this is a known unsupported chip. I believe the ISC atheros driver is
compatible, so you may be able to borrow code from linux/freebsd/netbsd
to fix it.
(think of it as a TODO item ;) )
On 2010 Apr 20 (Tue) at 10:55:18 -0400 (-0400), Adam M. Dutko wrote:
:When I attempt to use my wireless card (AR5424) I get the following:
:
:ath0: unable to reset hardware; hal status 3520208968
:
:The number at the end changes when I try again.
:
:I believe I've traced where the error message is thrown to a section of code
:in src/sys/dev/ic/ath.c:
:
:
:if (!ath_hal_reset(ah, ic->ic_opmode, &hchan, AH_TRUE, &status)) {
: printf("%s: unable to reset hardware; hal status %u\n",
: ifp->if_xname, status);
: error = EIO;
: goto done;
: }
:
:
:I'm going to recompile with ATH_DEBUG=10 and see if I can get more
:information. I'm also trying to trace down the ath_hal_reset function
:to see if I can't find something in that area.
:
:Does anyone that's worked on a similar error have any "pointers?" Thanks.
:
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