On 31 August 2010 07:09, Isaac <[email protected]> wrote: > On Mon, 30 Aug 2010 08:59:31 -0700 (PDT) > William Shu wrote: > >> Dear All, >> I forwarded this mail back in July buy got no reply. So I can use the >> machine, does anyone have a workaround that avoids >> changing/recompiling stock SL software/kernel? (Googling seems to >> suggest there is a fundamental problem; I lack the needed networking >> skills.) >> >> Many thanks >> >> William. >> > .. >> > I have an atheros 9825 wireless card (on a compaq >> > CQ60-615DX) which is detected, but somehow fails to connect >> > to -- or rather immediately disconnects immediately from -- >> > the network when the password is given. I am running it >> > using linux 5.5 livedvd, but the same device connects >> > successfully under Windows7. > > Atheros 9825? That sounds like it should be wireless-n, supported by > ath9k (or perhaps madwifi-hal-0.10.5.6, but don't expect the latter to > be easy). > Here's a little info: > http://madwifi-project.org/wiki/Compatibility/Atheros > > I'd see whether `ifconfig wlan0 down;modprobe -r ath9k` and > `modprobe ath9k; ifconfig wlan0 up` will get it working. > If not, I'd try the CentOS 2.6.32 kernel/some RHEL6 kernel; try another > distro; or wait a little bit. > > Be aware that ath9k is a work in progress. > >> > >> > It seems this issue was discussed sometime before, but I do >> > not seem to find it. Any help appreciated. Below are details >> > from wpa_supplicant.log and dmesg that I guess are helpful.
When asking about a driver for a recalcitrant device, it is always helpful to quote the Vendor:Device ID Pairing (a.k.a. the device fingerprint). This can be obtained from the output of a lspci / lsusb command, depending upon the device type. An example of this can be seen in FAQ #4 at the ELRepo Project's FAQ page [1]. Alan. [1] http://elrepo.org/tiki/FAQ
