Comment 8 for bug 59888

The problem may be back with:

osuchwa@fcosuchwal:~ $ uname -r
2.6.17-9-generic

osuchwa@fcosuchwal:~ $ sudo modprobe ath_pci
WARNING: Error inserting ath_rate_sample (/lib/modules/2.6.17-9-generic/madwifi/ath_rate_sample.ko): Unknown symbol in module, or unknown parameter (see dmesg)
FATAL: Error inserting ath_pci (/lib/modules/2.6.17-9-generic/madwifi/ath_pci.ko): Unknown symbol in module, or unknown parameter (see dmesg)

osuchwa@fcosuchwal:~ $ dmesg|grep ath
[17179606.828000] ath_rate_sample: Unknown symbol ath_hal_computetxtime
[17179606.828000] ath_pci: Unknown symbol ath_rate_tx_complete
[17179606.828000] ath_pci: Unknown symbol _ath_hal_attach
[17179606.832000] ath_pci: Unknown symbol ath_rate_attach
[17179606.832000] ath_pci: Unknown symbol ath_rate_newassoc
[17179606.832000] ath_pci: Unknown symbol ath_hal_computetxtime
[17179606.832000] ath_pci: Unknown symbol ath_rate_dynamic_proc_register
[17179606.832000] ath_pci: Unknown symbol ath_hal_mhz2ieee
[17179606.832000] ath_pci: Unknown symbol ath_hal_detach
[17179606.832000] ath_pci: Unknown symbol ath_hal_probe
[17179606.832000] ath_pci: Unknown symbol ath_rate_node_cleanup
[17179606.832000] ath_pci: Unknown symbol ath_rate_detach
[17179606.836000] ath_pci: Unknown symbol ath_rate_node_init
[17179606.836000] ath_pci: Unknown symbol ath_rate_findrate
[17179606.836000] ath_pci: Unknown symbol ath_hal_init_channels
[17179606.836000] ath_pci: Unknown symbol ath_rate_newstate
[17179606.836000] ath_pci: Unknown symbol ath_rate_setupxtxdesc
[17179606.836000] ath_pci: Unknown symbol ath_hal_getwirelessmodes