[Debian-eeepc-devel] Problems with Linux 2.6.26 and Madwifi

[Damyan Ivanov]

-=| Paul Menzel, Thu, Sep 11, 2008 at 10:08:41AM +0200 |=-
> Am Freitag, den 05.09.2008, 13:29 +0300 schrieb Damyan Ivanov:
> > -=| Paul Menzel, Fri, Sep 05, 2008 at 09:21:01AM +0200 |=-
> > 
> > This:
> > > > >         + echo 1
> > > > >         + modprobe ath_pci
> > > > >         + sleep 1
> > > > >         + ifconfig ath0 up
> > > > >         ath0: ERROR while getting interface flags: Kein passendes Gerät gefunden (translation: No suitable device found.)
> > 
> > and this:
> > > [   87.759957] MadWifi: unable to attach hardware: 'Hardware didn't 
> > > respond as expected' (HAL status 3)
> > 
> > ring some bells from the past. You probably use an old version of 
> > madwifi sources, that does not work with the atheros chip in the eee.  
> > We used to distribute a patched package (madwifi-eeepc-source), but 
> > this is no longer necesary.
> 
> These packages were installed before.
> > Get fresh madwifi-source package from Sid, build and install the 
> > -modules package from it using module-assistant,
> Ok. I did.
> 
> $ # uncomment the eeepc.debian.net repository in /etc/apt/sources.list
> $ # I did not add a sid repository, because packages.debian.org shows that the versions are the same for linux-image-2.6.26-1-686 and madwifi* packages
> $ sudo aptitude update && sudo aptitude safe-upgrade
> $ sudo aptitude remove --purge madwifi-modules-2.6.26-1-686 madwifi-source madwifi-tools
> $ sudo m-a update
> $ sudo m-a a-i madwifi # it installed also madwifi-tools

Did that actually build the modules? It may have used a previously 
built .deb.  add "-f" to m-a a-i arguments to force module building.

> $ # It still does not work.
> 
> Detected WLAN module ath_pci on ath0
> + modprobe ath_pci
> + sleep 1
> + ifconfig ath0 up
> ath0: ERROR while getting interface flags: No such device
> + exec /etc/acpi/actions/wireless.sh off
> 
> 
> $ tail -f /var/log/messages
> Sep 11 09:32:33 localhost kernel: [ 2179.559780] pciehp: Card present on Slot(3)
> Sep 11 09:32:34 localhost kernel: [ 2180.560682] program_fw_provided_values: Could not get hotplug parameters
> Sep 11 09:32:35 localhost kernel: [ 2180.840568] ath_pci 0000:01:00.0: enabling device (0000 -> 0002)
> Sep 11 09:32:35 localhost kernel: [ 2180.840599] ACPI: PCI Interrupt 
> 0000:01:00.0[A] -> GSI 18 (level, low) -> IRQ 18
> Sep 11 09:32:35 localhost kernel: [ 2181.332544] MadWifi: ath_attach: Switching rfkill capability off.
> Sep 11 09:32:35 localhost kernel: [ 2181.334629] wifi0: Atheros AR2425 chip found (MAC 14.2, PHY SChip 7.0, Radio 10.2)
> Sep 11 09:32:35 localhost kernel: [ 2181.336463] ath_pci: wifi0: Atheros 5424/2424: mem=0xf8000000, irq=18
> Sep 11 09:32:35 localhost kernel: [ 2181.535623] udev: renamed network interface ath0 to wlan0
> Sep 11 09:32:37 localhost kernel: [ 2183.403510] ACPI: PCI interrupt for device 0000:01:00.0 disabled
> Sep 11 09:32:37 localhost kernel: [ 2183.459397] pciehp: Card not present on Slot(3)
> Sep 11 09:34:28 localhost kernel: [ 2294.618092] pciehp: PCI Express Hot Plug Controller Driver version: 0.4 unloaded

At least there is no "HAL status 3" error.

> >  unload/reload the module and all should be fine.
> 
> Which modules should I have to reload? Is not that done by the 
> scripts.

The scripts only un/load ath_pci. There are also others, I should have 
mentioned that.

> Anyway I did not have time to do a reboot because the person owning 
> the Eee PC had to go.
> 
> Now reading the logs, probably it was ath_hal not being reloaded. I 
> will test this soon.
> 
> 
> Any ideas? Thanks,

Hopefully the owher will reboot and suddelny find out that wireless 
works :)

The only other idea I have is to increment the sleep value after 
modprobe ath_pci. Please see if a reboot helps first, having to wait 
for yet another second for the network to get up is irritating :)

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