Here is a bit more info, tails of /var/log/kern.log
// inserting the pcmcia card
Dec 30 02:47:09 AR10 kernel: [ 4719.940084] pcmcia_socket pcmcia_socket1: pccard: CardBus card inserted into slot 1 Dec 30 02:47:09 AR10 kernel: [ 4719.940165] pci 0000:06:00.0: reg 10 32bit mmio: [0xffff8000-0xffffffff] Dec 30 02:47:09 AR10 kernel: [ 4719.940621] rt61pci 0000:06:00.0: enabling device (0000 -> 0002) Dec 30 02:47:09 AR10 kernel: [ 4719.940647] rt61pci 0000:06:00.0: PCI INT A -> Link[LNKA] -> GSI 11 (level, low) -> IRQ 11 Dec 30 02:47:09 AR10 kernel: [ 4719.940667] rt61pci 0000:06:00.0: setting latency timer to 64 Dec 30 02:47:09 AR10 kernel: [ 4719.953814] phy8: Selected rate control algorithm 'minstrel' Dec 30 02:47:09 AR10 kernel: [ 4719.957137] Registered led device: rt61pci-phy8::radio Dec 30 02:47:09 AR10 kernel: [ 4719.957205] Registered led device: rt61pci-phy8::assoc Dec 30 02:47:10 AR10 kernel: [ 4720.757375] rt61pci 0000:06:00.0: firmware: requesting rt2561s.bin Dec 30 02:47:11 AR10 kernel: [ 4721.224288] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready Dec 30 02:47:20 AR10 kernel: [ 4730.493617] wlan0: authenticate with AP 00:1d:0f:ed:6e:46 Dec 30 02:47:20 AR10 kernel: [ 4730.497781] wlan0: authenticated Dec 30 02:47:20 AR10 kernel: [ 4730.497800] wlan0: associate with AP 00:1d:0f:ed:6e:46 Dec 30 02:47:20 AR10 kernel: [ 4730.506860] wlan0: RX AssocResp from 00:1d:0f:ed:6e:46 (capab=0x431 status=0 aid=7) Dec 30 02:47:20 AR10 kernel: [ 4730.506877] wlan0: associated Dec 30 02:47:20 AR10 kernel: [ 4730.509972] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): wlan0: link becomes ready Dec 30 02:47:30 AR10 kernel: [ 4741.052041] wlan0: no IPv6 routers present
// Card started to work for a while, I could access the wireless network.
// Then the computer suddenly froze. When i took the card out i got the following:
Dec 30 02:49:16 AR10 kernel: [ 4846.148629] pcmcia_socket pcmcia_socket1: pccard: card ejected from slot 1 Dec 30 02:49:16 AR10 kernel: [ 4846.149204] phy8 -> rt2x00pci_regbusy_read: Error - Indirect register access failed: offset=0x00002100, value=0xffffffff Dec 30 02:49:16 AR10 kernel: [ 4846.149724] phy8 -> rt2x00pci_regbusy_read: Error - Indirect register access failed: offset=0x0000308c, value=0xffffffff Dec 30 02:49:16 AR10 kernel: [ 4846.184887] phy8 -> rt2x00pci_regbusy_read: Error - Indirect register access failed: offset=0x00002100, value=0xffffffff Dec 30 02:49:16 AR10 kernel: [ 4846.185595] phy8 -> rt2x00pci_regbusy_read: Error - Indirect register access failed: offset=0x00002100, value=0xffffffff Dec 30 02:49:16 AR10 kernel: [ 4846.186183] phy8 -> rt2x00pci_regbusy_read: Error - Indirect register access failed: offset=0x00002100, value=0xffffffff Dec 30 02:49:16 AR10 kernel: [ 4846.186240] wlan0: deauthenticating by local choice (reason=3) Dec 30 02:49:16 AR10 kernel: [ 4846.440652] rt61pci 0000:06:00.0: PCI INT A disabled
I guess this is not telling much :(
Here is a bit more info, tails of /var/log/kern.log
// inserting the pcmcia card
Dec 30 02:47:09 AR10 kernel: [ 4719.940084] pcmcia_socket pcmcia_socket1: pccard: CardBus card inserted into slot 1 0xffffffff] NETDEV_ UP): wlan0: link is not ready NETDEV_ CHANGE) : wlan0: link becomes ready
Dec 30 02:47:09 AR10 kernel: [ 4719.940165] pci 0000:06:00.0: reg 10 32bit mmio: [0xffff8000-
Dec 30 02:47:09 AR10 kernel: [ 4719.940621] rt61pci 0000:06:00.0: enabling device (0000 -> 0002)
Dec 30 02:47:09 AR10 kernel: [ 4719.940647] rt61pci 0000:06:00.0: PCI INT A -> Link[LNKA] -> GSI 11 (level, low) -> IRQ 11
Dec 30 02:47:09 AR10 kernel: [ 4719.940667] rt61pci 0000:06:00.0: setting latency timer to 64
Dec 30 02:47:09 AR10 kernel: [ 4719.953814] phy8: Selected rate control algorithm 'minstrel'
Dec 30 02:47:09 AR10 kernel: [ 4719.957137] Registered led device: rt61pci-phy8::radio
Dec 30 02:47:09 AR10 kernel: [ 4719.957205] Registered led device: rt61pci-phy8::assoc
Dec 30 02:47:10 AR10 kernel: [ 4720.757375] rt61pci 0000:06:00.0: firmware: requesting rt2561s.bin
Dec 30 02:47:11 AR10 kernel: [ 4721.224288] ADDRCONF(
Dec 30 02:47:20 AR10 kernel: [ 4730.493617] wlan0: authenticate with AP 00:1d:0f:ed:6e:46
Dec 30 02:47:20 AR10 kernel: [ 4730.497781] wlan0: authenticated
Dec 30 02:47:20 AR10 kernel: [ 4730.497800] wlan0: associate with AP 00:1d:0f:ed:6e:46
Dec 30 02:47:20 AR10 kernel: [ 4730.506860] wlan0: RX AssocResp from 00:1d:0f:ed:6e:46 (capab=0x431 status=0 aid=7)
Dec 30 02:47:20 AR10 kernel: [ 4730.506877] wlan0: associated
Dec 30 02:47:20 AR10 kernel: [ 4730.509972] ADDRCONF(
Dec 30 02:47:30 AR10 kernel: [ 4741.052041] wlan0: no IPv6 routers present
// Card started to work for a while, I could access the wireless network.
// Then the computer suddenly froze. When i took the card out i got the following:
Dec 30 02:49:16 AR10 kernel: [ 4846.148629] pcmcia_socket pcmcia_socket1: pccard: card ejected from slot 1 regbusy_ read: Error - Indirect register access failed: offset=0x00002100, value=0xffffffff regbusy_ read: Error - Indirect register access failed: offset=0x0000308c, value=0xffffffff regbusy_ read: Error - Indirect register access failed: offset=0x00002100, value=0xffffffff regbusy_ read: Error - Indirect register access failed: offset=0x00002100, value=0xffffffff regbusy_ read: Error - Indirect register access failed: offset=0x00002100, value=0xffffffff
Dec 30 02:49:16 AR10 kernel: [ 4846.149204] phy8 -> rt2x00pci_
Dec 30 02:49:16 AR10 kernel: [ 4846.149724] phy8 -> rt2x00pci_
Dec 30 02:49:16 AR10 kernel: [ 4846.184887] phy8 -> rt2x00pci_
Dec 30 02:49:16 AR10 kernel: [ 4846.185595] phy8 -> rt2x00pci_
Dec 30 02:49:16 AR10 kernel: [ 4846.186183] phy8 -> rt2x00pci_
Dec 30 02:49:16 AR10 kernel: [ 4846.186240] wlan0: deauthenticating by local choice (reason=3)
Dec 30 02:49:16 AR10 kernel: [ 4846.440652] rt61pci 0000:06:00.0: PCI INT A disabled
I guess this is not telling much :(