hwdb-gui: route referenced before assignment

[bailey]

When I installed breezy on my laptop, I had to change the hwdb-gui code as described in bug #18125. (ie. changed route to /sbin/route) This allowed my external wi-fi card to be noticed.

When I upgraded to dapper, I get the same error message:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/hwdb-gui", line 151, in <lambda>
    self.advance.connect("clicked", lambda w: self.adv(self.xmlfile))
  File "/usr/bin/hwdb-gui", line 584, in adv
    self.test(set)
  File "/usr/bin/hwdb-gui", line 191, in test
    netdevice = self.getroute()[len(self.getroute())-1].strip()
  File "/usr/bin/hwdb-gui", line 236, in getroute
    return route
UnboundLocalError: local variable 'route' referenced before assignment

I tried changing 'route -n' to '/sbin/route -n' but no luck this time. I have a Compaq Presario 1600 with 192 MB RAM, and a Blitzz BWP 712 wireless card.

Output from troubleshooting (as the card should be supported 'out of the box'):

lspci | grep Ethernet

0000:02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications, Inc. AR5212 802.11abg NIC (rev 01)

tail -f /var/log/messages

Jun 5 10:19:34 localhost kernel: [4297100.078000] pccard: card ejected from slot 0
Jun 5 10:19:38 localhost kernel: [4297104.136000] pccard: card inserted into slot 0

sudo lshw -C network

*-network UNCLAIMED
  description: Ethernet controller
  product: AR5212 802.11abg NIC
  vendor: Atheros Communications, Inc.
  physical id: 1
  bus info: pci@02:00.0
  version: 01
  width: 32 bits
  clock: 33 MHz
  capabilities: cap_list
  resources: iomemory:12000000-1200ffff irq:9

lsmod | grep ath
(nothing)

Note: as my wifi on my laptop is not working, I copied this to my desktop

[bailey (bailey-utias)]

I think I might have found the problem, though I am not sure and I don't have a fix. Typing in the command:

route -n

Kernel IP routing table
Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Iface
(nothing)

As 'route -n' does not return a line that starts with 0.0.0.0, then route is never specified before it is returned. Hence the error message.

[bailey (bailey-utias)]

Ok, I am getting further now. Apparently this is due to the removal of the madwifi modules. I booted with the kernel from breezy, and I can modprobe ath_pci and get a network connection. Anyone know what module is needed for this Wifi card?