[Madwifi-users] Re: dwl-g650 rev C2 - FC2 2.6.6-1-435smp: No CommunicatioN

[pouet <pou...@ya...>]

Hi again,
sorry for this second posting but there is news. Did you have to edit 
your  /etc/pcmcia/config files?
I've searched around and see that those lines have sometime been added:
device "ath_pci"
    class "network" module "wlan", "ath_hal", "ath_pci"

card "Atheros Wireless ..."
manfin 0x0271, 0x0012   <-- I put this number according to "cardctl 	 
bind "ath_pci"		ident"
   		
It's not working better (but now the system hang at startup again with 
the card plugged in, at least showing that the card is not totally 
transparent to the system), but I noticed something strange in the 
network configuration GUI (neat):
In the first tab I have 2 lines:
Desactivated	ath0	ath0	Wireless
Activated	eth0	eth0	Ethernet

In the second tab (Material) I have this:
AR5212 802.11abg NIC	Ethernet	eth0	Ok

Really strange and surely near the epicentre of my problem.
I've suppressed the ath0 (first line in first tab) and then restarted 
the system, now the second tab indicate:
EN-1216 Ethernet Adapter	Ethernet	eth0	Ok

I plug the card in the pcmcia port and restarted neat, now it's indicating:
AR5212 802.11abg NIC	Ethernet	eth0	Ok

I think it would normally show tow lines here, one for the wired adapter 
and one for the wireless one.
Another strange behavior, now I can't bring eth0 down (ie: ifdown eth0 
does nothing because ifconfig still showing it). Also I have no 
reference of ath_pci in /var/log/dmesg.
Really really strange, do you understand what's happening?
bye