It sounds like perhaps there's some initialization issues, maybe the PCI bus isn't being fondled correctly, or the card/slot isn't being woken up correctly.
It may not be an ath9k issue but it certainly sounds like something which should be investigated. Adrian On 12 April 2011 23:04, Hasan Rashid <hras...@avionica.com> wrote: > I put another Sparklan card in a Windows XP machine and following are the > device ids reported by the Atheros driver on Windows. It seems it is > reporting the correct 0x168c, and 0x0030. > > From Windows XP Device Manager > ------------------------------- > Device Instance Id: > PCI\VEN_168C&DEV_0030&SUBSYS_3116168C&REV_01\4&492937F&0&00E2 > > Hardware Ids: > PCI\VEN_168C&DEV_0030&SUBSYS_3116168C&REV_01 > PCI\VEN_168C&DEV_0030&SUBSYS_3116168C > PCI\VEN_168C&DEV_0030&CC_028000 > PCI\VEN_168C&DEV_0030&CC_0280 > > Compatible Ids: > PCI\VEN_168C&DEV_0030&REV_01 > PCI\VEN_168C&DEV_0030 > PCI\VEN_168C&CC_028000 > PCI\VEN_168C&CC_0280 > PCI\VEN_168C > PCI\CC_028000 > PCI\CC_0280 > > Matching Device Id: > pci\ven_168c&dev_0030&subsys_3116168c > > > Here is the interesting bit, when I first hooked this card I booted my > machine in Ubuntu I saw the same 168c:ABCD. After using it under Windows, I > booted in to Linux today and found that it is reporting the expected IDs. > Now ath9k works right out of the box, no Vendor ID hacking required. I am > using it as station right now. The other card is in a different machine. I > will try to swap the cards to verify my theory. I am thinking the Windows > driver applied a firmware update to the card. Or, the other card skipped > quality checks and has bogus EEPROM data. Any thoughts? > > 0e:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Atheros Communications Inc. AR9300 > Wireless LAN adaptor [168c:0030] (rev 01) > > lspci -vvvnn returns > > 0e:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Atheros Communications Inc. AR9300 > Wireless LAN adaptor [168c:0030] (rev 01) > Subsystem: Atheros Communications Inc. Device [168c:3116] > > Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- > Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx- > Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- > <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx- > Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 64 bytes > Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 18 > Region 0: Memory at fa000000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=128K] > [virtual] Expansion ROM at f2000000 [disabled] [size=64K] > Capabilities: <access denied> > Kernel driver in use: ath9k > Kernel modules: ath9k > > > Hasan R. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mohammed Shafi [mailto:shafi.at...@gmail.com <shafi.at...@gmail.com> > ] > Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2011 7:47 AM > To: Hasan Rashid > Cc: ath9k-devel@lists.ath9k.org > Subject: Re: [ath9k-devel] Sparklan WPEA-121N AR9382 168c:abcd > > On Mon, Apr 11, 2011 at 11:24 PM, Hasan Rashid <hras...@avionica.com> > wrote: > > > > I have attached the driver load output in dmesg. > > > > By the way why does AR9382 require Kernel 2.6.36 or higher? Can you > > list the major requirements? > > because the hardware code(HAL) will be present from that kernel version > only. > > > > Hasan R. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: ath9k-devel-boun...@lists.ath9k.org > > [mailto:ath9k-devel-boun...@lists.ath9k.org<ath9k-devel-boun...@lists.ath9k.org>] > On Behalf Of Peter Stuge > > Sent: Monday, April 11, 2011 12:20 PM > > To: ath9k-devel@lists.ath9k.org > > Subject: Re: [ath9k-devel] Sparklan WPEA-121N AR9382 168c:abcd > > > > Mohammed Shafi wrote: > >> to make sure that HT is configured in driver please do this > >> > >> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c > >> b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c > >> index 1b5bd13..720a866 100644 > >> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c > >> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c > >> @@ -1855,6 +1855,8 @@ int ath9k_hw_fill_cap_info(struct ath_hw *ah) > >> else > >> pCap->hw_caps &= ~ATH9K_HW_CAP_HT; > >> > >> + pCap->hw_caps |= ATH9K_HW_CAP_HT; > >> + > > > > The indentation is off, or do you mean to include the added line only > > within the else block? If so, remember to add braces. > > > > > > //Peter > > _______________________________________________ > > ath9k-devel mailing list > > ath9k-devel@lists.ath9k.org > > https://lists.ath9k.org/mailman/listinfo/ath9k-devel > > > > This communication contains information that may be confidential or > > privileged. The information is solely intended for the use of the > addressee. If you are not the intended recipient, be advised that any > disclosure, copy, distribution, or use of the contents of this communication > is prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please > immediately notify the sender by telephone or by electronic mail. > > _______________________________________________ > > ath9k-devel mailing list > > ath9k-devel@lists.ath9k.org > > https://lists.ath9k.org/mailman/listinfo/ath9k-devel > > > > > > This communication contains information that may be confidential or > privileged. 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