Date: Fri, 07 Jan 2005 03:37:41 +0100 From: Erik Norgaard <norgaard@locolomo.org> To: Mo Po <mopo@softhome.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: atheros (ath) wifi driver problem Message-ID: <41DDF5F5.707@locolomo.org> In-Reply-To: <1105064318.5088.12.camel@liber> References: <1105064318.5088.12.camel@liber>
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Mo Po wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I installed FreeBSD 5.3 today (coming from linux/debian).
> I need to use the atheros wifi driver (man page ATH(4)), which is
> included in 5.3. (I have an atheros based PCI card in an athlon xp based
> system).
>
> I get the following error when loading the module ('kldload if_ath'
> command):
> ...
> ath0: could not map interrupt
> device_attach: ath0 attach returned 6
>
> After that ifconfig fails tp 'up' the ath0 i/f ('does not exists').
>
> The ATH(4) lists this error but just says it should never happen ;-)
> The same card/madwifi driver works under linux.
>
> Any help appreciated a lot - otherwise my FreeBSD venture will be rather
> short lived.
I think this problem or related has been noted before, but please submit
some more info of what you do - copy/paste the command/output if you can.
Try doing it all when the system is freshly booted, I wrote about some
memory problems about a month ago if I tried to insert/configure my ath
based card after starting memory heavy programs like mozilla. That
problem has been resolved in 6.0 but the code may not yet have been
merged into -STABLE.
Cheers, Erik
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