Bug#518985: linux-image-2.6.28-1-amd64: module ath9k doesn't work

[maximilian attems <max@stro.at>]

On Mon, Mar 09, 2009 at 07:37:33PM +0100, Pierre Meurisse wrote:
> Package: linux-image-2.6.28-1-amd64
> Version: 2.6.28-2~snapshot.12850
> Severity: important
> 
> My wifi Intel-Atheros interface doesn't connect.
> 
> pier@co64sid~% sudo /etc/init.d/networking restart
> Reconfiguring network interfaces...There is already a pid file
> /var/run/dhclient.wlan0.pid with pid 4723
> killed old client process, removed PID file
> Internet Systems Consortium DHCP Client V3.1.1
> Copyright 2004-2008 Internet Systems Consortium.
> All rights reserved.
> For info, please visit http://www.isc.org/sw/dhcp/
> 
> wmaster0: unknown hardware address type 801
> wmaster0: unknown hardware address type 801
> Listening on LPF/wlan0/00:22:43:22:b8:de
> Sending on   LPF/wlan0/00:22:43:22:b8:de
> Sending on   Socket/fallback
> Internet Systems Consortium DHCP Client V3.1.1
> Copyright 2004-2008 Internet Systems Consortium.
> All rights reserved.
> For info, please visit http://www.isc.org/sw/dhcp/
> 
> wmaster0: unknown hardware address type 801
> wmaster0: unknown hardware address type 801
> Listening on LPF/wlan0/00:22:43:22:b8:de
> Sending on   LPF/wlan0/00:22:43:22:b8:de
> Sending on   Socket/fallback
> DHCPDISCOVER on wlan0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 6
> DHCPDISCOVER on wlan0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 12
> DHCPDISCOVER on wlan0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 17
> DHCPDISCOVER on wlan0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 8
> DHCPDISCOVER on wlan0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 15
> DHCPDISCOVER on wlan0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 3
> No DHCPOFFERS received.
> No working leases in persistent database - sleeping.
> done.
> 
> 
> My /etc/network/interfaces :
> # The loopback network interface
> auto lo
> iface lo inet loopback
> 
> # wifi
> auto wlan0
> iface wlan0 inet dhcp
> pre-up /sbin/ifconfig wlan0 up	#	tried with and without that line
> wpa-conf managed
> wpa-ssid my_essid
> # wpa-key-mgmt WPA-PSK
> wpa-psk _my key_
> 
> 
> 
> I tried linux-image-2.6.29-rc7-amd64 too ; it doesn't work either.

so please submit upstream in bugzilla.kernel.org and let us know the
bug number.
 
 
> The ethernet interface doesn't work with sis190 ; but works in 32 bits mode
> ( vmlinuz-2.6.28-1-686 )
> 
> 
> 
> ath9k works with ubuntu 8.10 on the same machine,
> kernel vmlinuz-2.6.27-11-generic

thanks

-- 
maks