Bug#545800: linux-image-2.6.26-2-amd64: Kernel panic Aiee, killing interrupt handler
Ben Hutchings wrote:
[...]
You're using the Atheros proprietary driver (aka madwifi), which we do
not have source for and so cannot debug. I suspect that this may be
responsible for at least some of the crashes. Please can you remove
this and try using the ath5k driver instead?
Ben.
I tried switching to ath5k but had no luck.
I followed
http://wiki.debian.org/ath5k
and also
http://wiki.debian.org/WiFi/HowToUse
but unfortunately as far as KDE 3.5.10 is concerned the "HowToUse" documentation is incomplete.
TODo: Complete knetworkmanager procedure.
I tried "iwlist wlan0 scan" but it failed to list any networks.
I tried "ifconfig wlan0 up" - X
I tried "iwconfig wlan0 up" - X
I could tell it failed by the entry in /var/log/messages - "ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready".
I didn't and don't have an entry in /etc/network/interfaces for wlan0 or ath0.
I tried "/etc/init.d/network-manager restart" - X
I tried "/etc/init.d/network-manager-dispatcher restart" - X
I switched back to madwifi (ath0) and it works fine.
lspci -vv
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01:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR242x 802.11abg Wireless PCI Express Adapter (rev 01)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 137b
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 128 bytes
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 16
Region 0: Memory at d1300000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K]
Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 2
Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=375mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-)
Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
Capabilities: [50] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit- Queue=0/0 Enable-
Address: 00000000 Data: 0000
Capabilities: [60] Express (v1) Legacy Endpoint, MSI 00
DevCap: MaxPayload 128 bytes, PhantFunc 0, Latency L0s <512ns, L1 <64us
ExtTag- AttnBtn- AttnInd- PwrInd- RBE- FLReset-
DevCtl: Report errors: Correctable- Non-Fatal- Fatal- Unsupported-
RlxdOrd+ ExtTag- PhantFunc- AuxPwr- NoSnoop-
MaxPayload 128 bytes, MaxReadReq 512 bytes
DevSta: CorrErr- UncorrErr+ FatalErr- UnsuppReq+ AuxPwr- TransPend-
LnkCap: Port #0, Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x1, ASPM L0s L1, Latency L0 <512ns, L1 <64us
ClockPM- Suprise- LLActRep- BwNot-
LnkCtl: ASPM Disabled; RCB 128 bytes Disabled- Retrain- CommClk-
ExtSynch- ClockPM- AutWidDis- BWInt- AutBWInt-
LnkSta: Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x1, TrErr- Train- SlotClk+ DLActive- BWMgmt- ABWMgmt-
Capabilities: [90] MSI-X: Enable- Mask- TabSize=1
Vector table: BAR=0 offset=00000000
PBA: BAR=0 offset=00000000
Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting <?>
Capabilities: [140] Virtual Channel <?>
Kernel driver in use: ath_pci
Kernel modules: ath_pci, ath5k
lspci -nnv
==========
01:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Atheros Communications Inc. AR242x 802.11abg Wireless PCI Express Adapter [168c:001c] (rev 01)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:137b]
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 16
Memory at d1300000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K]
Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 2
Capabilities: [50] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit- Queue=0/0 Enable-
Capabilities: [60] Express Legacy Endpoint, MSI 00
Capabilities: [90] MSI-X: Enable- Mask- TabSize=1
Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting <?>
Capabilities: [140] Virtual Channel <?>
Kernel driver in use: ath_pci
Kernel modules: ath_pci, ath5k
/var/log/messages
=========================================
ath5k_pci 0000:01:00.0: registered as 'phy0'
ath5k phy0: Support for RF2425 is under development.
ath5k phy0: Atheros AR2425 chip found (MAC: 0xe2, PHY: 0x70)
ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
ACPI: PCI interrupt for device 0000:01:00.0 disabled
Philip
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