Comment 3 for bug 286861

ath5k is the eventual replacement for acp_pci. This is not a resolution, it merely replaces the development driver with the older, soon-to-be-antiquated solution.

Also, "/etc/modprobe.d/madwifi" does not exist without the installation of the package "madwifi-tools." Ideally, the driver should operate without the presence of extra management/debugging tools.

I tried your solution, and continued to receive the same problem. In order for me to use my hardware, I have to compile "madwifi-hal-0.10.5.6-r3861-20080903.tar.gz", also available from the madwifi project. This is an older version that still includes the closed-source Atheros HAL. Also, I have to recompile the driver every time the kernel is updated.

There has to be a better way.