linux-kernel - Re: ath9k seems to be broken on 2.6.30-rc4 with a macbook pro

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Date:	Tue, 12 May 2009 07:28:04 -0700
From:	Justin Mattock <justinmattock@...il.com>
To:	Evgeni Golov <sargentd@...-welt.net>
Cc:	Jiri Slaby 
	<public-jirislaby-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@...h.gmane.org>,
	Justin Mattock 
	<public-justinmattock-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@...h.gmane.org>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List 
	<public-linux-kernel-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@...h.gmane.org>,
	public-ath9k-devel-xDcbHBWguxHbcTqmT+pZeQ@...h.gmane.org,
	public-linux-wireless-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@...h.gmane.org
Subject: Re: ath9k seems to be broken on 2.6.30-rc4 with a macbook pro




On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 3:39 AM, Evgeni Golov <sargentd@...-welt.net> wrote:
>
>
> On Mon, 11 May 2009 23:53:13 +0200 Jiri Slaby wrote:
>
>> > in dmesg I see:
>> >
>> > [   36.337419] wlan0: direct probe to AP 00:1e:2a:00:67:f0 try 1
>> > [   36.530106] wlan0: direct probe to AP 00:1e:2a:00:67:f0 try 2
>> > [   36.730100] wlan0: direct probe to AP 00:1e:2a:00:67:f0 try 3
>> > [   36.930101] wlan0: direct probe to AP 00:1e:2a:00:67:f0 timed out
>> > [   44.421728] wlan0: direct probe to AP 00:1e:2a:00:67:f0 try 1
>> > [   44.620080] wlan0: direct probe to AP 00:1e:2a:00:67:f0 try 2
>> > [   44.820080] wlan0: direct probe to AP 00:1e:2a:00:67:f0 try 3
>> > [   45.020076] wlan0: direct probe to AP 00:1e:2a:00:67:f0 timed out
>> >
>> > The type of encryption used is just
>> > a standard WEP key(no WPA).
>
> Same here with 2.6.30-rc4, b43 and either Cisco (MAC-Addr starts with
> 00:40:96) or HP ProCurve (??? - they do WiFi? - MAC-Addr starts with
> 00:1F:FE) APs. No encryption, quite noisy environment (University).
>
> No problem with ipw2200 (actually 2915) in the same hardware (Thinkpad
> X31). Neither with the b43 and a standard Linksys WRT54GL (in the same!
> noisy university-env).
>
> Regards
> Evgeni
>
>

are you able to connect?
(or is the connection connecting but really
poor quality?)
over here 2.6.29-rc8 connects like
theirs no tomorrow, as soon as
I throw in 2.6.30-rc4 it just dead(although
on some accounts I did get some kind of
reaction, but not much, just what I see in dmesg).

-- 
Justin P. Mattock


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