7.0-RC1 ath0 will not work for more than a couple days (Access Point)

[Hugo Silva]

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The most recently committed re(4) modifications correct this.

Hugo Silva wrote:
 > re0: discard frame w/o packet header re0: discard frame w/o packet
 > header re0: discard frame w/o packet header re0: discard frame w/o
 > packet header re0: discard frame w/o packet header re0: discard
 > frame w/o packet header re0: discard frame w/o packet header re0:
 > discard frame w/o packet header re0: discard frame w/o packet
 > header re0: discard frame w/o packet header re0: discard frame w/o
 > packet header re0: discard frame w/o packet header re0: discard
 > frame w/o packet header re0: discard frame w/o packet header re0:
 > discard frame w/o packet header re0: discard frame w/o packet
 > header re0: discard frame w/o packet header re0: discard frame w/o
 > packet header ath0: stuck beacon; resetting (bmiss count 4) ath0:
 > ath_reset: unable to reset hardware; hal status 3 ath0: stuck
 > beacon; resetting (bmiss count 4) ath0: ath_reset: unable to reset
 > hardware; hal status 3 ath0: device timeout ath0: stuck beacon;
 > resetting (bmiss count 4) ath0: ath_reset: unable to reset
 > hardware; hal status 3 ath0: device timeout ath0: stuck beacon;
 > resetting (bmiss count 4) ath0: ath_reset: unable to reset
 > hardware; hal status 3 ath0: device timeout ath0: stuck beacon;
 > resetting (bmiss count 4) ath0: ath_reset: unable to reset
 > hardware; hal status 3 ath0: stuck beacon; resetting (bmiss count
 > 4) ath0: ath_reset: unable to reset hardware; hal status 3 ath0:
 > stuck beacon; resetting (bmiss count 4) ath0: ath_reset: unable to
 > reset hardware; hal status 3 ath0: stuck beacon; resetting (bmiss
 > count 4) ath0: ath_reset: unable to reset hardware; hal status 3
 > ath0: stuck beacon; resetting (bmiss count 4) ath0: ath_reset:
 > unable to reset hardware; hal status 3 ath0: device timeout ath0:
 > stuck beacon; resetting (bmiss count 4) ath0: ath_reset: unable to
 > reset hardware; hal status 3 ath0: stuck beacon; resetting (bmiss
 > count 4) ath0: ath_reset: unable to reset hardware; hal status 3
 >
 >
 >
 >
 >
 > ath0: flags=8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> metric 0
 > mtu 2290 inet 192.168.200.110 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast
 > 192.168.200.255 media: IEEE 802.11 Wireless Ethernet autoselect
 > mode 11g <hostap> status: associated ssid zaurak_wifi channel 5
 > (2432 Mhz 11g) bssid authmode WPA2/802.11i privacy MIXED deftxkey 2
 > TKIP 2:128-bit TKIP 3:128-bit txpower 31.5 scanvalid 60 bgscan
 > bgscanintvl 300 bgscanidle 250 roam:rssi11g 7 roam:rate11g 5 pureg
 > protmode CTS wme burst hidessid -apbridge dtimperiod 1
 >
 >
 >
 >
 > FreeBSD zaurak.bsdlan.org 7.0-RC1 FreeBSD 7.0-RC1 #1: Wed Jan  2
 > 01:45:03 WET 2008 klr at zaurak.bsdlan.org:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/ZAURAK
 > amd64
 >
 >
 >
 > ath0 at pci0:5:1:0:        class=0x020000 card=0x5a001385
 > chip=0x0013168c rev=0x01 hdr=0x00 vendor     = 'Atheros
 > Communications Inc.' device     = 'AR5212, AR5213 802.11a/b/g
 > Wireless Adapter' class      = network subclass   = ethernet
 > re0 at pci0:5:4:0: class=0x020000 card=0x820d1043 chip=0x816710ec
 > rev=0x10 hdr=0x00 vendor     = 'Realtek Semiconductor' device     =
 > 'RTL8169/8110 Family Gigabit Ethernet NIC' class      = network
 > subclass   = ethernet
 >
 >
 >
 >
 > ifconfig'ing ath0 up and down continuously will either make it
 > usable again for a few hours or result in a panic.
 >
 > Regards,
 >
 > Hugo
 >
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# date ; uname -srm
Sun Feb 24 13:46:38 WET 2008
FreeBSD 7.0-RC2 amd64


# dmesg | tail
re0: discard frame w/o packet header
re0: discard frame w/o packet header
re0: discard frame w/o packet header
re0: discard frame w/o packet header
re0: discard frame w/o packet header
re0: discard frame w/o packet header
re0: discard frame w/o packet header
ath0: stuck beacon; resetting (bmiss count 4)
ath0: ath_reset: unable to reset hardware; hal status 0


Still encountering this problem on RC2 (a lot less frequently now, but 
my AP just went down).

Best regards,

Hugo