Hello,

I've a PCI ID 168c:001c atheros card. It works fine with madwifi
source 0.9.4 (without any patch)
If I try to use the kernel built-in module it doesn't works.
Some information on my card above.

ath_info says:

Warning: Invalid EEPROM Magic number!
 -==Device Information==-
MAC Version:  2424  (0xa0)
MAC Revision: 5424  (0xa3)
5Ghz PHY Revision: SChip (0xa2)
2Ghz PHY Revision: SChip (0xa2)
 -==EEPROM Information==-
EEPROM Version:     5.3
EEPROM Size:        4K
Regulatory Domain:  0x6A
 -==== Capabilities ====-
|  802.11a Support: yes  |
|  802.11b Support: yes  |
|  802.11g Support: yes  |
|  RFKill  Support: no   |
|  32KHz   Crystal: no   |
 ========================
GPIO registers: CR 00000000 DO 00000000 DI 00000009



02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR242x
802.11abg Wireless PCI Express Adapter (rev 01)
        Subsystem: Apple Computer Inc. Device 0086
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 17
        Memory at 60200000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K]
        Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 2
        Capabilities: [50] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit-
Queue=0/0 Enable-
        Capabilities: [60] Express Legacy Endpoint, MSI 00
        Capabilities: [90] MSI-X: Enable- Mask- TabSize=1
        Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting <?>
        Capabilities: [140] Virtual Channel <?>
        Kernel driver in use: ath_pci
        Kernel modules: ath_pci


My /var/log/messages says:

Apr 18 08:56:48 server kernel: ath5k_pci 0000:02:00.0: registered as 'phy0'
Apr 18 08:56:48 server kernel: ath5k_pci: probe of 0000:02:00.0 failed
with error -5
Apr 18 08:56:48 server kernel: ath_hal: module license 'Proprietary'
taints kernel.
Apr 18 08:56:48 server kernel: ath_hal: 0.9.18.0 (AR5210, AR5211,
AR5212, RF5111, RF5112, RF2413, RF5413)
Apr 18 08:56:48 server kernel: ath_pci: 0.9.4

There is some problem in kernel built-in driver?

Many thanks.
Regards,
Fabrizio
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