2009/3/26 Pavel Roskin <proski@xxxxxxx>: > Hello! > > AR5414 fails to scan most of the time starting with the revision > 94f2e0d6234991d0c10d458f6f378934efbdf6d6 "ath5k: Update reset code" > > I have about 18 APs in the range. With the latest kernel, the scan > results are usually empty. I tried reverting parts of the patch, as it > cannot be cleanly reverted on top of wireless-testing, and I've seen > scan results with all APs occasionally, but most of the time the scan > results would be empty. > > With the last working revision, bbcce7389a7288c48d96d13bbf521e901236d287 > "ath5k: Update initvals", scanning gives all APs in range every time. > > The chip is reported by the driver as: > ath5k phy0: Atheros AR5414 chip found (MAC: 0xa3, PHY: 0x61) > > $ lspci -vnn -s 0000:0b:00.0 > 0b:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Atheros Communications Inc. AR242x 802.11abg Wireless PCI Express Adapter [168c:001c] (rev 01) > Subsystem: Apple Computer Inc. Device [106b:0086] > Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 16 > Memory at fe8f0000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K] > Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 2 > Capabilities: [50] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit- Count=1/1 Enable- > Capabilities: [60] Express Legacy Endpoint, MSI 00 > Capabilities: [90] MSI-X: Enable- Mask- TabSize=1 > Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting > UESta: DLP- SDES- TLP- FCP- CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt- UnxCmplt- RxOF- MalfTLP- ECRC- UnsupReq- ACSVoil- > UEMsk: DLP- SDES- TLP- FCP- CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt- UnxCmplt- RxOF- MalfTLP- ECRC- UnsupReq- ACSVoil- > UESvrt: DLP+ SDES- TLP- FCP+ CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt- UnxCmplt- RxOF+ MalfTLP+ ECRC- UnsupReq- ACSVoil- > CESta: RxErr+ BadTLP- BadDLLP- Rollover- Timeout- NonFatalErr- > CESta: RxErr- BadTLP- BadDLLP- Rollover- Timeout- NonFatalErr- > AERCap: First Error Pointer: 00, GenCap+ CGenEn- ChkCap+ ChkEn- > Capabilities: [140] Virtual Channel <?> > Kernel driver in use: ath5k > Kernel modules: ath_pci, ath5k > > It's a PCI Express minicard. The kernel architecture is x86_64. > > -- > Regards, > Pavel Roskin That's weird, I've tested this with my 5413 and it works just fine. It seems that 5424 (pci-e version of 5413) still has some issues. Have you tried monitor mode ? -- GPG ID: 0xD21DB2DB As you read this post global entropy rises. Have Fun ;-) Nick -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
