Atheros wireless can't find 11b modes on 5.3-BETA5

[Sam Leffler]

On Thursday 23 September 2004 09:07 am, Guy Middleton wrote:
> I just installed 5.3-BETA5 on an IBM T41 with an Atheros wireless card. 
> Boot message shows 11a and 11g rates, but no 11b:
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> Sep 23 11:58:14 distopia kernel: ath0: <Atheros 5212> mem
> 0xc0210000-0xc021ffff irq 11 at device 2.0 on pci2 Sep 23 11:58:14 distopia
> kernel: ath0: mac 5.6 phy 4.1 5ghz radio 1.7 2ghz radio 2.3 Sep 23 11:58:14
> distopia kernel: ath0: Ethernet address: 00:05:4e:48:d2:b7 Sep 23 11:58:14
> distopia kernel: ath0: 11a rates: 6Mbps 9Mbps 12Mbps 18Mbps 24Mbps 36Mbps
> 48Mbps 54Mbps Sep 23 11:58:14 distopia kernel: ath0: 11g rates: 1Mbps 2Mbps
> 5.5Mbps 11Mbps 6Mbps 9Mbps 12Mbps 18Mbps 24Mbps 36Mbps 48Mbps 54Mbps
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> "ifconfig -m" shows autoselect, 11a and 11g, but no 11b.
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> Is there some config parameter I can fix?  Should I wait for 5.3-RELEASE?
> Should I grab -CURRENT instead?  Should I apply Sam Leffler's patch?

I don't see the hal rev but this is likely caused by an old bug in the hal 
that's long since fixed.  If you can try the existing patches you'd know for 
sure.  I'm working to update the patches to include a fix for WEP and some 
more updates but I'm stuck on a use-after-free bug and have no time at the 
moment to pursue it.

	Sam