On Mon, Apr 23, 2012 at 11:39 AM, Peter Stuge <[email protected]> wrote: > Mitch Davis wrote: >> I'd love to investigate what's happening but I have no idea where >> to start. Is this page what I'm after: >> >> http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/ath9k/debug >> >> That page tells me about all the cool things for debugging, but >> doesn't give me an idea of how to methodically go about finding the >> right info. Any suggestions for values of debug? Any suggestions >> for the right place to look in /sys/kernel/debug/ath9k? > > I was in your situation some years ago. Unfortunately what you hope > for is nowhere to be found. :\
Sigh. I'm confronted with a wall of possibilities, and no idea of where to start. > then you must basically first prove yourself This situation is akin to having to take a fire-fighter's course in order to have the fire brigade put out the fire in your house. :-( > I have ranted violently about this on the list and many people hate me for > that. My turn to rant. Does a project which rails so loudly against the truth deserve your time? Other projects say "hmm, sorry to hear that, turn on these debugging options, send us the log, and we'll see what we can do". It's certainly what I've done with the other open source projects I've been involved with. A bug report is a GIFT! I don't have the time to become an ath9k expert, I have enough irons in enough other fires. I am willing to do the right thing for open source by doing quality debugging work, but I'm not going to become an ath9k expert for a $20 wifi card If one can't get help from the project, it would be a better use of my time and money to throw away the AR9287 card and buy a different brand. And I can help other Linux users save their time by blogging about my experience, and Google watching AR9287 and AR928X, so that when someone says "I have a problem", I can save them time by telling them honestly and candidly of my experience in getting help. Or, someone can tell me a debugging option to try, so I can get a log. Sigh. _______________________________________________ ath9k-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ath9k.org/mailman/listinfo/ath9k-devel
