ifconfig ath0 unable to get channel information

[Randy Bush]

current of Apr 21 23:09 gmt.  soekris 5501 with metrix minipci.  this
worked in build of 31 march.

# ifconfig ath0 channel 11 ssid rgnet-aden wep wepkey thirteenletrs
weptxkey 1 mediaopt hostap up
ifconfig: unable to get channel information
# ifconfig ath0 channel 11 ssid rgnet-aden wep wepkey thirteenletrs
weptxkey 1
ifconfig: unable to get channel information

hostapd not running as just wep nothing fancy yet

kernel built with

# Wireless NIC cards
device          wlan            # 802.11 support
device          wlan_wep        # 802.11 WEP support
device          wlan_ccmp       # 802.11 CCMP support
device          wlan_tkip       # 802.11 TKIP support
device          wlan_amrr       # AMRR transmit rate control algorithm
device          an              # Aironet 4500/4800 802.11 wireless NICs.
device          ath             # Atheros pci/cardbus NIC's
device          ath_hal         # Atheros HAL (Hardware Access Layer)
device          ath_rate_sample # SampleRate tx rate control for ath
#device         ral             # Ralink Technology RT2500 wireless NICs.
#device         wi              # WaveLAN/Intersil/Symbol 802.11
wireless NICs.
#device         wl              # Older non 802.11 Wavelan wireless NIC.

boots as

May 21 00:01:30 soek0 kernel: ath0: <Atheros 5212> mem
0xa0010000-0xa001ffff irq
 15 at device 17.0 on pci0
May 21 00:01:30 soek0 kernel: ath0: [ITHREAD]
May 21 00:01:30 soek0 kernel: ath0: WARNING: using obsoleted if_watchdog
interfa
ce
May 21 00:01:30 soek0 kernel: ath0: mac 5.9 phy 4.3 radio 3.6

i can see it bouncing trying to come up

# athstats
30929    data frames received
14       mib overflow interrupts
0M       current transmit rate
20586    rx failed 'cuz of bad CRC
689      rx failed 'cuz of PHY err
    689      CCK restart
1        switched default/rx antenna
Antenna profile:
[1] tx        0 rx    30929

randy