ar242 wireless and ACER laptop

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Hi.

I’m trying to get the AR242 wireless card working with an Acer laptop, and I need some help.

I have added the madwifi repo, updated to version 0.9.4-1, rebooted, and I still can’t configure the card.

I tried this, but it didn’t work:
How to make stubborn atheros ar242 (5211) work - solution - openSUSE Forums

(Note that I deleted 2.6.25.5-1.1-pae, not -default).

Here is the lsmod:

Module Size Used by
ath5k 109572 0
mac80211 190484 1 ath5k
cfg80211 35592 1 mac80211
i915 46464 2
drm 98200 3 i915
af_packet 38656 2
ip6t_LOG 23428 7
xt_tcpudp 19584 2
xt_pkttype 18304 3
ipt_LOG 22788 8
xt_limit 19076 15
snd_pcm_oss 64256 0
snd_mixer_oss 33408 1 snd_pcm_oss
snd_seq 73664 0
snd_seq_device 25100 1 snd_seq
ip6t_REJECT 21376 3
nf_conntrack_ipv6 33272 4
ipt_REJECT 20352 3
xt_state 18944 8
iptable_mangle 19712 0
iptable_nat 23688 0
nf_nat 35736 1 iptable_nat
iptable_filter 19840 1
ip6table_mangle 19584 0
nf_conntrack_netbios_ns 19200 0
nf_conntrack_ipv4 27652 7 iptable_nat,nf_nat
nf_conntrack 79188 6 nf_conntrack_ipv6,xt_state,iptable_nat,nf_nat,nf_conntrack_netbios_ns,nf_conntrack_ipv4
ip_tables 30224 3 iptable_mangle,iptable_nat,iptable_filter
ip6table_filter 19712 1
ip6_tables 31376 3 ip6t_LOG,ip6table_mangle,ip6table_filter
x_tables 33668 11 ip6t_LOG,xt_tcpudp,xt_pkttype,ipt_LOG,xt_limit,ip6t_REJECT,ipt_REJECT,xt_state,iptable_nat,ip_tables,ip6_tables
ipv6 281064 19 ip6t_REJECT,nf_conntrack_ipv6,ip6table_mangle
microcode 30608 0
binfmt_misc 28040 1
firmware_class 25984 1 microcode
fuse 66332 5
loop 35332 0
dm_mod 78676 0
snd_hda_intel 386460 1
uvcvideo 71688 0
snd_pcm 100100 2 snd_pcm_oss,snd_hda_intel
acer_wmi 27572 0
snd_timer 40712 2 snd_seq,snd_pcm
compat_ioctl32 17664 1 uvcvideo
rtc_cmos 27168 0
snd_page_alloc 27400 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm
videodev 48000 1 uvcvideo
video 39312 0
rtc_core 37148 1 rtc_cmos
snd_hwdep 26372 1 snd_hda_intel
usbhid 60260 0
rtc_lib 19328 1 rtc_core
v4l1_compat 29572 2 uvcvideo,videodev
snd 79544 10 snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_seq,snd_seq_device,snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm,snd_timer,snd_hwdep
iTCO_wdt 28580 0
intel_agp 43460 1
hid 53708 1 usbhid
output 20224 1 video
led_class 21764 1 acer_wmi
iTCO_vendor_support 20228 1 iTCO_wdt
sr_mod 33320 0
wmi 24488 1 acer_wmi
ac 22916 0
battery 31108 0
agpgart 50868 3 drm,intel_agp
soundcore 24264 1 snd
cdrom 50588 1 sr_mod
sg 52020 0
button 25360 0
tg3 128516 0
i2c_i801 26128 0
joydev 28224 0
ff_memless 21896 1 usbhid
i2c_core 41108 1 i2c_i801
sd_mod 45208 6
ehci_hcd 52492 0
uhci_hcd 40848 0
usbcore 164684 5 uvcvideo,usbhid,ehci_hcd,uhci_hcd
edd 26440 0
ext3 155784 2
mbcache 25348 1 ext3
jbd 73376 1 ext3
fan 22660 0
ata_piix 38404 0
ahci 45960 5
libata 176220 2 ata_piix,ahci
scsi_mod 168308 4 sr_mod,sg,sd_mod,libata
dock 27536 1 libata
thermal 39452 0
processor 67504 3 thermal

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and the dmesg (part 1, as of usbcore):

usbcore: registered new interface driver usbfs
usbcore: registered new interface driver hub
usbcore: registered new device driver usb
USB Universal Host Controller Interface driver v3.0
ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:1a.0[A] -> GSI 16 (level, low) -> IRQ 16
PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:00:1a.0 to 64
uhci_hcd 0000:00:1a.0: UHCI Host Controller
uhci_hcd 0000:00:1a.0: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 1
uhci_hcd 0000:00:1a.0: irq 16, io base 0x000050c0
usb usb1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
hub 1-0:1.0: USB hub found
hub 1-0:1.0: 2 ports detected
Driver ‘sd’ needs updating - please use bus_type methods
sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] 312581808 512-byte hardware sectors (160042 MB)
sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write Protect is off
sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Mode Sense: 00 3a 00 00
sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write cache: enabled, read cache: enabled, doesn’t support DPO
or FUA
sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] 312581808 512-byte hardware sectors (160042 MB)
sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write Protect is off
sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Mode Sense: 00 3a 00 00
sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write cache: enabled, read cache: enabled, doesn’t support DPO
or FUA
sda:<6>usb usb1: New USB device found, idVendor=1d6b, idProduct=0001
usb usb1: New USB device strings: Mfr=3, Product=2, SerialNumber=1
usb usb1: Product: UHCI Host Controller
usb usb1: Manufacturer: Linux 2.6.25.5-1.1-pae uhci_hcd
usb usb1: SerialNumber: 0000:00:1a.0
ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:1a.7[C] -> GSI 18 (level, low) -> IRQ 18
PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:00:1a.7 to 64
ehci_hcd 0000:00:1a.7: EHCI Host Controller
ehci_hcd 0000:00:1a.7: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 2
ehci_hcd 0000:00:1a.7: debug port 1
PCI: cache line size of 32 is not supported by device 0000:00:1a.7
ehci_hcd 0000:00:1a.7: irq 18, io mem 0x98304c00
ehci_hcd 0000:00:1a.7: USB 2.0 started, EHCI 1.00, driver 10 Dec 2004
usb usb2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
hub 2-0:1.0: USB hub found
hub 2-0:1.0: 4 ports detected
sda1 sda2 sda3 sda4 < sda5 sda6 sda7 sda8 >
sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Attached SCSI disk
usb usb2: New USB device found, idVendor=1d6b, idProduct=0002
usb usb2: New USB device strings: Mfr=3, Product=2, SerialNumber=1
usb usb2: Product: EHCI Host Controller
usb usb2: Manufacturer: Linux 2.6.25.5-1.1-pae ehci_hcd
usb usb2: SerialNumber: 0000:00:1a.7
ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:1a.1** -> GSI 21 (level, low) -> IRQ 21
PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:00:1a.1 to 64
uhci_hcd 0000:00:1a.1: UHCI Host Controller
uhci_hcd 0000:00:1a.1: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 3
uhci_hcd 0000:00:1a.1: irq 21, io base 0x000050a0
usb usb3: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
hub 3-0:1.0: USB hub found
hub 3-0:1.0: 2 ports detected
usb usb3: New USB device found, idVendor=1d6b, idProduct=0001
usb usb3: New USB device strings: Mfr=3, Product=2, SerialNumber=1
usb usb3: Product: UHCI Host Controller
usb usb3: Manufacturer: Linux 2.6.25.5-1.1-pae uhci_hcd
usb usb3: SerialNumber: 0000:00:1a.1
ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:1d.7[A] -> GSI 23 (level, low) -> IRQ 23
PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:00:1d.7 to 64
ehci_hcd 0000:00:1d.7: EHCI Host Controller
ehci_hcd 0000:00:1d.7: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 4
ehci_hcd 0000:00:1d.7: debug port 1
PCI: cache line size of 32 is not supported by device 0000:00:1d.7
ehci_hcd 0000:00:1d.7: irq 23, io mem 0x98304800
ehci_hcd 0000:00:1d.7: USB 2.0 started, EHCI 1.00, driver 10 Dec 2004
usb usb4: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
hub 4-0:1.0: USB hub found
hub 4-0:1.0: 6 ports detected
usb usb4: New USB device found, idVendor=1d6b, idProduct=0002
usb usb4: New USB device strings: Mfr=3, Product=2, SerialNumber=1
usb usb4: Product: EHCI Host Controller
usb usb4: Manufacturer: Linux 2.6.25.5-1.1-pae ehci_hcd
usb usb4: SerialNumber: 0000:00:1d.7

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dmesg part 2:

ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:1d.0[A] -> GSI 23 (level, low) -> IRQ 23
PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:00:1d.0 to 64
uhci_hcd 0000:00:1d.0: UHCI Host Controller
uhci_hcd 0000:00:1d.0: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 5
uhci_hcd 0000:00:1d.0: irq 23, io base 0x00005080
usb usb5: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
hub 5-0:1.0: USB hub found
hub 5-0:1.0: 2 ports detected
usb usb5: New USB device found, idVendor=1d6b, idProduct=0001
usb usb5: New USB device strings: Mfr=3, Product=2, SerialNumber=1
usb usb5: Product: UHCI Host Controller
usb usb5: Manufacturer: Linux 2.6.25.5-1.1-pae uhci_hcd
usb usb5: SerialNumber: 0000:00:1d.0
ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:1d.1** -> GSI 19 (level, low) -> IRQ 19
PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:00:1d.1 to 64
uhci_hcd 0000:00:1d.1: UHCI Host Controller
uhci_hcd 0000:00:1d.1: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 6
uhci_hcd 0000:00:1d.1: irq 19, io base 0x00005060
usb usb6: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
hub 6-0:1.0: USB hub found
hub 6-0:1.0: 2 ports detected
hub 4-0:1.0: unable to enumerate USB device on port 3
usb usb6: New USB device found, idVendor=1d6b, idProduct=0001
usb usb6: New USB device strings: Mfr=3, Product=2, SerialNumber=1
usb usb6: Product: UHCI Host Controller
usb usb6: Manufacturer: Linux 2.6.25.5-1.1-pae uhci_hcd
usb usb6: SerialNumber: 0000:00:1d.1
ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:1d.2[C] -> GSI 18 (level, low) -> IRQ 18
PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:00:1d.2 to 64
uhci_hcd 0000:00:1d.2: UHCI Host Controller
uhci_hcd 0000:00:1d.2: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 7
uhci_hcd 0000:00:1d.2: irq 18, io base 0x00005040
usb usb7: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
hub 7-0:1.0: USB hub found
hub 7-0:1.0: 2 ports detected
usb usb7: New USB device found, idVendor=1d6b, idProduct=0001
usb usb7: New USB device strings: Mfr=3, Product=2, SerialNumber=1
usb usb7: Product: UHCI Host Controller
usb usb7: Manufacturer: Linux 2.6.25.5-1.1-pae uhci_hcd
usb usb7: SerialNumber: 0000:00:1d.2
usb 4-4: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 3
PM: Starting manual resume from disk
usb 4-4: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
usb 4-4: New USB device found, idVendor=064e, idProduct=a103
usb 4-4: New USB device strings: Mfr=2, Product=1, SerialNumber=3
usb 4-4: Product: Acer Crystal Eye webcam
usb 4-4: Manufacturer: SuYin
usb 4-4: SerialNumber: CN0314-SN30-OV03-VA-R02.03.02
usb 6-1: new low speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 2
kjournald starting. Commit interval 5 seconds
EXT3 FS on sda7, internal journal
EXT3-fs: mounted filesystem with ordered data mode.
usb 6-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
usb 6-1: New USB device found, idVendor=046d, idProduct=c521
usb 6-1: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=0
usb 6-1: Product: USB Receiver
usb 6-1: Manufacturer: Logitech
ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:1f.3** -> GSI 19 (level, low) -> IRQ 19
tg3.c:v3.91 (April 18, 2008)
ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:05:00.0[A] -> GSI 18 (level, low) -> IRQ 18
PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:05:00.0 to 64
input: Power Button (FF) as /devices/LNXSYSTM:00/LNXPWRBN:00/input/input4
sd 0:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg0 type 0
scsi 3:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg1 type 5
ACPI: Power Button (FF) [PWRF]
input: Power Button (CM) as /devices/LNXSYSTM:00/device:00/PNP0A08:00/device:03/
PNP0C0C:00/input/input5
Linux agpgart interface v0.103
ACPI: Power Button (CM) [PWRB]
input: Lid Switch as /devices/LNXSYSTM:00/device:00/PNP0A08:00/device:03/PNP0C0D
:00/input/input6
Driver ‘sr’ needs updating - please use bus_type methods
sr0: scsi3-mmc drive: 24x/24x writer dvd-ram cd/rw xa/form2 cdda tray
Uniform CD-ROM driver Revision: 3.20
sr 3:0:0:0: Attached scsi CD-ROM sr0
iTCO_vendor_support: vendor-support=0
ACPI: Lid Switch [LID0]
agpgart: Detected an Intel 965GM Chipset.
agpgart: Detected 7676K stolen memory.
agpgart: AGP aperture is 256M @ 0x80000000
iTCO_wdt: Intel TCO WatchDog Timer Driver v1.02 (26-Jul-2007)
iTCO_wdt: Found a ICH8M TCO device (Version=2, TCOBASE=0x0460)
iTCO_wdt: initialized. heartbeat=30 sec (nowayout=0)
eth0: Tigon3 [partno(BCM95906) rev c002 PHY(5906)] (PCI Express) 10/100Base-TX E
thernet 00:1e:ec:5a:4a:48
eth0: RXcsums[1] LinkChgREG[0] MIirq[0] ASF[0] WireSpeed[0] TSOcap[1]
eth0: dma_rwctrl[76180000] dma_mask[64-bit]
usbcore: registered new interface driver hiddev
input: Logitech USB Receiver as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.1/usb6/6-1/6-1:1.
0/input/input7
input,hidraw0: USB HID v1.11 Mouse [Logitech USB Receiver] on usb-0000:00:1d.1-1
input: Logitech USB Receiver as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.1/usb6/6-1/6-1:1.
1/input/input8
input,hiddev96,hidraw1: USB HID v1.11 Device [Logitech USB Receiver] on usb-0000
:00:1d.1-1
usbcore: registered new interface driver usbhid
drivers/hid/usbhid/hid-core.c: v2.6:USB HID core driver
ACPI: Battery Slot [BAT0] (battery present)
ACPI: WMI: Mapper loaded
input: Sleep Button (CM) as /devices/LNXSYSTM:00/device:00/PNP0A08:00/device:03/
PNP0C0E:00/input/input9
ACPI: Sleep Button (CM) [SLPB]
ACPI: AC Adapter [AC] (off-line)
ACPI: device:37 is registered as cooling_device2
input: Video Bus as /devices/LNXSYSTM:00/device:00/PNP0A08:00/device:34/device:3
5/input/input10
ACPI: Video Device [VGA] (multi-head: yes rom: no post: no)
Linux video capture interface: v2.00
rtc_cmos 00:03: rtc core: registered rtc_cmos as rtc0
rtc0: alarms up to one month
ACPI: device:3d is registered as cooling_device3
input: Video Bus as /devices/LNXSYSTM:00/device:00/PNP0A08:00/device:3a/input/in
put11
ACPI: Video Device [OVGA] (multi-head: yes rom: no post: no)
acer-wmi: Acer Laptop ACPI-WMI Extras version 0.1
uvcvideo: Found UVC 1.00 device Acer Crystal Eye webcam (064e:a103)
input: Acer Crystal Eye webcam as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.7/usb4/4-4/4-4:
1.0/input/input12
usbcore: registered new interface driver uvcvideo
USB Video Class driver (SVN r200)
ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:1b.0[A] -> GSI 22 (level, low) -> IRQ 22
PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:00:1b.0 to 64
Adding 2112508k swap on /dev/sda6. Priority:-1 extents:1 across:2112508k
device-mapper: uevent: version 1.0.3
device-mapper: ioctl: 4.13.0-ioctl (2007-10-18) initialised: dm-devel@redhat.com
loop: module loaded
kjournald starting. Commit interval 5 seconds
EXT3 FS on sda8, internal journal
EXT3-fs: mounted filesystem with ordered data mode.
fuse init (API version 7.9)
type=1505 audit(1221957212.906:2): operation=“profile_load” name=“/bin/ping” nam
e2=“default” pid=1616
type=1505 audit(1221957212.950:3): operation=“profile_load” name=“/sbin/klogd” n
ame2=“default” pid=1631
type=1505 audit(1221957212.990:4): operation=“profile_load” name=“/sbin/syslog-n
g” name2=“default” pid=1643
type=1505 audit(1221957213.050:5): operation=“profile_load” name=“/sbin/syslogd”
name2=“default” pid=1656
type=1505 audit(1221957213.115:6): operation=“profile_load” name=“/usr/sbin/avah
i-daemon” name2=“default” pid=1672
type=1505 audit(1221957213.182:7): operation=“profile_load” name=“/usr/sbin/iden
td” name2=“default” pid=1683
type=1505 audit(1221957213.294:8): operation=“profile_load” name=“/usr/sbin/mdns
d” name2=“default” pid=1691
type=1505 audit(1221957213.455:9): operation=“profile_load” name=“/usr/sbin/nscd
" name2=“default” pid=1712
type=1505 audit(1221957213.519:10): operation=“profile_load” name=”/usr/sbin/ntp
d" name2=“default” pid=1722
type=1505 audit(1221957213.555:11): operation=“profile_load” name=“/usr/sbin/tra
ceroute” name2=“default” pid=1738
IA-32 Microcode Update Driver: v1.14a <tigran@aivazian.fsnet.co.uk>
NET: Registered protocol family 10
lo: Disabled Privacy Extensions
powernow: This module only works with AMD K7 CPUs
ip6_tables: (C) 2000-2006 Netfilter Core Team
ip_tables: (C) 2000-2006 Netfilter Core Team
nf_conntrack version 0.5.0 (16384 buckets, 65536 max)
ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth0: link is not ready
tg3: eth0: Link is up at 100 Mbps, full duplex.
tg3: eth0: Flow control is off for TX and off for RX.

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dmesg part 3:

ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): eth0: link becomes ready
NET: Registered protocol family 17
[drm] Initialized drm 1.1.0 20060810
ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:02.0[A] -> GSI 16 (level, low) -> IRQ 16
PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:00:02.0 to 64
[drm] Initialized i915 1.6.0 20060119 on minor 0
martian source 255.255.255.255 from 192.168.0.1, on dev eth0
ll header: ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:00:0d:88:32:c7:d7:08:00
martian source 255.255.255.255 from 192.168.0.1, on dev eth0
ll header: ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:00:0d:88:32:c7:d7:08:00
SFW2-INext-DROP-DEFLT IN=eth0 OUT= MAC= SRC=192.168.0.115 DST=224.0.0.251 LEN=64
TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=255 ID=0 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=5353 DPT=5353 LEN=44
SFW2-INext-DROP-DEFLT IN=eth0 OUT= MAC= SRC=192.168.0.115 DST=224.0.0.251 LEN=26
0 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=255 ID=0 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=5353 DPT=5353 LEN=240
SFW2-INext-DROP-DEFLT IN=eth0 OUT= MAC= SRC=192.168.0.115 DST=224.0.0.251 LEN=48
8 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=255 ID=0 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=5353 DPT=5353 LEN=468
SFW2-INext-DROP-DEFLT IN=eth0 OUT= MAC= SRC=192.168.0.115 DST=224.0.0.251 LEN=48
8 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=255 ID=0 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=5353 DPT=5353 LEN=468
SFW2-INext-DROP-DEFLT IN=eth0 OUT= MAC= SRC=192.168.0.115 DST=224.0.0.251 LEN=48
8 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=255 ID=0 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=5353 DPT=5353 LEN=468
eth0: no IPv6 routers present
SFW2-INext-DROP-DEFLT IN=eth0 OUT= MAC= SRC=192.168.0.115 DST=224.0.0.251 LEN=45
2 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=255 ID=0 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=5353 DPT=5353 LEN=432
SFW2-INext-DROP-DEFLT IN=eth0 OUT= MAC= SRC=192.168.0.115 DST=224.0.0.251 LEN=64
TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=255 ID=0 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=5353 DPT=5353 LEN=44
SFW2-INext-DROP-DEFLT IN=eth0 OUT= MAC= SRC=192.168.0.115 DST=224.0.0.251 LEN=64
TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=255 ID=0 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=5353 DPT=5353 LEN=44
CPU0 attaching NULL sched-domain.
CPU1 attaching NULL sched-domain.
CPU0 attaching sched-domain:
domain 0: span 00000000,00000000,00000000,00000003
groups: 00000000,00000000,00000000,00000001 00000000,00000000,00000000,0000000
2
domain 1: span 00000000,00000000,00000000,00000003
groups: 00000000,00000000,00000000,00000003
CPU1 attaching sched-domain:
domain 0: span 00000000,00000000,00000000,00000003
groups: 00000000,00000000,00000000,00000002 00000000,00000000,00000000,0000000 1
domain 1: span 00000000,00000000,00000000,00000003
groups: 00000000,00000000,00000000,00000003
SFW2-INext-DROP-DEFLT IN=eth0 OUT= MAC= SRC=192.168.0.115 DST=224.0.0.251 LEN=64 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=255 ID=0 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=5353 DPT=5353 LEN=44
SFW2-INext-DROP-DEFLT IN=eth0 OUT= MAC= SRC=192.168.0.115 DST=224.0.0.251 LEN=64 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=255 ID=0 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=5353 DPT=5353 LEN=44
SFW2-INext-DROP-DEFLT IN=eth0 OUT= MAC= SRC=192.168.0.115 DST=224.0.0.251 LEN=64 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=255 ID=0 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=5353 DPT=5353 LEN=44
ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:06:00.0[A] -> GSI 19 (level, low) -> IRQ 19
PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:06:00.0 to 64
ath5k_pci 0000:06:00.0: registered as ‘phy0’
ath5k phy0: failed to resume the MAC Chip
ACPI: PCI interrupt for device 0000:06:00.0 disabled
ath5k_pci: probe of 0000:06:00.0 failed with error -5
SFW2-INext-DROP-DEFLT IN=eth0 OUT= MAC= SRC=192.168.0.115 DST=224.0.0.251 LEN=64 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=255 ID=0 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=5353 DPT=5353 LEN=44

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I think that you need to unload the ath5k module before the madwifi
one can be loaded. That is done with a

sudo /sbin/modprobe -rv ath5k

You would then need a

sudo /sbin/modprobe -v <madwifi_module_name>

Ultimately, you will need to blacklist ath5k.

Larry

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Dumb question: how do I figure out the name of the madwifi module?

If I understand correctly, lsmod only gives me a list of active modules.

I tried:

modprobe ath_pci

(from Madwifi UserDocs/FirstTimeHowTo) but it said the ath_pci module was not found.

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juliannay wrote:
> lwfinger;1873624 Wrote:
>> sudo /sbin/modprobe -v <madwifi_module_name>
>
> Dumb question: how do I figure out the name of the madwifi module?
>
> If I understand correctly, lsmod only gives me a list of active
> modules.

When you built the package, there was some file with the name
xxxxxx.ko. The module name then is xxxxxx. The name lsmod is shorthand
for “list modules” and only lists those that are loaded into memory
now. If it listed all of those that were available, the list for the
default kernel in openSUSE 11.0 would have more than 1200 entries.

Larry

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And if I was lazy and installed it using the Madwifi repos for SUSE 11? :wink:

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Just making sure that this is working for you… I wrote up a little guide on how I got my card working (it is for newbies) the whole thread can be found at
Suse and Atheros wireless - openSUSE Forums

If you have a question, I’ll try to answer it. I’m not an expert, but have experience in the muck.

10

Hmm…still not working.

I’m installing SUSE for a friend, and have to return the laptop tomorrow so I won’t be able to fiddle with it much more. I’ll probably work on it some more later, and maybe try this:

AR242x wireless working (part 1) - openSUSE Forums

Thanks

11

I assume it’s futile to ask and make sure that the kmp package (downloaded from the build site) matches the kernel version, but I’ll ask anyway: Does the package extension of the kmp package match the output of ‘uname -a’? That is, kernel version number as well as kernel variation (pae, default, etc)? These two numbers not matching kept me from a working wireless card the first time I tried…