David C. Rankin schreef:
Andre den Oudsten wrote:
David C. Rankin schreef:
Mike McMullin wrote:
On Mon, 2008-11-17 at 12:01 +0100, Thorsten Moorhoff wrote:
I now went trough your steps and after 'Hell --- and reboot' I got this: linux-zpoq:/home/andredo # lsmod | grep ath ath5k 118532 0 mac80211 220568 1 ath5k
in /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist
add
blacklist ath5k
reboot the system.
greetz
Would it not make more sense to remove the ath5k module and related files, than to simply blacklist it? (Which frankly is what I did in order to get the correct driver to load.)
Yes, I've had him rmmod it a couple of times, but I think the issue is with the mac80211 module that doesn't belong there either. Evidently that came from some other wireless package and when we get rid of both the mac80211 and the ath5k modules, I'll bet Andre will be able to load ath_pci.
So Andre,
Also rmmod and blacklist both the ath5k and mac80211 modules. Just stick the "blacklist" of both modules at the top of the file /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist like Mike suggests. It will look like this when you are done:
# # $Id: blacklist 1568 2007-07-12 13:57:29Z zoz $ # # Listing a module here prevents modprobe from loading it via modalias (only # aliases from /lib/modules/*/modules.alias). You may still load it explicitely. # We blacklist some modules becaus they may harm on certain devices or they # prevent other modules from grabbing the device. # # Syntax: blacklist <driver name> # See 'man modprobe'. blacklist ath5k blacklist mac80211 ...lots more stuff below...
I don't even want to play with modprobing, etc... Just reboot when you have them blacklisted and then work through the install and test steps again.
Cat is now on the skinning table...
After blacklisting ath5k and mac80211
lsmod | grep ath ath_rate_sample 31232 1 ath_pci 255168 0 wlan 265584 4 wlan_scan_sta, ath_rate_sample, ath_pci ath_hal 346896 3 ath_rate_sample, ath_pci
and after configuring in Yast it worked!!!
Thank you David, thank you very much, and also the others who contributed with small remarks.
What have we done in effect more than blacklisting ath5k and mac80211?
André den Oudsten
There is a pretty long list starting with the kernel source, installing the compiler tools needed to build the ath_pci.ko module, a lot of testing to confirm the needed pieces of the puzzle, found the right madwifi rpms to work with the Atheros AR242x Wireless Adapter, and a whooooolllee lot more in the 54 email messages (minus a handful of duplicates) that comprise this thread.
I think it has been a great, and at points painful, learning experience not only in madwifi, but in troubleshooting conflicting modules, etc. I'm glad you got it working Andre!
That Cat is Skinned -- I told you he would end up that way....
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