From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Feb 28 12:17:28 2008 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 861361065670 for ; Thu, 28 Feb 2008 12:17:28 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from huubsch@xs4all.nl) Received: from smtp-vbr7.xs4all.nl (smtp-vbr7.xs4all.nl [194.109.24.27]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 14B8E8FC18 for ; Thu, 28 Feb 2008 12:17:27 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from huubsch@xs4all.nl) Received: from [192.168.1.197] (a213-84-65-193.adsl.xs4all.nl [213.84.65.193]) (authenticated bits=0) by smtp-vbr7.xs4all.nl (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id m1SCHPKE096282 for ; Thu, 28 Feb 2008 13:17:26 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from huubsch@xs4all.nl) From: Huub Schuurmans To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <1204199096.92887.9.camel@buffy.york.ac.uk> References: <20080218120043.B7A4316A4C7@hub.freebsd.org> <1204196470.3581.39.camel@localhost> <1204199096.92887.9.camel@buffy.york.ac.uk> Content-Type: text/plain Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2008 13:17:23 +0100 Message-Id: <1204201044.3581.94.camel@localhost> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.10.2-2.1mdv2007.1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Virus-Scanned: by XS4ALL Virus Scanner Subject: Re: interrupt storms with AR5414 on 6.3 RELEASE 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, 28 Feb 2008 12:17:28 -0000 On Thu, 2008-02-28 at 11:44 +0000, Gavin Atkinson wrote: > On Thu, 2008-02-28 at 12:01 +0100, Huub Schuurmans wrote: > > .... > > > > > I have a problem running the Atheros AR5414 wireless mini-pci-card > > > (Compex model WLM54AGP23) with FreeBSD 6.3-RELEASE (GENERIC i 386) on a > > > Soekris 4521. > > > > Problem with the ath driver appears to have been solved after I > > installed a custom kernel replacing the GENERIC kernel. > > Could you go in to detail as to the differences between your kernel and > GENERIC? While it's good that you no longer have the problem, it would > be better if we could solve the problem with GENERIC... The config I used for the Soekris 4521 was identical to http://www.ultradesic.com/pub/FreeBSD-6.2_Files/NET4521 with the addition of the wi and ath modules device ath # Atheros cardbus/PCI NIC's device ath_hal # Atheros HAL Hardware Acces Layer device ath_rate_sample # SampleRate tx rate control for ath Why this solved the problem beats me, but the system has been running stable now with the CM9 card (AR5212) for several days and also (on a different system) I see no error messages with the WML54AGP23 (AR5414) card. Huub