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From: nanok <nanokk@gmx.net>
Subject: Re: Bug: 2.6.32 ath5k, associating with WEP128 AP is unreliable
Date: Sun, 21 Mar 2010 20:49:15 +0000 (UTC)
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Don Darling <darling.don@...> writes:

> 
> Hello folks,
> 
> I recently tried upgrading to kernel version 2.6.32, but after this 
> upgrade my wireless card became flaky when making connections. In cases 
> where a connection can be established it is  stable, but there are 
> problems when making wireless associations. Downgrading to kernel 
> version 2.6.31 resolves this issue.  I'm not sure at the moment which 
> versions of the ath5k driver maps to these kernel versions.
> 
> Here is a brief description of my system:

hi,

i can confirm don's issue. i have been using several revisions of 2.6.32
(debian, not vanilla, it's true), i have resorted (back) to using
ath-pci
instead (i had been using it before because of the nifty functionality,
but i
switched to ath5k lately because of it being included in the kernel).

reading don's report here, i tried using the 2.6.30 i already have, it
seems
to work fine.

i can test pretty much whatever is needed, so feel free to ask.

here is the working ath5k details:

the laptop is a compaq nc6000,
the card:
lspci | grep -i ath
02:04.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros
AR5001X+
Wireless Network Adapter (rev 01)

modinfo ath5k
filename:
/lib/modules/2.6.30-2-686/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ath5k/ath5k.ko
version:        0.6.0 (EXPERIMENTAL)
license:        Dual BSD/GPL
description:    Support for 5xxx series of Atheros 802.11 wireless LAN
cards.
author:         Nick Kossifidis
author:         Jiri Slaby
srcversion:     EE1D08AEEC0159304E1A703

modinfo mac80211
filename:
/lib/modules/2.6.30-2-686/kernel/net/mac80211/mac80211.ko
license:        GPL
description:    IEEE 802.11 subsystem
depends:        cfg80211
vermagic:       2.6.30-2-686 SMP mod_unload modversions 686
parm:           ieee80211_default_rc_a

 modinfo cfg80211
filename:
/lib/modules/2.6.30-2-686/kernel/net/wireless/cfg80211.ko
description:    wireless configuration support
license:        GPL
author:         Johannes Berg
depends:
vermagic:       2.6.30-2-686 SMP mod_unload modversions 686
parm:           ieee80211_regdom:IEEE 802.11 regulatory domain code
(charp)

problematic ath5k:
filename:
/lib/modules/2.6.32-3-686/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/ath5k.ko
version:        0.6.0 (EXPERIMENTAL)
license:        Dual BSD/GPL
description:    Support for 5xxx series of Atheros 802.11 wireless LAN
cards.
author:         Nick Kossifidis
author:         Jiri Slaby
srcversion:     DEA0BE918B6E0D0429CDF27

(same version, 0.6.0, but different src version).

hope this helps

ps: i am also having a seldom kernel panic issue, i cannot confirm if it
has
anything to do with ath5k, but it did happen once or twice when
inserting or
removing the module. i also had issues bringing the interface up after
inserting ath5k, i would get "error 132". again, no idea if any of this
is
related.

--
nanok

ps2: "You have lines longer than 80 characters. Fix that.". huh? why 
doesn't the webform just enforce that instead? very annoying :(