Dear All, I forwarded this mail back in July buy got no reply. So I can use the machine, does anyone have a workaround that avoids changing/recompiling stock SL software/kernel? (Googling seems to suggest there is a fundamental problem; I lack the needed networking skills.)
Many thanks William. --- On Wed, 7/21/10, William Shu <ws...@yahoo.com> wrote: > From: William Shu <ws...@yahoo.com> > Subject: 9825 wireless card auto disconnects! > To: scientific-linux-us...@fnal.gov > Cc: "William S. Shu" <ws...@yahoo.com> > Date: Wednesday, July 21, 2010, 7:54 PM > Dear all, > I have an atheros 9825 wireless card (on a compaq > CQ60-615DX) which is detected, but somehow fails to connect > to -- or rather immediately disconnects immediately from -- > the network when the password is given. I am running it > using linux 5.5 livedvd, but the same device connects > successfully under Windows7. > > It seems this issue was discussed sometime before, but I do > not seem to find it. Any help appreciated. Below are details > from wpa_supplicant.log and dmesg that I guess are helpful. > > William. > > $ uname -a > Linux slinux 2.6.18-194.3.1.el5 #1 SMP Fri May 7 01:52:57 > EDT 2010 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux > > $ cat /var/log/wpa_supplicant.log > (wext) Device wlan0 kernel driver name: ath9k. > Device wlan0 kernel driver name: ath9k. > Trying to associate with 00:18:e7:01:64:af > (SSID='doit1wlan' freq=2437 MHz) > Associated with 00:18:e7:01:64:af > WPA: Key negotiation completed with 00:18:e7:01:64:af > [PTK=TKIP GTK=TKIP] > CTRL-EVENT-CONNECTED - Connection to 00:18:e7:01:64:af > completed (auth) [id=0 id_str=] > CTRL-EVENT-DISCONNECTED - Disconnect event - remove keys > > > $ dmesg |tail -35 > r8169: eth0: link down > ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth0: link is not ready > ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready > ACPI: PCI interrupt for device 0000:00:1b.0 disabled > PCI: Enabling device 0000:00:1b.0 (0000 -> 0002) > ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:1b.0[A] -> GSI 22 (level, > low) -> IRQ 58 > PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:00:1b.0 to 64 > hfs: unable to find HFS+ superblock > ACPI: PCI interrupt for device 0000:00:1b.0 disabled > PCI: Enabling device 0000:00:1b.0 (0000 -> 0002) > ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:1b.0[A] -> GSI 22 (level, > low) -> IRQ 58 > PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:00:1b.0 to 64 > [drm] Initialized drm 1.0.1 20051102 > ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:02.0[A] -> GSI 16 (level, > low) -> IRQ 74 > [drm] Initialized i915 1.8.0 20060929 on minor 0 > set status page addr 0x03fff000 > wlan0: direct probe to AP 00:18:e7:01:64:af (try 1) > wlan0: deauthenticating from 00:18:e7:01:64:af by local > choice (reason=3) > wlan0: direct probe to AP 00:18:e7:01:64:af (try 1) > wlan0: direct probe responded > wlan0: authenticate with AP 00:18:e7:01:64:af (try 1) > wlan0: authenticated > wlan0: associate with AP 00:18:e7:01:64:af (try 1) > wlan0: RX AssocResp from 00:18:e7:01:64:af (capab=0x431 > status=0 aid=1) > wlan0: associated > ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): wlan0: link becomes ready > wlan0: no IPv6 routers present > wlan0: deauthenticating from 00:18:e7:01:64:af by local > choice (reason=3) > > > > >
