Am Dienstag, 9. Februar 2016, 03:36:24 schrieb German: > Hi list, > > So, here is the thing. My AR9285 mini-pci-e card sometimes identified > as AR5008. In this case wireless is not working. I believe that AR5008 > is not supported at all, when AR9285 works out of the box and I didn't > install even firmware. Usually when I shut down the box, on the next > boot wireless identified correctly and works and when I reboot computer > it identified as AR5008 and doesn't work. I wonder why is this happen > and what can be done to always to use right card not depending on > whether I shut down or reboot. Are there anyway to force it in right > direction? Thanks.
I believe, that the wrong kernel module might be loaded. AR9xxx needs ath9k, whilst AR5xxxx needs ath5k. Maybe, there is a way, to make sure, that the correct recognition is done. You can try to blacklist ath5k or delete it. Make sure you have a backup available, of course. Good luck Hans
