Return-path: Received: from perninha.conectiva.com.br ([200.140.247.100]:41845 "EHLO perninha.conectiva.com.br" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751092AbYJaNEP (ORCPT ); Fri, 31 Oct 2008 09:04:15 -0400 Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2008 11:05:02 -0200 From: "Luiz Fernando N. Capitulino" To: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, willy@linux.intel.com, lrodriguez@atheros.com Subject: ath5k gets lost with eeepc-laptop removal Message-ID: <20081031110502.18e33eba@doriath.conectiva> (sfid-20081031_140421_452887_44E81C5F) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Hi guys, If I do a 'rmmod eeepc-laptop', while connected to my AP, I get the following error messages from ath5k: """ ath5k phy0: noise floor calibration timeout (2417MHz) ath5k phy0: failed to wakeup the MAC Chip ath5k phy0: can't reset hardware (-5) ath5k phy0: failed to wakeup the MAC Chip ath5k phy0: can't reset hardware (-5) wlan0: No ProbeResp from current AP 00:1d:0f:e9:c7:c0 - assume out of range ath5k phy0: failed to wakeup the MAC Chip ath5k phy0: ath5k_chan_set: unable to reset channel (2412 Mhz) wlan0: failed to set freq to 2412 MHz for scan ath5k phy0: failed to wakeup the MAC Chip ath5k phy0: ath5k_chan_set: unable to reset channel (2417 Mhz) wlan0: failed to set freq to 2417 MHz for scan ath5k phy0: failed to wakeup the MAC Chip ath5k phy0: ath5k_chan_set: unable to reset channel (2422 Mhz) wlan0: failed to set freq to 2422 MHz for scan ath5k phy0: failed to wakeup the MAC Chip ath5k phy0: ath5k_chan_set: unable to reset channel (2427 Mhz) wlan0: failed to set freq to 2427 MHz for scan ath5k phy0: failed to wakeup the MAC Chip ath5k phy0: ath5k_chan_set: unable to reset channel (2432 Mhz) wlan0: failed to set freq to 2432 MHz for scan wlan0: failed to set freq to 2437 MHz for scan wlan0: failed to set freq to 2442 MHz for scan wlan0: failed to set freq to 2447 MHz for scan wlan0: failed to set freq to 2452 MHz for scan wlan0: failed to set freq to 2457 MHz for scan wlan0: failed to set freq to 2462 MHz for scan wlan0: failed to set freq to 2467 MHz for scan wlan0: failed to set freq to 2472 MHz for scan wlan0: failed to set freq to 2484 MHz for scan wlan0: failed to restore operational channel after scan wlan0: authenticate with AP 00:1d:0f:e9:c7:c0 wlan0: authenticate with AP 00:1d:0f:e9:c7:c0 wlan0: authenticate with AP 00:1d:0f:e9:c7:c0 wlan0: authentication with AP 00:1d:0f:e9:c7:c0 timed out """ Then I lost my wireless connection. I'm running latest Linus git tree (2.6.28-rc2) on a Eeepc 701. The problem doesn't happen on 2.6.27.4, but as 2.6.28-rc1 doesn't boot on this machine, it would be a bit difficult to bisect it. Thanks. -- Luiz Fernando N. Capitulino