill@vgn-nr32m:~$ sudo dmesg -c
[ 478.427575] ath_pci: driver unloaded
[ 478.432242] ath_hal: driver unloaded
[ 486.012011] ath_hal: 0.9.18.0 (AR5210, AR5211, AR5212, RF5111, RF5112, RF2413, RF5413)
[ 486.022597] ath_pci: 0.9.4
[ 486.022683] ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:06:00.0[A] -> GSI 18 (level, low) -> IRQ 18
[ 486.022708] PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:06:00.0 to 64
[ 486.027083] wifi%d: unable to attach hardware: 'Hardware didn't respond as expected' (HAL status 3)
[ 486.027146] ACPI: PCI interrupt for device 0000:06:00.0 disabled
bill@vgn-nr32m:~$

Regards

Kyle

[Gustavo A. Díaz (gdiaz)]

Hi,

I also have the same problem, buyed today a laptop Acer Aspire 5520-5281 with the same Atheros wireless ethernet:

[ 5148.402178] ath_pci: driver unloaded
[ 5148.408054] ath_hal: driver unloaded
[ 5158.549217] ath_hal: 0.9.18.0 (AR5210, AR5211, AR5212, RF5111, RF5112, RF2413, RF5413)
[ 5158.563459] ath_pci: 0.9.4
[ 5158.563693] PCI: Enabling device 0000:05:00.0 (0000 -> 0002)
[ 5158.563978] ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:05:00.0[A] -> Link [LK4E] -> GSI 19 (level, low) -> IRQ 21
[ 5158.563993] PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:05:00.0 to 64
[ 5158.568596] wifi%d: unable to attach hardware: 'Hardware didn't respond as expected' (HAL status 3)
[ 5158.568953] ACPI: PCI interrupt for device 0000:05:00.0 disabled

How to fix?

[Gustavo A. Díaz (gdiaz)]

Seems this is the solution: http://madwifi.org/ticket/1192

[Carl Karsten (carlfk)]

Gustavo A. Díaz wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I also have the same problem, buyed today a laptop Acer Aspire 5520-5281
> with the same Atheros wireless ethernet:
>
> How to fix?
>

I added intrepid to my sources.list and apt-get installed an intrepid
kernel/modules. took it out of sources.list, and it has been working fine.

carl@dv67:~$ uname -a
Linux dv67 2.6.26-5-generic #1 SMP Sat Jul 26 21:35:46 UTC 2008 i686 GNU/Linux

Carl K

[Gustavo A. Díaz (gdiaz)]

More easy is to compile the package of that link...

[Carl Karsten (carlfk)]

I just did a full intrepid install, wifi not working.

Aug 27 05:56:50 dv67 klogd: [ 17.228989] ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LK4E] enabled at IRQ 19
Aug 27 05:56:50 dv67 klogd: [ 17.228989] ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:03:00.0[A] - > Link [LK4E] -> GSI 19 (level, low) -> IRQ 19
Aug 27 05:56:50 dv67 klogd: [ 17.228989] ath5k_pci 0000:03:00.0: registered as 'phy0'
Aug 27 05:56:50 dv67 klogd: [ 17.232336] ath5k phy0: Support for RF2425 is under development.
Aug 27 05:56:50 dv67 klogd: [ 17.388095] ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LAZA] enabled at IRQ 21
Aug 27 05:56:50 dv67 klogd: [ 17.388095] ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:07.0[A] -> Link [LAZA] -> GSI 21 (level, low) -> IRQ 21
Aug 27 05:56:50 dv67 klogd: [ 17.410300] ath5k phy0: Atheros AR2425 chip found (MAC: 0xe2, PHY: 0x70)

Aug 27 05:57:31 dv67 klogd: [ 72.227546] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready

[Carl Karsten (carlfk)]

carl@dv67:/var/log$ ifconfig
(eth0 and lo removed)

wlan0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:1f:3a:23:d0:60
          UP BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
          RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)

wmaster0 Link encap:UNSPEC HWaddr 00-1F-3A-23-D0-60-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
          RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)

carl@dv67:~$ iwconfig
wmaster0 no wireless extensions.

wlan0 IEEE 802.11 ESSID:""
          Mode:Managed Frequency:2.412 GHz Access Point: Not-Associated
          Tx-Power=27 dBm
          Retry min limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr=2352 B
          Link Quality:0 Signal level:0 Noise level:0
          Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
          Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0

carl@dv67:~$ sudo iwlist wlan0 scan
wlan0 No scan results

carl@dv67:~$ sudo iwlist wmaster0 scan
wmaster0 Interface doesn't support scanning.

[Carl Karsten (carlfk)]

wifi working! yay!

carl@dv67:~$ lsmod|grep ath
ath5k 107904 0
mac80211 217076 1 ath5k
led_class 12164 1 ath5k
cfg80211 32392 2 ath5k,mac80211

note: some how ath_pci is also installed:

-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 125541 2008-08-28 09:42 /lib/modules/2.6.27-1-generic/volatile/ath_pci.ko

And it got enabled in the Restricted drivers dialog. I unchecked the box, rebooted, and now I have working wifi.

so a lingering bug is that ath_pci is also getting installed, but it may be a result of:

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/254668
> Ok, I uploaded a first version for debugging. It lies at
> http://people.ubuntu.com/~smb/bug254668
http://people.ubuntu.com/~smb/bug254668/linux-image-2.6.26-5-generic_2.6.26-5.13ecdbg_i386.deb
> Can you install this and post the output. Thanks

[Carl Karsten (carlfk)]

This looks like it:

carl@dv67:/var/cache/apt/archives$ dpkg-deb --contents linux-restricted-modules-2.6.27-1-generic_2.6.27-1.1_i386.deb|grep ath_pci
-rw-r--r-- root/root 927 2008-08-27 08:37 ./usr/share/linux-restricted-modules/2.6.27-1-generic/modules.alias.override/ath_pci
drwxr-xr-x root/root 0 2008-08-27 08:37 ./lib/linux-restricted-modules/2.6.27-1-generic/ath_pci/
-rw-r--r-- root/root 100668 2008-08-27 08:37 ./lib/linux-restricted-modules/2.6.27-1-generic/ath_pci/if_ath.o
-rw-r--r-- root/root 6792 2008-08-27 08:37 ./lib/linux-restricted-modules/2.6.27-1-generic/ath_pci/if_ath_pci.o
-rw-r--r-- root/root 20304 2008-08-27 08:37 ./lib/linux-restricted-modules/2.6.27-1-generic/ath_pci/ath_pci.mod.o

[James Collier (james-collier412)]

Has anyone had any success compiling MadWifi 0.9.4 from sourceforge?

Gustavo A. Díaz wrote on 2008-08-21:
> Seems this is the solution: http://madwifi.org/ticket/1192

[Arie de Jonge (arie-de-jonge-deactivatedaccount)]

I updated Intrepid on 28 october, after the update the wireless connection does not work, before it did well
system
Asus EeePC900
Ubuntu Intrepid Ibex 8.10 RC
Atheros Communications Inc. AR242x 802.11 abg wireless PCI express adapter

[Antoine Pairet (b-ly)]

As far as I am concerned, I have no problem with AR242x on Intrepid. I use ath_pci and ath_hal. Driver was activated trough the restricted driver manager.

Arie, please try
* with a live CD of Intrepid and see if wifi is working or not.
* If it is not working with live CD, try using the package backports-modules-intrepid. It will provide the ath5K driver.

Oct 30 00:14:28 portant kernel: [ 12.000286] wlan: 0.9.4
Oct 30 00:14:28 portant kernel: [ 12.016318] ath_pci: 0.9.4
Oct 30 00:14:28 portant kernel: [ 12.020700] ath_pci 0000:05:00.0: PCI INT A -> Link[LNKC] -> GSI 5 (level, low) -> IRQ 5
Oct 30 00:14:28 portant kernel: [ 12.635340] ath_rate_sample: 1.2 (0.9.4)
Oct 30 00:14:28 portant kernel: [ 12.635901] wifi0: 11b rates: 1Mbps 2Mbps 5.5Mbps 11Mbps
Oct 30 00:14:28 portant kernel: [ 12.635907] wifi0: 11g rates: 1Mbps 2Mbps 5.5Mbps 11Mbps 6Mbps 9Mbps 12Mbps 18Mbps 24Mbps 36Mbps 48Mbps 54Mbps
Oct 30 00:14:28 portant kernel: [ 12.635919] wifi0: H/W encryption support: WEP AES AES_CCM TKIP
Oct 30 00:14:28 portant kernel: [ 12.635924] wifi0: mac 10.0 phy 6.1 radio 10.2
Oct 30 00:14:28 portant kernel: [ 12.635929] wifi0: Use hw queue 1 for WME_AC_BE traffic
Oct 30 00:14:28 portant kernel: [ 12.635931] wifi0: Use hw queue 0 for WME_AC_BK traffic
Oct 30 00:14:28 portant kernel: [ 12.635933] wifi0: Use hw queue 2 for WME_AC_VI traffic
Oct 30 00:14:28 portant kernel: [ 12.635935] wifi0: Use hw queue 3 for WME_AC_VO traffic
Oct 30 00:14:28 portant kernel: [ 12.635937] wifi0: Use hw queue 8 for CAB traffic
Oct 30 00:14:28 portant kernel: [ 12.635939] wifi0: Use hw queue 9 for beacons
Oct 30 00:14:28 portant kernel: [ 12.640115] wifi0: Atheros 5424/2424: mem=0xd0200000, irq=5

[Antoine Pairet (b-ly)]

I would also like to point that I experienced troubles using ath5k:

Oct 29 06:35:43 portant kernel: [ 73.930882] ------------[ cut here ]------------
Oct 29 06:35:43 portant kernel: [ 73.930887] WARNING: at /build/buildd/linux-backports-modules-2.6.27-2.6.27/debian/build/build-generic/compat-wireless-2.6/net/mac80211/main.c:232 ieee80211_hw_config+0x9e/0xa0 [lbm_cw_mac80211]()
Oct 29 06:35:43 portant kernel: [ 73.930893] Modules linked in: af_packet binfmt_misc ppdev acpi_cpufreq cpufreq_stats cpufreq_userspace cpufreq_powersave cpufreq_ondemand freq_table cpufreq_conservative pci_slot container wmi sbs sbshc iptable_filter ip_tables x_tables parport_pc lp parport joydev snd_hda_intel snd_pcm_oss snd_mixer_oss snd_pcm snd_seq_dummy snd_seq_oss snd_seq_midi snd_rawmidi snd_seq_midi_event snd_seq arc4 ecb crypto_blkcipher evdev psmouse snd_timer snd_seq_device ath5k snd serio_raw pcspkr lbm_cw_mac80211 i2c_piix4 soundcore snd_page_alloc lbm_cw_cfg80211 i2c_core led_class video output fglrx(P) battery ac button shpchp pci_hotplug ext3 jbd mbcache sr_mod cdrom sd_mod crc_t10dif pata_atiixp ata_generic 8139cp sg usb_storage libusual usbhid hid 8139too mii ehci_hcd pata_acpi ahci ohci_hcd libata usbcore scsi_mod dock thermal processor fan fbcon tileblit font bitblit softcursor fuse
Oct 29 06:35:43 portant kernel: [ 73.931016] Pid: 2718, comm: ath5k_pci Tainted: P 2.6.27-7-generic #1
Oct 29 06:35:43 portant kernel: [ 73.931020]
Oct 29 06:35:43 portant kernel: [ 73.931021] Call Trace:
Oct 29 06:35:43 portant kernel: [ 73.931034] [<ffffffff8024e9b4>] warn_on_slowpath+0x64/0x90
Oct 29 06:35:43 portant kernel: [ 73.931047] [<ffffffffa04a5cef>] ? ath5k_hw_reset+0xf1f/0x1140 [ath5k]
Oct 29 06:35:43 portant kernel: [ 73.931056] [<ffffffff803a73e5>] ? __ratelimit+0xa5/0xf0
Oct 29 06:35:43 portant kernel: [ 73.931062] [<ffffffff80471585>] ? net_ratelimit+0x15/0x20
Oct 29 06:35:43 portant kernel: [ 73.931073] [<ffffffffa04a88c2>] ? ath5k_reset+0x232/0x240 [ath5k]
Oct 29 06:35:44 portant kernel: [ 73.931092] [<ffffffffa044297e>] ieee80211_hw_config+0x9e/0xa0 [lbm_cw_mac80211]
Oct 29 06:35:44 portant kernel: [ 73.931113] [<ffffffffa0447da5>] lbm_cw_ieee80211_scan_completed+0xc5/0x340 [lbm_cw_mac80211]
Oct 29 06:35:44 portant kernel: [ 73.931134] [<ffffffffa0448095>] ieee80211_scan_work+0x75/0x1b0 [lbm_cw_mac80211]
Oct 29 06:35:44 portant kernel: [ 73.931154] [<ffffffffa0448020>] ? ieee80211_scan_work+0x0/0x1b0 [lbm_cw_mac80211]
Oct 29 06:35:44 portant kernel: [ 73.931162] [<ffffffff80262802>] run_workqueue+0xc2/0x1a0
Oct 29 06:35:44 portant kernel: [ 73.931167] [<ffffffff80262b0f>] worker_thread+0xaf/0x130
Oct 29 06:35:44 portant kernel: [ 73.931173] [<ffffffff80267050>] ? autoremove_wake_function+0x0/0x40
Oct 29 06:35:44 portant kernel: [ 73.931179] [<ffffffff80262a60>] ? worker_thread+0x0/0x130
Oct 29 06:35:44 portant kernel: [ 73.931184] [<ffffffff80266c1e>] kthread+0x4e/0x90
Oct 29 06:35:44 portant kernel: [ 73.931190] [<ffffffff80213c99>] child_rip+0xa/0x11
Oct 29 06:35:44 portant kernel: [ 73.931194] [<ffffffff80266bd0>] ? kthread+0x0/0x90
Oct 29 06:35:44 portant kernel: [ 73.931198]...

[Fabián Rodríguez (magicfab)]

Unassigning as the info I requested is there however I can't advance this.

[Ian Weisser (ian-weisser)]

This bug is about WI-FI using AR242x.

Does anyone still have this problem on 8.04.1 (LTS)?

Does anyone still have this problem on 8.10?
Does anyone still have this bug after applying the blacklist and package described in bug 288148?

If your problems have been resolved, then simply please don't respond. If nobody responds, the bug will be closed.

If you DO still have problems after updating and applying the known Atheros workaround in bug 288148, then please attach (don't paste) the following updated information - (pay attention to lspci's additional options), as required by the Ubuntu Kernel Team:
1. Please include the output of the command "uname -a" in your next response. It should be one, long line of text which includes the exact kernel version you're running, as well as the CPU architecture.
2. Please run the command "dmesg > dmesg.log" after a fresh boot and attach the resulting file "dmesg.log" to this bug report.
3. Please run the command "sudo lspci -vvnn > lspci-vvnn.log" and attach the resulting file "lspci-vvnn.log" to this bug report.

For your reference, the full description of procedures for kernel-related bug reports is available at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelTeamBugPolicies Thanks in advance!

[Yi Jong (ieukori)]

I still have this problem on 8.10. Fujitsu notebook p7230.

- Linux lotus 2.6.27-10-generic #1 SMP Fri Nov 21 12:00:22 UTC 2008 i686 GNU/Linux

modules load success, connect to AP success, but fail to get IP or breakdown connection.

[Ian Weisser (ian-weisser)]

Yi,

Bug 228548 is about an AR242x that does not detect the network at all. Since you can detect the network, it is unlikely that this bug affects you.

Please consider checking on IRC (#ubuntu on irc.freenode.net) or the online forums at ubuntuforums.org to see if any common workarounds are already available for your issue. If not, please open a new bug report for your issue.

Reclosing this bug.

[Ionut R. (ionut-radu)]

Hi,

I'm encountering the same bug :

lspci output is :
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile PM965/GM965/GL960 Memory Controller Hub (rev 03)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile GM965/GL960 Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)
00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile GM965/GL960 Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)
00:1a.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4 (rev 03)
00:1a.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #5 (rev 03)
00:1a.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #2 (rev 03)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) HD Audio Controller (rev 03)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 1 (rev 03)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 2 (rev 03)
00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 3 (rev 03)
00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 4 (rev 03)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 03)
00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 03)
00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 03)
00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #1 (rev 03)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev f3)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801HEM (ICH8M) LPC Interface Controller (rev 03)
00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801HBM/HEM (ICH8M/ICH8M-E) IDE Controller (rev 03)
00:1f.2 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801HBM/HEM (ICH8M/ICH8M-E) SATA IDE Controller (rev 03)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) SMBus Controller (rev 03)
05:00.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation NetLink BCM5906M Fast Ethernet PCI Express (rev 02)
06:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR242x 802.11abg Wireless PCI Express Adapter (rev 01)

dmesg output is :
[ 341.526252] wifi%d: unable to attach hardware: 'Hardware didn't respond as expected' (HAL status 3)
[ 341.526280] ath_pci 0000:06:00.0: PCI INT A disabled

I have a laptop Acer Aspire 5315-2442. Ubuntu is 8.10.
I have tried also the new madwifi driver (0.10.5.6-r3879-20081204)and the result is the same

Why did you have to close the bug?

[Antoine Pairet (b-ly)]

Please see:
http://madberry.org/2008/11/how-to-get-atheros-ar242x-to-work-on-810-intrepid-ibex/

[Gustavo A. Díaz (gdiaz)]

By the way guys, i've tested OpenSuse 11.1 and this is not an issue there.
So, i dont think here that is a only driver related problem.

2008/12/13 Antoine Pairet <email address hidden>

> Please see:
>
> http://madberry.org/2008/11/how-to-get-atheros-ar242x-to-work-on-810-intrepid-ibex/
>
> --
> Atheros AR242x support broken
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/228548
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