On 04/21/11 13:40, Rick Stevens wrote: > On 04/20/2011 08:04 PM, JD wrote: >> I have an Atheros AR5008 (AR5416 / AR2133 chipset) mini-pci (32 bit) >> wifi card. >> >> If I boot into Fedora, with any of the kernels >> kernel-2.6.35.6-45.fc14.i686 >> kernel-2.6.35.11-83.fc14.i686 >> kernel-2.6.35.12-88.fc14.i686 >> >> Or mainline kernels: >> linux-2.6.36.x >> linux-2.6.37.x >> linux-2.6.38.x >> >> >> >> I see this output during boot >> ath: Failed to stop TX DMA in 100 msec after killing last frame >> and even after boot (while logged in to the main console as root). >> >> So, the wlan0 device is never available. Ath9k driver is loaded. >> But no wlan0 device. >> >> So, what I do in order to fix the problem is to boot into >> windows (xp), bring up the card, and reboot into linux, >> and then the card works. This has been going on for several >> days now, and I have no idea what might be causing this. >> >> If you need more data, please let me know. > Check dmesg and verify a) that you have the necessary firmware for > your card; and b) that the ath card's firmware is being loaded. That's > the most common problem. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > - Rick Stevens, Systems Engineer, C2 Hosting ricks@xxxxxxxx - > - AIM/Skype: therps2 ICQ: 22643734 Yahoo: origrps2 - > - - > - "Doctor! My brain hurts!" "It will have to come out!" - > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- I googled for firmware for ar5008 ar5416 Got no hits for any firmware download. F14 does not provide the firmware (AFAIK). -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
