From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jul 29 03:01:25 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5BD54106567F for ; Thu, 29 Jul 2010 03:01:25 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from drsweetlips@gmail.com) Received: from mail-yx0-f182.google.com (mail-yx0-f182.google.com [209.85.213.182]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0D77D8FC16 for ; Thu, 29 Jul 2010 03:01:24 +0000 (UTC) Received: by yxe42 with SMTP id 42so45584yxe.13 for ; Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:01:24 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:received:date:message-id :subject:from:to:content-type; bh=PDGKvWLABAynnTn3qaSvNOpj04a+1xzzxR3Tx9tBjTM=; b=cZ4FyL6SxfNezZCc5CIrKPq87ttUJ+DKCf3Yu61KmqbY/r+uZMBylP+ISE0HngabPP Ha3/d7jH6DZZ4GqIbYefd3tlmowoDm9RWiuzYmDfv0u9FxHhT5jYoaGKvSMgUT0d42cU 7Jg5kNDGS91SBl3ciQZmS11CjDtJ3iwUIqGjM= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:date:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; b=jy8DTqs7sm4lt1fH1vlma+6dCCVD3sX3H/9E+NsLiwkV0y6ZVmyqKGvYRsm3cSCOEg n/YKUGBMhLNuZfk7orqBct8nDOguWiS4YnuTvGZn+eTadcyaOzJKeLfaT4Ka/0SbW421 8ziDfE7NM+auk0+DuPhtFHxPqj/kEUgc/c5Cg= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.150.63.17 with SMTP id l17mr218697yba.322.1280372484060; Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:01:24 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.151.98.20 with HTTP; Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:01:24 -0700 (PDT) Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:01:24 -0400 Message-ID: From: Troye Johnson To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Subject: Re: 8.1 stable ar9285 ath0 problem X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2010 03:01:25 -0000 UPDATE: I contacted the driver author and he said that the message, "kernel: ath0: bb hang detected, resetting," means that the hardware is hung, and the kernel attempted to reset the hardware device (in this case the wifi chip). So, basically there is a bug in the driver. On 8.1 stable release the hardware notes say that Atheros AR9285 is supported by the kernel. I'm willing to test OR donate (preferably lend) my Asus EEE 1005HA machine for the cause. --- Proud N00b!