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Subject: Re: ath(4) device timeout -> reboot necessary
From: Thomas Zander <riggs@freebsd.org>
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On 23 November 2014 at 13:23, Thomas Zander <riggs@freebsd.org> wrote:
> On 22 November 2014 at 19:11, Adrian Chadd <adrian@freebsd.org> wrote:
>
>> Try setting
>> sysctl dev.ath.0.hal.force_full_reset=1
>
> Thanks Adrian. I put this into sysctl.conf and observe the effects
> over the next weeks.

I made the following observations in the past two weeks regarding this sysctl:
- Reboots are not strictly necessary after an ath0 device timeout to
get wifi to reconnect, as you expected,
- If a device timeout has happend once, it is a virtual certainty to
get the next one within 2 hours. This continues until the next reboot.
So *something* might not get reset fully

Any ideas?

Best regards
Riggs