Atheros 5212 based card causing system freeze - suggested replacement?

[Adrian Chadd]

The AR5418 is a PCIe PHY version of the AR5416. :)

But something tells me it's going to fail; the PCI/bus setup code is
all the same for AR5212 or AR5416.


Adrian

On 6 September 2011 23:27, Geoff Roberts <geoff at apro.com.au> wrote:
> Hi Adrian,
>
>>> On 6 September 2011 21:35, Geoff Roberts <geoff at apro.com.au> wrote:
>> > In the meantime, are there any PCI express based cards that you think
>> > would be worth considering that could handle VAPs? I'd like to get the
>> > wireless network up and running whilst we work on the Netgear card.
>
>> On Tue, 6 Sep 2011 11:37:46 pm Adrian Chadd wrote:
>> :-) Sure, there are AR5416 based D-Link cards that should work fine.
>
> Thanks - Looking at the link below, all AR5416 based cards seem to be PCI
> cards. The PCI Express version looks like they are based on the AR5418
>
> http://madwifi-project.org/wiki/Compatibility/D-Link
>
> Is that correct, or are there some PCI Express cards based on the AR5416? If
> not, do you think a card based on the AR5418 will be OK?
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Geoff
>
>