On 04/20/2011 08:04 PM, JD wrote: > I have an Atheros AR5008 (AR5416 / AR2133 chipset) mini-pci (32 bit) > wifi card. > > If I boot into Fedora, with any of the kernels > kernel-2.6.35.6-45.fc14.i686 > kernel-2.6.35.11-83.fc14.i686 > kernel-2.6.35.12-88.fc14.i686 > > Or mainline kernels: > linux-2.6.36.x > linux-2.6.37.x > linux-2.6.38.x > > > > I see this output during boot > ath: Failed to stop TX DMA in 100 msec after killing last frame > and even after boot (while logged in to the main console as root). > > So, the wlan0 device is never available. Ath9k driver is loaded. > But no wlan0 device. > > So, what I do in order to fix the problem is to boot into > windows (xp), bring up the card, and reboot into linux, > and then the card works. This has been going on for several > days now, and I have no idea what might be causing this. > > If you need more data, please let me know.
Check dmesg and verify a) that you have the necessary firmware for your card; and b) that the ath card's firmware is being loaded. That's the most common problem. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - Rick Stevens, Systems Engineer, C2 Hosting ri...@nerd.com - - AIM/Skype: therps2 ICQ: 22643734 Yahoo: origrps2 - - - - "Doctor! My brain hurts!" "It will have to come out!" - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
