Kernel 2.6.14 could not detect Atheros pcmcia (madwifi-ng)

Erdenebayar Buriad (ATR) bayar at atr.jp
Wed Apr 5 21:01:59 EDT 2006


Hi all

I am user :

Computer : DELL workstation precision 380
OS : Redhat Interprise Linux 4 ES (default kernel was 2.6.9-5)
Current (after compile) kernel : 2.6.14.4 (Also I tried Kernel  2.6.14 , 
2.6.15 and 2.6.16)
Wireless card : Aterm WL54AG ( Atheros chipsets based wireless devices )
Module : madwifi-ng
wireless tools : Wireless-Tools version 28
(I attached results of lspci and cardctl )

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Purpose : I want to use three Atheros based wireless network cards on same 
system (kernel 2.6.14 or high).

Current status :
Redhat EL4_ES (Kernel 2.6.9-5) could not detect my wireless card, so I 
started update kernel version.
But , all CardBus bridge (Ricoh Co Ltd RL5c475) are OK.

First, I compiled kernel 2.6.10 , 2.6.11 and 2.6.12 , ........... 2.6.16 .
But all kernel could not detect my wireless card , except kernel 2.6.13 
series.
It means , only kernel 2.6.13 (2.6.13.5) could detect my wireless card.

But , I want to use kernel 2.6.14 or high.
When I compile kernel 2.6.14 and high , I used compile "config" file of 
kernel 2.6.13.

My question:

Is there any (code and other) change of PCMCIA in kernel 2.6.14 (2.6.14 and 
high) than kernel 2.6.13 ?

Have you any idea about my problem ?

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# cardctl ident
Socket 0:
  no product info available
Socket 1:
  no product info available
Socket 2:
  no product info availab

# cardctl status
Socket 0:
  3.3V CardBus card
  function 0: [ready]
Socket 1:
  3.3V CardBus card
  function 0: [ready]
Socket 2:
  3.3V CardBus card
  function 0: [ready]

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# lspci

00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 955X Express Memory Controller Hub
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 955X Express PCI Express Root Port
. . . . . . . . . .

00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 
1 (rev 01)
00:1c.4 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801GR/GH/GHM (ICH7 Family) PCI 
Express Port 5 (rev 01)
00:1c.5 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801GR/GH/GHM (ICH7 Family) PCI 
Express Port 6 (rev 01)
 . . . . . .  .. .

00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 PCI Bridge (rev e1)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801GB/GR (ICH7 Family) LPC Interface 
Bridge (rev 01)
00:1f.2 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801GB/GR/GH (ICH7 Family) Serial 
ATA Storage Controller IDE (rev 01)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) SMBus Controller (rev 
01)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV41 [Quadro FX 
3450/4000 SDI] (rev a2)
04:00.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme BCM5751 Gigabit 
Ethernet PCI Express (rev 01)
05:02.0 CardBus bridge: Ricoh Co Ltd RL5c475 (rev 80)
05:04.0 CardBus bridge: Ricoh Co Ltd RL5c475 (rev 80)
05:05.0 CardBus bridge: Ricoh Co Ltd RL5c475 (rev 80)





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