I am using madwifi with a netgear WAG511 pcmcia adapter and linux kernel 2.6.15.6, my host pc is a Fujitsu Stylistic 3400, (technical reference found at http://www.filbitron.com/Files/techref-st3500.pdf) Occasionally the card works, and occasionally it does not. when it does work, i run a continuous ping to google, and after about a half an hour it stops working... when it doesnt work, it looks like acpi is the reason... please help!
 
Logs and outputs:
 
WORKING:

Apr 5 20:44:19 darkstar kernel: ath_hal: 0.9.16.16 (AR5210, AR5211, AR5212, RF5111, RF5112, RF2413, RF5413)

Apr 5 20:44:19 darkstar kernel: wlan: 0.8.4.2 (svn 1475)

Apr 5 20:44:19 darkstar kernel: ath_rate_sample: 1.2 (svn 1475)

Apr 5 20:44:19 darkstar kernel: ath_pci: 0.9.4.5 (svn 1475)

Apr 5 20:44:20 darkstar kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:01:00.0[A] -> Link [LNKA] -> GSI 9 (level, low) -> IRQ 9

Apr 5 20:44:20 darkstar kernel: wifi0: Atheros 5212: mem=0x22000000, irq=9

Apr 5 20:44:20 darkstar kernel: USB Universal Host Controller Interface driver v2.3

Apr 5 20:44:20 darkstar kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:07.2[D] -> Link [LNKD] -> GSI 9 (level, low) -> IRQ 9

Apr 5 20:44:20 darkstar kernel: uhci_hcd 0000:00:07.2: UHCI Host Controller

Apr 5 20:44:20 darkstar kernel: uhci_hcd 0000:00:07.2: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 1

Apr 5 20:44:20 darkstar kernel: uhci_hcd 0000:00:07.2: irq 9, io base 0x00001460

Apr 5 20:44:20 darkstar kernel: hub 1-0:1.0: USB hub found

Apr 5 20:44:20 darkstar kernel: hub 1-0:1.0: 2 ports detected

Apr 5 20:44:22 darkstar logger: /etc/rc.d/rc.inet1: /sbin/iwconfig ath0 nick darkstar

Apr 5 20:44:22 darkstar logger: /etc/rc.d/rc.inet1: /sbin/iwconfig ath0 essid any

Apr 5 20:44:23 darkstar kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:00.1[B] -> Link [LNKB] -> GSI 9 (level, low) -> IRQ 9

Apr 5 20:44:23 darkstar kernel: intel8x0_measure_ac97_clock: measured 55696 usecs

Apr 5 20:44:23 darkstar kernel: intel8x0: clocking to 48000

 
this happens between when its working and it stops:
 

Apr 5 20:44:58 darkstar logger: ACPI group battery / action CMB1 is not defined

Apr 5 20:47:07 darkstar logger: ACPI group battery / action CMB1 is not defined

Apr 5 20:48:27 darkstar logger: ACPI group battery / action CMB1 is not defined

Apr 5 20:49:17 darkstar logger: ACPI group battery / action CMB1 is not defined

Apr 5 20:51:36 darkstar logger: ACPI group battery / action CMB1 is not defined

Apr 5 20:53:36 darkstar logger: ACPI group battery / action CMB1 is not defined

Apr 5 20:54:36 darkstar logger: ACPI group battery / action CMB1 is not defined

Apr 5 20:54:56 darkstar logger: ACPI group battery / action CMB1 is not defined

Apr 5 20:56:06 darkstar logger: ACPI group battery / action CMB1 is not defined

Apr 5 20:57:55 darkstar logger: ACPI group battery / action CMB1 is not defined

Apr 5 21:01:45 darkstar logger: ACPI group battery / action CMB1 is not defined

Apr 5 21:03:24 darkstar logger: ACPI group battery / action CMB1 is not defined

Apr 5 21:05:43 darkstar logger: ACPI group battery / action CMB1 is not defined

 
 
 
NOTWORKING:

tail /var/log/messages

Apr 9 16:59:27 darkstar kernel: pccard: card ejected from slot 0

Apr 9 16:59:29 darkstar kernel: pccard: CardBus card inserted into slot 0

Apr 9 16:59:29 darkstar kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:01:00.0[A] -> Link [LNKA] -> GSI 9 (level, low) -> IRQ 9

Apr 9 16:59:29 darkstar kernel: ACPI: PCI interrupt for device 0000:01:00.0 disabled

 

 

dmesg \| tail output

 

 

sda: assuming drive cache: write through

sda: sda1

sd 0:0:0:0: Attached scsi removable disk sda

usb-storage: device scan complete

pccard: card ejected from slot 0

pccard: CardBus card inserted into slot 0

PCI: Enabling device 0000:01:00.0 (0000 -> 0002)

ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:01:00.0[A] -> Link [LNKA] -> GSI 9 (level, low) -> IRQ 9

wifi%d: unable to attach hardware: 'Hardware didn't respond as expected' (HAL status 3)

ACPI: PCI interrupt for device 0000:01:00.0 disabled

 

 

lspci output

 

 

00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 82440MX Host Bridge (rev 01)

00:00.1 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corporation 82440MX AC'97 Audio Controller

00:07.0 Bridge: Intel Corporation 82440MX ISA Bridge (rev 01)

00:07.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82440MX EIDE Controller

00:07.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82440MX USB Universal Host Controller

00:07.3 Bridge: Intel Corporation 82440MX Power Management Controller

00:13.0 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCI1420

00:13.1 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCI1420

00:14.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Rage Mobility P/M (rev 64)

01:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications, Inc. AR5212 802.11abg NIC

 

 

cat /proc/interrupt output

 

 

CPU0

0: 407643 XT-PIC timer

1: 2840 XT-PIC i8042

2: 0 XT-PIC cascade

8: 1 XT-PIC rtc

9: 757 XT-PIC acpi, yenta, yenta, uhci_hcd:usb1, Intel 440MX

12: 111 XT-PIC i8042

14: 3398 XT-PIC ide0

NMI: 0

LOC: 0

ERR: 0

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