Re: ath5k module vs. MadWifi

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On Sat, Nov 1, 2008 at 3:58 AM, Scott Robbins <scottro@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Sat, Nov 01, 2008 at 12:34:55AM -0500, Arthur Pemberton wrote:
>> On Fri, Oct 31, 2008 at 10:41 PM, Scott Robbins <scottro@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> > I am wondering, for those who have an AR5007EG card, if they are finding
>> > that lately (perhaps 2 updates or so ago) that they are better off
>> > reverting to the MadWifi drivers.
>>
>>
>> Was this working for you with Madwifi? it barely was for me, I
>> couldn't suspend. Updated to the .27 kernel and using the ath5k
>> driver, and stuff works now, even suspend.
>
> Actually, I never used suspend.  In general, I only use the laptop(s) on
> occasion, preferring the desktop.
>
> However, as far as connecting and keeping the connection goes, the
> MadWifi always seemed a bit better, especially with the latest (and
> possibly last) 20080903 snapshot.
>
> Thanks for the input.  I'm really beginning to think (from talking to
> friends as well) that it's an Aspire One thing.  (On the Aspire One
> forums, many people mentioned something similar--the MadWif driver
> working better than the ath5k.)
>


Just so you know ath_pci is essentially dead, you're going to want to
switch to ath5k eventually. I believe Atheros is semi-actively
contributing to that project (I may be wrong here)


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