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From: Kurt Jaeger <pi@opsec.eu>
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Subject: Re: 8.1 stable ar9285 ath0 problem
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Hi!

> UPDATE: Oh, one more thing. Upon loading the ath driver a couple of days ago
> I got a kernel panic and freeze. It panicked and then the system froze. The
> driver can scan for access points and associates to the AP, but then the
> kernl delivers the message in /var/log/message ("kernel: ath0: bb hang
> detected, resetting) that the ath driver froze.

I disabled the reset, and used the 9285 (asus eeepc 1015PE) sucessfully,
while still a bit flakey. I'm in a conference right now, so a bit busy.

See

http://opsec.eu/backup/patch-ath-reset

And if you see 'unknown subtype' messages if doing ifconfig -m wlan0,
maybe 

http://opsec.eu/backup/patch-ifmedia

will help as well.

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pi@opsec.eu            +49 171 3101372                        10 years to go !