This is the part od dmesg related to the wireless after disabling (blacklisted) the ath_pci module on the Asus Eee PC 701:
[ 23.922197] ath5k_pci 0000:01:00.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 18 (level, low) -> IRQ 18 [ 23.922221] ath5k_pci 0000:01:00.0: setting latency timer to 64 [ 23.922283] ath5k_pci 0000:01:00.0: registered as 'phy0' [ 23.926676] ath5k phy0: Support for RF2425 is under development. [ 24.207050] phy0: Selected rate control algorithm 'pid' ... [ 30.642164] ath5k phy0: Atheros AR2425 chip found (MAC: 0xe2, PHY: 0x70) -- Atheros wireless (AR5007) not working on various laptops, including the ASUS Eee PC https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/182489 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu EEEPC, which is a direct subscriber. Status in MadWifi - Atheros Drivers: Confirmed Status in “linux-backports-modules-2.6.24” source package in Ubuntu: New Status in “linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24” source package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in linux-backports-modules-2.6.24 in Ubuntu Hardy: New Status in linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24 in Ubuntu Hardy: Confirmed Status in linux-backports-modules-2.6.24 in Ubuntu Intrepid: New Status in linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24 in Ubuntu Intrepid: Confirmed Bug description: Binary package hint: linux-restricted-modules The Eee PC has non-working wireless out of the box. A patch is available from the madwifi website: http://madwifi.org/ticket/1679 I'd like to have working wireless in hardy, without having to patch/compile manually :) _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-eeepc Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-eeepc More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
