Bug#589855: linux-image-2.6.32-bpo.5-amd64: p54pci doesn't work with ISL3890 based card
Hi Jonathan,
I will try to test it with 2.6.38 from squeeze backports. I am sorry I
didn't see the original message from Geoff..
Regards,
Jan
On Tue, 9 Aug 2011 19:01:06 -0500
Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Jan,
>
> Geoff Simmons wrote:
> > On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 07:14:01PM +0200, Jan Čapek wrote:
>
> >> This card worked with the original prism54 driver. The p54pci
> >> driver causes problems.
> > [...]
> >> 03:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Intersil Corporation ISL3890
> >> [Prism GT/Prism Duette]/ISL3886 [Prism Javelin/Prism Xbow]
> >> [1260:3890] (rev 01) Subsystem: Standard Microsystems Corp [SMC]
> >> SMC2802W Wireless PCI Adapter [10b8:2802]
> >
> > According to [1], your device (part number 99-012084-164 is
> > subsystem ID 10b8:2802) is supported by p54pci in Linux 2.6.34.1.
> >
> > Try a test with the 2.6.35-rc6-amd64 kernel package available from
> > experimental, together with the firmware from [2].
>
> So now I'm in suspense. Did a later kernel help?
>
> In v2.6.36-rc1 the appropriate PCI id was added.
>
> Curious,
> Jonathan
>
> > [1]
> > http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel.wireless.general/53978
> > [2] http://daemonizer.de/prism54/prism54-fw/fw-softmac/2.13.12.0.arm
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