Re: kern/43157: ath driver doesn't support AR2425

[Arnaud Lacombe <lacombar%gmail.com@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR kern/43157; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Arnaud Lacombe <lacombar%gmail.com@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
Cc: kern-bug-people%netbsd.org@localhost, gnats-admin%netbsd.org@localhost, 
netbsd-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
Subject: Re: kern/43157: ath driver doesn't support AR2425
Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2010 11:59:46 -0400

 Hi,
 
 A -current kernel build should support your adapter.
 
  - Arnaud
 
 On Tue, Apr 13, 2010 at 10:15 AM,  <bbartlomiej%gmail.com@localhost> wrote:
 >>Number: =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 43157
 >>Category: =A0 =A0 =A0 kern
 >>Synopsis: =A0 =A0 =A0 ath driver doesn't support AR2425
 >>Confidential: =A0 no
 >>Severity: =A0 =A0 =A0 serious
 >>Priority: =A0 =A0 =A0 high
 >>Responsible: =A0 =A0kern-bug-people
 >>State: =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0open
 >>Class: =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0change-request
 >>Submitter-Id: =A0 net
 >>Arrival-Date: =A0 Tue Apr 13 14:15:00 +0000 2010
 >>Originator: =A0 =A0 Bartek Krawczyk
 >>Release: =A0 =A0 =A0 =A05.0.1-RELEASE
 >>Organization:
 >>Environment:
 > NetBSD 5.0.1-RELEASE GENERIC kernel on i386.
 >>Description:
 > Hello. I have a Samsung NC10 netbook. According to http://netbsd.org/port=
 s/i386/netbook.html its wireless is supported thanks to some Atheros patch,=
  but I can't find it anywhere. Also http://wiki.netbsd.se/Samsung_NC10 show=
 s thath everything is OK with the wireless card.
 >
 > But a fresh 5.0.1 install show something like this:
 >
 > ath0 at pci1 dev 0 function 0
 > ath0: interrupting at ioapic0 pin 16
 > ath0: unable to attach hardware; HAL status 13
 >
 > On FreeBSD 8-RELEASE everything is OK, so is on Linux. Here are some addi=
 tional Linux info:
 > 02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR242x 802.11abg=
  Wireless PCI Express Adapter (rev 01)
 > =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0Subsystem: Foxconn International, Inc. Device e00c
 > =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 16
 > =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0Memory at f0100000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=3D64K]
 > =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 2
 > =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0Capabilities: [50] MSI: Enable- Count=3D1/1 Maskable- 64bi=
 t-
 > =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0Capabilities: [60] Express Legacy Endpoint, MSI 00
 > =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0Capabilities: [90] MSI-X: Enable- Count=3D1 Masked-
 > =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting
 > =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0Capabilities: [140] Virtual Channel
 > =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0Kernel driver in use: ath5k
 > =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0Kernel modules: ath5k
 >
 > and:
 > ath5k 0000:02:00.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 16 (level, low) -> IRQ 16
 > ath5k 0000:02:00.0: setting latency timer to 64
 > ath5k 0000:02:00.0: registered as 'phy0'
 > ath: EEPROM regdomain: 0x68
 > ath: EEPROM indicates we should expect a direct regpair map
 > ath: Country alpha2 being used: 00
 > ath: Regpair used: 0x68
 > ath5k phy0: Atheros AR2425 chip found (MAC: 0xe2, PHY: 0x70)
 >
 >
 >
 >
 >>How-To-Repeat:
 > Install NetBSD 5.0.1 or 5.0.2 RELEASE on a Samsung NC10 netbook.
 >>Fix:
 > Maybe porting some parts of FreeBSD's 8 ath driver will help.
 >
 >