On Thursday 15 September 2005 03:08 pm, Eberhard Moenkeberg wrote:
> Hi,
>
> On Thu, 15 Sep 2005, Howard Coles Jr. wrote:
> > On Thursday 15 September 2005 02:28 pm, Eberhard Moenkeberg wrote:
> >> On Thu, 15 Sep 2005, Howard Coles Jr. wrote:
> >>> On Thursday 15 September 2005 09:24 am, Eberhard Moenkeberg wrote:
> >>>> On Thu, 15 Sep 2005, Howard Coles Jr. wrote:
> >>>>> I'm trying to figure out how to get the Atheros drivers to load
> >>>>> without locking up the laptop, but I haven't had much luck.
> >>>>
> >>>> I guess you do not need ndiswrapper for the Atheros chips.
> >>>> The Linux driver is in the non-gpl kernel rpm.
> >>>>
> >>>> Just fetch
> >>>>
> >>>> ftp://ftp4.gwdg.de/pub/suse/i386/10.0/SUSE-Linux10.0-RC1-Extra/kernel-
> >>>>mo dul es+firmware/suse/i586/kernel-default-nongpl-2.6.13-8.i586.rpm
> >>>>
> >>>> "rpm -Uhv" it, and then call YaST2 to configure your Atheros "network
> >>>> card".
> >>>
> >>> You'd think this works, but it will not.  If I try to shutdown my PC,
> >>> or if I need to refresh the NIC the whole PC locks up hard using those
> >>> drivers.
> >>>
> >>> That's why I went to ndiswrapper.
> >>
> >> So show down, please: "lspci" and "lspci -n".
> >
> > Here ya' go:
> >
> > lspci -n
> > 0000:00:00.0 Class 0600: 1002:5831 (rev 02)
> > 0000:00:01.0 Class 0604: 1002:5838
> > 0000:00:13.0 Class 0c03: 1002:4347 (rev 01)
> > 0000:00:13.1 Class 0c03: 1002:4348 (rev 01)
> > 0000:00:13.2 Class 0c03: 1002:4345 (rev 01)
> > 0000:00:14.0 Class 0c05: 1002:4353 (rev 18)
> > 0000:00:14.1 Class 0101: 1002:4349
> > 0000:00:14.3 Class 0601: 1002:434c
> > 0000:00:14.4 Class 0604: 1002:4342
> > 0000:00:14.5 Class 0401: 1002:4341
> > 0000:00:14.6 Class 0703: 1002:434d (rev 01)
> > 0000:01:05.0 Class 0300: 1002:5835
> > 0000:02:02.0 Class 0200: 168c:0013 (rev 01)
> > 0000:02:03.0 Class 0200: 10ec:8139 (rev 10)
> > 0000:02:04.0 Class 0607: 1524:1410 (rev 01)
> >
> > lspci
> > 0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: ATI Technologies Inc RS300 Host Bridge (rev 02)
> > 0000:00:01.0 PCI bridge: ATI Technologies Inc Radeon 9100 IGP AGP Bridge
> > 0000:00:13.0 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc OHCI USB Controller #1
> > (rev 01)
> > 0000:00:13.1 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc OHCI USB Controller #2
> > (rev 01)
> > 0000:00:13.2 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc EHCI USB Controller
> > (rev 01) 0000:00:14.0 SMBus: ATI Technologies Inc ATI SMBus (rev 18)
> > 0000:00:14.1 IDE interface: ATI Technologies Inc: Unknown device 4349
> > 0000:00:14.3 ISA bridge: ATI Technologies Inc: Unknown device 434c
> > 0000:00:14.4 PCI bridge: ATI Technologies Inc: Unknown device 4342
> > 0000:00:14.5 Multimedia audio controller: ATI Technologies Inc IXP150
> > AC'97 Audio Controller
> > 0000:00:14.6 Modem: ATI Technologies Inc IXP AC'97 Modem (rev 01)
> > 0000:01:05.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc RS300M AGP
> > [Radeon Mobility 9100IGP]
> > 0000:02:02.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications, Inc. AR5212
> > 802.11abg NIC (rev 01)
> > 0000:02:03.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
> > RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ (rev 10)
> > 0000:02:04.0 CardBus bridge: ENE Technology Inc CB1410 Cardbus Controller
> > (rev 01)
> >
> > Mine is a Toshiba Laptop..
>
> Very similar to mine (Targa Traveller 826, Turion64).
>
> So what does "modprobe ath_pci" tell to the console and to
> /var/log/messages?
>
> Cheers -e

I have no idea now.  I had all that info before, but where it is now I don't 
know.  I haven't tried the ath_pci modules since I last rebuilt this thing.  
I'm planning on upgrading to 10 RC1 today or tommorrow, depending on what 
happens tonight.

-- 

See Ya'
Howard Coles Jr.
John 3:16!

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