today i reinstalled the original hal and the original modules from ubuntu and while plugging and assigning an ip to the card dmesg says:

[  298.132141] pccard: CardBus card inserted into slot 1
[  298.340316] wlan: 0.8.4.2 (svn 2006-05-18)
[  298.435768] ath_hal: module license 'Proprietary' taints kernel.
[  298.438934] ath_hal: 0.9.16.16 (AR5210, AR5211, AR5212, RF5111, RF5112, RF2413, RF5413)
[  298.533350] wlan: 0.8.4.2 (svn 1560)
[  298.546620] ath_rate_sample: 1.2 (svn 1560)
[  298.583257] ath_pci: 0.9.4.5 (svn 1560)
[  298.585146] PCI: Enabling device 0000:06:00.0 (0000 -> 0002)
[  299.048643] wifi0: 11a rates: 6Mbps 9Mbps 12Mbps 18Mbps 24Mbps 36Mbps 48Mbps 54Mbps
[  299.050281] wifi0: 11b rates: 1Mbps 2Mbps 5.5Mbps 11Mbps
[  299.051332] wifi0: 11g rates: 1Mbps 2Mbps 5.5Mbps 11Mbps 6Mbps 9Mbps 12Mbps 18Mbps 24Mbps 36Mbps 48Mbps 54Mbps
[  299.053420] wifi0: turboA rates: 6Mbps 9Mbps 12Mbps 18Mbps 24Mbps 36Mbps 48Mbps 54Mbps
[  299.055022] wifi0: turboG rates: 6Mbps 12Mbps 18Mbps 24Mbps 36Mbps 48Mbps 54Mbps
[  299.056523] wifi0: H/W encryption support: WEP AES AES_CCM TKIP
[  299.057665] wifi0: mac 5.9 phy 4.3 radio 3.6
[  299.058455] wifi0: Use hw queue 1 for WME_AC_BE traffic
[  299.059317] wifi0: Use hw queue 0 for WME_AC_BK traffic
[  299.060164] wifi0: Use hw queue 2 for WME_AC_VI traffic
[  299.061027] wifi0: Use hw queue 3 for WME_AC_VO traffic
[  299.061889] wifi0: Use hw queue 8 for CAB traffic
[  299.062668] wifi0: Use hw queue 9 for beacons
[  299.079759] wifi0: Atheros 5212: mem=0x16000000, irq=11
[  323.330525] wifi0_ifrename: hardware error; reseting
[  326.075852] wifi0_ifrename: hardware error; reseting
[  327.765004] wifi0_ifrename: hardware error; reseting
[  329.453814] wifi0_ifrename: hardware error; reseting
[  333.207294] ath0: no IPv6 routers present
[  348.736037] wifi0_ifrename: hardware error; reseting
[  348.865601] wifi0_ifrename: hardware error; reseting
[  348.894201] wifi0_ifrename: hardware error; reseting
[  348.922460] wifi0_ifrename: hardware error; reseting
[  348.957327] wifi0_ifrename: hardware error; reseting
[  349.086460] wifi0_ifrename: hardware error; reseting
[  349.113827] wifi0_ifrename: hardware error; reseting
[  349.140874] wifi0_ifrename: hardware error; reseting
[  349.174669] wifi0_ifrename: hardware error; reseting
[  349.302587] wifi0_ifrename: hardware error; reseting
[  349.328922] wifi0_ifrename: hardware error; reseting
[  349.354802] wifi0_ifrename: hardware error; reseting
[  349.387641] wifi0_ifrename: hardware error; reseting
[  349.514399] wifi0_ifrename: hardware error; reseting
[  349.539477] wifi0_ifrename: hardware error; reseting
[  349.564277] wifi0_ifrename: hardware error; reseting
[  349.595320] wifi0_ifrename: hardware error; reseting
[  349.719887] wifi0_ifrename: hardware error; reseting
[  349.742666] wifi0_ifrename: hardware error; reseting
[  349.765381] wifi0_ifrename: hardware error; reseting
[  349.787668] wifi0_ifrename: hardware error; reseting
[  349.822689] wifi0_ifrename: hardware error; reseting
[  352.531438] wifi0_ifrename: hardware error; reseting
[  358.971494] wifi0_ifrename: hardware error; reseting
[  359.094351] wifi0_ifrename: hardware error; reseting
[  359.115948] wifi0_ifrename: hardware error; reseting
[  359.137063] wifi0_ifrename: hardware error; reseting
[  359.157769] wifi0_ifrename: hardware error; reseting
[  359.191551] wifi0_ifrename: hardware error; reseting
[  368.977007] pccard: card ejected from slot 1
[  377.810004] pccard: CardBus card inserted into slot 1
[  377.826509] PCI: Enabling device 0000:06:00.0 (0000 -> 0002)
[  378.300181] wifi0: 11a rates: 6Mbps 9Mbps 12Mbps 18Mbps 24Mbps 36Mbps 48Mbps 54Mbps
[  378.317513] wifi0: 11b rates: 1Mbps 2Mbps 5.5Mbps 11Mbps
[  378.334623] wifi0: 11g rates: 1Mbps 2Mbps 5.5Mbps 11Mbps 6Mbps 9Mbps 12Mbps 18Mbps 24Mbps 36Mbps 48Mbps 54Mbps
[  378.353234] wifi0: turboA rates: 6Mbps 9Mbps 12Mbps 18Mbps 24Mbps 36Mbps 48Mbps 54Mbps
[  378.372294] wifi0: turboG rates: 6Mbps 12Mbps 18Mbps 24Mbps 36Mbps 48Mbps 54Mbps
[  378.391729] wifi0: H/W encryption support: WEP AES AES_CCM TKIP
[  378.411419] wifi0: mac 5.9 phy 4.3 radio 3.6
[  378.431139] wifi0: Use hw queue 1 for WME_AC_BE traffic
[  378.451267] wifi0: Use hw queue 0 for WME_AC_BK traffic
[  378.471456] wifi0: Use hw queue 2 for WME_AC_VI traffic
[  378.491636] wifi0: Use hw queue 3 for WME_AC_VO traffic
[  378.511805] wifi0: Use hw queue 8 for CAB traffic
[  378.532081] wifi0: Use hw queue 9 for beacons
[  378.553117] wifi0: Atheros 5212: mem=0x16000000, irq=11
[  415.118092] ath0: no IPv6 routers present
[  415.140057] wifi0_ifrename: hardware error; reseting
[  422.044216] wifi0_ifrename: hardware error; reseting
[  450.147166] wifi0_ifrename: hardware error; reseting
[  450.173681] wifi0_ifrename: ath_reset: unable to reset hardware: 'Hardware didn't respond as expected' (HAL status 3)
[  487.564223] wifi0_ifrename: hardware error; reseting
[  487.682380] wifi0_ifrename: ath_reset: unable to reset hardware: 'Hardware didn't respond as expected' (HAL status 3)
[  606.349823] pccard: card ejected from slot 1
[  615.466954] pccard: CardBus card inserted into slot 1
[  615.468303] PCI: Enabling device 0000:06:00.0 (0000 -> 0002)
[  615.821747] wifi%d: unable to attach hardware: 'EEPROM checksum invalid' (HAL status 7)

I hope it can be useful